New Seasonal American Restaurant Gristmill Opening in Park Slope (Updated)

Park Slope’s 5th Avenue is getting a new seasonal American restaurant with a wood-fired oven at its center, a Brownstoner reader has told us. We initially thought it would be the high-end, custom-built Stefano Ferrara oven used by the space’s previous tenant, the pizza spot Brooklyn Central, which closed last summer. But a representative for the restaurant told Brownstoner there is a new one, also custom-built, on its way.

Called Gristmill, at 289 5th Avenue, the new restaurant has Park Slope native Jake Novick-Finder at the helm. Novick-Finder has served as a pastry cook at Manhattan’s Gramercy Tavern and Union Square Café, and pastry chef at Ribelle in Brookline, Massachusetts; in 2013 he made Zagat’s 30 Under 30 list for his work there.

In a post on his Facebook page, Novick-Finder says the menu will focus on pizza and small plates, along with sweet pies, ice cream, and local cider, beer and wine.

The restaurant is expected to open this winter, according to our tipster.

[Photos: Hannah Frishberg]

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