Battersby

"If you get in, consider yourself lucky and let them guide you – tasting dishes may be made up more or less on the spot."

"A pair of fine-dining vets from Alain Ducasse at the Essex House reunite for this intimate Brooklyn restaurant, featuring a mahogany bar, antique oak floor and tin ceiling." Full review

"Manhattan-centric food snobs who still consider Brooklyn to be a distant moon orbiting on the fringes of the city’s great fine-dining galaxy."

"In a little under a year, Battersby’s spot has been completely blown up. That’s what happens when Bon Appetit puts an under-the-radar gem like this on their 10 Best New restaurants in America list." Full review

"On first glance, Battersby looks like every other twee Smith Street eatery. But something's different." Full review

"At Smith Street’s newest restaurant, standards are so high that even the napkins are not exempt." Full review

"Battersby is grown-up, even earnest. This is fine dining in hipster’s clothing: the new new Brooklyn, perhaps." Full review

"Upscale joint in tiny space. Let us know if you get in."

"There is much to please and intrigue here, from orange wine to "spontaneous" tasting menus featuring dishes like heirloom carrots made with yuzu or roasted scallops with bacon and hay-smoked potato." Full review

"A confidently versed staff and excellent china show off the accomplished cooking and give the setting palpable sophistication." Full review