Prospect Heights
Get directions | 659 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Hours | Sunday 5:30pm-11pm, Monday 5:30pm-11pm, Tuesday 5:30pm-11pm, Wednesday 5:30pm-11pm, Thursday 5:30pm-11pm, Friday 5:30pm-11pm, Saturday 5:30pm-11pm
A back garden filled with every micro green you can imagine, all of which are watered by a high-tech sprinkler system. Mini apple trees, a makeshift crayfish farm in a bathtub, and a quail coop, all under picturesque string lights. An interior covered in leafy plants, with perfectly-curated hip hop and classic rock playing through the speakers. Bearded, man-bunned servers roam the room. No, this isn’t an SNL sketch about Brooklyn, this is real life. And it’s a real life restaurant that will go down as one of our favorite new places of the year.
They’ve painted the prettiest of Brooklyn pictures at Olmsted, which is run by a chef who spent time in the kitchens of Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Alinea, and Per Se, among others. And like those other establishments, Olmsted is definitely trying hard. Like, really hard: the video on their website is of a guy laser-focused on plating food using tweezers. But as outwardly serious as Olmsted may appear, what makes this place is so great is that they actually don’t take themselves too seriously.
(718) 552-2610
contact@olmstednyc.com
https://www.instagram.com/olmstednyc/
SNACKS
Lime Leaf Popcorn Monkfish
Duck Ham Air Baguete
Brussels Sprouts FalafelEggplant Espuma
Porcini Red Fife BriocheAerated Thai Long Peppercorn Scented Ricotta
PLATES
Agedashi ScallopRed Dashi, Hon-shemiji a la Grecque, Sisho
Salsify ‘Risotto’Black Trumpet Ragout
DESSERTS
Rainbow Carrot CakeCream Cheese ‘Fluff’, Citrus Caramel, Pistachio
TO START
Lime Leaf Popcorn Monkfish
Brussels Sprouts FalafelEggplant Espuma
Duck HamAir Baguette
Red Fife Brioche SourdoughAerated Thai Long Peppercorn Scented Ricotta
PLATES
Choice of:
Agadashi ScallopRed Dashi, Hon-shemiji a la Grecque, Shisho
Salsify ‘Risotto’Black Trumpet Ragout
Frozen YogurtQuince, Whipped Honey
