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365 Van Brunt St. Brooklyn, NY 11231

347-453-6672 

http://www.fortdefiancebrooklyn.com  

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365 Van Brunt St. Brooklyn NY 11231

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  • Cafe, Eclectic, New American
    Sun-Mon, Wed-Thu 8am-12am, Tue 8am-3pm, Fri-Sat 8am-2am
    $$ $$
  • cash
    Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Snack Food
  • Full bar
    Not Accepted
    Street
Description

This congenial neighborhood café peddles small wonders like proper seltzer, a strong Tom Collins, and delicious country-style paté. At lunch, the sandwiches are particularly good, including a stellar reconstruction of the New Orleans-style muffuletta, and a banh mi filled with fat slices of pork paté. Don't miss the bluefish rillettes, which sometimes sell out later in the evening. Other lovely things to eat include perfect oysters, deviled eggs with creamy, whipped centers that taste of good mustard and yolks, and the brick-red cashews fried with smoked paprika.








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  • 2012 | Best Foodie Adventures: Red Hook, Brooklyn

    The Smith and 9th streets subway station is closed, but don't let that stop you from hopping the B61 or walking over to Red Hook from nearby Carroll Gardens for a full, food-packed day. The grimy, somewhat isolated Brooklyn neighborhood has a small-town feel and some great eats all within a few blocks: Work your way down Van Brunt Street, starting with a Korean-American brunch at the Good Fork and excellent, reasonably priced cocktails at Fort Defiance. For an afternoon sweet, head to the... More »

  • 2011 | Best Unpretentious Mixed Drinks

    It won't gild your drink with gold flake, it won't set it aflame, it won't muddle it with cloudberries grown by Swedish virgins and picked at the full moon. Really, it's not even a bar, more of a neighborhood café that just happens to serve some of the friendliest, most satisfying, and most reasonably priced cocktails in the five boroughs. St. John Frizzell, a former bartender at the Pegu Club and the Good Fork, opened Fort Defiance in Red Hook in 2009. The menu changes seasonally,... More »

  • 2011 | Best Brunch

    Should you ever find yourself questioning kosherism, you can't really beat Fort Defiance's cold fried chicken with oysters and bacon. This tasty, protein-heavy dish is served only at brunch, however. Make sure to order it, then tack on an order of the Dutch pancake, which arrives in a piping-hot cast-iron pan is topped with warm blueberry compote, a little maple syrup, and a gentle dusting of powdered sugar. This is not a pancake. This is so much more than a pancake. 365 Van Brunt Stree... More »

  • 2010 | Best High-End Drinks for Low-End Prices

    The Red Hook waterfront doesn't much resemble New Orleans, although Erie Basin can exude a rather Bayou-esque scent and Fairway will supply you with everything you need to create a splendid oyster po'boy. But since last year, one local bar, Fort Defiance, has been making the Big Apple feel that much Big Easier. After stints as a food writer, bartender, and Jedi-level backyard barbecuer, St. John Frizell opened the Southern-spiked watering hole. There's a food menu, and our critics assure us... More »

  • 2010 | Rebecca Marx's Top 10: No. 10

    Sometimes the most memorable dishes are the simplest. But while Fort Defiance's deviled eggs may be short on menu descriptors, they're certainly not lacking in thoughtful preparation. In addition to using the usual mayo, chef Bobby Duncan whips his yolks with Greek yogurt, which makes them even creamier and bestows a subtle tang. They're further adulterated with Old Bay, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper, and then showered with cured mustard seeds. The crunch of the seeds provides invigorating... More »

  • 2009 | Best New American

    RobtS: The designation "New American" is absurd because it's really a catch-all for all sorts of creative food that lacks one particular ethnic influence. SarahDG: Seconded. RobtS: Where the rubber meets the road is in places designated as bistros. While Joseph Leonard is clearly a French bistro, the status of Watty & Meg is uncertain. It flaunts its regional borrowings--shrimp and grits, for example--but the bedrock of the menu is clearly French, like red wine reductions in... More »

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Dinner Menu
Appetizers
$7.00
Spring Lettuces
with sherry vinaigrette and herbs
$11.00
Butterleaf Lettuce
with apples, blue cheese, balsamic dressing and candied walnuts
$11.00
Roasted Asparagus
with frisee, spinach, creamy whole grain vinaigrette, crispy poached egg
$10.00
Marinated Squid And Chickpea Salad
with roasted tomato, greens, aioli, breadcrumbs
$14.00
Crispy Sweetbreads
cippolini onions, shiitake mushrooms, potato, madeira-demi glace
Snacks
$3.00
Deviled Egg
$7.00
Chicken Liver Pâté
$8.00
Pickled Herring
Entrees
$22.00
Pan Seared Pork Chops
with white bean ragout, tatsoi, natural jus
$24.00
Lamb Shoulder Chop
with kale and sauce romesco
$20.00
Grilled Mackerel
with warm potato salad, green beans, whole grain mustard
$24.00
Grilled Skirt Steak
with twice baked potato, mizuna, blue cheese butter
Each $2.75
Half Dozen $16.50
Oysters On The Half Shell
Charcuterie Plate
All Four: $17.00
$5.00
Fra Mani Salametto Picante
$5.00
Fra Mani Salame Toscano
$5.00
La Quercia Rossa Prosciutto
$5.00
Fra Mani Mortadella
Saxelby Cheesemonger Plate
All Four: $28.00
$8.00
Sofia - Capriole Farm, Indiana
goat milk, dusted with ash
$8.00
Ewe’s Blue - Old Chatham Sheepherding, Ny
sheep’s milk, similar to roquefort
$8.00
Tarantaise - Spring Brook Farm, Vt
raw cow’s milk, medium, firm
$8.00
Cremont - Vt Butter & Cheese, Vt
cow/goat, soft
Dessert
$7.00
Strawberry-rhubarb
$7.00
Saba
$7.00
Whipped Cream

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