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394 Broadway Brooklyn NY 11211

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  • American, French, Soul Food, Southern, Traditional
  • Sun,Sat 11am-1am, Mon-Fri 6pm-1am
  • Takeout
Description

"South" Williamsburg intellectuals in search of a sentimental education come to Moto for glasses of rich, chocolaty Corsendonk beer and tasty, reasonably priced panini. Far more compelling, though, is the bar-cafA(c)'s shadowy lavatory: Reminiscent of a physician's office in some gothic horror novel, it has an old-fashioned pull-chain toilet; flickering candles casting sidelong sepia-toned glances; and a dark, almost murderous vibe.








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  • 2006 | Best place to sip wine with Jules Verne, Edith Piaf, and Bozo Texino

    Created by photographer and vintage motorcycle builder Bill Phelps along with his wildly inventive partner and best friend John McCormick, Moto is a gesamtkunstwerk as much as it is a restaurant or café. There are at least a dozen shades of plaster on the brick walls, hand-mixed with beeswax, marble dust, and motor oil to give the impression of steam. An old porthole provides light for an antique mirror salvaged from a door found in a dumpster nearby. Archaic beakers and caged bare... More »

  • 2003 | best bar bathroom in which to conduct a lobotomy

    "South" Williamsburg intellectuals in search of a sentimental education come to MOTO for glasses of rich, chocolaty Corsendonk beer and tasty, reasonably priced panini. Far more compelling, though, is the bar-café's shadowy lavatory: Reminiscent of a physician's office in some gothic horror novel, it's got an old-fashioned pull-chain toilet; flickering candles casting sidelong sepia-toned glances; and a dark, almost murderous vibe. More »

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