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New Yorkers love a good espresso martini, but we like it even more when we barely have to wait for it—at Main Street Landing, a new bar-bistro that debuted in Dumbo on Wednesday, March 20, the boozy pick-me-ups are available on tap.
Yes, along with the Nitro Espresso Martini ($16), you can also find cocktails like the Main Street (gin, dry vermouth, salted cucumber shrub, green apple and lime; $17) and the Brooklyn Double Rocks (rye and bourbon, house dry vermouth and Bigallet China-China; $17) on draft at the 12-seat bar. Helmed by beverage director Vincent Bolognini, the drinks program also includes composed, seasonal cocktails that take inspiration from the coast (the absinthe-and-strawberry Hades Crossing, the aquavit-and-apricot Nordic Tide) and a beer list that honors the venue's home borough (Wild East Brewing Co., Industrial Arts).
Those bevs can be enjoyed either downstairs, which features a 30-seat dining room as well as the bar, or in the upstairs lounge, where you can enjoy mirrored TVs playing the latest game if you're a sports fan and breathtaking views of Dumbo if you’re not. (An outdoor patio also takes advantage of the restaurant/bar’s scenic proximity to the Manhattan Bridge.)
The New American food menu from executive chef Justin Slojkowski (Bruno) plays up that proximity to the water, with an array of raw bar offerings including local oysters, Cape Cod littlenecks and seabass crudo. Heartier plates include the Heritage Chicken Share Board with chanterelles and a black garlic jus, a patty melt with slow-cooked onions and acidic slaw on buttered, caraway-seasoned sourdough, and a grilled steak with foie gras and celery au gratin.
Check out photos of some of Main Street Landing's cocktails below, as well as the bar space and some food offerings. (That cheesy patty melt looks good.)
