One Brooklyn
July 28, 2016
BROOKLYN, NY, July 28, 2016: Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams launched the 2016 edition of Dine In Brooklyn, the borough’s premiere restaurant week celebrating and promoting the local foodie culture, with tastings from a variety of participating restaurants in the rotunda of Brooklyn Borough Hall. Local eateries that took part in the preview expo inside Brooklyn Borough Hall included Barons, a New American restaurant in Bedford-Stuyvesant; Joloff Restaurant, which offers Senegalese fare in Bedford-Stuyvesant; Pazzi Pasta from Boerum Hill; Asya Indian Restaurant from Brooklyn Heights; Marco Polo Ristorante, an Italian restaurant in Carroll Gardens; Junior’s Restaurant, a popular diner in Downtown Brooklyn; Carnem Prime Steakhouse in Park Slope; Kombit, a Haitian establishment in Prospect Heights, and Barano, which serves Italian cuisine in Williamsburg. Dine In Brooklyn, held in partnership with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce with exclusive sponsorship from Visa and contributing support from Barclays Center, Brokelyn.com, BrooklynReporter.com, and Yelp, will start on Thursday, August 11th, continuing to Monday, August 22nd, with dozens of establishments offering three-course dinner menus at $28 per person, two-course lunch menus at $15 per person, and weekend brunch menus at $12 per person. Borough President Adams highlighted this upcoming borough-wide celebration of dining as an important way to enhance the contributions of Brooklyn’s restaurants to the local economy and culture.
“I’m proud to bring a revamped Dine In Brooklyn back this summer with a whole new feel for foodies from our borough and beyond,” said Borough President Adams. “This restaurant week is focused on a 21st century dining experience, reflecting the digital journey that diners are taking to find favorite dishes, both old and new. Anything we can do to boost the success of Brooklyn’s second-to-none food scene is a win for our small business community and the thousands of men and women that industry supports across the borough.”
Dine In Brooklyn will be promoted heavily online and in hard copy through dozens of media outlets across the borough and city, in addition to appearing on the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s digital BAM board as well as inside and outside Barclays Center. Promotions will feature the artwork of Jeffrey Rosenkrantz, a Pratt Institute-trained freelance graphic designer who lives in Park Slope and won Borough President Adams’ contest to design the new logo for Dine in Brooklyn, an honor that came with a $1,000 prize.
“Brooklyn has an iconic food scene that attracts people from across the city, state, country, and even the world,” said Carlo A. Scissura, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. “By bringing together dozens of amazing restaurants specializing in a variety of cuisines and styles in neighborhoods from Greenpoint to Coney Island, Dine In Brooklyn will showcase the very best that our borough has to offer and drive visitors to both our established and hidden culinary gems. The Brooklyn Chamber is proud to partner with Borough President Adams on this initiative, and I cannot wait to try as many restaurants as possible. Mangia!”
“Dine In Brooklyn is a great way to involve the community in both supporting and celebrating some of Brooklyn’s most prominent businesses — local restaurants,” said Ramon Martin, global head of merchant solutions for Visa Inc. “Visa is honored and delighted to support Brooklyn-based businesses through this annual event and the numerous other ways we can help businesses of any size grow.”
“As publishers of The Home Reporter, Brooklyn Spectator, BrooklynReporter.com, Brokelyn.com, and Best of Brooklyn, we are delighted to promote the restaurant industry with such an amazing program to drive business and awareness to the greatest selection of restaurants you can find anywhere,” said Joshua and Victoria Schneps, co-publishers of Brokelyn.com and BrooklynReporter.com.
“We’re so happy to be able to promote another fantastic year of Dine In Brooklyn,” said Peter DeNat, Brooklyn community director for Yelp. “There are so many incredible restaurants all over the borough, and we’re proud to be a part of something that is all about what Yelp does best, connecting people to great local businesses.”
More than 100 restaurants, reflective of dozens of cuisine varieties, have thus far signed up to participate in Dine In Brooklyn, inclusive of the establishments that took part in Borough President Adams’ preview expo. Participating eateries include: Cebu Bar & Bistro, Chadwick’s, First Oasis, Fushimi, Hunter’s Steak & Ale House, Schnitzel House, The Pearl Room, The Wicked Monk, Tuscany Grill, UNO Pizzeria & Grill, and Vesuvio in Bay Ridge; Barons, Black Swan, Beast of Bourbon, Emeline’s, Grandchamps, India House Restaurant, Joloff Restaurant, Octavia’s, and Therapy Wine Bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant; Bacchus, Ganso Yaki, Patsy’s Pizzeria, Pazzi Pasta, and Sushi Ganso in Boerum Hill; Tatiana Restaurant in Brighton Beach; Armando’s Restaurant, Asya Indian Restaurant, Brado Thin Crust Pizza, and Brooklyn Bridge Garden Bar in Brooklyn Heights; Marco Polo Ristorante and Provence en Boite in Carroll Gardens; Belli Osteria, Brooklyn Wine Yard, Five Spot, Il Porto Ristorante, Lion’s Den, Los Pollitos III, Mac Shack, Pillow Café Lounge, and Rustik Tavern in Clinton Hill; Mazzat on the Columbia Street Waterfront; Grimaldi’s Pizzeria in Coney Island; Brooklyn Exposure and Milk River in Crown Heights; Bashi Channel, Mimi’s Hummus, and Purple Yam in Ditmas Park; Ganso, Junior’s Restaurant, La Défense, and Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar in Downtown Brooklyn; Colandrea New Corner Restaurant and Mama Rao Cucina Italiana in Dyker Heights; Baba Cool, Black Forest Brooklyn, Graziella’s, and Scopello in Fort Greene; Brooklyn Colony and The Pines in Gowanus; El Born in Greenpoint; Suzy’s Roti Parlour and Werkstatt in Kensington; Glatt A La Carte in Mapleton; Salvi Restaurant and T-Fusion Steakhouse in Marine Park; Athena Mediterranean Cuisine, Bella Gioia, Brooklyn Crêpe & Juice, Carnem Prime Steakhouse, El Pollito Mexicano, Hugo & Sons, Kiwiana, Loki Lounge, Miriam, Miti Miti, Palo Santo, Prawn Shop, Rose Water, Santa Fe Grill, Soigne Restaurant & Wine Bar, The V-Spot, Wangs, and Wasan Brooklyn in Park Slope; Brooklyn Crêpe & Juice, Ideya Brooklyn, and Kombit Bar & Restaurant in Prospect Heights; House of Juice in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens; Baku Palace, Clemente’s Maryland Crabhouse, and il Fornetto in Sheepshead Bay; Castillo Restaurant in South Slope; Maria’s Bistro Mexicano in Sunset Park; Baci & Abbracci, Barano, DOC Wine Bar, FADA, Fushimi, Station, and Tabaré in Williamsburg, as well as Butterfunk Kitchen and Le P’tit Paris Bistro in Windsor Terrace.
Restaurants can sign up for free to participate in Dine In Brooklyn on dineinbk.com by Monday, August 8th; all participating eateries will receive window decals as well as special Visa check presenters. Borough President Adams also encouraged diners to visit the interactive, mobile-friendly website for more details on each restaurant and their deals, as well as to use the hashtag #DineInBK on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to share their favorite eating experiences.
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