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New Restaurant And Bar Radar: Williamsburg's Bumping Edition

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John Del Signore

Published Mar 3, 2011

Modified Mar 4, 2011

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John Del Signore/GothamistPost Office: Though the post office that many regard as the worst in town is located just a block away, Post Office owner Alla Lapushchik tells us she named her Williamsburg restaurant for the Charles Bukowski book, not the place where weekend dreams go to die. "It was his first book, it's my first restaurant. He liked whiskey, I like whiskey," she explains. The focus here is American spirits, wine, and beers, with a big emphasis on bourbon. Lapushchik, who had a hand in opening Death & Company when she was just 19 years old, tells us, "I'm not a big fan of drinking spirits with a lot of mixers." So the cocktail menu is limited to a mere five options, and visitors are advised to choose their own brand of spirit to see how it pairs with the other customizable ingredients. You're also encouraged to go whole hog and drink neat.The decor is features touches like eagle-emblazoned wallpaper and light fixtures made from whiskey decanters. There's one beer on tap (currently Captain Lawrence), and a smattering of comfort food from chef Sam Glinn, formerly of the Brooklyn Star and Momofuku Ssäm Bar. Options include a pulled pork sandwich for $6, deviled eggs ($4), a pickle plate ($5), and what Lapushchik insists is an "excellent" beef short rib borscht with sour cream and fresh dill ($14). "My Russian mother tried it and said it was better than hers!"188 Havemeyer Street, Williamsburg; (718) 963-2574

 

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Click through on the photos for the scoop on all the new restaurants and bars in town, which include bourbon and comfort food at Williamsburg's Post Office, the long-awaited return of The Brooklyn Star, Williamsburg's fun new bar Midway, classic Italian at Osteria Cotta (in the old Señor Swankys on the Upper West Side), "Mexican-inspired" food at Astoria's Pachanga Patterson, craft beer at Banter (again) in Williamsburg, and a new Chipotle on the Upper East Side. And check out our full photo features on Sam Talbot's swank new seafood restaurant Imperial No. 9 and the mysterious restaurant lounge The Trilby in the Cooper Square Hotel.

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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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