Jean-Georges Vongerichten Opens New ABC KItchens Restaurant in Brooklyn | Eater NY

"Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s first Brooklyn restaurant is a massive hybrid of his three ABC restaurants, perched in Dumbo between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges with a wraparound terrace and spectacular downtown views (including a glimpse of the Fulton). He calls it “ABCD,” and its structure nods to his Flatiron ABC with wooden beams and remnant stones from the Brooklyn Bridge construction. The menu, created by Vongerichten and executed by executive chef Ayaka Guido, pulls hits from across the trio—dosas from V, crab toast from Kitchen, and empanadas from Cocina—while pushing a seasonal, vegetable-forward bent with original dishes like fried quail; a new tomato toast with tuna tartare; and Greenmarket-driven sides such as baked sweet potatoes with chile butter, with produce-forward cocktails to match. Desserts, overseen by pastry chef Eliana Aponte, are playful, with staffers spooning ice cream tableside from carts onto cones in vivid hues. Designed by longtime JG president-CEO Lois Freedman, the room blends flea-market and antique finds with new touches: re-feathered 1800s chairs, a 19th-century Provence bakery breakfront repurposed as a server station, live-edge wooden tables, blush velvet Hollywood banquettes, and a rose quartz bar with lava-stone tile, all lit to a flattering glow by vintage chandeliers, hand-blown mini globes, and modern colored bulbs. Despite the polish, the vibe stays casual thanks to a market table piled with vegetables and flowers, a pizza oven turning out pies, and jeans-and-Converse-clad waitstaff. It’s also the chef’s only New York City restaurant outside of Manhattan." - Beth Landman