Coast and Valley
Permanently Closed
California wines, gluten-free menu, amazing poached chicken
California wines, gluten-free menu, amazing poached chicken
"Coast & Valley is one of the 44 new additions to the MICHELIN Guide New York selection." - The MICHELIN Guide
"There are a lot of reasons why we don’t want California to secede from the Union, and wine is at the top of the list. The state, which would be the fourth biggest wine producer in the world if it were its own country, makes a lot more than just the cabernet sauvignons and chardonnays it’s best known for. If you want to do a deep dive, head to Coast And Valley, a restaurant and wine bar in Greenpoint that has about 100 bottles on its all-California wine list. Everything on the menu is available in 2 and 5-ounce pours, so you can try a lot without spending too much money or getting too drunk. Sit at the bar and ask the friendly servers to recommend a few different glasses of roussanne or pinot noir, or sit at a table and have the sweet potato with parmesan fondue (the best thing here)." - Matt Tervooren
"Coast & Valley does everything it can to make you feel like you’re somewhere in Sonoma, even if your sidewalk table does look out onto a busy Brooklyn street filled with heaps of trash. It’s a wine bar and small plates spot focused exclusively on wines produced on the West Coast, and food inspired by it as well. It’s a great place for an early-stage date, but maybe even better for a solo dinner. Self-care is a glass of wine with their California spa-like poached chicken with avocado and charred cucumber." - Katherine Lewin
"Coast and Valley decided to close due to poor air quality for the safety of their staff, many of whom commute from far away." - Chris Crowley
"At Coast and Valley, a California-focused wine bar in Greenpoint, co-owner Stephanie Watanabe was forced to increase wine prices by about 15 percent after wildfires in Northern California, where the bar sources most of its bottles, drove wholesale prices up last year. Additionally, in response to a year of extremely difficult working conditions, Watanabe and her business partner, Eric Hsu, decided to eliminate tipping, opting instead to pay their staff a universal living wage of $25 an hour. In order to make this change, they added a blanket 20 percent administrative fee to the menu." - Mahira Rivers
