Frog
Wine bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant ·
Natural wine bar with pool table and backyard
Natural wine bar with pool table and backyard
"I enjoy Frog as a genuine neighborhood wine bar in Bed-Stuy — locals work on laptops, friends play pool, and dogs with sizable Instagram followings are a fixture — and the natty-focused wine list makes it easy to ask staff about unfamiliar bottles like Slovenian pet-nat. The sizable backyard is a huge draw: it’s ideal for ordering a grilled cheese and round after round of orange wine under string lights while enjoying classic Brooklyn vibes and billiards." - Oset Babür-Winter, CNT Editors
"The pebble-filled backyard at Frog Wine Bar in Bed-Stuy is similar to one of those tidy parks you stumble across every few blocks in Paris. It has leafy trees and mint green patio furniture, and it’s perfect for when you want to read a book alone or chat with a friend for a couple of hours. At night, it basically turns into a party. Wines by the glass are $15, but you can also browse bottles arranged along a wall inside the café-like space. They share their backyard with their sister bar next door, Tadpole." - neha talreja, bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman
"Frog isn’t just any wine bar. It’s a natural wine bar, which means the glasses are stubby, the vibe is casual, and the clientele look as if they spend the majority of their time watching Tiny Desk Concerts on Youtube. If you’re looking for a place to read a book or chat with a date while you drink a chilled red that tastes like grape Kool-Aid with a hint of jockstrap, Frog is a wonderful choice. There’s a bright red pool table in the back of the little space, and the tree-lined backyard looks like a miniature Jardin du Luxembourg." - bryan kim, willa moore, nikko duren
"Frog Wine Bar is useful for something more toward the casual end of the first date spectrum. It’s a little spot in Bed-Stuy where you can play pool, chat over a glass of something orange, and lounge in a backyard that looks like a modest but well-maintained park in Paris. The bad news: There’s no food menu. But they often host pop-ups, and you can check their Instagram to see what’s coming up." - will hartman, bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja
"Frog’s large, tree-filled backyard in Bed-Stuy is it's main draw in summer, but even in the winter the tiny candlelit tables inside are great for a date or a catch-up with a few friends who like natural wine bars and playing pool. (There’s a pool table right in the center of everything.) On the large marble bar there’s an ice bucket with all of the evening’s bottles—they usually do one or two of each of white, red, orange, and sparkling, and most of the glasses are $15 or under. Frog doesn’t do food, but they host frequent pop-ups, so keep an eye on their Instagram, and then go pair your glass of orange with some birria." - will hartman, bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah