NURA
American restaurant · Greenpoint ·
Airy, stylish spot with plants, offering brunch, dinner, & wine
Airy, stylish spot with plants, offering brunch, dinner, & wine
"I could come here every day. I’m happiest with delicious bread, a family-style spread, a good cocktail, and happy energy in the air—Nura has all four in abundance. For a brunch with friends or family it’s vivacious, filled with really nice sunlight during the day that feels freeing and bright; for a group I typically order their bread basket (maybe two) with delicious housemade spreads, a spread of small plates to share, and a cocktail each. It would be impossible to have a bad time." - Edward Barsamian
"A restaurant co-owned by Michelle Lobo, who is also an owner of JR & Son. Known for its innovative cuisine." - Emma Orlow
"The dining room at this high-ceiling restaurant warrants entry on this list alone, while the food is good enough for a celebration or important date. Order lamb kofta with mint-cashew crema, collard greens with smoked turkey, and the skate wing. Bread, which the restaurant has come to be known for, is a must for dipping." - Emma Orlow
"Located on a windswept, wide artery in Greenpoint with retrofitted warehouses and new gleaming residential towers, this former auto-body shop really revs its stuff.Chef Tajeh Porter's menu is deliciously informed by co-owner Michelle Lobo-Hawley's Indian heritage. From coriander garlic naan to maple sweet crumbly corn bread, the fresh bread basket is a marvel, but when coupled with spiced carrot and white bean spread or hummus flavored with smoky blistered poblano, it's a meal unto itself. Have some discipline, though, since you'll want some bread to sop up the electrifying sweet-smoky mezcal- and Urfa pepper-infused sauce accompanying the prawns. Finish with roasted sunchoke ice cream with candied cocoa nibs, crushed cookie and a flourish of flamed black cardamom." - Michelin Inspector
"Nura is a Mediterranean-leaning Greenpoint spot located in a former auto body shop, and it has high ceilings, a huge skylight, and a bar in the middle that functions as the restaurant’s town square. Despite the big bar, this isn’t the sort of place where you’ll want to eat alone. The plant-filled space is massive and lively, and you'll want to share a bunch of things like the bread basket and charred prawns." - bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick
