Coming Soon – Basil Pizza and Wine Bar
Credit: Nostrandpark.com
We decided to take a gander at the new kosher pizza and wine bar going up at the corner of Kingston and Lincoln that folks have been buzzing about recently**. It’s looking good. They also have a website up, but there’s no menu available yet.
Looks like we’re not the only ones curious about this place. Just as we went to publish this piece, we came across this update from Thanksaglatt.com, which reports:
this “will be the first kosher wood oven pizzeria in Brooklyn (maybe even in NY???) The place will be luxurious in design and have a full on gourmet menu (yum!) – from fresh fish to pasta to pizza.”
There are even more details about the pizzeria on Thanksaglatt, so check it out and stay tuned.
** Tipster credit to Abeni G.
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I live on Kingston Ave and Park. Myself and I suspect many others in the community have been watching this Wine Bar and can’t help but notice the stares from the Hassidic Jews when we approach the restaurant! I will still take a chance this weekend with my girlfriends to see how welcoming the atmosphere is to African Americans?
Let me make this clear for all those who may have read my previous comment. I’ve lived in crown heights for 33 years and was excited to see a restaurant like Basil open up because it would cut down on my trips to DOC Wine Bar in Williamsburg! Monday morning as I was leaving for work I saw people working in the restaurant and stopped in to ask what they were opening up. A gentleman opened the door for me, asked me if I wanted to come in and spoke to me about the restaurant. He offered me a menu but as I was standing talking to him two hassidic men walked in gave me the nastiest stare I have ever received and continued to stare at me until I left! Crown Heights is a mossaic of cultures but apparently some haven’t learned from our past! So will I go to Basil? Yes! Will I review the place? Yes! Should I be welcomed there? Yes!
@Yolanda – Your commentary is so very timely – stay tuned for an op-ed piece tomorrow about this very subject – the food scene and local interactions.
Thanks Laurel. I will definately post my dining experience.
word? wooooooow. smh..i can’t wait to read this review.
@Yolanda i hope you had a good experience at Basil, i biked by that place today and took some pictures, i will definitely need to check the food out on this place, looks very funky indeed.
Im part of the chasiddic community in CH, I know what kind of stares you are talking about, we all get them… nice? no! what can we do?
@all – We had to move the op-ed publication from last week to tomorrow. Stay tuned.
@clayfilms – What does smh mean?
@shmuli – I checked out your website. Your pics are great.
hey laurel,
smh=shaking my head
i can’t wait to read your op-ed.
I was there May 9 and had a good experience. Hostess very graciously helped us squeeze party of 4 plus a stroller into a corner, while apologizing for not having a better space for us. Our only real complaint was that the service was spotty – the fries that we ordered came almost immediately, but half of our paninis arrived together with a large gap in time before the rest arrived. All the food was excellent, just offbeat enough without being too weird. Portion size was good, too. Prices are a bit higher than other restaurants in Crown Heights but not outrageously so. I couldn’t finish the Panini and took half home; salads at adjoining tables looked to be a good size too. This would be a good place to hang out motzei shabbos also. Crown Heights needs a funky and fun place like this. Our party all agreed that we would return.