Our First Subway Stop Guide  
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SUBWAY STOP GUIDE  
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Greenpoint Ave.  
Our Subway Stop Guide consists of fewer, better, and more thoughtful recommendations.  
We look for  
places that are dedicated to organically farmed, low intervention, living wines.  
We’re kicking off  
this ongoing series with the G train stop at Greenpoint Ave.  
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1.  
Chez Ma Tante  
Restaurant  
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Affordable bottle list, versatile food, casual weeknight dinner  
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Adelina’s  
Restaurant  
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Vegetarian friendly, Italian food, wine on tap  
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Duke’s Liquor Box  
Bottle Shop  
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Good for a night in, small selection, good music  
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Achilles Heel  
Restaurant  slash  Bar  
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Cozy winter spot, fireplace, snacks  
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Dandelion Wine  
Bottle Shop  
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Weekly tastings, friendly recommendations  
Greenpoint, also known as  Little Poland,  was originally farmland, so it felt right to start here.  
Today, Meserole Ave. and Calyer St. still bear the name of the original farming families.  
Stroll  
down either to get to our first stop: Chez Ma Tante.  
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Chez Ma Tante  
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Restaurant  at  90 Calyer St  
Chez Ma Tante is the neighborhood restaurant, owned and operated by Jake Leiber and Aidan O'Neal,  
with food rooted in French technique.  
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Zoe Laird  
, the former beverage director, who by  
sheer will, transformed the entire wine list to bottles that are naturally produced.  
Her aim was to  
have a solid selection of affordable wines in the $45 to $65 range, making Chez Ma Tante the place  
to go on a casual weeknight and not break the bank.  
Zoe understood that her Brooklyn customers were  
open to new and interesting tastes when choosing a bottle, so she was willing to take risks that  
were a little  out there  (think,  
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Envínate  
from the Canary Islands).  
The versatile food at Chez makes it easy to choose what you'd like to drink and craft your meal  
around it.  
But if you're looking for a suggestion, we'd say go for brunch, get the pancakes and  
pair it with a Pét Nat from the Loire.  
Although Zoe is no longer with Chez Ma Tante and has since  
moved on, the list still has her fingerprints all over it.  
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Adelina’s  
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Restaurant  at  159 Greenpoint Avenue  
Toby Buggiani runs this long standing Greenpoint bar  slash  restaurant serving up plant based and  
vegetable focused Italian food (Toby himself has been a vegetarian for 25 plus  years).  
Behind the bar  
you’ll find 10 chalk labeled barrels of wine on tap, a conscious decision that ties into Toby's  
concept of reducing the restaurant's carbon footprint with fewer glass bottles and cork.  
Another  
benefit of having wines on tap? Taste a few things before deciding on your glass or carafe.  
If you  
do decide to go for a bottle, you can choose from a number of great Italian wines (like Bianco  
Orange from Abbazia San Giorgio) imported by  
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Living Wine  
that are a little tougher to find  
elsewhere.  
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Duke’s Liquor Box  
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Bottle Shop  at  114 Franklin Street  
Tucked away in the back behind the liquor, their small wine room is devoted to low intervention,  
low to no sulfur wines.  
Find Anthony and ask him what he’s excited about; he might give you a few  
music recommendations as well.  
Come here to get a bottle from  
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Dufaitre  
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La Clarine Farm  
for a  
night in and go next door to get a pie from Paulie Gee's Slice Shop.  
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Achilles Heel  
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Restaurant  at  180 West Street  
A gastropub by Andrew Tarlow (known for Diner, Marlow and Sons, etc.), Achilles Heel still feels  
like the cozy, low key place to catch up with old friends on a Sunday afternoon.  
This near  
waterfront bar has a curated,  not overwhelming  wine list with special bottles like those by  
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Partida Creus  
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Clos Lentiscus  
–perfect for sipping by the fire on a cold day.  
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Dandelion Wine  
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Bottle Shop  at  153 Franklin Street  
The name itself,  dandelion wine,  dates back to a homemade, medicinal wine that’s rich and warm.  
Much like the drink, Dandelion Wine is a comforting, friendly spot that’s as much local hangout as  
wine store.  
When Lily Peachin opened the shop in 2008, she had the idea of making Dandelion Wine  
feel like a neighborhood dive bar.  
The shop preserves this concept today – with a down to earth  
staff, weekly tastings (paired with She Wolf bread), and plenty of dog treats.  
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