Vinegar Hill House

When a winding walk through DUMBO, Brooklyn’s old waterfront warehouse neighborhood, deposits you at the door of a rustic, romantic charmer like Vinegar Hill House, you know you’re in good hands. Regulars keep coming back for the signature Red Wattle pork chop and the line-up of seasonal cocktails spiked with aromatic ingredients like hopped grapefruit bitters, rosemary-allspice and shiso furikake. On the wine front, Vinegar Hill House’s wine director Bill Fitch has been introducing Brooklyn to some of the wine world’s undersung heroes for years. With a focus on natural wine from all over the world—with a particular focus on France—the list is home to more quality and diversity for under $50 than maybe anywhere else in the borough.