Olmsted Chef's Brooklyn

By Chef Greg Baxtrom of Olmsted

Carrot Crepe with Surf Clam

Spring Onion Chawanmushi

Lavender Cocktail

Chef Greg Baxton

Chef and owner Greg Baxton worked at Alinea, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, and Per Se in New York and Lysverket in Norway before going out on his own. 

Olmsted Dining Room

The 50-seat dining room has a chef's counter and a 12-seat bar. The wood was salvaged from a barn outside of Chicago.

Outdoor Patio

Named after Fredrick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who designed nearby Prospect Park, as well as Central Park

Dave's Trout

Served with watercress, shiitake, and crabapple vierge.

New York Grass-Fed Steak

Fried Fiddleheads Ferns

Strawberries and Sorbet

My Restaurant | Olmsted

"We are trying to be more than just a restaurant. Being in Prospect Heights, we want to add to the small neighborhood community by creating a place where our guests, neighbors, and friends can feel at home, visit multiple times a week, and feel departed from the everyday dining scene. We certainly have our ambitions, but our focus now is more about re-defining what a great restaurant is to ourselves and providing an amazing and homey experience to our guests.

The vibe at Olmsted is all about energy and life, the menu is full of the most fresh ingredients we can find at the market and the dining room is high pace, high energy. As an avid gardener, friends with a farmer, and having our space so close to Prospect Park, it was a no brainer to choose Fredrick Law Olmsted as the inspiration for the name of our restaurant. His brilliant design, New York / Chicago connection, and green way of thinking, were more than enough to inspire our name and ethos."
- Chef Greg Baxton of Olmstead

OLMSTED
659 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
T: 718.552.2610 | www.olmstednyc.com

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My Perfect Day in Brooklyn

MORNING | Coffee + Breakfast

Ninth Street Espresso | Photo Credit: Patrick Kolts for Find. Eat. Drink.

Photograph courtesy of Mile End

I love stopping into Three Brewing for a morning coffee and after that I walk over to Mile End for a bagel (which they are always out of).

THREES BREWING | NINTH STREET ESPRESSO
333 Douglass Street, New York, NY 11217
T: 718.522.2110 | www.threesbrewing.com/coffee

MILE END
97 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
T: 718.852.7510 | www.mileenddeli.com

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FOOD SHOPPING 

Photographs courtesy of Paisano's, Find. Eat. Drink., Mermaid's Garden, Runner & Stone

I love shopping for food in Brooklyn, especially at Paisanos Butcher Shop for their wonderful meats, Bklyn Larder for their great selection of charcuterie and cheese, Mermaid's Garden for fresh fish, and Runner & Stone for bread.

PAISANOS BUTCHER SHOP
162 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
T: 718.855.2641 | www.paisanosbutchershop.com

BKLYN LARDER
228 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
T: 718.783.1250 | www.bklynlarder.com

MERMAID'S GARDEN
644 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
T: 718.638.1910 | mermaidsgardennyc.com

RUNNER & STONE
285 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
T: 718.576.3360 | www.runnerandstone.com

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LUNCH

Photograph courtesy of Stocked

Photograph courtesy of Joyce Bakeshop

For lunch, I love the great sandwiches and tater tots at Stocked; Mitchell's Soul Food has the best meatloaf; and if it's not too late in the afternoon, I'll stop into Joyce Bakeshop for a ham & cheese croissant.

STOCKED
635 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
T: 929.234.6554 | www.stockedbrooklyn.com

MITCHELL'S SOUL FOOD
617A Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
T: 718.789.3212

JOYCE BAKESHOP
646 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
T: 718.623.7470 |  joycebakeshop.com

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AFTERNOON SWEETS

Photograph courtesy of Ample Hills Creamery

In the afternoon, I head to Ample Hills Creamery for ice cream.

AMPLE HILLS CREAMERY
623 Vanderbilt Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
T: 347.240.3926 | www.amplehills.com

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COCKTAILS + FRENCH FRIES

Photo Credits: Find. Eat. Drink. + Photographs courtesy of Walter's

I love a place where I can get French fries with my Negroni and that means Walter's and Henry Public. Henry Public has fantastic fries. Weather Up, on the other hand, has amazing drinks, but it's lacking in the fries department.

WALTER'S
166 Dekalb Avenue, New York, NY 11217
T: 718.488.7800 | walterfoods.com

HENRY PUBLIC
329 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
T: 718.852.8630 | www.henrypublic.com

WEATHER UP
589 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
T: 212.766.3202 | weatherupnyc.com

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DINNER

Photograph courtesy of Rucola

RUCOLA

We love our friend chef de cuisine Patrick Miller's restaurant. It is full of life, super neighborhoody, and delicious food. We usually order arugula salad, crudo, a pasta, and a chocolate mousse, and whatever else they are working on.

190 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
T: 718.576.3209 | www.rucolabrooklyn.com

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LATE NIGHT

Brooklyn Inn | Photo Credit: Peyri Herrera [flickr-]

I get one last drink at the Brooklyn Inn and then head right to the Halal cart next to my place for a lamb gyro.

BROOKLYN INN
Open until 4am
148 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
T: 718.522.2525

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