Fort Defiance is a restaurant in Red Hook, Brooklyn, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, and great cocktails all day. Opened in 2009, Fort Defiance is operated by writer/bartender St. John Frizell. Our seasonal American food is prepared by executive chef Matthew Fleming.

APPROVED!

Dear friends and neighbors,

After a long, dark, winter, we are very happy to announce that Fort Defiance will reopen as a bar, restaurant, and general store in May 2022. Our application to relocate our liquor license to our new location, filed in April 2021, was approved by the State Liquor Authority on March 16, 2022.

Thank you so much to the Red Hookers near and far for the letters of support that you sent to the SLA and our elected officials. They really made a difference!

Watch this space for details about our reopening, and/or sign up to receive the Fort Defiance Bugle here.

So much looking forward to seeing you again soon!

Love,

FORT DEFIANCE