FORT DEFIANCE Cafe * Bar BROOKLYN, NY

The Village Voice: Our 10 Best Sandwiches
"#6: Fort Defiance's muffuletta..."

New York Magazine: Best of New York, March 2010
"The only way to get a more authentic muffuletta in this town is to have it
FedExed from Central Grocery in New Orleans..."

The New Yorker, Tables for Two: Fort Defiance
"If anyone can make 'Breakfast Martini' sound like a good idea, it's St. John Frizell,
the proprietor of this inviting Red Hook haunt."
- Lila Byock

Time Out New York: The Best New Breakfasts
"The egg sandwich...is a superior breed; and the sausage-enriched red beans on toast
are the perfect hangover restorative."

Village Voice, Best of NYC 2009: Fort Defiance, Best New American
"The best of the New American crop this year is Fort Defiance..."
- Sarah DiGregorio

T: [The New York Times Magazine] The Moment blog, Case Study: The Secret to Seltzer
"Frizell uses [Fort Defiance seltzer] in a host of classics: a cucumber Collins, a Barbados Buck,
Ramos Fizzes...and naturally, a supernal egg cream."
- Toby Cecchini

The First Annual L Magazine Restaurant Awards, Best Bar Food: Fort Defiance
"Perfectly-poured cocktails at bargain-bin prices are the main draw, but the food offerings
at Fort Defiance are nothing to scoff at."
- The L Magazine

The Atlantic: The World on the Rocks
"Fort Defiance seems the antithesis of those retro cocktail lounges that attract blog-obsessed hipsters who,
like Bedouins, roll up their tents and leave when something new glints on the horizon."
- Wayne Curtis

New York Magazine: A Mighty Muffuletta
"Fort Defiance delivers on all its café-bar promises."
- Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

Village Voice: Fort Defiance Pops Up in Red Hook
"Frizell's new spot has slid right into the neighborhood, offering a handful of excellent sandwiches...[and] a beverage program to shame any spot in Manhattan..."
- Sarah DiGregorio

New York Times: The Collins Boys, in Breezy Simplicity
"Mr. Frizell's cucumber variation [of the Tom Collins] is hardly a new twist,
but it's remarkable all the same...perilously refreshing."
- Jonathan Miles

The L Magazine: Revolutionary Revelation in Red Hook
"Yes, Fort Defiance...is worth traversing the city's thick and steamy summer air and
journeying far past the reaches of the F train."
- Kara Zuaro

Edible Brooklyn: Fort Defiance -- St. John Frizell's great good place
"I figure if you're going to make fancy drinks in South Brooklyn,
your bar better have a pretty tough name."
- St. John Frizell

NYCGO: Fort Defiance
"[T]here's an on-the-money muffuletta sandwich, as well as deviled eggs, a spicy Vietnamese banh mi and Italian tuna on ciabatta. The café-bar feels like a beachside saloon..."
- Julie Besonen

PAPERMAG.COM: Bar of the Week: Fort Defiance
"Fort Defiance is an effortlessly charming spot..."
- Donhae Koo

Grub Street: What to Drink at Fort Defiance