[Update: This restaurant is now closed – Feb 2014 🙁 ]
Lunetta is a lovely, quaint Italian trattoria on Smith Street in Cobble Hill that’s been a favorite of the neighborhood for years. The low-lit scene with rich shades of scarlet invites you to slow down, relax, and enjoy every delicious bite you’ll be taking, and no one is ever going to rush you.
Owner and chef Adam Shepard offers a hearty market-driven menu of small plates accompanied by plenty of pleasing Italian reds and whites by the glass. Lunetta is a member of Slow Food New York so what you’re getting here is fresh meat, dairy, and produce sourced from local, natural, and organic farms as well as a selection of Lunetta’s homemade cured meat and cheeses.
One tip – waste no time in ordering bruschetta for the table, they’re all scrumptious! From left to right: chicken liver, balsamic and roasted onions – lunetta ricotta with honey and lemon – cannellini beans with garlic and sage – white anchovies and sweet cream butter – roasted mushrooms & vin cotto
Creamy polenta and roasted mushroom ragu
Tagliatelle bolognese rustica
Lunetta meatballs – Berkshire pork and grass-fed beef, walnuts and toasted garlic red sauce with pasta
Roasted butternut with sage and brown butter
Grilled Berkshire sausage, lunetta made saurkraut & gigante beans
Lunetta is exactly the kind of laid-back neighborhood restaurant you’d expect to find in Italy – the food is superb, the atmosphere inviting and it’s so comfortable and unpretentious you’ll want to make this place your regular joint. Try getting one of the comfy red banquettes, or even better one of the 6 prime bar seats overlooking the kitchen for a bit of action.
Lunetta 116 Smith St. Brooklyn, NY T: 718-488-6269 map
