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Natural Wine and Candlelight in Fort Greene

Date · Fort Greene · Romantic

A romantic Fort Greene evening that moves from organic wines at a red-banquette French bistro to a chef-driven Mediterranean dinner with backyard seating, capped off with a slice of something sweet and homemade.

01Drinks

Café Paulette

Fort Greene · $$ · French restaurant · Bistro

Café Paulette is the kind of place that makes you feel like you accidentally stumbled into the right corner of Paris — red leather banquettes, warm candlelight, and a tight list of organic and natural wines that gives you something to actually talk about. It sits right across from Fort Greene Park, so snag a spot by the window and let the neighborhood do half the work. Skip the spirits (they don't have them) and lean into the moules frites and a crisp Muscadet to set the tone.

1 S Elliott Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217

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~4 min walk (0.2 mi). Walking from Café Paulette to Miss Ada, cut through the edge of Fort Greene Park if the night is warm — even a half-block detour past the trees feels romantic, especially after a glass of natural wine.

02Dinner

Miss Ada

Fort Greene · $$$ · Mediterranean restaurant · Israeli restaurant

Miss Ada is the kind of chef-owned spot that earns its reputation one plate at a time — contemporary Israeli and Mediterranean cooking with a backyard that feels like a secret garden when the weather cooperates. Inside is just as lovely: intimate, warmly lit, and busy in the best way. Order the lamb, order whatever the kitchen is doing with hummus that night, and don't skip the cocktails.

184 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

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~10 min walk (0.5 mi). Miss Ada to Petee's takes you further up Myrtle Ave — note that Petee's sits just slightly northwest of the Fort Greene core, nudging into the Clinton Hill border. It's still very much the neighborhood spirit, just a few blocks further along.

03Dessert

Petee's Café

Fort Greene · $ · Coffee shop · Bakery

Petee's is a proper pie shop — the real-deal, hand-crimped, made-from-scratch kind that has no business being this good on a side street in Fort Greene. It's low-key and unpretentious, which makes it a perfect landing spot after a rich dinner: grab a slice of whatever seasonal fruit pie is on the board and a coffee, and just linger. It's the kind of ending that feels earned.

505 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

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