Graziella's, located on Vanderbilt Avenue between Dekalb and Willoughby avenues, is the place to come for fine Italian dining seven days a week. Choose from large lunch, dinner and dessert menus featuring soups, seafood, paninis, pastas and wood-fired pizzas. Enjoy rooftop seating when the weather is nice, and take advantage of delivery service any time if you'd rather have a meal in the comfort of your own home.
The distinctive one-story red building that houses this Smith Street bar is difficult to miss. Inside, it features a usually busy pool table, darts and a working fireplace. Snacks such as chicken fingers and french fries are available, along with free popcorn. Angry Wade's is also a popular neighborhood hangout to watch sports.
Hanson Dry is a Clinton Hill bar and lounge located on Fulton between Clinton Avenue and Waverly Avenue. The bar features an outdoor patio and offers a variety of fine domestic and imported beers in bottles and on tap. In addition, Hanson Dry serves wine and a variety of specialty cocktails, including The Tux, Hayterade, Nautilus and, of course, The Hanson Dry. Visit the Hanson Dry website to view a complete drink menu.
Branded Saloon is a country and western themed bar and restaurant on Vanderbilt Ave. Offering live entertainment nearly seven days a week, the back room is an intimate performance venue which seats about 30 people and comes equipped with pro-audio, an authentic player piano and large video screen.
Branded Saloon's downstairs game room also feels like a private party, with a pool table, Ms. Pacman and Tapper games and a jukebox. The kitchen stays open until 3 a.m., nightly and serves up creative and delicious American cuisine which includes items from their in-house smoker, homemade desserts, sauces and even a frito pie, which was nominated by New York Magazine as one of New York’s "Nine Most Interesting Frito Pies".
Branded Saloon's bar also features 12 local micro-brews, over 30 Whiskeys, Rye's & Bourbons, an inventive seasonal cocktail menu, loads of bottled beers and spirits, as well as a wide range of non-alcoholic selections that are all crafted from inside an antique tiger-oak bar once located at the historic Montague Street Saloon.
