
Pint-sized, dinner-only outlet serving modern & exotic American small plates sourced locally.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 67 Fenimore St, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: (646) 670-0601
Website: http://honeybadgerbk.com/
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Reviews
Every moment of this meal was an adventure for me. Across 11 courses and even water pairings, I ate my way across the ecosystems of the New York region in a way I never imagined before. I am altered by my time here at Honey Badger!
Delicious, and unlike any other restaurant in the city.
The tasting menu explores the flora and fauna native to the Northeast, many gathered from foraging. It changes throughout the year depending on the season. The restaurant will tell you at the time of booking—mine focused on fish.
I do wish we can order drinks by the glass. I don’t care much for wine, but the cocktails and homemade ferments were wonderful.
It’s incredible that this whole operation is run by two people.
P.S. I can’t upload the pastry dish because Google thinks the picture is inappropriate. It’s a croissant with scallop puree and baby shiner fish.
What truly sets Honey Badger apart is their unwavering commitment to surprise and delight. The whole experience unfolds like a carefully choreographed performance, where each dish is presented with an air of anticipation, inviting guests to immerse themselves in the culinary journey.
A chef couple, Fjölla and Juntas, assisted by their friend Rachelle, created an amazing restaurant where they present food that, besides being incredibly delicious, is sourced from amazing local farmers or foraged by themselves from the ocean or local fields. (…Oh, we got that grain from a guy who foraged it using a canoe from a lake in Ohio…)
The menu is totally Kaiseki, influenced by the local seasons, vegetation, and fauna, and it changes frequently. They even offer a Water Pairing that includes water from a glacier, a maple tree, etc.
The restaurant has been there for some 9 years. It has won multiple amazing awards but is still affordable and accessible.
The definition of a hidden gem.
I arrived without reading reviews or descriptions of the cuisine. I was only told Brooklyn and “wild-to-table” so I was intrigued, yet a bit wary. If your expectations are set for large portions or a formal Michelin-star experience, then HB may not be your jam. I’ve enjoyed many meals at those restaurants, but they are like the symphony of fine dining, whereas HB has the flare and improvisation of a jazz performance – both are amazing in their own way.
Husband and wife team Junayd Juman and Fjolla Sheholli immediately set the tone with their warmth, enthusiasm, knowledge and what they described as a palate “opener.” The spilanthes flower bud had us all wondering what could possibly come next as our salivary glands kicked into overdrive. The sensation was so novel that I delayed eating the other parts of the amuse-bouche to let the party in my mouth continue for a few minutes longer.
We were delighted by what seemed like a torrent of a dozen different courses that included Montauk oysters underneath a glass dome filled with juniper smoke that filled our cabin parklet with a lovely aroma when unveiled. We also had acorn cheese with wild berries, cucumbers and olive oil made by Fjolla’s family, seaweed taco, scallop carpaccio underneath squash blossom, truffle with mushroom, squid, sea bass, egg from traveling chickens and many other unique and wild ingredients combined in a bold, yet delightful way. The pace was never too slow and at times, it was the opposite as several courses were presented in unison. My description doesn’t do the cuisine justice as my mind was racing to keep up with the flurry of new items we were introduced to. Even with a menu, it would be impossible for me to fully appreciate the thought and creativity weaved into every dish.
HB has built a loyal network of local foragers and fisherman who drop off their discoveries to create daily surprises that are then deftly prepared at HB. This is where Fjolla’s childhood in Kosovo, Junayd’s Trinidadian heritage, their exposure to Italian, French and Asian cuisine, their expanding knowledge of techniques and recipes forgotten or lost over the generations are all combined with wild ingredients, some of which are preserved and stored at HB, to create a truly inspired and memorable dining experience.
Somehow Fjolla & Junayd found plenty of time to talk with us despite being a team of 3!?! at the restaurant. I can’t forget their daughter Nina who played DJ for the night. They regaled us with their love of the virtues and health benefits of wild ingredients, as well their efforts to support their local Brooklyn community – they rallied neighbors and farmers to prepare meals for 60+ elderly members of the community that were literally starving during the depths of the pandemic.
What an incredible team who are innovating, and yet humble as they are constantly learning about the infinite treasures nature offers. They also maintain a boundless optimism and energy despite the pandemic headwinds that no doubt have impacted them as well, but they somehow turn it all into a positive. If it hasn’t happened already, it’s only a matter of time before New Yorkers, and people in the US and abroad, are clamoring to experience the magic and movement Fjolla and Junayd are creating at Honey Badger that leaves a positive impression that lasts far beyond the few hours spent at the restaurant.
Everything about HB is special. I can’t wait to return to support this under the radar gem. As if on cue at the end of our experience, two mushrooms opened up just outside our parklet, although I’m not sure they were the edible type ; ) Oh, the wonders of nature!