Long Island Bar has been on Atlantic Avenue since 1951, originally as a working class diner bar serving the dock workers. Joel Tompkins and Toby Maloney took it over in 2013, kept the 1950s neon, formica, and red leather banquettes intact, and added a serious cocktail programme.
The cocktails are simple and unfussy. The Frozen Daiquiri is the signature, the 1950s frozen Daiquiri done with serious technique. The Old Fashioned is built without ceremony but executed perfectly. The food menu is a tight diner offering, burger, fries, salad, also done well.
The crowd is Cobble Hill locals, mid-thirties Brooklyn families, and visiting cocktail enthusiasts. Pair with Clover Club two blocks away for a Cobble Hill + Carroll Gardens evening.
