Black Walnut, Downtown Brooklyn, NYC

I headed to downtown Brooklyn with a friend as I was invited to sample the fare of Chef Antonio Tardio at Black Walnut restaurant in the new Hilton Hotel.

As their guest, we sampled much of the menu beginning with a small bowl of cinnamon-spiked butternut squash soup. Their breads, worth the calories, come with a housemade maple-flavored butter.

We followed that small portions of the grilled romaine Caesar ($12) with garlic croutons topped with flavorful (yum!) white anchovies; an arugula, ricotta and prosciutto flatbread ($18); artichoke hummus served with toasted pita and roasted veggies; crisp truffled polenta fries with a tomato jam ($12); ricotta bruschetta ($10) and our hands-down favorite the flash-fried broccoli and maitake mushrooms ($12) sprinkled with aged gouda and served with fresh lemon. Don’t miss that dish!

For our entree we shared the crispy skin boneless chicken with Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, $24 plus we ordered a side of fries! Dessert was a pumpkin cheesecake.

Check it out if you find yourself hungry and downtown Brooklyn!

Black Walnut
Downtown Brooklyn Hilton Hotel
140 Schermerhorn St,
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(929) 337-1280

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Black Walnut, Downtown Brooklyn, NYC