Beverage options include a deep wine list and a cocktail menu featuring perfectly prepared classics such as the Sazerac and Whiskey Smash, plus a section dedicated entirely to martinis. Chef Sohui’s dinner menu features a decadent raw bar highlighting East Coast oysters, a selection of a la carte steaks and chops, as well as freshly prepared seafood and shellfish expertly sourced by Chef de Cuisine Adam Shepard, as well as house-made breads and desserts from Pastry Chef Caroline Schiff. John (SIN-jin) have taken inspiration for their food and beverage offerings from the Gage & Tollner archives, honoring and elevating beloved classics with meticulously-sourced ingredients and diligent technique. After 13 more months in limbo, Gage & Tollner finally began welcoming guests into its iconic dining room once again on April 15, 2021.

The partners successfully used Wefunder campaign to raise the funds necessary to secure the lease in 2018, spent the following two years building their team and rebuilding the space, and were set to open Gage & Tollner on Mawhen COVID hit.

John Frizell (Fort Defiance), chef Sohui Kim and her husband/business partner Ben Schneider (Insa, The Good Fork) – Gage & Tollner’s legacy as the finest restaurant in Brooklyn will finally be restored. For the following 16 years the landmarked space played host to a TGI Fridays, an Arby’s and a discount clothing retailer, but thanks to three longtime friends and celebrated Brooklyn restaurateurs – St. Originally founded in 1879, Gage & Tollner is a historic oyster and chop house which served Downtown Brooklyn for 125 years before closing its doors in 2004. For me Gage & Tollner was not only a place where my family would gather over the past century, it was also the place my parents dined the day they picked up their marriage license only a few blocks away.

Many have memories of family gatherings and special occasions. With so many of Brooklyn’s historic architectural marvels only a footnote in history, hearing that Gage & Tollner was reopening in its original building excited those who have a deep and rich family history in Brooklyn. During the past year while many restaurants were closed there was a buzz around town about the reopening of the legendary Brooklyn eatery Gage & Tollner.

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