Achilles Heel, Andrew Tarlow's Casual Greenpoint Bar & Cafe, Now Open

Achilles Heel
180 West St., Greenpoint
347-987-3666
achillesheelnyc.com/
Status: Now open

For his follow-up to Reynard, Brooklyn restaurateur Andrew Tarlow created a casual all-day bar and cafe on a quiet stretch of West Street in Greenpoint. Achilles Heel serves coffee and pastries in the morning, and cocktails and charcuterie at night. Tarlow hopes to offer sandwiches, oysters, clam chowder, and other lightly prepared foods in the near future. All the goods are sourced from his other restaurants, and Achilles Heel also offers produce and fresh baked breads to take home. The beverage list includes beer, wine, and classic cocktails, plus a few drinks from Tarlow's other restaurants.

The corner space existed as a neighborhood tavern from the early 1900s to the 1960s, but it has sat vacant for the last 40 years or so. Tarlow tells Eater that he got the idea for Achilles Heel when the landlord for the building approached him last year about opening something in the space. The restaurateur refurbished the bar from that old tavern and touched up the room, but it still has an old-world, worn-in feel. Achilles Heel is now open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., daily. Stay tuned for a tour of the bar early next week.
Previous Coverage: Spring Previewing, April 29; Coming Attractions, January 28; Rumormongering, 12/21; Rumormongering, 10/22; Coming Attractions, 09/10.
Further Reading: Grub Street, NYT, Diner Journal.