Meadowsweet

149 Broadway | also 149A Broadway | Williamsburg | built 1890

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 2013

    Dressler closes after seven years and its former chef signs a 20-year lease

    The contemporary American restaurant Dressler shut in 2013 after seven years. Polo Dobkin, its executive chef, had left in 2012 to start his own place. When Dressler closed he took a 20-year lease on the space, partly because of foot traffic from the Williamsburg Bridge. Dressler had earned a Michelin star while he ran its kitchen.

    “Dobkin did not find a space he found appealing after leaving, and when Dressler closed he signed a 20-year lease for the space.”

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 2014

    June

    Meadowsweet opens in the former Dressler space and keeps its Victorian floor tile

    A former Dressler chef opened Meadowsweet at 149 Broadway in June 2014. The exterior and interior were redone in a modern style with light colors, but Dressler's Victorian-style floor tile stayed. The botanical wallpaper, featuring the meadowsweet herb, was designed with Flavor Paper, and the new American menu reworked some dishes that Dressler and Dumont regulars would recognize.

    Source: brownstoner.com

  3. 2015

    Meadowsweet earns a Michelin star

    Meadowsweet, run by chef Polo Dobkin and his wife Stephanie Lempert, received a Michelin star in 2015, the year after it opened. Its menus draw on Mediterranean cooking. Dressler, the restaurant that held the space before it, had also won a star under Dobkin.

    “The restaurant earned a Michelin star in 2015. Dressler had previously received a star while Dobkin was executive chef.”

    Source: Wikipedia

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