Benchmark

Brooklyn, United States

3.7

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Bussiness info

Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Garage, Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Romantic
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Description

Specialties

Located in the heart of Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, Benchmark features a New American menu focused on pasture-​raised animals and locally-​grown produce. Executive Chef Ryan Jaronik has created a diverse menu that melds the traditional and the contemporary with global influences. There is a featured section of à la carte steaks and chops offering up to five different cuts, including a 24 oz Bone-​in Ribeye and an 11 oz Filet Mignon. Other favorites include Seared Long Island Duck Breast with Leg Confit + Sweet Potato Hash, a Trio of Beef Short Ribs: Corned, Braised + Boiled and Chorizo Stuffed Chicken Wings with Hot Celery Giardiniera.

In the coming months, the restaurant will construct an aging room for in-​house dry-​aged beef and cured sausages.

History

Established in 2010.

Between the 1920s and the 1940s, the space that now occupies Benchmark was used as an icehouse and a major way station for goods that that arrived on the banks of the Gowanus Canal. These items were transported from the canal through a series of underground tunnels, several of which converged on the northwest corner of 5th Avenue and 2nd Street. Directly behind the building was a small railway that transported coal from 4th Avenue to the same location, which served as a distribution point for the Borough of Brooklyn.

A «benchmark» refers to a surveyor’s mark used as a reference point in tidal elevations and surveys. During the excavation of the site and viewing old blueprints, several of these marks were found, along with surveyors’ and architects’ tools, some of which are displayed on the restaurant’s walls. Today, building upon the location’s history, the restaurant’s naturally rustic interior is enhanced by warm exposed brick, arched windows and spacious garden seating.