When asked “About Bodega” the questioner is usually faced with a long pause…do we go with the “sound bite” or with the “the story”. Since the question is usually asked in the restaurant when all hell is breaking loose, a quick “Modern Mexican with an Urban Beach Vibe” works best. Now; the story.

We signed our lease with no real idea what to do ( this is not as uncommon as you think). We had collaborated on restaurants before; a trendy Cuban night spot and an Beachy Oyster bar on steroids. Obviously we were into this “escapism’ thing and wanted to keep the ball rolling. But what was was happening now? Our research team found many trendlets across the foodie landscape; Comfort Asian, Burger Bars, Meatball Shops, Street Food, Craft Cocktails and DIY – locally sourced – farm to table anything as long as it involved a pig. So off we went – eating and drinking our way across the food capitol of the world – Brooklyn.

Our mission: to find the next great foodie concept that we could reinterpret