By Gabriela Resto-Montero
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
WEST VILLAGE — You don't have to cross the East River to get a taste of Brooklyn anymore.
The Brooklyneer bar and restaurant debuted at 220 West Houston St. Monday as a kind of standing love letter to the outer borough.
"We all live in Brooklyn and we kind of noticed what was going on with locally made food," said Aron Watman, a partner in the bar, of the rising popularity of Brooklyn-produced items, like kielbasa made in Greenpoint and Italian sausage supplied from an old-school Williamsburg grocer.
Watman 32, and his partners Neena Dutta, 36, and Billy Waite, 33, serve the borough specialties along with Brooklyn draft beers at their bar, which is — of course — made from reclaimed wood from the Coney Island boardwalk.
"We're trying to grab the best and showcase them," Watman said, adding that even the Kombucha, called Mombucha, hails from a Greenpoint vendor who makes the drink made-to-order out of his apartment.
"We call him Rich the Kombucha guy," said Waite.
Despite the Brooklyn love, patrons who just want a cool spot to grab a drink can still enjoy the restaurant.
"It's Brooklyn-intensive but you can still grab a Budweiser and your favorite Scotch," Waite said.
"Whether you give a flip about the Brooklyn thing, you can leave it at the door," he said.
