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Street Food Spot Highlights Global Cuisine in Williamsburg

By Serena Dai | January 7, 2015 8:31am
 Streets, a new restaurant opening in South Williamsburg, will offer cuisine from 18 different countries.
Streets Restaurant to Open With Food From 18 Different Countries
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SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG — A new street food restaurant opening in Williamsburg wants diners to explore the world through food, calling its servers "ambassadors" who will guide guests through the menu.

Streets will open later this month at 53 Broadway with food and drink from at least 18 different countries, from South Africa and Japan to Morocco and Mexico, said its general manager Melissa Baum.

The menu, with items like Singaporean chili crab and Moroccan braised lamb shank, is inspired by the idea that the best travel experiences come from eating local "hole in the wall" establishments, Baum said.

"When servers approach the table, they'll say where different dishes come from, just to make it a more interactive experience," Baum said. "They're leading us through different countries and different cuisines."

Streets is owned by Peter Best, who also owns Southern fusion restaurant Soco in Clinton Hill.

Chefs like Roble Ali, best known for his Bravo reality show, consulted with the restaurant to help make the dishes as authentic as possible, Baum said.

Appetizers will range from $4 to $15, while entrees will range from $16 to $28.

But all the dishes will be prepared so that diners can share and try food from several different countries, Baum said.

"It's off the beaten path food," Baum said. "It's taking dishes like that and putting it into a restaurant."

In other local food and drink news:

► Popular coffee shop Blue Bottle plans to move its Williamsburg store to a recently renovated warehouse at 76 North Fourth St. in November, according to The Real Deal.

The Oakland, Calif.-based company has been operating from 160 Berry St.

Soon-to-shutter dive and venue The Trash Bar announced on Facebook that it's planning a move to Bushwick. Trash Bar has been at its current location at 256 Grand St. for a decade, but rising rents meant that its time was up in Williamsburg.