I've only been to the Long Island Bar once, when the importer of Chartreuse asked me to meet him there and I'd never heard of it. Its charms unfolded over the evening, including an invitation to the narrow but amazingly stocked liquor cabinet in back. A fantastic place.

An Oral History of Brooklyn’s Beloved Long Island Bar
As Brooklyn's Long Island Bar prepares to turn 10, owners Toby Cecchini and Joel Tompkins, bartenders, and regulars share their stories.
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