New York's secret restaurant gardens

Jolie

Private and romantic, the garden at Jolie restaurant in Boerum Hill is wood-decked and illuminated with delicate fairy lights—the perfect backdrop for a creative French bistro menu strewn with seared artic char with spaghetti squash and pesto, venison filet with yam puree, and trusty old steak frites. There’s also a bumper brunch menu: think salads, sandwiches and omelets. Eager to please, the house even keeps a bottle of insect repellent on hand for sweet-blooded patrons.

Jolie
320 Atlantic Ave. at Smith St.
718-488-0777