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What’s in a name

By Tina Barry
for The Brooklyn Paper
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A new bistro opening in Williamsburg isn’t generally exciting. There are only, oh, maybe a dozen others in the neighborhood. Juliette though, comes with a pedigree.

Owner Alexandra Drozd was behind the short-lived, but excellent, Le Brunette, a French-Caribbean eatery that closed in 2002; and chef Thierry Rochard’s name is familiar to those who frequent his long standing Tartine, a homey French bistro in the West Village.

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Rochard (who named Juliette after his daughter) offers everything you’d expect in a Left Bank setting: French onion soup, escargot and steak au poivre, as well as few surprises. For classics with a twist, there’s the “France Mexique,” a spicy chicken soup with cilantro, and “Tartine’s spicy chicken” served with guacamole and French fries.

To fashion their new brasserie, which opened in October, the partners revamped the former dive bar Red & Black with “very beautiful French antiques of the 1920s and 1930s,” says the eatery’s manager, Florencia Azpiroz. In the 60-seat dining room and 40-seat “winter garden” (enclosed with French glass doors and heated) an eclectic mix of hanging chandeliers and funky lamps give the cream-colored space a warm glow. Come spring, diners will be able to sit on the rooftop garden. The focal point of the dining room is a large, zinc bar, circa 1930, where wannabe Romeos can drink the poison of their choice (the “French martini,” vodka, fresh OJ, Campari and bitters is popular) and still wake up to find Juliette.

Juliette (135 N. Fifth St. between Bedford Avenue and Berry Street in Williamsburg) accepts American Express. Entrees: $14-$22. The restaurant is open for dinner daily. Brunch is available on weekends from 10:30 am to 4 pm. Subway: L to Bedford Avenue. www.juliettewilliams.... For information, call (718) 388-9222.

©2007 The Brooklyn Paper

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