Take Root (CLOSED)

Aquavit and Spotted Pig alum Elise Kornack and wife Anna Hieronimus helm this apartment-sized Carroll Gardens mainstay with just 13 seats (fittingly, it started as an at-home supper club). Despite the diminutive size (and the fact that there are only three seatings a week), the duo have earned a highly loyal following and a Michelin star for their $120 hyper-seasonal tasting menu. Standout dishes have ranged from six-minute eggs shot with black-garlic aioli to olive oil-coconut milk cod to beef sweetbread blanketed in slices of butternut squash and lobster. In the summer of 2015, the eatery closed for renovation (and some R&R for the two lone staffers), re-opening in November with an airy coat of white paint, potted plants and plush, cushioned dining chairs.