Weekend brunch from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
THE GALLEYSeasonal Mediterranean
Santa Monica, CA · 184 Franklin St

COME HUNGRY.LEAVE HAPPY

Seasonal Mediterranean cooking over open embers. Market fish, slow grains, wild herbs, and natural wines.

Wood HearthOlive Wood
Tonight's CatchMontauk Bass
SourdoughBaked 4:30 PM
“Walk-ins always welcome when we have room.”
Charred Spanish octopus with white bean puree and charred lemon

Charred Spanish Octopus

White bean purée · wild oregano · burnt lemon

$28
Warm country sourdough with cultured butter and flaky salt

Warm Sourdough

Cultured butter · sea salt

tonight's favourite!
Hearth Cooked
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Section 02 · Craft & Kinetic Rhythm

Culinary Rhythm & Embers

No shortcuts. No microwaves. Just fire, coarse sea salt, patient fermentations, and generous hands.

Wild Oregano & Herbs
Aroma

Wild Oregano & Herbs

Chopped finely to order, never in bulk.

Cold-Pressed Olive Oil
Fat & Gold

Cold-Pressed Olive Oil

Single-estate Peloponnese harvest.

Cracked Sourdough
Fire & Grain

Cracked Sourdough

Warm steam rising from 48-hour levain.

Unfiltered Natural Wine
Low Intervention

Unfiltered Natural Wine

Poured generously into casual bistro tumblers.

Olive Wood Flame
Hearth Craft

Olive Wood Flame

Charring sea salt, fish skin, and citrus peel.

Open hearth fueled exclusively with seasoned upstate olive and apple wood.
“Smoked slowly, served hot.”
Section 03 · The Gathering

Good food tastes better around people.

We built Mara to be the long dinner table you wish you had at home. Unhurried meals, elbows on wood, plates passed across the center, and no one checking the time.

Warm dinner gathering at Mara with friends sharing wine and food
“Stay for another bottle.”

Tuesday through Sunday evenings in Greenpoint.

Dinner Service

Tue – Sun · 5 PM – 11 PM

Kitchen fires up at 5:00 PM with last orders taken at 10:15 PM. Bar pours late until the last story ends. Closed Mondays.

Walk-Ins Welcome

Half Room Held Every Night

We keep the entire 12-seat zinc bar and front bistro tables open for spontaneous arrivals. If there is a wait, enjoy an aperitivo outside.

Large Feasts

Tables for 6 to 14 Guests

For gatherings of 6 or more, our kitchen serves a multi-course family-style feast featuring whole roasted fish, pasta, and shared carafes.

Find Us In Brooklyn

184 Franklin St · Greenpoint

Two blocks from the Greenpoint Ave G train stop, on the quiet corner between Huron and India Streets.

Planning an evening with us?

Reservations are released 14 days in advance at 9:00 AM daily.

POST
Reservations & Table Inquiries

SAVE YOUR SEAT.

Tables for dinner are seated between 5:00 PM and 10:30 PM.

DINING POSTCARD · 184 FRANKLIN ST

Reserve for this week

* We hold all confirmed tables for 15 minutes before offering them to walk-ins. No cancellation fee.

Post-dinner table with two wine glasses, crumbs, and folded linen napkin in warm dusk light
The Evening Closes

SEE YOU SOON.

Crumbs on the linen, memories on the tongue, and wine in good company.