by Ashley Mason

Williamsburg's new Have & Meyer is not what you'd expect from a typical Tuscan restaurant. The bar boasts an impressive selection of single malts—a favorite for its Florence-born bar manager Andrea Alessandrini. "We didn't aim to bring the Italian concept here," he says. "We wanted to bring what we like to the table."

The bar calls itself a chatteria, which comes from an Italian slang term used to describe chatting around a shared meal. It's a far cry from marinara-filled dinners at nonna's house, though. The kitchen serves small plates of domestic charcuterie and composed crostini beside crafted cocktails.

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