Want to dine like a celebrity or just get treated like one? Tempo, a sleek Park Slope eatery promises all the savoir fare of Manhattan dining without all the attitude. From the cream-colored stucco walls and crushed silk draperies, to the warm wooden tables and soft candlelight, the owners (all three working partners, veterans of Manhattan’s eminent restaurants, including chef Michael Fiore (of famed Babbo, are intimately involved in all aspects of the dining experience from the decor to the wine list) seek to offer a comforting environment and elegant fare.

Whether you chose to dine at the 20-foot-long cork-topped food and wine bar, or dine in one of the two stylishly appointed dining rooms, a night at Tempo will quickly become your weekend (as well as weekday) hot spot. Well-trained sommeliers are on hand to help the amateur enthusiast on their wine picks as well as the more adventurous connoisseurs and with an extensive wine list boasting a variety of grapes from regions in Italy, Spain, France and the U.S., diners won’t be wont for ideas.

Primarily Mediterranean, the menu is influenced by Tuscan flavors. I savored the organic chicken served with okives, preserved lemon, saffron, ginger, coriander leaves, along with chick peas fries. Alongside a creamy polenta appetizer and a special butternut squash soup, the food was complex in seasoning and preparation, sumptuous and elegant in presentation. All the while, the attentive staff always ensured our wine glasses were tapped and our needs were always met. I left feel incredibly pampered and ultimately satisfied.

In Park Slope? Make Tempo your essential eating stop.

Tempo Restaurant & Wine Bar
256 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Between Carroll and Garfield Streets
Subway: R to Union Street

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