Alma

187 Columbia St. · Degraw
Columbia Street Waterfront, Brooklyn

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

By Tara Mann

Why you should go

Awesome roof deck with amazing view of Manhattan

What you should know

Reservations only for large parties and catered events during the day. No reservations for roof deck.

History

New hands, same chef, same three floors

Alma didn't move into a building; it built one¹. In 2002 three partners bought a vacant lot in Red Hook and put up the three-story restaurant from the ground up¹.

In 2024 Roberto Lopez and Emilio Sanchez took over, sprucing up the floors and decor on all three levels¹. To keep Alma intact, chef Francisco Lopez, who'd been there for 20 years, stayed put in the kitchen, still cooking Pueblan food, the food of his Mexican hometown¹. It's still at 187 Columbia Street².

Sources

Researched October 2026.

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