What to Order at The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen is a small natural wine bar and restaurant on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, opened in 2015 by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem with chef Nick Curtola in the kitchen. The room seats around 42 people and serves an a-la-carte menu of seasonal small plates that changes week to week, alongside a wine list of 800-plus low-intervention and traditional bottles. Because the menu rotates constantly, knowing which dishes recur and which the critics single out saves you from guessing across a long list of shareable plates. This guide pulls together the dishes that reviewers return to again and again, so you can order with a plan when you finally get a seat. DinnerElite tracks The Four Horsemen and emails you the moment a table opens.

What should you order at The Four Horsemen?

Start with the house bread, which The Infatuation describes as crunchy outside and warm in the middle, served with a sweet butter dusted in fennel pollen. The veal sweetbread skewers with soy-cured egg yolk are a standout that The Infatuation calls some of the best, most crowd-pleasing they have encountered. The oeuf mayonnaise, an egg with squid ink mayo and caviar, is described by The Infatuation as regal and exhilarating. For something warming, the butter beans with Japanese sweet potato in an intensely cheesy parmesan-rind broth read simple but land deeply comforting, per The Infatuation. Other plates the review points to include the celery salad with dates and walnuts, the pasta coperta with squash and mushrooms, and razor clams dressed with fish sauce and lime. Because the menu shifts with the season, treat these as a template rather than a fixed list.

How should you approach the menu at The Four Horsemen?

This is a shared-plates format, so order for the table and build across a few courses rather than picking one main each. The kitchen leans on whatever produce is best that week, which means the exact dishes rotate, though the format of bread, a raw or cured opener, vegetables, and a couple of richer plates tends to hold. The wine is the reason many people come, and the staff are happy to steer you through the 800-plus bottles toward something that fits what you are eating, so lean on them. The Infatuation frames the space as equal parts wine bar, restaurant, and glowing diorama, with cedar slat ceilings, globe lights, and burlap walls that make it feel intimate and treehouse-sized. Pace yourself, order a few things at a time, and add more as you go.

How do you actually get a table at The Four Horsemen?

The Four Horsemen books on Resy, with reservations released online 30 days in advance at 7am, and they tend to get claimed quickly. Walk-ins are accepted, and The Infatuation notes your best odds come right around the 5:30pm opening. Per DinnerElite tracking data, tables here are claimed an average of 15 days before the reservation date, so cancellations and fresh releases do surface if you are watching at the right moment. That is where an alert helps. DinnerElite watches The Four Horsemen around the clock and emails you the instant a matching table opens, whether from a new release or a cancellation. We send alerts and never book automatically. The one exception is our Expert plan, where a human on our team books hard tables on your behalf.

Frequently asked questions

What is The Four Horsemen known for?

It is a Williamsburg natural wine bar and restaurant, opened in 2015 by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem with chef Nick Curtola. It is known for a rotating menu of seasonal small plates and a wine list of more than 800 low-intervention and traditional bottles.

What should you order at The Four Horsemen for the first time?

Start with the house bread and sweet butter, then add the veal sweetbread skewers with soy-cured egg yolk and the butter beans in parmesan-rind broth. The oeuf mayonnaise with squid ink mayo and caviar is another dish The Infatuation singles out. Ask the staff to pair wine to what you order.

Does The Four Horsemen take walk-ins?

Yes. Walk-ins are accepted, and The Infatuation notes your best chance of getting seated is right around the 5:30pm opening. Reservations are released on Resy 30 days out at 7am and tend to go fast.

Is The Four Horsemen a fixed tasting menu?

No. It serves an a-la-carte menu of small plates that you choose from and share, and the lineup changes week to week with the season. There is no set tasting-menu format, so you build your own meal across a few courses.

Does DinnerElite book the table for me?

No. We send alerts and you book the table yourself. The one exception is our Expert plan, where a human concierge books on your behalf.