Stephany Burgos and Amanda Norton opened Good Days in Williamsburg as a “modern American bistro.” There’s no shortage of martini-and-Caesar salad spots in the area, but Good Days excels when it goes beyond the bistro basics. Keep it in mind when you need something solid in the neighborhood but don’t want to bother with hard-to-get hype spots.
With a wall full of windows at its front, the dimly lit dining room has a breezy, minimalist feel, though the fact that you take a step down to enter also offers the sense of entering a semi-secret hideaway. There are a few different zones here: the main dining room with the bar in front, a more intimate lounge area in the back, and a tucked-aside outdoor patio.
You’re probably intrigued by the steak frites; at $32, it’s a value compared to other versions in the city. It’s a solid dish, especially for a solo meal, but don’t sleep on the smaller plates. Little touches like that dijonnaise, or the fennel cream on chilled mussels, or the brown butter-yuzu vinaigrette on the hamachi crudo, are where Good Days proves its potential.