{"id":4420,"date":"2025-12-31T12:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eatanddrink\/sheepshead-bay-restaurant-terra-expands-south-brooklyns-options\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T07:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:09:26","slug":"sheepshead-bay-restaurant-terra-expands-south-brooklyns-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eatanddrink\/sheepshead-bay-restaurant-terra-expands-south-brooklyns-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheepshead Bay Restaurant Terra Expands South Brooklyn\u2019s Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>A Neighborhood Restaurant With Big-City Standards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Terra is betting that Sheepshead Bay diners shouldn\u2019t have to travel to Manhattan for a polished night out. The modern European restaurant was founded by longtime best friends and Sheepshead Bay natives Oleg Rybak and Dmitry Khavko, who set out to create an upscale experience that still feels approachable for the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Founders Built It For Locals Like Themselves<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rybak, an oenophile and attorney, and Khavko, a whisky enthusiast and finance professional, say the concept grew out of a simple gap: high-quality dining options nearby were limited, and the kind of restaurants they wanted usually required a long trip. Terra is their answer\u2014rooted in their tastes, and in the community they call home.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An Award-Winning Chef Leads The Kitchen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3518\" style=\"width: 885px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3518\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3518\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Braised-Veal-Cheeks-over-Creamy-Polenta-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"741\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive Chef Dima Martseniuk and Co-Executive Chef Anna Shitova (1) copy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The restaurant\u2019s executive chef is Dima Martseniuk, a Ukrainian native who moved to the U.S. in 2009 and built a culinary career that began in New York. He rose to executive chef at Veselka, earned a Grand Diploma from the French Culinary Institute, and later opened Ruta in 2022 in Washington, D.C., where he cooked for high-profile guests and earned international recognition for his borscht.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A Wine Program Built To Match The Menu<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Terra is also leaning heavily into its beverage program. The restaurant says its wine list includes more than 600 varietals, curated by Wine Director and General Manager Guillermo Lesassier, with the goal of pairing a bottle to just about any dish.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Restaurant Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Terra<br \/>\n1716 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11235<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/terrabrooklyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/terrabrooklyn.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Neighborhood Restaurant With Big-City Standards Terra is betting that Sheepshead Bay diners shouldn\u2019t have to travel to Manhattan for a polished night out. The modern European restaurant was founded by longtime best friends and Sheepshead Bay natives Oleg Rybak and Dmitry Khavko, who set out to create an upscale experience that still feels approachable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5756,"featured_media":4421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[334,329,340,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brooklyn","category-brunch","category-feature-stories","category-restaurant-bar-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sheepshead Bay Restaurant Terra Expands South Brooklyn\u2019s Options - EAT and Drink NYC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eatanddrink\/sheepshead-bay-restaurant-terra-expands-south-brooklyns-options\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sheepshead Bay Restaurant Terra Expands South Brooklyn\u2019s Options\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Neighborhood Restaurant With Big-City Standards Terra is betting that Sheepshead Bay diners shouldn\u2019t have to travel to Manhattan for a polished night out. 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