Joshua Boissy and Krystof Zizka opened Maison Premiere on Bedford Avenue in 2011, channeling New Orleans' gilded age into a marble-bar Williamsburg oyster house and absinthe parlor. The James Beard Outstanding Bar Program winner (2016, with nominations 2014 + 2015) was ranked #40 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2026, with Managing Partner and Executive Bar Director Will Elliott running the program for over a decade. The format pairs thirty-plus oyster varieties and raw bar with the country's deepest absinthe selection (per W50B's 2026 listing) — the signature Old King Cole Martini is served tableside, with a seasonal garden room behind the main parlor open April through November. For Williamsburg's most credentialed oyster + absinthe room, where the cocktail program clears the JBA bar.