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Brown Cafe

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61 Hester St (bet Essex and Ludlow Sts)
New York, NY 10002
(212) 477-2427

www.greenbrownorange.com/brown

Categories: Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Contemporary

Serves: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Price Range:

Features & Services:
handicap accessible, kid friendly, smoke free, vegetarian friendly

BEST CAFE ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE

Attention to detail makes this cozy neighborhood spot special, as farm-to-table ingredients ensure quality breakfasts, popular specialty sandwiches and eye-opening coffee. Dinner brings grass-fed flank steak with roasted shallots, and marinated sweet water prawns with crispy pancetta. Owner Alejandro Alcocer even built the wooden tables and chairs himself.

Beer and wine available. Serving breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Tue–Sat. Sat–Sun brunch 8 am–5:30 pm.

The New York Times: Top Pick

Zagat 2010: 23 food rating (very good to excellent)

Time Out New York: Critics' Pick

"The food at Brown reflects the globe-trotting of the owner, Alejandro Alcocer, in its mix of ingredients that mingle on the plate. His training shows in the consistency and attention to detail in every dish."

– Peter Meehan, The New York Times

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