Café Brume
Restaurant · Brooklyn Heights ·
Alpine flavors, high-altitude wine, schnitzel & duck liver pasta
Alpine flavors, high-altitude wine, schnitzel & duck liver pasta
"This cozy Alpine spot in Brooklyn Heights feels like you've stumbled off the ski slopes right into someone's wood cabin, and good news—they've got an extra slab of schnitzel with your name on it. That craggy, golden piece of veal might be movie-star photogenic, and it is tasty, but don't overlook the rich, earthy spaghetti alla chitarra with duck liver. Like everything here, it's surprisingly light—as delicious in New York spring as it would be in Swiss winter. Whatever you order, take advantage of Café Brume’s half-pours so you can sample widely from their list of delicious high-elevation wines. (We especially like the medium-bodied, citrusy Grüner.)" - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, sonal shah
"As you might have heard, once-sleepy Brooklyn Heights has seen a fleet of new restaurants in recent years. The latest is the cozy Cafe Brume, with a taste of Alpine cooking that moves from wienerschnitzel with lingonberries to agnolotti with tomatoes and speck. A bread basket (served with a creamy cheese called liptauer) comes courtesy of the hot area bakery Laurel." - Emma Orlow
"A chef-driven restaurant opened by Brendan Spiro that introduced a compelling wine list and a menu blending Alpine and Italian influences developed by Le Coucou alum Ian Anderson, exemplifying the more ambitious, talent-driven concepts relocating to the street." - Andrea Strong
"Like Ingas Bar, this Alpine spot is one to remember if you find yourself in Dumbo feeling overwhelmed by everybody who just walked over the Brooklyn Bridge. Escape to Brooklyn Heights, and eat some craggy, golden schnitzel by candlelight. That, or the dark horse of the menu: a rich, earthy spaghetti alla chitarra with duck liver. Like everything here, it's surprisingly light, and as delicious in New York spring as it would be in Swiss winter. Whatever you order, take advantage of Café Brume’s half-pours so you can try a bunch of high-elevation wines from their menu. (We especially like the medium-bodied, citrusy grüner.)" - willa moore, bryan kim, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, carina finn koeppicus, hannah albertine
"Brooklyn Heights is alive with the smell of schnitzel. With an Alps-inspired menu and green taper candles brightening up the rustic, rough-hewn walls, Café Brume is a guaranteed cozy dinner—ski suit optional. Your dinner date will probably want to order their craggy golden schnitzel, which is photogenic enough to launch a modeling career. It’s good, but other entrées outshine it. Like the steelhead trout in a creamy meyer lemon beurre blanc, with colorful, pointillist dots of roe. Or the dark horse of the menu: a rich, earthy spaghetti alla chitarra with duck liver. Take advantage of the half-pours to sample widely from a list of high-elevation wines, like a medium-bodied, citrusy Grüner that zips through all the hearty fat here, but would be just as welcome a sip in a sunny field of edelweiss. photo credit: Café Brume photo credit: Molly Fitzpatrick photo credit: Molly Fitzpatrick photo credit: Molly Fitzpatrick Pause Unmute" - Molly Fitzpatrick
