Cafe O'Te by HOUSE Brooklyn
Japanese restaurant · Greenpoint ·
Wagyu hamburg steak, matcha, Japanese custard pudding
Wagyu hamburg steak, matcha, Japanese custard pudding
"At this newly opened Japanese-style hamburg restaurant in Greenpoint, Chika Hanyu’s desserts are stealing the show: her Japanese puddings—silky and delicately wobbly, with a savory edge from deeply caramelized sugar—sell out almost daily, and if you sit there long enough you’ll see couples try to split one before immediately ordering a second. Also on the menu are canelés with exteriors caramelized to the brink of burnt and a chewy, mochi-like interior, plus a rolled sponge cake filled with tart strawberry jam and whipped cream. Chef Yuji Tani calls her sweets “the gold standard,” praising flavors that feel distinctly Japanese in their delicacy and distinctly French in technique—precisely the creations he wanted to showcase here." - Diana Hubbell
"Inside Greenpoint’s 50 Norman—a high-end Japanese marketplace with $700 knives and brutalist-chic cement floors—Cafe O’Te does just one thing: hamburg steaks, made with a blend of half Japanese and half American wagyu. But they do this one thing very, very well. Seared in a cast-iron skillet to develop a substantial crust, the buttery hamburg is served alone for $25, with your choice of rich demi-glace with a tomato tang, or the more subtle grated daikon with ponzu. But go for the $35 set, which includes several sides, a delicate onion soup, and rice, all in precious little ceramics. It’s a light meal, so you should still have room for the luscious Japanese custard pudding and a little window-shopping after." - Bryan Kim, Molly Fitzpatrick, Willa Moore, Will Hartman, Sonal Shah
"You've got to love a place that pretty much does only one thing, but does it really, really well. We have high hopes for this casual spot inside Greenpoint's Little Japan complex at 50 Norman, which specializes in wagyu hamburg. A $35 set comes with yuzu kosho, root vegetables, potato salad, pickles, soup, and rice, plus your choice of sauce." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah, bryan kim
"You've got to love a place that pretty much does only one thing, but does it really, really well. We have high hopes for this casual spot inside Greenpoint's Little Japan complex at 50 Norman, which specializes in wagyu hamburg. A $35 set comes with yuzu kosho, root vegetables, potato salad, pickles, soup, and rice, plus your choice of sauce. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Molly Fitzpatrick
"A French-Japanese wine bar and cafe slated to open in June at the complex; Yuji Tani — who also operates the Japanese-French restaurant House Brooklyn — will oversee the bar menu." - Nadia Chaudhury
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