Chez Ma Tante
Bistro · Greenpoint
90 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Highlights
French-Canadian bistro known for its crispy, buttery pancakes
French-Canadian bistro known for its crispy, buttery pancakes
"Chez Ma Tante’s pancakes are one of the very few things guaranteed to get us out of bed on a Sunday. They’re fried in clarified butter in a cast-iron skillet to give them crispy fritter edges, then served with loads more butter, and enough maple syrup to get you interrogated by customs if you were crossing the border from Quebec. Make a brunch reservation, because you’ll have competition." - bryan kim, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, sonal shah
"These are the best pancakes in Brooklyn. They're fried in a cast-iron skillet, so they have a heavy char on them, and they come topped with some magical type of extra-buttery butter and tons of maple syrup. Your goal for this weekend should be to eat these. Just be sure to make a reservation. On Saturdays and Sundays, this homey Greenpoint restaurant is packed with pancake-seekers and parents with exceedingly well-dressed children." - molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah, kenny yang, carina finn koeppicus
"Chez Ma Tante is no longer the underrated, understated restaurant on a quiet corner in Greenpoint. This is a destination restaurant—and it deserves every bit of attention it gets. While the celebrity dish here is the pancakes at brunch, dinner at Chez Ma Tante is just as impressive, if not more. Always order the caesar salad, the stracciatella, whatever charcuterie is on offer, and save some room for dessert." - bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick
"From the outside, Chez Ma Tante doesn’t really give you a reason to look up from your phone. Look in the window too, and all you’ll see is a Brooklyn neighborhood spot that looks mostly like every other Brooklyn neighborhood spot - maybe even more nondescript. Which makes the experience even better when your food starts arriving: at brunch, mind-blowing pancakes, and at dinner, stuff like a perfect caesar salad and one of the better roast chickens you’ll remember eating. Nothing here is overly complicated, but even the simplest food is impressive. This is our sleeper pick of 2017." - bryan kim, katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg, chris stang
"After five months of closure due to repairs, NYC’s best pancakes are back in business. Chez Ma Tante, in Greenpoint, has reopened, with their fluffy cakes and the rest of their French and European-inspired staples, like a pig’s head terrine with sauce ravigote." - will hartman
