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Red Café

78 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
nr. St. Marks Pl.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-789-1100 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    9.0 out of 10

    1 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: American Traditional, Bistro, French, Italian
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Photo by Robert K. Chin

Nearby Subway Stops

2, 3 at Bergen St.; D, M, N, R at Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St.

Prices

$10-$20

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

This venue is closed.

Chef Mark Shenk makes a delicious habit of serving creative comfort food in small, neighborhoody places (at small, neighborhoody prices). The menu, like the crimson-walled restaurant, is petite but intriguing, with appetizers like risotto cakes with chicken-liver sauce and pancetta, heaping open-faced sandwiches, and raspberry-crowned crème brûlée for dessert. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Reader Ratings

9.0 "Highly Recommended"
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Wonderful

tacktre from Park Slope | Posted on 5/9/04

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 8
Value: 7

Red Cafe was nondiscript but looked like a place I would like. A friend and myself went in and were delighted with what we found. We shared the Fried Calamari which was seasoned in a way I've never had it...Read More

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