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Thomas Beisl

25 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217
at Ashland Pl.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-222-5800 Send to Phone

Photo by Yun Cee Ng

Hours

Mon, 3:30pm-midnight; Tue-Fri, noon-midnight; Sat-Sun, 10:30am-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q at Atlantic Ave.; D, M, N, R at Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St.

Prices

$13-$22

Payment Methods

American Express

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Great Desserts
  • Prix-Fixe

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Before Danube, before Wallsé, before Cafe Sabarsky, there was Vienna 79 and its pioneering chef, Thomas Ferlesch, who after an eleven-year run at Café des Artistes has reemerged in Fort Greene, where he’s opened this Viennese bistro. Think Wiener schnitzel, think beef goulash, and, especially, think dessert, like farmer-cheese strudel and linzertorte (mit schlag).

Brunch

Sat.–Sun., 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Prix-Fixe Menu
Mon.; three courses, $19.55

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marieviljoen from | Posted on 8/4/03

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

The bar is perfect for a late afternoon beer, in a setting imported impeccably from German realms. It has a McNallian attention to regional, looks-like-it's-been-here-forever detail. It has serious onion soup. One of the two...Read More