Café Mado

[From the 1/16/25 newsletter]

Last night I had dinner at the bar of Café Mado in Brooklyn which Melissa Clark raved about in The New York Times.

The Caesar salad was terrific, as was the Negroni I had with it:

It was presented like flowers coming out of a vase, with each piece of romaine (or baby gem?) brushed with the dressing and sprinkled with tons of Parmesan and I think nutritional yeast.

The Tony (a sandwich in honor of Anthony Bourdain) was out-of-this-world with fried mortadella, Dijonaisse, on a house-made sesame English muffin:

The fries were stellar, dusted with herbs de Provence:

But my favorite bite was the dessert: a financier cake that was chewy and crispy and tender all at once. I hope they don’t take it off the menu!

If you live in Brooklyn, get thee to Café Mado.

Café Mado / 91 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 / (347) 627-8298