Lower East Side
Get directions | 79 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Hours | Monday
Tuesday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
5 – 11PM
11:30AM – 3:30PM, 5 – 11PM
11:30AM – 3:30PM, 5PM – 12AM
11:30AM – 3:30PM, 5PM – 12AM
11:30AM – 3:30PM, 5 – 11PM
Walking into Cafe Katja feels like stepping off a very crowded block on the LES into a low-key tavern in Vienna. The brick-walled space has a deer head and wreaths on the walls, and there are a bunch of Austrian and Bavarian beers on tap at the big horseshoe bar. The food (like bratwurst, gulasch, and spaetzle) is generally very heavy – but it’s also all enjoyable. We particularly like the tender, well-cooked wiener schnitzel that’s the size of a Macbook. Come with a group and drink some steins of beer, and you’ll quickly forget that you’re down the street from Hair Of The Dog.
(212) 219-9545
http://instagram.com/cafekatja
SOUP
$12
FRITTATEN SUPPE
bone broth, crepe noodles, vegetables
$16
GULASCHSUPPE
$14
CARROT-GINGER SOUP
croutons and pumpkinseed oil (no dairy)
APPETIZER
$5.5
PRETZEL
with spreads
$8
PICKLE PLATE
$11
LIPTAUER
radishes & rye bread
$15
LIVERWURST
red onion jam, toast
$24
AUFSCHNITT TELLER
our charcuterie plate for two to share
LARGE SALADS
$17
LITTLE GEM
buttermilk dressing, radishes, croutons, parmesan
$9
add Fried Chix
$12
add Salmon
$14
ROASTED BEET SALAD
styrian pumpkin seed oil, creamy goat cheese
$9
add Fried Chix
$12
add Salmon
$14
RED CABBAGE
lingonberry, apples, toasted walnuts
$9
add Fried Chix
$12
add Salmon
$16
KALE CAESAR
croutons, lemon, garlic, parmesan
add Fried Chix $9
add Salmon $12
MAIN COURSE
$31
BEEF GULASCH
served with buttered spaetzle
$28pp
SAUSAGE SAMPLER
our best Würstel, pork belly, kraut and quark dumplings.Only served for two or more
$34
WIENER SCHNITZEL
parsley potatoes, small salad, preiselbeeren
$34
JÄGERSCHNITZEL
spätzle, small salad, wild mushroom sauce
$19
KRAINERWURST
smoked beef and pork, sauerkraut, quark dumplings
$19
BERNERWURST
bacon-cheese frankfurters with cucumber-potato salad
$19
BRATWURST
sauerkraut, fingerling fries
$21
EMMENTALER SAUSAGE
savoy cabbage and quark dumplings
$25
AUSTRIAN MEATBALLS
mashed potatoes, roasted root veggies
$19
WINTER SPÄTZLE
mushrooms, winter veg, parmesan
$21
FRIED CHICKEN THIGHS
mashed potatoes, cabbage slaw
$28
HICKORY-SMOKED SALMON
fried fingerlings, greens, garlic butter
$26
TROUT AMANDINE
greens, parsley potatoes, toasted almonds in brown butter
$22
KATJA’S RUBEN
pork belly, gruyere, savoy, pickles
$19
BURGER
sauteéd onions, gruyere, fingerling fries on brioche
SIDE DISHES
$12
FRIED CHICKEN THIGHS
$9
FRIED FINGERLING POTATOES
$9
MASHED POTATOES
$9
BUTTERED SPÄTZLE
$9
CUCUMBER-POTATO SALAD
$9
GARLICKY GREENS
$9
ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES
$9
SAUERKRAUT
DESSERTS
$11
APFEL STRUDEL
with schlag
$11
QUARK CHEESECAKE
sauteed apple, oat/nut crisp
$13
WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE
orange jam, schlag
$12
TOPFENPALATSCHINKEN
warm, farmer’s cheese-filled crepes with sour cherries
PRETZEL
with spreads
$13
RED CABBAGE SALAD
lingonberry, apples, toasted walnuts
$16
LITTLE GEM SALAD
buttermilk dressing, rye croutons
$15
KALE CAESAR
lemon, parmesan, croutons
$16
BUTTERMILK PANCAKES
sauteed apples, maple syrup
$5
add bacon
$15
HUEVOS RANCHEROS
salsa ranchera, black beans and queso blanco
$14
SCRAMBLED or SUNNYSIDE EGGS
breakfast potatoes, rye toast
$5
add bacon
$16
OMELET
goat cheese, mushrooms, greens, rye toast
$5
add bacon
$28
BEEF GULASCH
with buttered spatzle
$18
HOMEMADE BRATWURST
sauerkraut, fried fingerlings
$18
BERNERWURST
two bacon-cheese dogs, potato-cucumber salad
$27
WIENER SCHNITZEL
green salad, lingonberry jam
$16
BURGER
sauteed onions, gruyere, fried fingerlings
$24
SEARED HICKORY-SMOKED SALMON
greens, fried potatoes, green garlic sauce
$18
FRIED CHICKEN THIGHS
mashed potatoes and coleslaw
$9
side bacon
$6
side breakfast potatoes
$10
APPLE STRUDEL
schlag
$4.5
COFFEE
$4.5
TEA
$10
BLOODY MARY
$10
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