Greenpoint
Get directions | 999 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Hours | Sunday 11am-10pm, Monday 11am-11pm, Tuesday 11am-11pm, Wednesday 11am-11pm, Thursday 11am-11pm, Friday 11am-12am, Saturday 11am-12am
It’s time we said what we believe. And you might not like it. If this offends you, we’re sorry. But we need to get it off our chest.
Brunch is dumb.
It’s dumb to pay $17 for two eggs. It’s dumb to wait an hour to eat said $17 eggs when you could cook them at home in one-twelfth of that time. It’s dumb to take pictures of said $17 eggs and put them on social media as if you should be congratulated for waiting for, paying for, and eating those eggs.
So when you find a place that makes brunch feel significantly less dumb, it means something. Esme is one of those places.
This is a neighborhood spot through-and-through. At peak brunch times, you might encounter a short wait, but never long enough to give you the usual soul-sucking feeling that there are about 137 better things you could be doing with your Saturday. The space is light and bright – ‘cute’ enough that you feel like a productive member of society even if you’re so hungover you can’t form sentences, but laid-back enough that you can wallow in your hangover without judgment. When it’s warm, there’s even a covered back patio that beats any wobbly-table sidewalk situation any day.
(718) 383-0999
Esme@ESMEBK.COM
https://www.instagram.com/esmebk/?hl=en
SMALL
CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE 14
SOURDOUGH, STONEFRUIT MOSTARDA
GEM SALAD 15
RADICCHIO, PEAR, BLEU CHEESE & WALNUTS
WINTER KOHLRABI SALAD 12
KOHLRABI, APPLE, FENNEL, TARRAGON
POTATO & LEEK SOUP 10
BACON, CHIVES, & E.V.O.O.
MEDIUM
BORSCHT SALAD 16
BRUSSELS SPROUT, POTATO, DILL & HORSERADISH CREAM
MARINATED WINTER SQUASH 14
SERRANO HAM, SMOKED RICOTTA ON TOASTED SOURDOUGH
CLAMS & HAM 18
LITTLENECK CLAMS, SERRANO HAM & CALABRIAN CHILI
BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO 22
PARM, PICKLED MUSHROOMS & SAGE
LARGE
BLACK SEA BASS 27
WHITE BEANS, MISO & SAVOY CABBAGE
CRISPY HALF CHICKEN 24
WHITE CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING, KOHLRABI & APPLE
GRILLED SALMON 26
QUINOA, CUCUMBER, GARLIC YOGURT & HARRISSA
SHORT RIB 28
EGGPLANT, OLIVES & SWEET PEPPERS
DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER 18
CHEDDAR, PICKLES, L.T.O. & BURGER SAUCE
ADD BACON +3
SERVED WITH YOUR CHOICE OF SALAD OR FRIES~
VEGGIE BURGER 15
HOUSE-MADE PATTY, AVOCADO, LETTUCE & PICKLED SCALLIONS
ADD WHITE CHEDDAR +2
ADD BACON +3
SERVED WITH YOUR CHOICE OF SALAD OR FRIES~
SIDES
BRUSSEL SPROUTS BACON & MISO BUTTER 10
BREAKFAST
SANDWICHES
OVERNIGHT OATS 10
FRESH BERRIES, VANILLA & HONEY
ALL SERVED WITH MIXED GREENS
ADD CHEDDAR CHEESE +2
ADD BACON +3
ADD SMALL FRIES + 4
EGG SANDWICH 8
WATERCRESS, SHISHITO PEPPERONATA
ADD CHEESE +2
ADD BACON +3
ADD AVOCADO +3
FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH 12
RED CURRY MAYO & PICKLED ONIONS
BUTTERMILK PANCAKES 14
DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER 14
ADD BLUEBERRIES +3
WHITE CHEDDAR, PICKLES, L.T.O. & BURGER SAUCE
WHIPPED YOGURT 10
VEGGIE BURGER 12
FRESH BERRIES & HOUSE MADE GRANOLA
HOUSE-MADE PATTY, AVOCADO, LETTUCE & PICKLED SCALLIONS
AVOCADO TOAST 15
ROASTED VEGETABLE SANDWICH 12
PICKLED ONIONS, POACHED EGG, CALABRIAN CHILI & POPPY SEEDS
DELICATA SQUASH, GRILLED MUSHROOMS, SWEET POTATOES,
PICKLED ONIONS & WHIPPED FETA
SALADS AND SOUPS
YELLOW CURRY CHICKEN CLUB 12
CHICKEN SALAD, LETTUCE, BACON, GOLDEN RAISINS, PICKLED ONIONS
THE BODEGA SANDWICH 12
ADD TO SALADS:
GRILLED CHICKEN THIGH +5
GRILLED SALMON +8
SMOKED TURKEY, SHARP PROVOLONE, RED PEPPER JAM,
RED ONION & SLICED TOMATO
GARDEN SALAD 16
SPINACH, MIXED GREENS, RADISHES, FENNEL & FETA
SIDES
WINTER KALE SALAD 16
KALE, DELICATA SQUASH, SWEET POTATOES, PARMESAN & PUMPKIN SEEDS
TOAST AND JAM 5
AVOCADO 5
GEM SALAD 15
RADICCHIO, PEAR, BLEU CHEESE & WALNUTS
BIG SIDE FRIES TO SHARE 10
MIXED GREENS SALAD 6
BORSCHT SALAD 16
BRUSSELS SPROUT, POTATO, DILL & HORSERADISH CREAM
POTATO & LEEK SOUP 10
BACON, CHIVES, & E.V.O.O.
