BY CRAIG HUBERT
A French-Japanese cafe
with locations around the
world is opening its latest
spot right in the heart of
Boerum Hill.
Café Kitsuné will soon
take over a currently empty
space at 112 Bond St., at the
corner of Pacifi c Street. It was
previously occupied by the
beloved local bistro Building
on Bond, which closed in October
2020 after 13 years in
business.
An exact opening date is
unclear. Attempts to reach
the cafe’s management were
unsuccessful.
A letter from the team behind
the new cafe, taped to
the building’s exterior, says
the cafe’s manager lives less
than a block away on Pacifi c
and they are attempting to
replicate some of what made
Building on Bond special to
local residents.
After talking with the
previous owner, they write,
“we had his blessing and goforward
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involvement in carrying
on the tradition of creating
a space which fosters
community amongst residents,
now with a Franco-
Japanese twist.”
They add that any local
residents are welcome to introduce
themselves at the
cafe’s other New York location,
at 555 Hudson Street
in Manhattan’s West Village,
and share a coffee or
glass of natural wine compliments
of the team.
Café Kitsuné , which
opened its Manhattan location
(the first in the United
States) in 2019, also has locations
in London, Paris,
Tokyo, Kyoto, Séoul, Shanghai,
Café Kitsuné will soon take over the former site of Building on Bond. Photo by Cara Greenberg
Bangkok, Jakarta, and
other cities. The Brooklyn
location will be their 17th
location.
Building on Bond and its
accompanying drink spot,
Bar Robert, joined Carroll
Gardens Classic Diner (located
in Boerum Hill) as local
institutions that were
forced to close after struggling
to stay af loat during
the early months of the coronavirus
pandemic, while
classic watering hole Brooklyn
Inn, after shutting down
for eight months, reopened
in October 2020.
Flavor fusion
French-Japanese cafe to
open at old Building on Bond
location in Boerum Hill