Crown Heights Cafe Is Among NYC's 'Most Anticipated Restaurants'

BROOKLYN, NY — A new cafe and wine bar heading to Crown Heights next month is among the "most anticipated restaurants" set to open across New York City, according to Eater.

The food experts have put together a list of the 10 most exciting restaurant openings for winter and spring 2021 across the five boroughs, including three in Brooklyn.

Among them is Daughter, a coffee shop that is set to open in February on St. Johns Place.

The estimated opening date comes after business owners behind the community-focused cafe first announced their plans last year by setting up a Kickstarter campaign.

The new cafe comes with a list of philanthropic goals, including a free "family meal" each afternoon, 10 percent of its monthly proceeds heading to charities and 20 percent of its yearly profits going to a local resident in need of start-up funding.

Other Brooklyn spots included on the list were a favorite Bed-Stuy bakery that will be opening a new business in Williamsburg and a Vietnamese restaurant coming to Dumbo.

Here's what the foodies had to say about Daughter:

"At the forthcoming cafe and wine bar Daughter, the Crown Heights community is baked into the business model. Eventually, the coffee shop will donate a portion of its annual sales to organizers and local entrepreneurs, while free, cafeteria-style meals will be offered for an hour each day to those who need them. When Daughter opens next month, though, things will be a little more “bare bones,” says Adam Keita, one of the cafe’s co-founders and an alum of Brooklyn coffee destinations Sey and Daymoves. Housemade pastries and coffee from Sey will be available to start, but the cafe’s donated meal program is temporarily on hold until it can purchase additional kitchen appliances. Daughter is raising funds in the meantime with a coffee and pastry cart that pops up in front of the cafe from Wednesdays to Sundays. 1090 St. John’s Place, near Kingston Avenue, Crown Heights"

Check out Eater's full list here.