Bar Bruno
520 Henry Street (at Union Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Tel: (347) 763-0850
Monday : 5.00pm - 12.00am
Tuesday - Friday : 11.30am - 1.00am
Saturday & Sunday : 10.00am -1.00am
No reservations taken (unless for big parties - family style)
Modeled after European & Mexican Cafeterias and Bars of the 1960’s, Bar Bruno strives to evoke a time when life was simpler, food was honest and the neighborhood café served as a meeting point where people could drop off keys, read the paper, discuss life and enjoy the laid back atmosphere of Carroll Gardens Brooklyn.
The food is Mexican with a touch of NY Bistro classics, a great burger, spicy mussels and fries or a delicious pan-fried chicken. To sit in our sidewalk café and enjoy a fish taco with a cold michelada or a hibiscus margarita is our idea of an enjoyable afternoon.
Bar Bruno has delivery service as well as pick up service. Home made desserts, excellent coffee from La Colombe and quality ingredients. These are the elements of what every ideal neighborhood restaurant should offer its guests. Friendly people, fair prices, great music and good drinks.
Born in Malaysia, Lena Seow has been a Boerum Hill resident for the past 19 years. At the young age of 6 Lena started working at her mother’s bakery, making curry puffs & donuts.
She
came
to
NY
at
the
age
of
14
and discovered
salt
bagels.
The
first
thing
Lena
learned
to
cook
was
“perfect
rice”
under
the
watchful
supervision
of
her
Chinese
grandmother.
Being
half
Chinese
and
half
Indian
made
Lena
a
lover
of spicy
food
from
a
very
young
age.
She was a pioneer in the renewal & rebirth of Atlantic Avenue when she opened her Children's café in 2003. Before
the
birth
of
her
2nd
child,
Lena
worked
at
Café
Gitane
in
NOLITA
and
opened
Café
Gitane’s
second
location
at The
Jane
Hotel.
After
many
years
in
the
Real
Estate
business
Lena
decided to
become
a
masochist
and
open
her own
restaurant.
She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, 2 sons and 2 dogs. Living proudly to her grandfather’s favorite dictum “In this family we eat everything with 4 legs but the table and anything that flies but an airplane”
A Mexico City native, Richard Ampudia moved to NY in pursuit of a film career. Along the way he discovered the Lower East Side, its food and reconnected with his Jewish cultural roots. Richard’s mother was a native New Yorker who loved cooking and had moved to Mexico City in the 1950’s.
After
several
mediocre
bartending jobs
Richard
got
his
real
start
working for
Keith
McNally
in
Lucky
Strike
Restaurant
in
the
late
80’s.
After
6
years
working
for
one
of
the
best
restaurateurs
in
NY he
opened
a
Mexican
Restaurant
in
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
called
Vera
Cruz.
Although his
partnership
there
was
short
lived
it
helped
him
develop
the
concept
for
his
next
restaurant
venture
“Café
Habana”
on
Prince
Street.
During
the
past
16
years
Richard
has
been
a
partner
and
a
consultant
for
many
successful
Mexican
restaurants
in
New
York,
LA,
London
&
Hong
Kong
including
"La
Esquina” in NY,
James
Beard
nominated
“La
Condesa”
in
Austin
TX,
“Contramar”
,
in Mexico
City,
“Pink
Taco”
in
LA,
“Café
Habana”
in
Malibu,
"Super
Linda”
in
NY,
“La
Bodega
Negra”
in
London
and
his
latest
consulting
project
“Socialito”
in Hong
Kong.
He was also employed for 2 years with Culinary Concepts by Jean Georges to develop the opening of the restaurant “Market” in One and Only Palmilla Resort in Baja California and J&G Grill at the St. Regis Hotel in Mexico City. Richard lives in Brooklyn with his wife, 2 kids and 2 dogs and hopes you like Bar Bruno very much.
Congratulations to our 3 winners… Josh Goldstein, Katie Gilbert & Matthew Brady. Come and claim your free frozen margarita at the bar! Here are the.
http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/food/news/melbourne-mexican-unveils-richard-ampudia-inspired
Yes ! Margarita Machine coming in this week just in time for summer..Drop us a note tell us what is your favorite flavor…..Tamarind ? Calamansi.
Salsas taqueras…como en casa
Hi Folks, just wanted to share with you what Lena and I have been serving our Australian friends during this the Melbourne Food and Wine.
