252 VARET ST, BUSHWICK: Serving tea, coffee and freshly baked traditional Persian breads & pastries.

Sofreh Cafe is a must if you enjoy your coffee or tea with incredible breads, little spreads, and delicious pastries. Many of Sofreh Cafe’s sweets, including its custard donut, are made with rose-petals. The cafe is atmospheric but also somehow cozy. The walls of exposed brick are covered in spotty white paint, and plants hang from a skylight in the ceiling. 

We tried the barabari bread. It is firm but chewy and sprinkled with sesame and nigella seeds. They give the bread a slight herbal spiciness that complements the texture.

In addition to the cafe, owner Nasim Alikhani and her partner Ali Saboor, who is the head chef at Sofreh’s famed Prospect Heights restaurant, are opening a *new full-service restaurant next door. Can’t wait!!!!

*Eyval opened at 25 Bogart street, at Varet Street, in Bushwick, on March 23, 2022. Right now they are open only for dinner, but eventually will be open for lunch and brunch. Keep checking!

On another visit, I brought home two kinds of pirashki – rounds of well baked soft bread surrounding a brisket or mushroom core. Either one will make an excellent lunch if you are desirous of more hearty fare.