My family and I visited these restaurants recently, and to the first two, we returned a second time.

The Farmhouse Cafe, a farm to table eatery, is located in Cresskill, NJ. Its a charming wooden structure reminiscent of earlier days and features an all day menu “specializing in home style comfort food, hearty and healthy salads, burgers, sandwiches, soups and stews.” Seven of us went for brunch, and it didn’t disappoint. My grandson was very pleased with the choices on the kids menu and asked me to write about it. So for you, K 🙂

K FAR, “village” in Hebrew, is a bakery and cafe located in the Hoxton hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, just downstairs from their hit restaurant, Laser Wolf. Here, its all about reservations, but we didn’t have one the two times we went. We arrived at 11:00 for brunch and took our chances. The food is excellent – Borekas, flaky and stuffed Israeli pastry, a variety of Jerusalem Bagel sandwiches, Kubaneh Toasts (Enriched Yemenite Sabbath Bread), Salads, & Bowls and Pastries. The soft scrambled eggs were delicious as well as the YEMENITE LATTE (Cardamom, Ginger, Cinnamon). If you can’t get a table, you can order from their full menu and sit in the cafe.

And lastly, DINER, located on the corner of Berry Street and Broadway, Brooklyn, is in a 90 year old Pullman dining car and is committed to serving local, seasonal. and sustainable food. The specials change daily, and for brunch, we have tried their egg sandwich (amazing), biscuits and gravy, a fried fish sandwich, and a pork shoulder sandwich – all wonderful. Their french toast on brioche looks great (next time)!

PS: For those of you who live in NJ, I’d like to recommend Tenafly’s Europe Cafe and Grill. I’ve had lunch there twice and was pleased with their “authentic Turkish cuisine.” Their chicken and lamb “shish” (tender char-grilled cubes of chicken or lamb), served with rice and stewed vegetables, was really good. Their menu features vegetarian selections also.