GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN
ACRE
Colorful bento, fermented vegetables and a brioche egg sandwich at a Japanese café with a garden.
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IllustrationA Japanese coffee shop and lunch spot that opened in spring 2020 and quickly became a Greenpoint essential. The cooking is healthy but hearty, built on Japanese fermentation, and there's seating indoors, outdoors and in a garden.
At lunch, get a bento box — purple rice, fermented vegetables and pork katsu or chicken karaage. In the morning, the egg sandwich on a brioche bun and a coffee are enough reason to stop.
Editor’s tip
Come at noon on a weekday for a bento and take it to the garden.
Make an evening of it — beautiful stops nearby
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 14, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.