At last, bistros are booming in Queens. Owned by Adnan Krilic, a Bosnian transplant who once designed European concert halls, Brick Café has the requisite brick walls, stamped-tin ceiling and lace-curtained French windows that can be flung open for breezy brunches and sultry evenings, plus a lively same-name bar next door. Krilic’s sound-man chops guarantee an intriguing jazz-inflected music mix matched by adroit acoustics. Postcollegiate artists in ironic shags and Slavic bons vivants dine on citrusy tuna carpaccio; pan-seared fish, chicken and duck; and matchstick frites that would hold their own in the Latin Quarter (not to mention the East Village).
Start your perfect Saturday or Sunday in leisurely fashion at one of Astoria’s best brunch places. Visit Brick Café or William Hallet for classic egg dishes or The Queens Kickshaw for serious java and creative riffs on grilled cheese. Afterward, hit the neighborhood’s shops or the Museum of the Moving Image.
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