We have some sort of tradition every year, although the past couple of years we did not do it with Covid: we go see the open studio of Peter Drake who is an amazing painter and the provost of the New York Academy of Art, and then go eat at Cecconi’s, a popular spot in Dumbo. I love this place: the outdoor has this beautiful new of Manhattan where you can have a relaxing brunch.

Food wise, I love their tuna tartare that they prepare table side, mixing the fish with avocado, mint and chili. I always find it quite light and refreshing. This seems as popular as the whipped ricotta with truffle honey and crostini that we always order and is a must have. The zucchini fritti that is zucchini fries was quite good, although a bit soggy after a while, accompanied by a lemon aioli. We also tried their butter lettuce salad that came with avocado and cherry tomato: good, but there was more lettuce than anything else.

For beverages, Jodi tried their chai that was well made, ad I decided to go with their house pressed juice, especially the Ginger that was made with ginger, lemon and apple. I admit that I was a bit disappointed to see the bottle as I though they were making it fresh as advertised as house pressed juices. Still, this is the kind of juice I like, very gingery.

We did not have dessert as we had another plan, but I was close to ordering one. I love this place and we were thinking about going there for dinner as we only tried it for brunch.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Cecconi’s - 55 Water St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cecconi's in Dumbo, Brooklyn

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