House Brooklyn is a French-Japanese fusion restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Housed inside the 50 Norman building, it provides omakase for eight guests at a time, in two seatings a day, from a menu set by chef Yuji Tani.
History Prior to his culinary career, Tani, a native of Kyoto, worked sales for a futon company. He then worked in French restaurants in Kyoto and Tokyo. Afterward, he opened his own restaurant, House, in the latter city, "in a black-glass cube in the Nishi-Azabu neighborhood," in 2007.
In May 2023, Tani opened a second location, House Brooklyn, in Greenpoint. Originally, House Brooklyn was scheduled to open in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic stalled Tani's plans after he had moved to the United States in 2019. His goal was to "open [a restaurant] outside of Japan, and cook somewhere that is more diverse and multicultural."
Critical reception Pete Wells, for The New York Times, gave House Brooklyn two out of four stars, labeling it a Critic's Pick.
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