Brooklyn Nibbles: Williamsburg Edition

1) Ella Cafe is now open on Bedford Avenue between N. 7th and N. 8th Streets. We found it to be a good space with a very nice and chill outdoor space in back (photo below). The front of the cafe has a long bench along the wall where people were hanging out drinking espresso, etc. The menu is comprised of organic and natural choices, both sandwiches and full entrees ranging from a Portobello and Vegetable Sandwich to Fish Stew, plus sides like Organic Mustard Spaetzle. Business was so surprisingly brisk this weekend that by late Sunday they were out of printed take out menus and a few menu items.

2) The space formerly known at the Toll Brothers sales office for the North8 Condos at N. 6th and Bedford has a new tenant. Yesterday, there was a temporary sign in the window saying women's shoes and accessories, some clothing hung in the windows and boxes scattered around. It was hard to say whether it's more of a pop-up, temporary type of store or something more permanent. It looked like more of the former than the latter.