Have you been yawning about all the bar openings in Bushwick while yearning for some place healthy for a change? Newly open Pitanga (207 Starr St) will make you very happy.
Raquel Furtado’s dream of opening a fresh cold-pressed raw food juice bar has finally come true. This Brazilian beauty wields a wisecrack and a smile like the seasoned NYC bartender she is when she greets you at Pitanga, Bushwick’s new social temple to healthy living. Smack in the middle of Jefftown’s nightlife expansion area, on Starr St between Irving and Wyckoff Aves, Pitanga represents the perfect place to hang out while NOT beating your liver to a pulp.
Pitanga’s interior evokes a really healthy daytime dive. It is the antithesis and yet somehow directly related to the dive bar theme. There’s a row of barstools at the counter and one long wooden table for family-style seating. The interior is dominated by a white linen and white tile French cottage kitchen flair. The obligatory exposed brick and wall art is resoundingly Bushwick. Overall the ambience has the feel of oxygen and freshly-hewn hardwood – if that’s not too synesthetic for you.
