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Ornithology’s Got A Brand New Café

A bit of jazz meets a bit of Bushwick-grunge charm, at the former home of the vegan cafe Brooklyn Whiskers.

By Max Tapogna

Dec. 5, 2023 · 4 min read

Cafe Ornithology is located at 1037 Broadway and is open from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Keep up with their hours 1

Food & Drink

Ornithology’s Got A Brand New Café

A bit of jazz meets a bit of Bushwick-grunge charm, at the former home of the vegan cafe Brooklyn Whiskers.

Max Tapogna December 5, 2023Dec 5, 2023 · 4 min read

When describing his new business, Cafe Ornithology, jazz club impresario Mitchell Borden has no shortage of similes. “It’s like the butterfly and the chrysalis, or a bird hatching from an egg,” says Borden. “The place was horrible before, and now it looks like this.”

The cafe took flight last month, on Nov. 17, when it opened its doors to the public. Neighboring the popular Bushwick jazz club of the same name (a nod to…

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