Georgian Cheese Boats and Khinkali at a Brooklyn Cafe

Toné Café brings homemade style Georgian cooking to 265 Neptune Avenue in Brooklyn. Start with the cheese boat, built from egg, butter, and cheese, with extra cheese baked into the bread crust. The menu also names shkmeruli, fried chicken in rich garlic butter sauce, plus lobios and walnut salad. A selection of Georgian wine sits alongside the food, and the dining room accommodates families with attentive service. The shkmeruli chicken can skew dry, and the garlic butter sauce carries the dish.

Servings can leave you with leftovers, a natural fit for a table of shared plates. The kitchen runs daily from 9 AM to 9 PM, with room for a daytime cafe stop or an early dinner. Khinkali gives the menu another familiar Georgian classic to order alongside the richer baked dishes. The kitchen turns out dishes that go beyond the basics, while keeping the focus on comforting Georgian classics.