
Pastry Cases and Borscht Bowls in Brooklyn
Two Brighton Beach Ave cafes for Turkish breakfast and honey cake, an old-school spot for borscht and pelmeni, and a Mermaid Ave counter for donuts and breakfast sandwiches.


Pavlova Bakery Cafe on Brighton Beach Ave serves Turkish breakfasts, coffee, custom cakes and fresh fruit tarts, with comfortable lounge chairs right next to the train station.
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Vienna Coffee House is a six-table cafe in a Brighton Beach mini mall, pouring cappuccinos with latte art, matcha and iced lattes alongside moist honey cake.
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Ocean View Cafe on Brighton Beach Avenue serves Russian and Ukrainian comfort food, from borscht and pelmeni to potato varyeniki, chicken cutlets and sweet kompot.
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Donut Connection on Mermaid Ave pairs donuts, muffins and bagels with a grill menu of eggs, home fries and sausage, egg and cheese rolls, plus cheeseburgers and Philly cheesesteaks.
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