1095 Bergen, near Nostrand. It was recently listed for sale:
At this point, it is basically a garage:
photos: loopnet link above
However, someone would like to make it into a bar, called Bar Bertrand, complete with a Full liquor lic and sidewalk dining/sitting.
Please be advised that the SLA & Sidewalk Café Review Committee will meet on Monday, April 7, 2014 at 6:30 PM at CNR-Center Light Health Care Center, which is located at 727 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (between Park and Prospect Places).
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This building has sat empty for about 10 years so whatever it takes to make it come alive is welcome. I heard it was last a Chinese Rest. notorious for serving up local cat meat. Before that a neighboring bank carriage house.
http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/38309/storefront-next-to-niahmah-on-prospectnostrand/p1
[update: Nov 2014. This place isn't going to open]
And, there is Q Bar near Syd's sandwiches.
There's also Butterfly Lounge.
http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/38087/butterfly-lounge-on-826-st-johns-btwn-rogers-and-nostrand/p1
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140517/crown-heights/bergen-street-bar-vows-be-affordable-neighborhood-watering-hole
Link to pending permit:
http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1280910&licenseType=OP
I reminds me of Crosby Coffee, on Bergen near Classon.
I am starting to see the new bars differentiate themselves. The rum/island focus might be a hit, and certainly makes them distinct from Nostrand Pub.
...which, in my mind, is a beer bar.
While hope is important, the DOH, DOB and NYS SLA are far more powerful.
One must pass DOH and DOB before the SLA will give you a lic, so you can just keep clicking on the above link to see when it will open. At present, it is still pending.
...most places open within days after finally getting their SLA lic.
http://www.nychealthratings.com/nycrestapp/restaurantlanding/3/Crown Heights/43294
http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1280910&licenseType=OP
Time will tell whether they have some "soft opening" nights before March 6th.
shot of the interior from King Tai owners. Looks nice! ...much different from when it was garage
Note the absence of beer taps. They are not trying to compete with Nostrand Pub. They seek a different crowd.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mai+tai&gbv=2&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ei=UQP2VNSSBY2zyATN94DgCQ&ved=0CCUQsAQ&tbm=isch
If they are sufficently strong, I will imagine that I am on some beach on a tropical island and think of the passing B65 buses as whales in the distance.
Note: A friend of mine stopped by Wednesday night, and informs me that the bars has six beers on tap. I can't see the taps, so I guess they are out of view.
Source: http://www.kingtaibar.com/
More photos can be found on http://www.kingtaibar.com/ as well.
http://design-brooklyn.tumblr.com/post/112783225049/a-sunny-design-build-comes-to-crown-heights
I may stop in tonight for the opening.
The place was busy on a Monday, at 8 PM.