space at st johns btwn franklin and classon. coffee shop?

walked by today and saw some work being done. peeked in and there's exposed brick, a lot of books, and a wingback chair. another coffee shop? or is this the new space by the folks behind little zelda?

Can you get us the street address?

from messing around on googlemaps, it looks like its 621 st johns. basically across the street from franklin park. it looked cool!

ah, the extension behind the chinese place. In the below shot, there is a person in front of it:

It's going to be a cafe with West African flare. Most likely a small food menu, possibly liquor. Open late for leisurely chilling and likely music from time to time. Potential ping-pong matches set up too. The guys building and running it are very nice - stop by and introduce yourself to Kalil!

Sounds interesting.

A little detective work has revealed that this place seems to have registered with DOH using it's Franklin Ave street address, 762 Franklin, and it's name will be:

Nimba

http://nychealthratings.com/nycrestapp/browse/3/Crown Heights

nice!

Nimba is open! Opened a couple weeks ago, according to the guy behind the counter. Space looks beautiful, tall ceilings with wooden beams, cool custom-made tables, and big bookshelves and easy chairs.

I had some ice coffee that was OK but not great, curious to try their other offerings. Coffee and snacks. (sweet/savory pastries, donuts, etc.)

22 checkins on Four square so far:

https://foursquare.com/v/nimba/51e04906498ef882c7ad4471

I'll add it to the coffeeshop thread:

http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/the-coffee-shop-deathwatch-thread

interior photo from foursq:

I just noticed this place yesterday -- it looked super-friendly. Will have to go check it out soon.

I walked by a few days ago on my way to Franklin Park. It looked so cute and cozy! Plus way quieter than the other seating-friendly coffee shops (eg Breuklyn) so probably a good place to study or read. I look forward to checking it out!

Be sure to like them on Facebook - great photos and updates! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nimba-Cafe/357011711084225

Those are doughnuts from Dough, the same kind that the Candy Rush used to stock before it closed.

yum

THE RETURN OF DOUGH DONUTS ON FRANKLIN.

this is fantastic this is fantastic this is terrible this is fantastic

goodbye waistline

From their Facebook page:

Nimba cafe is holding a special event tomorrow (Saturday, August 10, 2013) to celebrate our fifth week of operations, to raise money for Nimba Cafe and to celebrate the end of Ramadan!! We welcome all of our friends, family members and supportive members of society to come and join us for a night of African music and food! The evening's event is $20 dollars and its a B.Y.O.B night!!!

We will be serving a full course meal including appetizer, salad, main dish and dessert!

For our main dish we will be serving Poulet Yassa Chicken which is a traditional dish from the Casamance region of Senegal. Yassa is a delicious meal thats rich flavoring comes from the lemon juice, onions, garlic, cider vinegar, dijon mustard and chili pepper!

While we get to know each other better we will will blessed with some traditional African music by A few local artist and of course Eric MPasi on the drums and guitar.

The evenings event is to help raise money for our cafe shop! We want to begin serving delicious sandwiches and crepes and would love your support in that mission!

We can seat and feed a total of 30 guest and we have a 15 seats available. I ask that you email me at [email hidden] or send me a message via Facebook to reserve your seat(s) for tomorrows event!

If you have any questions regarding the event you can come to Nimba Cafe or call (347) 425-1220

Nimba made it as a bonus pick in Untapped Cities' Top 10 Coffee Shops in Brooklyn (For Design Buffs) http://untappedcities.com/2013/12/04/top-10-coffee-shops-in-brooklyn-for-design-buffs/

I'm a regular here- I work from home and this is definitely the place to go if you want a good coworking space. I wish the coffee was a little better (it's often hit or miss) but it's a great spot. They deserve the recognition.

Missing Eric and Kalil and of course, Nimba Cafe.

Details of closure: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/39242/is-nimba-cafe-closed#Item_14