Mikado (931 Manhattan Ave.), a small local chain of Japanese restaurants, has opened in the former home of French bistro Citroën, which closed last November.
Mikado currently operates locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. The Greenpoint location is the chain’s third outpost in Brooklyn.
Mikado describes itself as an “artisan Japanese eatery” and a “neighborhood hangout for sushi, sake, and good times.” The restaurant’s website notes…
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Citroen had good French food, loyal following albeit pricey but then again everything is pricey here. The price of air just went up at the gasoline station pump.
Sushi seems to be the new coffee/latte craze here and everywhere. It is all over the place high and low. An article in The NY Times mentioned that.