Balkan Grind (5 Withers St.), a new coffeeshop with handmade burek, baklava, and Turkish coffee, opened last Friday, November 1, in Williamsburg.
Balkan Grind is a family business, owned by brother and sister duo, Mirijana and Valentino, who hail from a small village in Tuzi, Montenegro. Mirijana told Greenpointers that she and Valentino have been owners and operators of restaurants in New York, as well as private chefs, for the last 10 years.
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