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Café Mars, Brooklyn, NY
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Café Mars

$50 and over
Contemporary Italian

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 6 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Innovative
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Neighbourhood gem
Café Mars is an unusual Italian restaurant. Come see what we mean!

For parties larger than 6 please email info@cafemarsbk.com to help craft your hassle free dining experience!

Why they're an Icon

  • Award icon
    MICHELIN Bib Gourmand2023

From the OpenTable editors: There's inventive, and then there's this Gowanus Italian restaurant. A special MICHELIN award for outstanding service is reason enough to visit, but dishes like jell-olives and fluke crudo in aged parmesan have set social media aflame and given New York a rare new take on Italian cooking.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Wed–Sat 5:30 pm–9:00 pm Sun 5:30 pm–8:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (347) 987-4225
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
  • Neighbourhood
    Park Slope
  • Cross Street
    corner of 3rd Ave. and President St.
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    R- Union St. F/G- Carroll St.
  • Additional
    Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking

Experiences

  • Large Party Pre Fix Reservation (5-6 guests)

    US$85.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    For parties of more than four guests, we offer a pre-fixe menu that showcases our favorite menu items and our favorite way to dine -- family style! For this menu, the party will receive an array of snacks, followed by an antipasti course. Then, a selection of our house made pastas and "main" dishes will round out the meal. To finish, you'll get to try all of our desserts! Beverages are available a la carte.
    Large Party Pre Fix Reservation (5-6 guests) photo

What 105 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 5Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • New York City

    Best Service

  • New York City

    Contemporary Italian

  • Brooklyn

    Best Overall

  • Brooklyn

    Best Service

  • Brooklyn

    Best Ambience

  • Brooklyn

    Innovative

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Café Mars, nestled in Park Slope/Gowanus, offers a "unique and delicious menu" with creative Italian dishes that "blow us away." The "warm and welcoming staff" add to the vibrant, whimsical atmosphere. Known for inventive offerings like the "lemony pasta" and "garlic monkey bread," it promises a delightful dining experience.

105 Reviews
  1. Pleasedontposthis

    New York City10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely, unique dinner. Looking forward to coming back again.

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  2. Pamela

    New York City8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Global Italian concept that Cafe Mars planned for this year is just phenomenal. So creative, so dedicated to Italian cuisine wherever it appears, a great concept. I've been to the first two--Chicago and Ethiopia/Eritrea--and they were both hugely successful on every level. In particular, I had no idea what to expect this past Saturday for the Ethiopia/Italian dinner. Every dish was unexpected and special, beautifully blending the two cultures. The endnote for the Chicago dinner was a pizza puff brought to Canal Bar, the Chicago-style dive bar next door, to be enjoyed with a shot of Chicago's Malört. The endnote for the Ethiopian dinner was a take-home panettone from Cafe Mars' collaborating restaurant for the event, Settepani. Attention to every detail of the whole experience. If you haven't been to Cafe Mars, go now (and often) to experience the delights of the regular menu and then plan on making the Global Italian dinners for the rest of the year--Albania is next! Yum and more yum! Thank you Cafe Mars!!!

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  3. Catherine VIP

    New York City1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    From the moment I walked through the door I felt genuinely cared for by every member of the staff. The offerings were creative and went together perfectly; I felt like I was at a culinary Metropolitan Museum of Art! This wasn’t just a dinner, it was an experience. I travel all over this planet and have eaten at some of its best restaurants. None have combined food, art, science, and soul like Cafe Mars.

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  4. Sophia

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Cafe Mars was AMAZING. The service was so personal and attentive and kind. The food was BOMB. The pasta with Sunday sauce and breaded trumpet mushrooms were real stand-outs. Best meal and overall dining experience I’ve had in a long time.

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  5. ANNA-KARIN

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 6, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely unique, playfully elegant, delicious, excellent service.

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  6. Julia

    Greensboro1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was incredible, cool architecture and great food

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  7. Christina

    Philadelphia2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 2, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was phenomenal, and more impressively, so creative. Some of the dishes were unlike anything we’ve ever eaten and blew us away! Would definitely recommend and we do plan on returning.

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  8. Camille

    Nashville1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Incredible! One of the best restaurants I’ve been to.

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  9. BENJAMIN

    Chicago3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Café Mars is my favorite restaurant. We came for the Global Italian: Chicago event thinking "This could be fun." We left having had the best meal we've had in recent memory. Every dish was interesting and drop-everything delicious. The cocktails were terrific, complex, and very silly. Service was friendly, fun, and responsive. And little touches galore (a welcome taste of wine/kombucha, multicolored glassware, etc.) that make this place stand out. Overall, these folks are having fun with a restaurant in a way that is really, deeply admirable. There's a thoughtfulness and sense of play here that is so rare and special. Everyone owes it to themselves to have a meal or three here. It truly bears repeating: Café Mars is my favorite restaurant.

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  10. Kyle

    San Diego2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 25, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    What a fantastic spot this. So inventive without being pretentious. Warm and inviting. Reminded me of what hospitality is all about. I really hope Cafe Mars thrives. I'm planning to be there regularly :)

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FAQs

Café Mars is rated 4.9 stars by 105 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 6 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Café Mars

272 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215-1002

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
  • Cross Street
    corner of 3rd Ave. and President St.
  • Neighbourhood
    Park Slope
  • Hours of Operation
    Wed–Sat 5:30 pm–9:00 pm Sun 5:30 pm–8:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    R- Union St. F/G- Carroll St.
  • Additional
    Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking
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