Caffè de Martini

Caffè de Martini is an authentic Italian espresso bar on Vanderbilt Avenue importing beans directly from a Turin family roastery operating since 1930. The cafe runs the way an Italian neighborhood bar runs — small, fast, focused on the espresso, with proper milk drinks and a pastry case that leans Italian (cornetti, biscotti, and seasonal items). The coffee is the anchor here: imported Italian beans roasted in the southern European tradition, pulled tight as an Italian espresso should be, and finished with milk-drink technique that puts most American specialty bars to shame. The space is small and counter-focused. For Prospect Heights residents who want a real Italian coffee bar — the kind you stop at twice a day — Caffè de Martini fills a gap nothing else in central Brooklyn quite hits.