Cafe Katja

  • Lower East Side
  • 79 Orchard St
  • (btwn Broome and Grand Sts)
  • New York , NY 10002
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  • Phone: 212-219-9545
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Cuisine: Austrian Price: Moderate

  • Hours: Open daily, 4pm-midnight
  • Public Transit and Parking: Street parking - Hopstop
  • Reservations: Not Accepted
  • Payment Options: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Dress: Casual
  • Noise: Moderate to Loud
  • Key People: Executive Chef - Erwin Schr�ttner, Andrew Chase; Owners - Erwin Schr�ttner, Andrew Chase
  • Year Opened: 2007

Critic Reviews

The New York Times 12/26/07

The buschenschank - or its spirit, conviviality and cuisine - is the inspiration for Cafe Katja, a tiny spot on the Lower East Side, with a menu of simple Austrian fare that is downright cheap, and an excellent selection of beers, wines and schnapps. - Peter Meehan

Time Out New York  

Take your cues from the menu's glossary at this lamp-lit LES Austro-Hungarian eatery: The Landjaeger - a spicy dried sausage - and Liptauer...

The New Yorker 06/02/08

Johannes Kepler used the figure panis quadragesimalisthe Lenten pretzel`to illustrate the knotty path certain planets would have to take to circle the Earth, but supposing the pretzel, not the sun, is the center of the universe, then Erwin Schrottner, the owner of Cafe Katja, might be its Copernicus, the guy who has it all figured out. - Lauren Collins

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Rena R.
6 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star star star Posted on 07/01/08
Nice little place in the LES. Simple Austrian dishes. Size of the portions is good, quality also. Nice selection of wine and beer. I recommend the Kracher dessertwine, which goes for cheap 8 dollars to some cheese!