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While Hallie Meyer (the daughter of restaurateur Danny Meyer) grew up in Gramercy, it seems she found her calling in Rome. With a love for all things ice cream, Meyer spent five months living in Rome, working her way through kitchens and gelaterias across the capital city. When she returned to NYC, she brought her love of gelato with her, opening Caffè Panna in 2019. New Yorkers quickly caught on, and even to this day, lines remain out the door for just a taste of her Italian-inspired ice cream. Finally, Brooklyn can get in on the action as the shop is coming to Brooklyn.
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Opening this Thursday, Caffé Panna (at 16 Norman Avenue and Banker Street) is finally coming to Greenpoint. Known for its scoops churned in-house, the new outpost will have even more flavors on hand, 12 to be exact, with five of them rotating each day. Decadent add-ons will also be on order, think berry compotes made with local produce, crullers from Daily Provisions and many (many) glugs of Italian olive oil. And to finish them off, each scoop is topped with a dollop of sweet whipped cream or panna. Just like the mainstay location, sundaes, soft serve, to-go pints and affogatos drowned in espresso will also be on the menu.
But with new horizons come new items. Take the granita. Similar to a sorbet, these semi-frozen Italian delights will come in two flavors: Granita de Caffé or coffee and one rotating fruit flavor. And with all the extra space—4,700 square feet of which, to be exact—the Greenpoint location will also function as a production facility where guests can see how the ice cream is churned. While we won’t be surprised if the new shop generates lines just as long as the original, a reward of sweet, sweet ice cream is certainly worth it.
Caffé Panna will be open starting this Thursday. Opening hours are Wednesday to Sunday, from 1:30 to 9:30pm.