Chez Oskar

When Chez Oskar opened in 1998, a vibrant new dining era was about to explode on the back streets of Brooklyn. As a pioneer among the young, hip dining establishments that crept up in the borough, Oskar was at the forefront of a culinary counterculture that rebelled against Manhattan’s slick eateries. With a custom-painted and -finished interior that harked back to the Harlem Renaissance and well-loved Paris brasseries, Oskar delighted the neighborhood by cranking out fine French cuisine jazzed up by influences from Brooklyn’s cultural diversity.

he intrepid, multi-national team behind this bold bistro is still the same today. Our guests, many of which have been with us since the start, still enjoy ‘El Grand Chefe’ Octavio Simancas’s superb cooking (he’s Mexican, but Français in spirit), GM Angelique Calmet’s service savoir-faire and fine wine selections (now, she really is French!), and owner/house artist Charlotta Janssen’s severely colorful touch (German, but slightly French due to Napoleon’s invasion of Bohemia).