Doctor’s Cave Café

“Food is a mood” — healthy, organic eats in Bed-Stuy

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The idea for Doctors Cave took seed several decades ago when Tim and I were growing up on opposite sides of the Atlantic, me in Jamaica, Wi, and Tim in southeast England. Despite the cultural and geographic separation, our upbringings were surprisingly similar, particularly when it came to food.

We were both raised in families that grew, prepared, and cooked the food we ate. We shopped in local markets and bought food essentially from the people who produced it.

We were both raised in kitchen environments and loved and appreciated fresh locally sourced produce and proteins long before they ever became buzzwords, so it was no surprise that after we met, married, and started a family, we should eventually renovate the space in our Brooklyn brownstone that had been occupied by a luncheonette for decades until the demise of the owner and create our own food haven.

We named our venture “Doctor’s Cave” after the famous Montego Bay beach where Tim and I met in 1989 and added “café” for our love of the casual dining style. We opened our doors to the public in October 1999 serving, you guessed it, locally sourced, seasonal, fresh foods, scratch-cooked to our own or adapted recipes.

We ran uninterrupted for 10 years until December 2009 when we closed for what we thought would be a short break to undertake some work to our building. The short break ended up being an almost 6-year hiatus that saw us doing other projects but now we are back!!

Doctors Cave reopened on July 20th, 2015, and now offers, yes you’ve guessed it again, locally sourced, seasonal, fresh foods, scratch-cooked to our own or adapted……it really is “all about the food”

We are serving a compact, seasonal menu and are delighted to once again have the opportunity to share our mood for food.

Our motto, “Food is a mood…,” is about celebrating the palette and its intriguing connection with the body. What makes our food delicious is not only its flavor but our efforts to ensure that it is fresh, local, organic, and sustainably harvested.

We love to craft food that is affordable, healthy, and fair to the environment and the farmer. Allow us to cater your next event; be it a high school reunion or a post-civil-union fare. We are proud to share wonderful produce and high-quality proteins from local New York farmers!