Fishs Eddy, the Flatiron dishware shop co-founded by Julie Gaines that’s been a New York institution since 1986 (889 Broadway and 19th Street), has opened its first cafe: It offers affordable coffee, root beer floats, and egg creams —made with either Bosco or Fox’s U-Bet syrup— from an old-school soda fountain. It’s tucked in the first Brooklyn location, at 81 Front Street, near Washington Street, as part of the new 3,800-square-foot Dumbo store and the brand’s second location.

The move signals how Fishs Eddy — long known for its mix of practical dinnerware, such as the 212 skyline motif and variations on dinerware — is evolving from a single quirky flagship into a bigger retail brand. “It felt like a no-brainer,” CEO Daniel Yadgard told Eater. He joined the company a year ago and raised investor funding to grow the business. “Dumbo lets us connect with Brooklynites who never leave the borough, but it also draws tourists just like the Manhattan flagship does.” The store carries the same eclectic assortment that made Fishs Eddy famous — mugs, plates, bowls, political satire platters, vintage-style glassware.

The company’s dishware “museum,“ once perched above the Flatiron shop, is currently packed away in boxes but is expected to reopen in the flagship next year. Meanwhile, the Dumbo cafe keeps things simple — drip coffee starts at $1.95, cappuccinos at $3.50, brewed with Queens-based Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters — as a counterpoint to $12 coffee and pastry runs elsewhere in the city.

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