A Texas man didn’t have to go far to get a taste of his beloved Brooklyn bodega.

An Austin influencer went viral for throwing her husband a bodega-themed birthday party to make him feel like he was back home.

Williamsburg native Joel Durverge didn’t want a party at first, his wife, Kristen, told The Post.

“I was like, ‘How can I convince him?’ The second I said ‘bodega,’ he lit up,” said Duverge, 44, whose “Bodega Brunch” video racked up 1.8 million views on Instagram and TikTok.

The mom of two went all out for the authentic NYC experience — transforming her kitchen into “J&J Grocery” with real scratch-off lotto tickets; milk crates; signs that said “ATM Inside” and “OPEN” — and of course, a plushie grey and white cat perched on the bagel case.

“Because that was the color cat that he remembers in his bodega growing up,” she said.

On her counter, she displayed mini bags of chips on a rack; a box of mini Hostess cupcakes; a Styrofoam carton with Snapple — and a griddle, where she served BECs wrapped in foil.

“The bacon egg and cheese, that’s just New York, all day, every day, to this day,” she said.

She even left out the letter “D” on the sign that read “COFFEE LOTTO SAN WICH.”

“If you go down to South Williamsburg and you just go into the little markets, something’s always misspelled,” she said.

Kristen Duverge went all out for her husband Joel’s bodega-themed party. Courtesy of Kristen Duverge

For drinks, the creative hostess poured what looked like lemonade — but was actually margaritas — in plastic deli containers with a hole on the cover for the straw.

Dessert included Joel’s favorite childhood candy — Lemonheads, Chick-O-Sticks, Laffy Taffy and Airheads.

“I was texting with his best friend who also grew up in the same area,” she said. “He was telling me what they used to buy for like 25 cents.”

All the decor, including beer wrapped in brown paper bags and a table with dominoes, was inspired by the stories Joel, 39, told her about his local bodega — Santos Grocery on South 2nd Street.

“He always told me about how his dad and his buddies would go to the bodega. It was like a hang-out. They would have their beer in the brown paper bag. They’d be sitting outside, sometimes playing dominoes,” she said.

She even made sure to misspell the word “sandwich.” Courtesy of Kristen Duverge

The creative hostess was inspired by stories Joel told her about growing up in Williamsburg. Courtesy of Kristen Duverge

Many online picked up on all of Duverge’s details, praising her with accolades like, “Drink in the paper bag is classic,” “Cat on the bread sealed the deal!” and “You had me at “SANWICH.”

Others said it made them miss NYC.

“Omg, why this makes me emotional and touches me deep. This was my childhood in Brooklyn, NY. The corner store was everything. I can’t love this enough,” one gushed.

“Ugh I’m now homesick,” another added.

“Joel got emotional too,” Duverge said. “When we sang ‘Happy Birthday,’ he teared up, which he never does.”

When the couple returns to Williamsburg, Joel always finds a reason to run to the bodega. noahandjules

Some pointed out some things they would have added.

“The blue coffee cups was the only things that was missing,” one said.

“My only beef with this is: mija those BEC shoulda been on a roll not a bagel,” one observed.

“Growing up it was always on a roll, but we did bagels because that’s what he loves,” Duverge explained.

Duverge seems to have started a trend — as many commented on her post, saying they plan to throw bodega baby showers or kids’ birthday parties.

“A couple people wanted to throw a bodega summer party. I was like, ‘Do it in the front and turn the pump on if you can,’” she said.

The family now lives in Austin, where they still get bacon, egg and cheeses. “I mean, are they the same? Absolutely not,” Kristen said. Courtesy of Kristen Duverge

Duverge, a native of Las Vegas with Puerto Rican roots, moved to Bushwick in 2011, and met Joel, of Dominican heritage, at a Fourth of July barbecue at McCarren Park the following year.

They moved to Texas in 2018 — and do try to replicate their NYC experience by ordering bacon, egg and cheeses there.

“I mean, are they the same? Absolutely not,” she said. “Can you go to the corner store and get them? No. So we make a lot of them at home.”

Whenever they return to Williamsburg, Joel always finds an excuse to visit the bodega.

“He’s always like, ‘I’m going to the store. What do you need?’”