{"id":262049,"date":"2026-06-10T16:33:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262049\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:33:38","slug":"altbau-a-bakery-from-acclaimed-tartine-co-founder-opening-this-summer-in-williamsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262049\/","title":{"rendered":"Altbau, a Bakery From Acclaimed Tartine Co-Founder, Opening This Summer in Williamsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Beard Award-winning baker Chad Robertson is opening an all-day bakery and caf\u00e9<\/a> called Altbau in Williamsburg at 184 North 8th Street, a large warehouse building that was previously home to a martial arts academy.<\/p>\n

Robertson is an industry veteran with over three decades of experience with artisanal bread production and a co-founder of San Francisco\u2019s Tartine<\/a>, a wildly-popular bakery that exploded into a chain with 17 locations in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Seoul. <\/p>\n

Now, Robertson has his sights set on the East Coast. He relocated to Brooklyn, and a couple of blocks from his apartment, he found \u201ca gorgeous old building he\u2019s restored down to its reclaimed 1800s walnut floors.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a bonus episode<\/a> of Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast, Robertson confirmed the move and said that Altbau will open in Brooklyn this summer.<\/p>\n

Robertson originally thought he was opening a small sourdough pizza place, but then, he and his investors found the 7,500-square-foot building on North 8th Street and fell in love. It was much bigger than they envisioned, but they decided to buy it anyway and then renovated it from top to bottom, while keeping the spirit of the original building intact.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The building itself inspired the establishment\u2019s name; Altbau is German for \u201cold building.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m kind of an old building myself,\u201d Roberston joked. He said his partner spends a lot of time in Berlin and loves the word. Plus, he likes that it\u2019s a \u201clittle foreign,\u201d but still \u201ceasy to pronounce\u201d similar to the name of his first spot Tartine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Chad Robertson with podcasters of Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast.<\/p>\n

Altbau will be a bakery and caf\u00e9 with handcrafted breads, pastries, and light fare made primarily with locally-sourced, organic ingredients.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an all-day caf\u00e9 and bakery thing on the ground floor, what you might expect, although I\u2019m really trying not to repeat anything I\u2019ve done before,\u201d Robertson said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to keep it in the sweet spot where people come a few days a week and get staples, but I want to add to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this new project, the baker is trying to \u201cmake a deliberate break from the stuff that made him famous.\u201d He wants to have fun with bread and the diversity of grain world, he explained on the podcast. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll make delicious food all day long,\u201d he said, highlighting that he and the team will do small batch baking in real time.<\/p>\n

\"\"The exterior of 184 North 8th Street when it was a martial arts academy. Photo: Google Maps<\/p>\n

Altbau\u2019s upstairs will host culinary classes and community events. Hosting classes is something that Robertson has done before, but not in this capacity with a dedicated space.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe part I\u2019m most excited about is upstairs is where we built a kitchen. It\u2019s a teaching space where I can host friends, Robertson said, adding that it\u2019s \u201cthe most fun thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that a new liquor license application<\/a> was submitted for Altbau\u2019s address alongside a permit for live music and small performances with 1-5 musicians.<\/p>\n

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