Champs Diner

Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick


The classic diner experience receives a plant-based makeover at Champs. The menu is packed with all-American classics like Philly cheese steaks, Nashville hot 'chicken' and burritos, the only difference being they're all vegan variants. Tuck into a tofu scramble or French toast, slurp on a cookie-dough shake, and take your coffee with nut, soy or oat milks.

The setting is a quintessential American diner, with tiled floor, cosy booths and counter-side stools for casual and solo diners…only through a hip East Williamsburg filter.

Weekend brunch sees lines out the door – if you don't want to wait, head around the corner and try the brunch at local bar Tradesman.


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