Aska (restaurant)

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Aska
Aska (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2012 (2012)
Head chefFredrik Berselius
Food typeScandinavian
Rating Etoile Michelin-2.svg (Michelin Guide)
Street address47 South 5th Street
City Brooklyn
State New York
Postal/ZIP Code11249
Country United States
Coordinates 40°42′44″N73°57′59″W / 40.712293°N 73.966408°W / 40.712293; -73.966408
Website askanyc.com
Aska main dining room Aska 062917 1696.jpg
Aska main dining room

Aska is a two Michelin-starred, Scandinavian restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, founded by Swedish chef Fredrik Berselius. The name Aska means "ashes" in Swedish. [1]

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History

Aska opened in 2012 at Kinfolk Studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. [2] In the summer of 2016, Aska relocated to a restored 1860s warehouse building below the Williamsburg Bridge. [3] [4]

Awards

In 2012, the Michelin guide awarded the restaurant one star and Bon Appetit named it one of the ten best new restaurants in America. [5] In 2016, after relocating, the Michelin guide awarded Aska two stars. [6] That same year, the restaurant earned a three star New York Times review by the critic Pete Wells and a four star review from Eater. [7] [8] The Michelin guide has awarded Aska two stars every year since. [9]

Cookbook

Berselius published his first cookbook, Aska, with Phaidon in the spring of 2018. [10]

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References

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