Nuke, Supitcha and Edwin met working at a New York restaurant, then opened Blue Brown on Havemeyer Street in 2024. Nuke and Supitcha are from Thailand, Edwin from Indonesia. The name comes from the building's exterior colors. Thai iced coffee and Thai tea lattes sit beside espresso drinks. Some drinks use Brandywine Coffee Roasters beans, and pour-overs use Thai coffees.
Inside, birch plywood panels rise from a built-in bench with blue cushions to a stepped soffit, under an embossed metal ceiling. Framed illustrations hang above the bench, and glass on two sides of the corner looks onto a residential street.
