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\n The bar at Ingas in Brooklyn Heights.
\n Photo: Michael Harlan Turkell\n <\/p>\n
In early 2022, wife-and-husband restaurateurs Caron Callahan and Sean Rembold opened Ingas Bar<\/a> in a residential nook of Brooklyn Heights. Very quickly, it became a neighborhood staple, its candlelit coziness making it ideal for date nights, with families piling in for brunch during the daytime hours. Now, those good vibes will extend to another neighborhood \u2014 Boerum Hill \u2014 as the couple has taken over the corner space previously inhabited by Caf\u00e9 Kitsun\u00e9.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were not actively looking for a space,\u201d says Rembold. Other real-estate opportunities had come up, but he and Callahan wanted to be \u201cpicky and choosy\u201d as to when and where they\u2019d land next. This space, on the corner of Bond and Pacific, just felt right. \u201cWe\u2019ve told ourselves this is Ingas\u2019s older sister,\u201d Rembold says. There\u2019s no name yet, and everything is still in planning stages, but overlap with Ingas\u2019s gastrotavern<\/a> cooking should be minimal. (It\u2019s worth noting that Rembold worked for Andrew Tarlow at Diner<\/a> and Marlow & Sons<\/a>, companion restaurants that shared a sensibility but little else.)<\/p>\n The couple and their two children live in the neighborhood, and Rembold says locals will ultimately dictate the final form. \u201cIf we\u2019re not focused on the regulars, it\u2019s not for us. The vibe, feel, and staff come before the food,\u201d he says, pointing out that the new place should lend itself to any life scenario: \u201ccelebration, knocking off work, family in town from out of town, after-school pickup, or just \u2019cause.\u201d<\/p>\n One big reason the couple wanted to expand was out of consideration for their employees. \u201cWe wanted upward mobility for our staff,\u201d Rembold says. \u201cWe\u2019re lucky to have low turnover at Ingas \u2014 they\u2019re our true impetus for creative growth.\u201d<\/p>\n The couple is tentatively eyeing late winter or early spring for an opening date, and the look of the space is a ways off, but Rembold says that Callahan, a designer, loves small, unique spaces with corners that offer more natural light. She\u2019ll be the one to visualize the d\u00e9cor, from custom napkins to the candle scent in the bathroom. There\u2019s also an attached bar next door on Bond, which will be a later project. (Ingas has its own private dining room with its own entrance.) The news has already started to make its way around the neighborhood, and for the people who live nearby, the restaurant\u2019s arrival likely can\u2019t come soon enough.<\/p>\n \n The Caesar-esque celery Victor, a signature at Ingas. EAT LIKE THE EXPERTS.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Grub Street newsletter.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/43fe68c62b3ec5c65e6ecaece91d95976e--MHT2549.rvertical.w570.jpg\")
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\n Photo: Michael Harlan Turkell\n <\/p>\n