Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Le Barricou
533 Grand StIt's super tasty French cuisine and a great brunch spot!
Shalom Japan
310 S 4th StSuper unique Jewish-Japanese restaurant
Otha's
297 BroadwayYum yum coffee
Traif
229 S 4th StMy favorite restaurant in BK!
Lighthouse
145 Borinquen PlOur local! Awesome food and drinks
Pates et Traditions
52 Havemeyer StBest crepes I've ever had.
Tabaré
221 S 1st StUruguayan food mmmmmmm
Extra Fancy
Delicious seafood to boot!
Drinks & Nightlife
Trophy Bar
Trendy, fun local bar with great dancing on Fri and Sat nights
Good Co.
10 Hope StOne of my favorite local bars!
They have an incredible swing jazz band every Sunday night. Go join in the dancing!
216 locals recommend
St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
345 Grand StThey have an incredible swing jazz band every Sunday night. Go join in the dancing!
Naive
299 South 4th StreetOut 'other' local bar. Great for happy hour ($1 oysters!)
Burnside
506 Grand StPerfect for a cocktail
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan AveFor the best local bands and DJs!
This place is a coffee shop during the day, a restaurant in the early evenings (complete with great outdoor games) and then a nightclub in the evenings. Take your pick, it's always fun!
210 locals recommend
Freehold
45 S 3rd StThis place is a coffee shop during the day, a restaurant in the early evenings (complete with great outdoor games) and then a nightclub in the evenings. Take your pick, it's always fun!
Entertainment & Activities
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveMy favorite dinner-movie-theatre experience!
More commercial films than indie-Nitehawk. Perfect for cold and rainy days!
468 locals recommend
Williamsburg Cinemas
217 Grand StMore commercial films than indie-Nitehawk. Perfect for cold and rainy days!
Parks & Nature
Our local park, complete with running track, pool, softball fields and nighttime movies in the Summer!
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer StOur local park, complete with running track, pool, softball fields and nighttime movies in the Summer!
Shopping
Best flea market in NYC (overpriced, but a lot of fun to browse and get ideas!)
104 locals recommend
Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg
50 Kent AvenueBest flea market in NYC (overpriced, but a lot of fun to browse and get ideas!)
One of my fave artisan markets. Lots of local clothing, jewelry and beauty products.
197 locals recommend
Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
70 N 7th StOne of my fave artisan markets. Lots of local clothing, jewelry and beauty products.
Getting Around
Marcy Avenue
JMZ stop, one stop to Manhattan's Lower East Side
The L line is the main line to get into Manhattan (just two stops away) and also goes further out to Bushwick (where there is a lot of art galleries and bars)
97 locals recommend
Lorimer Street Station
The L line is the main line to get into Manhattan (just two stops away) and also goes further out to Bushwick (where there is a lot of art galleries and bars)