Guidebook for Brooklyn
Drinks & Nightlife
Fun, reasonable, informal with live music just a couple of blocks up the street with young crowd
142 locals recommend
Skinny Dennis
152 Metropolitan AveFun, reasonable, informal with live music just a couple of blocks up the street with young crowd
Sports bar with over 35 beers on tap, great chicken wings and burgers just around the corner on Grand St.
17 locals recommend
Croxley's
63 Grand StSports bar with over 35 beers on tap, great chicken wings and burgers just around the corner on Grand St.
Juliette
135 N 5th StFrench trendy restaurant with outdoor space.
Nightclub and bar with great music, dancing and at the end of the night offers tacos.
150 locals recommend
The Woods
48 S 4th StNightclub and bar with great music, dancing and at the end of the night offers tacos.
amazing skyline views on top of the Williams Vale Hotel. Great for cocktails!
128 locals recommend
Westlight
111 N 12th Stamazing skyline views on top of the Williams Vale Hotel. Great for cocktails!
Food Scene
Aurora
70 Grand StNorthern Italian classic cuisine just around the corner
Great italian informal restaurant with very good food, drink and coffee. Great place to wait for the ferry.
18 locals recommend
Fabbrica | The Factory
44 N 6th StGreat italian informal restaurant with very good food, drink and coffee. Great place to wait for the ferry.
One of my favorite places with live music on weekends, great food and kid friendly during the day. Amazing beers, sausages and mussels!
339 locals recommend
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd StOne of my favorite places with live music on weekends, great food and kid friendly during the day. Amazing beers, sausages and mussels!
Great Italian food in a very elegant setting a few blocks away.
20 locals recommend
La Nonna Ristorante & Bar
184 Kent AveGreat Italian food in a very elegant setting a few blocks away.
Inexpensive but very good dumplings/ noodles that also serves beer and wine. Takeout is good!
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge StInexpensive but very good dumplings/ noodles that also serves beer and wine. Takeout is good!
The best steak house in the USA in my opinion. Steak for 2 and midium rare Reservations and cash only
503 locals recommend
Peter Luger Steak House
178 BroadwayThe best steak house in the USA in my opinion. Steak for 2 and midium rare Reservations and cash only
Great food and drink in this bistro like restaurant with the classic old Williamsburg tin ceilings. A favorite with the locals. The mussels are great and in the summer the watermelon/feta salad.
93 locals recommend
Sweetwater
105 N 6th StGreat food and drink in this bistro like restaurant with the classic old Williamsburg tin ceilings. A favorite with the locals. The mussels are great and in the summer the watermelon/feta salad.
Very, very small place but very good soul food and burgers. My favorite are the mussels w/ wine and the pulled pork sandwich. BYOB. Bring your own bottle!
15 locals recommend
Juniper
112 Berry StVery, very small place but very good soul food and burgers. My favorite are the mussels w/ wine and the pulled pork sandwich. BYOB. Bring your own bottle!
Japanese with a hip edge in a hole in the wall place! Wasabi pork dumplings are my favorite!!
46 locals recommend
Snacky
187 Grand StJapanese with a hip edge in a hole in the wall place! Wasabi pork dumplings are my favorite!!
Very good sushimi, sushi and sake at reasonable prices. I love this place! Outdoor area in the back in summer and just near the subway.
12 locals recommend
Mizu
311 Bedford AveVery good sushimi, sushi and sake at reasonable prices. I love this place! Outdoor area in the back in summer and just near the subway.
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Avenever a bad meal whether it be brunch, lunch or dinner and close by
Essentials
Brooklyn Harvest Market
25 N 5th StThey have all you need to fill the refrigerator!
A very complete super market with wonderful cuts of meat and seafood. An easy stop coming from the L train.
237 locals recommend
Foodtown of Williamsburg
159 N 3rd StA very complete super market with wonderful cuts of meat and seafood. An easy stop coming from the L train.
Everything Else
Very good wine selection just a few blocks up the street on the river side.
9 locals recommend
Pier Wines
12 N 5th StVery good wine selection just a few blocks up the street on the river side.
High end cheese shop in a classic Williamsburg shop on the way back from the subway. Delicious and A must to bring back goodies to the apartment!!!
132 locals recommend
Bedford Cheese Shop
265 Bedford AveHigh end cheese shop in a classic Williamsburg shop on the way back from the subway. Delicious and A must to bring back goodies to the apartment!!!
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan AveAvant garde music place and bar.
Sightseeing
Just steps from my street door the most amazing east river board walk with breathtaking East River views and Manhattan Skyline. Great Margaritas and tacos at tacocina.
432 locals recommend
Domino Park
15 Kent AveJust steps from my street door the most amazing east river board walk with breathtaking East River views and Manhattan Skyline. Great Margaritas and tacos at tacocina.