Guidebook for Brooklyn

Julie
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Best meat and whiskey in town!
441 locals recommend
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Ave
441 locals recommend
Best meat and whiskey in town!
Hands down, the best restaurant in Brooklyn.
169 locals recommend
Rye
247 South 1st Street
169 locals recommend
Hands down, the best restaurant in Brooklyn.
our local coffee joint
157 locals recommend
The West Brooklyn
379 Union Ave
157 locals recommend
our local coffee joint
Great cocktails, great pate!
297 locals recommend
Le Barricou
533 Grand St
297 locals recommend
Great cocktails, great pate!
Old school Italian pizza. Hell yeah.
37 locals recommend
Sal's Pizzería
544 Lorimer St
37 locals recommend
Old school Italian pizza. Hell yeah.
Fancy Italian pizza. Rumor has it Madonna ate here once.
55 locals recommend
Forcella
485 Lorimer St
55 locals recommend
Fancy Italian pizza. Rumor has it Madonna ate here once.
Great tacos!
38 locals recommend
Haab williamsburg
202 Leonard St
38 locals recommend
Great tacos!
A post-bar classic. Nothing fancy, just good, cheap, Mexican.
15 locals recommend
Yola's Cafe
524 Metropolitan Avenue
15 locals recommend
A post-bar classic. Nothing fancy, just good, cheap, Mexican.
Awesome sandwiches at any hour of day or night.
46 locals recommend
Hana Food
534 Metropolitan Ave
46 locals recommend
Awesome sandwiches at any hour of day or night.
Super yummy chinese spot. Amazing juicy buns. Wha what!
48 locals recommend
M Noodle Shop
549 Metropolitan Avenue
48 locals recommend
Super yummy chinese spot. Amazing juicy buns. Wha what!
Y'all may be in Brooklyn but a little Texas food lovin never hurt nobody!
166 locals recommend
The Brooklyn Star
593 Lorimer Street
166 locals recommend
Y'all may be in Brooklyn but a little Texas food lovin never hurt nobody!
Oh. My. God. SO good. The line starts like at 5, the second they open their doors.
357 locals recommend
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th St
357 locals recommend
Oh. My. God. SO good. The line starts like at 5, the second they open their doors.
Never eaten here but great Mezcal selection!
87 locals recommend
Zona Rosa
571 Lorimer St
87 locals recommend
Never eaten here but great Mezcal selection!
Great Mexican, huge backyard and absolutely excellent micheladas!!
75 locals recommend
Café de la Esquina
75 locals recommend
Great Mexican, huge backyard and absolutely excellent micheladas!!
Yum!!!!!!!
800 locals recommend
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Ave
800 locals recommend
Yum!!!!!!!
Yummy treats -- cookies, cakes, ice cream and MORE!
170 locals recommend
Milk Bar Williamsburg
382 Metropolitan Ave
170 locals recommend
Yummy treats -- cookies, cakes, ice cream and MORE!
Hands down, the BEST sandwich shop in town. Get the "scuttlebutt." Trust me.
67 locals recommend
Saltie
378 Metropolitan Avenue
67 locals recommend
Hands down, the BEST sandwich shop in town. Get the "scuttlebutt." Trust me.
Cheap awesome dumplings, noodles, soups and beer. Cheap!!!
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
288 locals recommend
Cheap awesome dumplings, noodles, soups and beer. Cheap!!!
Another excellent coffee shop, just 1 block away.
296 locals recommend
Gimme Coffee
495 Lorimer St
296 locals recommend
Another excellent coffee shop, just 1 block away.
In case you need more good coffee and food, there's this place.
105 locals recommend
Blind Barber
105 locals recommend
In case you need more good coffee and food, there's this place.
Brand new, amazingly delicious sandwich shop. Meat focused, but they do have a vegetarian option.
158 locals recommend
The Meat Hook
397 Graham Ave
158 locals recommend
Brand new, amazingly delicious sandwich shop. Meat focused, but they do have a vegetarian option.

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazingly good food.
269 locals recommend
St. Anselm
355 Metropolitan Ave
269 locals recommend
Amazingly good food.
Killer cocktails. Full of hot young things! Great food and ambience too!
229 locals recommend
The Commodore
366 Metropolitan Ave
229 locals recommend
Killer cocktails. Full of hot young things! Great food and ambience too!
Hottest "pick-up" bar in town. Great shows too!
521 locals recommend
Union Pool
484 Union Ave
521 locals recommend
Hottest "pick-up" bar in town. Great shows too!
Awesome beer selection and old video games. Need we say more?
587 locals recommend
Barcade
388 Union Ave
587 locals recommend
Awesome beer selection and old video games. Need we say more?
Great view. Beautiful people. Great cocktails.
152 locals recommend
The Ides Bar
80 Wythe Ave
152 locals recommend
Great view. Beautiful people. Great cocktails.
Best dive bar around for when you just need a drink.
48 locals recommend
Ontario Bar LLC
559 Grand St
48 locals recommend
Best dive bar around for when you just need a drink.
Don't let the name fool you. This bar is no country club. Thank god.
81 locals recommend
Bushwick Country Club
608 Grand St
81 locals recommend
Don't let the name fool you. This bar is no country club. Thank god.
Excellent cocktails and a stellar oyster happy hour.
67 locals recommend
The Saint Austere
67 locals recommend
Excellent cocktails and a stellar oyster happy hour.
Lovely bar for a date!
369 locals recommend
Hotel Delmano
82 Berry St
369 locals recommend
Lovely bar for a date!
Best oyster happy hour in town.
522 locals recommend
Maison Premiere
298 Bedford Ave
522 locals recommend
Best oyster happy hour in town.
A beer and wine bar with a spectacular back yard.
125 locals recommend
Spuyten Duyvil
359 Metropolitan Ave
125 locals recommend
A beer and wine bar with a spectacular back yard.
A bar is a bar is a bar.
26 locals recommend
Macri Park
462 Union Ave
26 locals recommend
A bar is a bar is a bar.
Gorgeous bar with delicious cocktails and a sweet balcony area.
141 locals recommend
Night of Joy
667 Lorimer St
141 locals recommend
Gorgeous bar with delicious cocktails and a sweet balcony area.
Our favorite bar. Another Williamsburg oldie.
157 locals recommend
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer St
157 locals recommend
Our favorite bar. Another Williamsburg oldie.
A Williamsburg original from the days before this hood was cool.
54 locals recommend
Daddy's
437 Graham Avenue
54 locals recommend
A Williamsburg original from the days before this hood was cool.
One of the first "schmancy" spots in the area. Still pretty rad.
137 locals recommend
The Richardson
451 Graham Avenue
137 locals recommend
One of the first "schmancy" spots in the area. Still pretty rad.
An incredibly overrated Swedish prix fixe only pop-up restaurant (I think?). Book ahead for sure.
22 locals recommend
Aska
47 S 5th St
22 locals recommend
An incredibly overrated Swedish prix fixe only pop-up restaurant (I think?). Book ahead for sure.
A truly exceptional Italian place with an AMAZING backyard.
179 locals recommend
Aurora
70 Grand St
179 locals recommend
A truly exceptional Italian place with an AMAZING backyard.
A Honkey Tonk bar in prime Williamsburg. Excellent music, excellent drinks.
142 locals recommend
Skinny Dennis
152 Metropolitan Ave
142 locals recommend
A Honkey Tonk bar in prime Williamsburg. Excellent music, excellent drinks.
Beer garden!!! Amazing food too!
339 locals recommend
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd St
339 locals recommend
Beer garden!!! Amazing food too!
In case you need another excellent bar, here you go. House-made beef jerky!
82 locals recommend
The Drink
228 Manhattan Avenue
82 locals recommend
In case you need another excellent bar, here you go. House-made beef jerky!

Essentials

For all your artisanal food needs. Great for Brooklyn souvenirs too!
59 locals recommend
The Brooklyn Kitchen
100 Frost St
59 locals recommend
For all your artisanal food needs. Great for Brooklyn souvenirs too!
A little pricey but open 24 hours when you need some last minute provisions.
157 locals recommend
Sunac Natural Food
440 Union Ave
157 locals recommend
A little pricey but open 24 hours when you need some last minute provisions.
Our local, no frills grocery store.
583 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton St
583 locals recommend
Our local, no frills grocery store.
A great little grocery for some artisanal foods and yummy sandwiches.
127 locals recommend
Campbell Cheese Grocery & Catering
502 Lorimer St
127 locals recommend
A great little grocery for some artisanal foods and yummy sandwiches.
Grab a sandwich, smoothie or kombucha on tap and go sit in the park!
57 locals recommend
Urban Rustic
57 locals recommend
Grab a sandwich, smoothie or kombucha on tap and go sit in the park!
Amazing selection of cheese and other delectable yummies!!!
132 locals recommend
Bedford Cheese Shop
265 Bedford Ave
132 locals recommend
Amazing selection of cheese and other delectable yummies!!!

Everything Else

Yoga studio for when you need to stop and breathe.
36 locals recommend
Greenhouse Holistic
218 N 7th St
36 locals recommend
Yoga studio for when you need to stop and breathe.
Great park to chill and people watch.
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
798 locals recommend
Great park to chill and people watch.
Fancy hotel with a great rooftop bar!
539 locals recommend
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Ave
539 locals recommend
Fancy hotel with a great rooftop bar!
Sometimes you just need a great haircut. And there's a bar next door, duh.
10 locals recommend
High Horse Salon
563 Manhattan Avenue
10 locals recommend
Sometimes you just need a great haircut. And there's a bar next door, duh.
Sometimes you just need a hot shave.
13 locals recommend
Persons of Interest Barbershop
84 Havemeyer St
13 locals recommend
Sometimes you just need a hot shave.
Great art house theater with food and drinks.
941 locals recommend
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
941 locals recommend
Great art house theater with food and drinks.
In case you hate our place and have $400 to spare, book a room here. They have a pool!
157 locals recommend
McCarren Hotel & Pool
160 N 12th St
157 locals recommend
In case you hate our place and have $400 to spare, book a room here. They have a pool!
Super rad venue. The original was in Tribeca and moved here a few years back.
234 locals recommend
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Ave
234 locals recommend
Super rad venue. The original was in Tribeca and moved here a few years back.
Yoga by donation!
133 locals recommend
Yoga To The People
115 W 27th St
133 locals recommend
Yoga by donation!
Awesome bar with a bowling alley. Did you die and go to Midwestern heaven? Possibly.
184 locals recommend
The Gutter
200 N 14th St
184 locals recommend
Awesome bar with a bowling alley. Did you die and go to Midwestern heaven? Possibly.
Excellent pharmacy
25 locals recommend
Kings Pharmacy
241 Bedford Ave
25 locals recommend
Excellent pharmacy
If Kings Pharmacy is closed, go here. They sell beer and are open 24/7.
311 locals recommend
Duane Reade
5411 Myrtle Ave
311 locals recommend
If Kings Pharmacy is closed, go here. They sell beer and are open 24/7.

Shopping

Super rad bookstore!
84 locals recommend
Spoonbill & Sugartown Books
218 Bedford Ave
84 locals recommend
Super rad bookstore!
Truly lovely jewelry store.
142 locals recommend
Catbird
108 Bedford Ave
142 locals recommend
Truly lovely jewelry store.
Great pieces. On the expensive side. They have Warby Parkers!
106 locals recommend
L.A.B Brooklyn
144 Driggs Ave
106 locals recommend
Great pieces. On the expensive side. They have Warby Parkers!
Great clothes but super $$$$
Jumelle
148 Bedford Ave
Great clothes but super $$$$
The BEST thrift store in town. Seriously. You can sell your old shit too.
454 locals recommend
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey St
454 locals recommend
The BEST thrift store in town. Seriously. You can sell your old shit too.
Excellent wine shop, just seconds from the apartment.
20 locals recommend
Bibber & Bell Wine and Spirits
418 Union Ave
20 locals recommend
Excellent wine shop, just seconds from the apartment.
Not your dad's hardware shop. This place has everything ever including art and plants AND, ready, Franklin! He's the sweet, fat pig that lives just next door and likes to spend warm days in the back!
32 locals recommend
Crest Hardware & Urban Garden Center
558 Metropolitan Ave
32 locals recommend
Not your dad's hardware shop. This place has everything ever including art and plants AND, ready, Franklin! He's the sweet, fat pig that lives just next door and likes to spend warm days in the back!
Totally awesome and totally affordable shoes. Yes, please.
25 locals recommend
Shoe Market
197 N 6th St
25 locals recommend
Totally awesome and totally affordable shoes. Yes, please.

Entertainment & Activities

A truly genius shop. Comic books, zines, graphic novels. Art.
19 locals recommend
Desert Island
540 Metropolitan Ave
19 locals recommend
A truly genius shop. Comic books, zines, graphic novels. Art.
Walk across it. It's THE BEST. Skip Brooklyn bridge, you cheeseball.
387 locals recommend
Williamsburg Bridge
70 Williamsburg Bridge Bicycle Path
387 locals recommend
Walk across it. It's THE BEST. Skip Brooklyn bridge, you cheeseball.
Competing for the douchiest place in Williamsburg. DO NOT confuse it with the Gutter.
825 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
825 locals recommend
Competing for the douchiest place in Williamsburg. DO NOT confuse it with the Gutter.

Sightseeing

Our local beer is made,well, locally! Totally worth a tour.
456 locals recommend
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St
456 locals recommend
Our local beer is made,well, locally! Totally worth a tour.
Delicious, locally made chocolate. You can take a tour of their factory.
98 locals recommend
MAST
111 N 3rd St
98 locals recommend
Delicious, locally made chocolate. You can take a tour of their factory.