Guidebook for Brooklyn

Mike
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Old school German beer hall. Giant $2 pretzels. Good juke box.
28 locals recommend
Gottscheer Hall
657 Fairview Ave
28 locals recommend
Old school German beer hall. Giant $2 pretzels. Good juke box.
Part drinking hole, part anthropological treasure trove. Owned a a friend of ours. Check out the review in the Gothamist.
94 locals recommend
The Keep
205 Cypress Ave
94 locals recommend
Part drinking hole, part anthropological treasure trove. Owned a a friend of ours. Check out the review in the Gothamist.
Hipster honky-tonk bar. Country bands, cheap beer, douchy bartenders.
142 locals recommend
Skinny Dennis
152 Metropolitan Ave
142 locals recommend
Hipster honky-tonk bar. Country bands, cheap beer, douchy bartenders.
Big, fun, often rowdy rock and blues venue and BBQ joint. Large whiskey and beer selection. Take 54 bus down Myrtle Ave-Catch it out in front of White Castle.
115 locals recommend
Beast of Bourbon
710 Myrtle Avenue
115 locals recommend
Big, fun, often rowdy rock and blues venue and BBQ joint. Large whiskey and beer selection. Take 54 bus down Myrtle Ave-Catch it out in front of White Castle.
Take the 26 bus across the street to downtown Brooklyn). Trendy but cozy indoor beer garden, large beer selection, German food, watch the World Cup here or other big events.
71 locals recommend
Black Forest Brooklyn
733 Fulton St
71 locals recommend
Take the 26 bus across the street to downtown Brooklyn). Trendy but cozy indoor beer garden, large beer selection, German food, watch the World Cup here or other big events.
Fun bar, pool table, music venue-cocktails, cheap beer, bands in back.
145 locals recommend
The Cobra Club
6 Wyckoff Ave
145 locals recommend
Fun bar, pool table, music venue-cocktails, cheap beer, bands in back.
old man, turned hipster bar. Beautiful inside. Darts, pinball, hot dogs
72 locals recommend
Old Stanley's Bar
226 Wyckoff Ave
72 locals recommend
old man, turned hipster bar. Beautiful inside. Darts, pinball, hot dogs
Close, cute bar at night, coffee shop by day. Little yard, nice people.
190 locals recommend
Father Knows Best
611A Wilson Ave
190 locals recommend
Close, cute bar at night, coffee shop by day. Little yard, nice people.
A low-frills music spot on Wyckoff Street. Run by Todd Patrick and Sam Hillmer, veterans of Brooklyn’s D.I.Y. scene. Bands at night, full bar, yard. Right down the street!
82 locals recommend
Trans-Pecos
9-15 Weirfield St
82 locals recommend
A low-frills music spot on Wyckoff Street. Run by Todd Patrick and Sam Hillmer, veterans of Brooklyn’s D.I.Y. scene. Bands at night, full bar, yard. Right down the street!
Once a small DIY trapeze, burlesque and party venue, now has an awesome party every night. DJs, burlesque, trapeze, dancing, bar, costumes, plays, cabarets, performances of all kinds.
552 locals recommend
House of Yes
2 Wyckoff Avenue
552 locals recommend
Once a small DIY trapeze, burlesque and party venue, now has an awesome party every night. DJs, burlesque, trapeze, dancing, bar, costumes, plays, cabarets, performances of all kinds.
Fun diy type bar and sometimes music venue. Large backyard.
210 locals recommend
Happyfun Hideaway
1211 Myrtle Ave
210 locals recommend
Fun diy type bar and sometimes music venue. Large backyard.
Dive bar right down the street, right above the Halsey L train.
38 locals recommend
Bonus Room
991 Wyckoff Ave
38 locals recommend
Dive bar right down the street, right above the Halsey L train.
Indoor/seasonal outdoor space on the border of Bushwhack and Ridgewood thats super fun and chill. They have Planetarium night on sundays, which is DJs and projections, DJ dance parties on fri and sat nights, food trucks and ping pong in the spring and summer, etc. Check out their website.
215 locals recommend
Nowadays
56-06 Cooper Ave
215 locals recommend
Indoor/seasonal outdoor space on the border of Bushwhack and Ridgewood thats super fun and chill. They have Planetarium night on sundays, which is DJs and projections, DJ dance parties on fri and sat nights, food trucks and ping pong in the spring and summer, etc. Check out their website.

Everything Else

It's a gym.
111 locals recommend
Planet Fitness
329 Wyckoff Ave
111 locals recommend
It's a gym.
New crossfit gym. Great coaches.
CrossFit Prospect Heights
623 Bergen St
New crossfit gym. Great coaches.
718-456-0777 About $15 to Williamsburg or downtown Brooklyn, About $30 to JFK or LaGuardia To get back from Manhattan, late night--take L train or taxi: about $25-30 from Union Square.
New Ridgewood Car Service
1538 Gates Ave
718-456-0777 About $15 to Williamsburg or downtown Brooklyn, About $30 to JFK or LaGuardia To get back from Manhattan, late night--take L train or taxi: about $25-30 from Union Square.
Great place for a good men's haircut. $25.
9 locals recommend
The Stepping Razor Barbershop
952 Flushing Ave
9 locals recommend
Great place for a good men's haircut. $25.

Arts & Culture

Cool outdoor fountain, sometimes they have events at night. Also check out the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens next door and Grand Army Plaza down the street.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Cool outdoor fountain, sometimes they have events at night. Also check out the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens next door and Grand Army Plaza down the street.
50,000-square-foot arts center on three acres along the Maspeth border. It has an art gallery and hosts weddings, lectures and concerts (M.I.A. played there last spring).
34 locals recommend
Knockdown Center
52-19 Flushing Ave
34 locals recommend
50,000-square-foot arts center on three acres along the Maspeth border. It has an art gallery and hosts weddings, lectures and concerts (M.I.A. played there last spring).
Great outdoor sculpture park--great views, interesting neighborhood. Take advantage of your time there and eat some greek food in Astoria.
238 locals recommend
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd
238 locals recommend
Great outdoor sculpture park--great views, interesting neighborhood. Take advantage of your time there and eat some greek food in Astoria.
The cloisters is an old monastery that is now a museum in Fort Tyron Park in the Bronx. It's below the enormous Inwood park, and near the Hudson rRver. Beautiful, quiet, peaceful, and cool on a hot summer day.
27 locals recommend
The Cloister Center of Medieval Art
99 Margaret Corbin Dr
27 locals recommend
The cloisters is an old monastery that is now a museum in Fort Tyron Park in the Bronx. It's below the enormous Inwood park, and near the Hudson rRver. Beautiful, quiet, peaceful, and cool on a hot summer day.
Art and performance space. Has art shows, bands, performances, coffee shop during the day. Also has life drawing and other events.
102 locals recommend
Silent Barn
603 Bushwick Avenue
102 locals recommend
Art and performance space. Has art shows, bands, performances, coffee shop during the day. Also has life drawing and other events.

Food Scene

Pioneering pizzeria. Bushwick's best known. There may be a line.
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 locals recommend
Pioneering pizzeria. Bushwick's best known. There may be a line.
Ethiopian Food -- Eat with your hands!!
27 locals recommend
Bati Ethiopian Kitchen
1057 Fulton St
27 locals recommend
Ethiopian Food -- Eat with your hands!!
Rustic Argentine steakhouse. Not cheap, but sooo worth it!
120 locals recommend
El Almacén
557 Driggs Ave
120 locals recommend
Rustic Argentine steakhouse. Not cheap, but sooo worth it!
Wine & beer bar, tapas, weekend brunch, late night menu.
130 locals recommend
Little Beaver
24 St Nicholas Ave
130 locals recommend
Wine & beer bar, tapas, weekend brunch, late night menu.
Breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch and dinner--eat in and quick and easy delivery!
32 locals recommend
Ltauha
55-50 Myrtle Ave
32 locals recommend
Breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch and dinner--eat in and quick and easy delivery!
Just OK, but cheap and just around the block. Good if you want a quick slice.
12 locals recommend
Jimmy's Pizza
561 Wilson Ave
12 locals recommend
Just OK, but cheap and just around the block. Good if you want a quick slice.
Eat in, Take out or Delivery. Food is OK, cheap and close.
22 locals recommend
Bombay Kitchen
733 Knickerbocker Ave
22 locals recommend
Eat in, Take out or Delivery. Food is OK, cheap and close.
Rotisserie chicken, Spanish food. Cheap. Eat in, take out or delivery. Best to pick up if you don’t speak Spanish.
Aris Pollos A La Brasa
691 Knickerbocker Ave
Rotisserie chicken, Spanish food. Cheap. Eat in, take out or delivery. Best to pick up if you don’t speak Spanish.
Wood oven pizza and Italian food. Best new local restaurant. Super delicious—named after Houdini because he’s buried in the local graveyard.
156 locals recommend
Houdini Kitchen Laboratory
1563 Decatur St
156 locals recommend
Wood oven pizza and Italian food. Best new local restaurant. Super delicious—named after Houdini because he’s buried in the local graveyard.
Local gem. Trans AM/Trans Pecos--coffee shop by day, bar and music venue at night.
40 locals recommend
Trans Am Cafe
915 Wyckoff Ave
40 locals recommend
Local gem. Trans AM/Trans Pecos--coffee shop by day, bar and music venue at night.
French cafe and bar, lots of food and drink options but go there for the $1 oysters every day--all day.
276 locals recommend
Mominette Bistro
221 Knickerbocker Ave
276 locals recommend
French cafe and bar, lots of food and drink options but go there for the $1 oysters every day--all day.
Lunch, brunch, dinner, but best for appetizers. Try the empinatitas, which are sooo delicious and the fish tacos. The fish taco appetizer is a meal!
86 locals recommend
Industry1332
1332 Halsey Street
86 locals recommend
Lunch, brunch, dinner, but best for appetizers. Try the empinatitas, which are sooo delicious and the fish tacos. The fish taco appetizer is a meal!
Casual pizza--Sicilian slices and beer.
33 locals recommend
Fazio's
709 Knickerbocker Ave
33 locals recommend
Casual pizza--Sicilian slices and beer.
French bistro. Nice brunch, lunch, dinner, Indoor garden and roof deck.
149 locals recommend
Juliette
135 N 5th St
149 locals recommend
French bistro. Nice brunch, lunch, dinner, Indoor garden and roof deck.
Inexpensive, quick and so delicious!!! Take the 26 bus downtown.
53 locals recommend
National
295 Fulton St
53 locals recommend
Inexpensive, quick and so delicious!!! Take the 26 bus downtown.

Essentials

bad music but 60 MB/s internet. Make this your office. A straight shot on the L-train.
491 locals recommend
Starbucks
405-409 Union Ave
491 locals recommend
bad music but 60 MB/s internet. Make this your office. A straight shot on the L-train.
laundromat.
Kevin Laundromat
1329 Halsey St
laundromat.
Best deli closest to the house. Good beer selection, snacks, coffee, best deli.
22 locals recommend
Los Limones Deli
1330 Halsey St
22 locals recommend
Best deli closest to the house. Good beer selection, snacks, coffee, best deli.

Shopping

booze
Franja Wines & Liquors
785 Wyckoff Ave
booze
Vintage store in williamsburg with huge selection. Also has housewares--vintage blankets, etc
23 locals recommend
Stella Dallas
23 locals recommend
Vintage store in williamsburg with huge selection. Also has housewares--vintage blankets, etc
Original Williamsburg hipster vintage store. Buys and sell. Their famous snotty attitude at the buying section was featured in Broad City.
454 locals recommend
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey St
454 locals recommend
Original Williamsburg hipster vintage store. Buys and sell. Their famous snotty attitude at the buying section was featured in Broad City.
Lots of L train Vintage stores--all good.
231 locals recommend
L Train Vintage
1377 Dekalb Ave
231 locals recommend
Lots of L train Vintage stores--all good.
Very popular vintage store.
30 locals recommend
Awoke Vintage
132 N 5th St
30 locals recommend
Very popular vintage store.
small vintage clothing store
30 locals recommend
Harold and Maude Vintage
592 Lafayette Ave
30 locals recommend
small vintage clothing store

Sightseeing

Best views of Brooklyn and Manhattan bridge, Fulton park, carousels, lots of galleries in this neighborhood.
422 locals recommend
Dumbo
65 Plymouth St
422 locals recommend
Best views of Brooklyn and Manhattan bridge, Fulton park, carousels, lots of galleries in this neighborhood.
Newish walking path on abandoned train line above the city. It starts on 14th st near the Whitney and ends near 34th st. You can hop off anywhere--the Chelsea galleries or for a drink or bite. Great views of Manhattan and the hudson river.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Newish walking path on abandoned train line above the city. It starts on 14th st near the Whitney and ends near 34th st. You can hop off anywhere--the Chelsea galleries or for a drink or bite. Great views of Manhattan and the hudson river.