Guidebook for Brooklyn

Timothy
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Cheap, good atmosphere, typical "American" fare. Very quintessentially Brooklyn Americana /Southern grub.
357 locals recommend
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th St
357 locals recommend
Cheap, good atmosphere, typical "American" fare. Very quintessentially Brooklyn Americana /Southern grub.
Good crowd, amazing inexpensive food, kitchy cocktails. Weekend good DJ
229 locals recommend
The Commodore
366 Metropolitan Ave
229 locals recommend
Good crowd, amazing inexpensive food, kitchy cocktails. Weekend good DJ
Pricy but very good food in old dining car. This place put Williamsburg on the culinary map.
482 locals recommend
Diner
85 Broadway
482 locals recommend
Pricy but very good food in old dining car. This place put Williamsburg on the culinary map.
Very good for people watching. Good brunch spot.
800 locals recommend
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Ave
800 locals recommend
Very good for people watching. Good brunch spot.
Best BBQ in NY, worth the long wait. Recommended for any meat lover.
441 locals recommend
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Ave
441 locals recommend
Best BBQ in NY, worth the long wait. Recommended for any meat lover.
My favorite NEW oyster/absinthe cocktail bar. Very pretentious but amazing interior and fairy-tale backyard.
522 locals recommend
Maison Premiere
298 Bedford Ave
522 locals recommend
My favorite NEW oyster/absinthe cocktail bar. Very pretentious but amazing interior and fairy-tale backyard.
Prohibition-era style restaurant w American menu. Solid cocktails.
169 locals recommend
Rye
247 South 1st Street
169 locals recommend
Prohibition-era style restaurant w American menu. Solid cocktails.
I love this pizza place. For a quick slice come here and try the Sicilian or the Crab Slice (better than it sounds).
426 locals recommend
Artichoke Basille's Pizza
321 E 14th St
426 locals recommend
I love this pizza place. For a quick slice come here and try the Sicilian or the Crab Slice (better than it sounds).
Best restaurant in NY, full of hipsters and there's always a wait, but it's amazing. Try things other than their pizza.
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 locals recommend
Best restaurant in NY, full of hipsters and there's always a wait, but it's amazing. Try things other than their pizza.
Very hip dining destination that's somewhat hidden. very cool interior, feels like you're in someone's home.
199 locals recommend
Freemans
Freeman Alley
199 locals recommend
Very hip dining destination that's somewhat hidden. very cool interior, feels like you're in someone's home.
Amazingly cheap Sicuan food you MUST try if you're in the area
107 locals recommend
Xi'an Famous Foods
88 E Broadway
107 locals recommend
Amazingly cheap Sicuan food you MUST try if you're in the area
Must-try coffee for snobs from the West Coast
467 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
467 locals recommend
Must-try coffee for snobs from the West Coast
Must-try coffee for snobs
236 locals recommend
Ninth Street Espresso
700 E 9th St
236 locals recommend
Must-try coffee for snobs
Best dumplings in NY. 5 for $1
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
288 locals recommend
Best dumplings in NY. 5 for $1
$ but amazing food.
419 locals recommend
Marlow & Sons
81 Broadway
419 locals recommend
$ but amazing food.
Best Ramen in NY
226 locals recommend
Ippudo NY
65 4th Ave
226 locals recommend
Best Ramen in NY
Inexpensive Venezuelan food, good crowd
355 locals recommend
Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand St
355 locals recommend
Inexpensive Venezuelan food, good crowd
Home-style Japanese food in cool wooden interior with communal table
220 locals recommend
Samurai Mama
205 Grand St
220 locals recommend
Home-style Japanese food in cool wooden interior with communal table
Touristy pizza destination but it's SOO good. And the area is lovely.
102 locals recommend
John's of Bleecker St.
278 Bleecker St
102 locals recommend
Touristy pizza destination but it's SOO good. And the area is lovely.
April Bloomfield's gastropub. Good scene.
264 locals recommend
The Spotted Dog
1154 1st Ave.
264 locals recommend
April Bloomfield's gastropub. Good scene.
my favorite Italian in NY. A scene. Intimate. $$$
54 locals recommend
il Buco
47 Bond St
54 locals recommend
my favorite Italian in NY. A scene. Intimate. $$$
Where I go for my coffee in the morning
237 locals recommend
Oslo Coffee Roasters
328 Bedford Ave
237 locals recommend
Where I go for my coffee in the morning

Drinks & Nightlife

Typical Williamsburg crowd, also a music venue. Nice outdoor space.
521 locals recommend
Union Pool
484 Union Ave
521 locals recommend
Typical Williamsburg crowd, also a music venue. Nice outdoor space.
Brooklyn bar
70 locals recommend
Matchless
557 Manhattan Avenue
70 locals recommend
Brooklyn bar
Looks like you stepped into the Midwest. Come here to bowl and drink brewskis.
184 locals recommend
The Gutter
200 N 14th St
184 locals recommend
Looks like you stepped into the Midwest. Come here to bowl and drink brewskis.
For cocktail lovers.. This place is intimate and beautiful.
369 locals recommend
Hotel Delmano
82 Berry St
369 locals recommend
For cocktail lovers.. This place is intimate and beautiful.
Really good cheesy tiki bar with fun cocktails and good greasy food
35 locals recommend
The Rusty Knot
425 West St
35 locals recommend
Really good cheesy tiki bar with fun cocktails and good greasy food

Everything Else

You can buy/sell clothes here. Kind of a shopping staple.
454 locals recommend
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey St
454 locals recommend
You can buy/sell clothes here. Kind of a shopping staple.
Favorite cupcakes
64 locals recommend
Sugar Sweet Sunshine
126 Rivington St
64 locals recommend
Favorite cupcakes
A medium-sized music venue with a lot of great bands
303 locals recommend
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N 6th St
303 locals recommend
A medium-sized music venue with a lot of great bands
Good bagels, crazy spreads.
130 locals recommend
The Bagel Store Original Rainbow Bagel
69 5th Avenue
130 locals recommend
Good bagels, crazy spreads.
Cute bakery. Bring your book and read in the little nook.
279 locals recommend
Bakeri
150 Wythe Ave
279 locals recommend
Cute bakery. Bring your book and read in the little nook.