Food Scene
excellent for breakfast or brunch during the week, good food, efficient, outside dining, inside is loud, crowded on weekends
800 locals recommend
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Aveexcellent for breakfast or brunch during the week, good food, efficient, outside dining, inside is loud, crowded on weekends
Breakfast or Lunch, sandwiches to go, smoothies, coffee etc.. Grab something and sit in park
57 locals recommend
Urban Rustic
Breakfast or Lunch, sandwiches to go, smoothies, coffee etc.. Grab something and sit in park
Best Polish restaurant. Wonderfully kitsch-y decor, friendly costumed wait staff, good food. You will love your bill. Perfect on a cold winter night.
83 locals recommend
Karczma
136 Greenpoint AveBest Polish restaurant. Wonderfully kitsch-y decor, friendly costumed wait staff, good food. You will love your bill. Perfect on a cold winter night.
buy fresh fish here or have a small tasty meal. (Buy good smoked fish at any of the Polish delis)
93 locals recommend
Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.
114 Nassau Avebuy fresh fish here or have a small tasty meal. (Buy good smoked fish at any of the Polish delis)
Lovely bakery with nice seating inside in back and backyard. Good coffee.
25 locals recommend
Charlotte Patisserie
596 Manhattan AveLovely bakery with nice seating inside in back and backyard. Good coffee.
Real Italian food. Excellent lunch specials. (not particularly hip or interesting, just good food.) Delivers.
17 locals recommend
SCALINO GP
659 Manhattan AveReal Italian food. Excellent lunch specials. (not particularly hip or interesting, just good food.) Delivers.
Boutique Danish bar. (yep) with seriously boutique hidden restaurant in the back called Luksas which is reservation only $125 tasting menu: a treat.
154 locals recommend
Tørst
615 Manhattan AveBoutique Danish bar. (yep) with seriously boutique hidden restaurant in the back called Luksas which is reservation only $125 tasting menu: a treat.
Great pizza. Check hours before you go. can be packed. Does NOT deliver.
352 locals recommend
Paulie Gee's
60 Greenpoint AveGreat pizza. Check hours before you go. can be packed. Does NOT deliver.
Very good Pizza. One on Bedford Ave., one on Manhattan Ave. One on Manhattan delivers to 297 Driggs.
105 locals recommend
Fornino
291 Kent AveVery good Pizza. One on Bedford Ave., one on Manhattan Ave. One on Manhattan delivers to 297 Driggs.
closest coffee to 297 Driggs. Mom and pop owned and he is usually there. Always a NY Times to read.
Uro Cafe
277 Driggs Aveclosest coffee to 297 Driggs. Mom and pop owned and he is usually there. Always a NY Times to read.
Thai Malay Cafe
51-20 Skillman AveExcellent Thai food.
Essentials
handy grocery shopping on way back from L—ORGANIC produce, good organic bananas
141 locals recommend
Khim's Millennium Market
260 Bushwick Avehandy grocery shopping on way back from L—ORGANIC produce, good organic bananas
Manhattan Fruit Inc
678 Manhattan AveFavorite small grocery: fresh veg and fruits, friendly shop
Closest big supermarket. Nothing else to recommend it—except it's next to Mcgorlick Park, which is a nice park.
129 locals recommend
Met Foodmarkets
131 Driggs AveClosest big supermarket. Nothing else to recommend it—except it's next to Mcgorlick Park, which is a nice park.
on Saturdays: Farmers Market here, on Union Street and the Park—opposite the dog run.
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer Ston Saturdays: Farmers Market here, on Union Street and the Park—opposite the dog run.
Arts & Culture
Chocolate Factory Theater
3833 24th Streettiny theater showing contemporary dance
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N 6th StGood music venue.
Brooklyn Academy of Music: take the G straight to Fulton (25 minutes) for best cinema, theater, dance, and music.
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveBrooklyn Academy of Music: take the G straight to Fulton (25 minutes) for best cinema, theater, dance, and music.
Small theater showing dance and movement-based performance. (NOT a tourist venue.)
8 locals recommend
Triskelion Arts
106 Calyer StSmall theater showing dance and movement-based performance. (NOT a tourist venue.)
Shopping
the original thrift clothing in Williamsburg—now just one of many.
454 locals recommend
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey Stthe original thrift clothing in Williamsburg—now just one of many.
Everything Else
pay-as-you-wish yoga studio with consistent schedule, almost every two hours... solid classes: either vinyasa or hot yoga.
133 locals recommend
Yoga To The People
115 W 27th Stpay-as-you-wish yoga studio with consistent schedule, almost every two hours... solid classes: either vinyasa or hot yoga.
Excellent vinyasa yoga studio. Longer classes. small cafe and sauna.
26 locals recommend
Kula Brooklyn
101 N 3rd StExcellent vinyasa yoga studio. Longer classes. small cafe and sauna.