Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Get the Bee Sting. You won't regret it. Also: delicious Bloody Marys on Sundays. One of our favorite parts of Bushwick.
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 locals recommend
Get the Bee Sting. You won't regret it. Also: delicious Bloody Marys on Sundays. One of our favorite parts of Bushwick.
Wood stove pizza!
156 locals recommend
Houdini Kitchen Laboratory
1563 Decatur St
156 locals recommend
Wood stove pizza!
David Chang did it. Just go. You won't regret it.
170 locals recommend
Milk Bar Williamsburg
382 Metropolitan Ave
170 locals recommend
David Chang did it. Just go. You won't regret it.
Delicious BBQ by the pound. Long wait times in the summer, though.
441 locals recommend
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Ave
441 locals recommend
Delicious BBQ by the pound. Long wait times in the summer, though.
Seriously authentic Vietnamese food. Amazing.
18 locals recommend
Sao Mai
203 1st Ave.
18 locals recommend
Seriously authentic Vietnamese food. Amazing.
A gay piano bar! You'd want to take the J to Fulton, switch to the A/C to W4.
45 locals recommend
The Duplex
61 Christopher St
45 locals recommend
A gay piano bar! You'd want to take the J to Fulton, switch to the A/C to W4.
Pretty solid Cuban food—and this is coming from two Miami natives. Take the L to Bedford. Get the dill paloma and the lechon.
36 locals recommend
Cubana Social
70 North 6th Street
36 locals recommend
Pretty solid Cuban food—and this is coming from two Miami natives. Take the L to Bedford. Get the dill paloma and the lechon.
Austin-style BBQ by the pound. DELICIOUS.
West 26th Street
West 26th Street
Austin-style BBQ by the pound. DELICIOUS.

Drinks & Nightlife

Awesome beer and cocktail selection. And Big Buck Hunter!
190 locals recommend
Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St
190 locals recommend
Awesome beer and cocktail selection. And Big Buck Hunter!
AMAZING BEER SELECTION.
One Mile House NYC
AMAZING BEER SELECTION.
Lots of good beer on tap, or take some to go!
45 locals recommend
Top Hops Beer Shop
88 Essex St
45 locals recommend
Lots of good beer on tap, or take some to go!
My favorite bar in the whole of Brooklyn. Awesome cocktails and a generally nice vibe.
242 locals recommend
duckduck
153 Montrose Ave
242 locals recommend
My favorite bar in the whole of Brooklyn. Awesome cocktails and a generally nice vibe.
Great beer selection.
125 locals recommend
Spuyten Duyvil
359 Metropolitan Ave
125 locals recommend
Great beer selection.
Take the J to Chambers and switch to the 456 to 59th St. Amazing beer, cocktails, and snack food. Dollar oysters at happy hour!
37 locals recommend
The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites
311 E 60th St
37 locals recommend
Take the J to Chambers and switch to the 456 to 59th St. Amazing beer, cocktails, and snack food. Dollar oysters at happy hour!

Arts & Culture

Great (and historic!) place to catch a show.
135 locals recommend
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
135 locals recommend
Great (and historic!) place to catch a show.
Who doesn't want cocktails and noms with their films? Amazing. A bit expensive, but worth it. Get your tickets in advance.
941 locals recommend
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
941 locals recommend
Who doesn't want cocktails and noms with their films? Amazing. A bit expensive, but worth it. Get your tickets in advance.
One of my favorite places to catch a show.
303 locals recommend
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N 6th St
303 locals recommend
One of my favorite places to catch a show.

Everything Else

Dominican bakery. Good coffee, pastries, and empanadas.
7 locals recommend
Angela's Bakery
717 Knickerbocker Ave
7 locals recommend
Dominican bakery. Good coffee, pastries, and empanadas.