Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Dépanneur
242 Wythe AveDelicious and robust coffee! Only $1.75 for small coffee.
Gourmet coffee. Community tables. Meet a real, live hipster. Some are friendly. Others are pretentious, with a cultivated look of boredom that took hours to perfect in the glow of their phone.
284 locals recommend
Partners Coffee
125 N 6th StGourmet coffee. Community tables. Meet a real, live hipster. Some are friendly. Others are pretentious, with a cultivated look of boredom that took hours to perfect in the glow of their phone.
Tasty sushi. I like their lunch special (1pm - 4:30pm) - $9.50 bento box (includes soup and lots of food).
21 locals recommend
Ako
205 Bedford AveTasty sushi. I like their lunch special (1pm - 4:30pm) - $9.50 bento box (includes soup and lots of food).
Thin-crust pizza, prepared in a brick oven. Delicious tasting and reasonably priced, especially at lunch.
L'isola
128 Metropolitan AveThin-crust pizza, prepared in a brick oven. Delicious tasting and reasonably priced, especially at lunch.
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St4 dumplings for $1.75
Shopping
Huge record store! With indoor coffeehouse, bookstore, ping-pong (walk to the second level, go to back), concert venue. Worth visiting.
130 locals recommend
Rough Trade NYC
1250 W 50th StHuge record store! With indoor coffeehouse, bookstore, ping-pong (walk to the second level, go to back), concert venue. Worth visiting.
Drinks & Nightlife
Try their 6th floor rooftop bar/cafe, opening at 4pm Mon-Fri and 2pm Sat-Sun. Nice views of East River and Manhattan.
539 locals recommend
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe AveTry their 6th floor rooftop bar/cafe, opening at 4pm Mon-Fri and 2pm Sat-Sun. Nice views of East River and Manhattan.
A nightclub and performance venue. Aerial performers, dance floor, electronic music, movie events.
552 locals recommend
House of Yes
2 Wyckoff AvenueA nightclub and performance venue. Aerial performers, dance floor, electronic music, movie events.
Le Bain
848 Washington StIconic rooftop bar in the heart of the Meatpacking District.
Arts & Culture
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveMovie theatre. Bar. Cafe. Watch movies and eat food.
Essentials
A grocery store. Somewhat expensive. Gorge on the free samples of pita bread and hummus and red navy bean dip. Go in their well-fed, or you will leave broke.
85 locals recommend
Brooklyn Harvest Market
25 N 5th StA grocery store. Somewhat expensive. Gorge on the free samples of pita bread and hummus and red navy bean dip. Go in their well-fed, or you will leave broke.
Entertainment & Activities
Ice cream. Delicious. But overpriced. Wi-fi. The place is very well-lit. Am I in an ice cream store or a doctor's office? Lower the lights, people. At night, feels like you're in fishbowl.
313 locals recommend
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan AveIce cream. Delicious. But overpriced. Wi-fi. The place is very well-lit. Am I in an ice cream store or a doctor's office? Lower the lights, people. At night, feels like you're in fishbowl.
Sightseeing
This loft is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an area that's known as one of the hippest places to live in America. So much so, that it's gotten expensive. A lot of the hipsters and up-and-coming artists and musicians now live in Bushwick (East Williamsburg).
997 locals recommend
Williamsburg
This loft is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an area that's known as one of the hippest places to live in America. So much so, that it's gotten expensive. A lot of the hipsters and up-and-coming artists and musicians now live in Bushwick (East Williamsburg).
For $4, you can take the East River Ferry from North 6th & Kent Avenue. You can take it to mid-town Manhattan or south to DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Brooklyn, or to the last stop, Downtown Manhattan.
56 locals recommend
East River Ferry
For $4, you can take the East River Ferry from North 6th & Kent Avenue. You can take it to mid-town Manhattan or south to DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Brooklyn, or to the last stop, Downtown Manhattan.
Iconic bridge that has a walking path on one side, and a bicycle path on the other side. Great views of Manhattan and Brooklyn from this bridge.
387 locals recommend
Williamsburg Bridge
70 Williamsburg Bridge Bicycle PathIconic bridge that has a walking path on one side, and a bicycle path on the other side. Great views of Manhattan and Brooklyn from this bridge.
DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Brooklyn is home to Brooklyn Bridge Park (beautiful park with scenic views of East River and Manhattan and the bridges), and the pier which runs adjacent to the East River, for more views. Great for picnics, walking, photography.
422 locals recommend
Dumbo
65 Plymouth StDUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Brooklyn is home to Brooklyn Bridge Park (beautiful park with scenic views of East River and Manhattan and the bridges), and the pier which runs adjacent to the East River, for more views. Great for picnics, walking, photography.
Interesting park to visit. Hang out and watch the street performers.
987 locals recommend
Union Square
Interesting park to visit. Hang out and watch the street performers.