Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Getting Around

Local, reliable car service
23 locals recommend
Northside Car Service
207 Bedford Ave
23 locals recommend
Local, reliable car service
Local, inexpensive car service
12 locals recommend
Java Car Service
240 Kent Ave
12 locals recommend
Local, inexpensive car service
Local, inexpensive car service
15 locals recommend
Metroline Car Service
390 Metropolitan Ave
15 locals recommend
Local, inexpensive car service
Local Bike Rental + Repairs.
Greenpoint Bikes
1078 Manhattan Ave
Local Bike Rental + Repairs.
Best bike repair and rental store in Brooklyn, hands down
10 locals recommend
B's Bikes
262 Driggs Ave
10 locals recommend
Best bike repair and rental store in Brooklyn, hands down
Citi Bike, what a life saver
277 locals recommend
Citi Bike
277 locals recommend
Citi Bike, what a life saver

Everything Else

Laundrette
23 locals recommend
Susan Laundromat
244 Nassau Ave
23 locals recommend
Laundrette

Essentials

Closest, inexpensive for groceries
129 locals recommend
Met Foodmarkets
131 Driggs Ave
129 locals recommend
Closest, inexpensive for groceries
Closest convenient store
O.H.S. Mini Market
227 Nassau Ave
Closest convenient store
Organic Supermarket
150 locals recommend
The Garden
921 Manhattan Ave
150 locals recommend
Organic Supermarket
Organic selection
21 locals recommend
Rachel's Garden
116 Nassau Ave
21 locals recommend
Organic selection

Food Scene

Free wifi, coffee delicatessens *Fame Fact* Filmed multiple times as place where Hannah' aka Miss Lena Dunham of "Girls" worked
88 locals recommend
Café Grumpy - Greenpoint
193 Meserole Ave
88 locals recommend
Free wifi, coffee delicatessens *Fame Fact* Filmed multiple times as place where Hannah' aka Miss Lena Dunham of "Girls" worked
Small, cute, local place to dine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Menu changes daily. Small menu
10 locals recommend
Eat
124 Meserole Avenue
10 locals recommend
Small, cute, local place to dine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Menu changes daily. Small menu
Brazilian traditional food. Good for weekday lunch and coffee when it's quiet enough to work on your laptop. If you ask quietly and nicely, they may give you the wifi code.
126 locals recommend
Beco
45 Richardson St
126 locals recommend
Brazilian traditional food. Good for weekday lunch and coffee when it's quiet enough to work on your laptop. If you ask quietly and nicely, they may give you the wifi code.
Good local brunch/dinner spot. Will always get a seat. Piano performances on rotation. Good decor/ambience
150 locals recommend
Manhattan Inn
632 Manhattan Avenue
150 locals recommend
Good local brunch/dinner spot. Will always get a seat. Piano performances on rotation. Good decor/ambience
Best breakfast, lunch and dinner in the neighbourhood. May be a long wait for seating but, worth it! The burger is the best you'll find on the east coast. Really! *Fame Fact* Co-owned, built by the late Heath Ledger
800 locals recommend
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Ave
800 locals recommend
Best breakfast, lunch and dinner in the neighbourhood. May be a long wait for seating but, worth it! The burger is the best you'll find on the east coast. Really! *Fame Fact* Co-owned, built by the late Heath Ledger
Long-time neighbourhood staple. Good brunch. Ok dinner.
320 locals recommend
Kiki's
130 Division Street
320 locals recommend
Long-time neighbourhood staple. Good brunch. Ok dinner.
Opened 2012. Great Balinese cuisine. Full bar Cute Local Owners of local artisan ice-cream Van Leewan
115 locals recommend
Selamat Pagi
152 Driggs Ave
115 locals recommend
Opened 2012. Great Balinese cuisine. Full bar Cute Local Owners of local artisan ice-cream Van Leewan
Also, see conjoined restaurant "Diner" Williamsburg long-time staple and still the very very best menu serving local meat and produce. Highly recommended
419 locals recommend
Marlow & Sons
81 Broadway
419 locals recommend
Also, see conjoined restaurant "Diner" Williamsburg long-time staple and still the very very best menu serving local meat and produce. Highly recommended
Best brunch place, hands down
251 locals recommend
Egg
109 N 3rd St
251 locals recommend
Best brunch place, hands down
It's the local burger joint. Going on 11years I think.
128 locals recommend
DuMont Burger
314 Bedford Ave
128 locals recommend
It's the local burger joint. Going on 11years I think.
Outdoor fine bbq dining serving fine cut meats and sides. Extensive whisky/bourbon bar and great to build on your beer gut
441 locals recommend
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Ave
441 locals recommend
Outdoor fine bbq dining serving fine cut meats and sides. Extensive whisky/bourbon bar and great to build on your beer gut
Great for outdoor fine bbq dining serving fine cut meats and sides. Extensive beer bar with supersized servings. Good for building on your beer gut
339 locals recommend
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd St
339 locals recommend
Great for outdoor fine bbq dining serving fine cut meats and sides. Extensive beer bar with supersized servings. Good for building on your beer gut
Inexpensive yet very good comfort southern food. Outdoor eating available. Delivery option also
22 locals recommend
Peter's
168 Bedford Avenue
22 locals recommend
Inexpensive yet very good comfort southern food. Outdoor eating available. Delivery option also
The only mexican restaurant that is worth it. The best margarita's with cayenne pepper!
206 locals recommend
La Superior
295 Berry St
206 locals recommend
The only mexican restaurant that is worth it. The best margarita's with cayenne pepper!
Ever changing menu, great decor and ambience. Good for dates, hanging out. *Fame Fact* Bill Murray's son is Head Chef
108 locals recommend
Roebling Tea Room
143 Roebling Street
108 locals recommend
Ever changing menu, great decor and ambience. Good for dates, hanging out. *Fame Fact* Bill Murray's son is Head Chef
Neighbourhood long-time staple and still the very best in rustic Italian cuisine
179 locals recommend
Aurora
70 Grand St
179 locals recommend
Neighbourhood long-time staple and still the very best in rustic Italian cuisine
Modern Japanese - Inconspicuous exterior, but for the more forward thinking and novelty dining experience, choose here. Great dishes, innovative chefs, innovative concept all round enjoyable.
84 locals recommend
Zenkichi
77 N 6th St
84 locals recommend
Modern Japanese - Inconspicuous exterior, but for the more forward thinking and novelty dining experience, choose here. Great dishes, innovative chefs, innovative concept all round enjoyable.
Splendid Moroccan cuisine. Super ambience and decor. Great staff
856 locals recommend
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Ave
856 locals recommend
Splendid Moroccan cuisine. Super ambience and decor. Great staff
Great for dining and drinking. Best sprouts and truffle fries
176 locals recommend
Cafe Colette
79 Berry St
176 locals recommend
Great for dining and drinking. Best sprouts and truffle fries
Vegan Great brunch Long wait but worth it
213 locals recommend
Champs Diner
197 Meserole St
213 locals recommend
Vegan Great brunch Long wait but worth it
French and american cuisine. Really great roof terrace
149 locals recommend
Juliette
135 N 5th St
149 locals recommend
French and american cuisine. Really great roof terrace
You'll never have cookies like these again - a dream and a total indulgence
170 locals recommend
Milk Bar Williamsburg
382 Metropolitan Ave
170 locals recommend
You'll never have cookies like these again - a dream and a total indulgence
Great menu (food and cocktails), local favourite, easy vibes, wifi
29 locals recommend
Lucky Luna
167 Nassau Avenue
29 locals recommend
Great menu (food and cocktails), local favourite, easy vibes, wifi
Best menu. Best wine. Good vibes. Great decor.
127 locals recommend
Sunday In Brooklyn
348 Wythe Ave
127 locals recommend
Best menu. Best wine. Good vibes. Great decor.

Drinks & Nightlife

Small but fun bar. Great small bar menu also. Sister restaurant/bar to Five Leaves
101 locals recommend
Nights and Weekends
1 Bedford Avenue
101 locals recommend
Small but fun bar. Great small bar menu also. Sister restaurant/bar to Five Leaves
Fun cocktails. Great roof terrace! Fun crowd
141 locals recommend
Night of Joy
667 Lorimer St
141 locals recommend
Fun cocktails. Great roof terrace! Fun crowd
Small kitchen for decent bar food also. Huge, heated beer garden
30 locals recommend
Greenpoint Heights
278 Nassau Ave
30 locals recommend
Small kitchen for decent bar food also. Huge, heated beer garden
You may miss it...it has no name or sign. But, it is a great bar hangout
88 locals recommend
No Name Bar
88 locals recommend
You may miss it...it has no name or sign. But, it is a great bar hangout
The best for cocktails and adults Good date place Oyster bar
369 locals recommend
Hotel Delmano
82 Berry St
369 locals recommend
The best for cocktails and adults Good date place Oyster bar
All round good vibe. Music, young crowd, food, attitude is a perfect 8/10
229 locals recommend
The Commodore
366 Metropolitan Ave
229 locals recommend
All round good vibe. Music, young crowd, food, attitude is a perfect 8/10
Just easy all under one roof pub with beer garden. A neighbourhood staple. Great place to meet new neighbourhood locals.
50 locals recommend
Iona
180 Grand St
50 locals recommend
Just easy all under one roof pub with beer garden. A neighbourhood staple. Great place to meet new neighbourhood locals.
It's a speak easy.
45 locals recommend
Larry Lawrence
295 Grand Street
45 locals recommend
It's a speak easy.
Dance the night away here. You'll have a blast with the people and then music
162 locals recommend
Bembe
81 S 6th St
162 locals recommend
Dance the night away here. You'll have a blast with the people and then music
Cocktails and hangout on weekends
539 locals recommend
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Ave
539 locals recommend
Cocktails and hangout on weekends
Its got a great atmosphere
53 locals recommend
Goldie's Bar
195 Nassau Ave
53 locals recommend
Its got a great atmosphere
Stellar view from terrace. Reserve table in advance. Always busy.
145 locals recommend
The William Vale
111 N 12th St
145 locals recommend
Stellar view from terrace. Reserve table in advance. Always busy.

Arts & Culture

Bowling and drinking. Great roof terrace to watch sunset
825 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
825 locals recommend
Bowling and drinking. Great roof terrace to watch sunset
You can walk it. Always a worthy visit.
575 locals recommend
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
575 locals recommend
You can walk it. Always a worthy visit.

Sightseeing

Water Taxi: NY Waterway's East River Ferry www.eastriverferry.com
33 India St
33 India Street
Water Taxi: NY Waterway's East River Ferry www.eastriverferry.com
The beautiful local neighbourhood park. Well looked after and includes the Farmer's Market on Sundays. Definitely feels like you're in a movie when taking a stroll. A perfect neighbourhood feature.
188 locals recommend
Msgr. McGolrick Park
Nassau Avenue
188 locals recommend
The beautiful local neighbourhood park. Well looked after and includes the Farmer's Market on Sundays. Definitely feels like you're in a movie when taking a stroll. A perfect neighbourhood feature.
Where Williamsburg and Greenpoint kiss - this park is a great place to read, people watch, spectate on sports and even work out. The tracks are a favourite
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
798 locals recommend
Where Williamsburg and Greenpoint kiss - this park is a great place to read, people watch, spectate on sports and even work out. The tracks are a favourite
There is a Greenpoint port. Inexpensive and cool way to zip around the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
13 locals recommend
New York Water Taxi
13 locals recommend
There is a Greenpoint port. Inexpensive and cool way to zip around the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.