Guidebook for Brooklyn

Julia
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Essentials

This is a great place to buy grocery and deli items as well as fabulous craft beers.
35 locals recommend
Eastern District
1053 Manhattan Ave
35 locals recommend
This is a great place to buy grocery and deli items as well as fabulous craft beers.
Convenient grocer.
Franklin Grocers
208 Franklin Street
Convenient grocer.
If you're serious about tea, you need to stop by this beautiful shop.
16 locals recommend
Bellocq
104 West St
16 locals recommend
If you're serious about tea, you need to stop by this beautiful shop.
Fabulous deli - If you see some scone-looking things on the counter, they are a dollar and they are delicious.
Cachaco
994 Manhattan Ave
Fabulous deli - If you see some scone-looking things on the counter, they are a dollar and they are delicious.
Great beer store!
39 locals recommend
Brouwerij Lane
78 Greenpoint Ave
39 locals recommend
Great beer store!
Big and well-stocked market.
150 locals recommend
The Garden
921 Manhattan Ave
150 locals recommend
Big and well-stocked market.
Polish bakery.
Sweet Poland
Polish bakery.
Polish Meat Market.
Polam Meat Market Inc
952 Manhattan Ave
Polish Meat Market.
Wine shop.
78 locals recommend
Dandelion Wine
153 Franklin St
78 locals recommend
Wine shop.
GREAT liquor store. Owner is very knowledgeable and there are tastings a few times a week.
18 locals recommend
Duke's Liquor Box
114 Franklin St
18 locals recommend
GREAT liquor store. Owner is very knowledgeable and there are tastings a few times a week.
Delicious olive oil.
The Tasting Room
108 Dobbin St
Delicious olive oil.

Food Scene

Great coffee, sandwiches, and salads. Opens at 7AM. Closes early.
64 locals recommend
Eagle Trading Company
258 Franklin St
64 locals recommend
Great coffee, sandwiches, and salads. Opens at 7AM. Closes early.
This is my favorite restaurant in New York City.
170 locals recommend
Glasserie
95 Commercial St
170 locals recommend
This is my favorite restaurant in New York City.
Mmm... Ice Cream!
59 locals recommend
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
14 Old Fulton St
59 locals recommend
Mmm... Ice Cream!
The best nachos in Greenpoint!
53 locals recommend
River Styx
21 Greenpoint Avenue
53 locals recommend
The best nachos in Greenpoint!
Best brownie I've ever had.
279 locals recommend
Bakeri
150 Wythe Ave
279 locals recommend
Best brownie I've ever had.
Beautiful atmosphere and amazing cheeseburgers.
85 locals recommend
Alameda
195 Franklin St
85 locals recommend
Beautiful atmosphere and amazing cheeseburgers.
Lobster claw bloody mary!
109 locals recommend
Lobster Joint
1073 Manhattan Ave
109 locals recommend
Lobster claw bloody mary!
Lovely backyard. Food tends to be on the rich and meaty side.
111 locals recommend
Anella
222 Franklin St
111 locals recommend
Lovely backyard. Food tends to be on the rich and meaty side.
This is a restaurant often has live music.
38 locals recommend
Le Fanfare
1103 Manhattan Ave
38 locals recommend
This is a restaurant often has live music.
Italian food in a very romantic setting.
138 locals recommend
Milk & Roses
35 Manhattan Ave
138 locals recommend
Italian food in a very romantic setting.
Japanese coffee shop!
34 locals recommend
Ashbox
1154 Manhattan Ave
34 locals recommend
Japanese coffee shop!
More coffee!
22 locals recommend
Early
967 Manhattan Ave
22 locals recommend
More coffee!
Because doughnuts! Come for simple, glazed doughnuts or a red velvet doughnut ice cream sandwich. Stay for the conversation with the old timers.
255 locals recommend
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
727 Manhattan Ave
255 locals recommend
Because doughnuts! Come for simple, glazed doughnuts or a red velvet doughnut ice cream sandwich. Stay for the conversation with the old timers.
Comfort food in a cozy atmosphere.
36 locals recommend
Habitat
988 Manhattan Avenue
36 locals recommend
Comfort food in a cozy atmosphere.
Solid breakfast. Great veggie burger.
58 locals recommend
Brooklyn Label
180 Franklin St
58 locals recommend
Solid breakfast. Great veggie burger.
Authentic Mexican food with particularly good mole and margaritas!
26 locals recommend
Vamos Al Tequila
162 Franklin St
26 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican food with particularly good mole and margaritas!
Great pastries, cookies, coffee, and Belloqc tea.
87 locals recommend
Ovenly
31 Greenpoint Ave
87 locals recommend
Great pastries, cookies, coffee, and Belloqc tea.
Casual and delicious vegan food.
41 locals recommend
Jungle Cafe
131 Greenpoint Ave
41 locals recommend
Casual and delicious vegan food.
Great Colombian food.
11 locals recommend
Cafecito Bogota
1015 Manhattan Avenue
11 locals recommend
Great Colombian food.
The only Indian food in the neighborhood.
12 locals recommend
Agra Taj Mahal Restaurant
1005 Manhattan Ave
12 locals recommend
The only Indian food in the neighborhood.
Schmancy new restaurant. I've not tried it yet.
72 locals recommend
Esme
999 Manhattan Ave
72 locals recommend
Schmancy new restaurant. I've not tried it yet.
Have you ever had a $14 cup of coffee? Now you can!
50 locals recommend
Budin
50 locals recommend
Have you ever had a $14 cup of coffee? Now you can!
It's like Polish Medieval Times. Try the bacon!
83 locals recommend
Karczma
136 Greenpoint Ave
83 locals recommend
It's like Polish Medieval Times. Try the bacon!
Another nice restaurant.
36 locals recommend
The Bounty
131 Greenpoint Ave
36 locals recommend
Another nice restaurant.
Steakhouse with responsibly sourced meat. Open only on weekends.
Hook & Cleaver
68 Greenpoint Ave
Steakhouse with responsibly sourced meat. Open only on weekends.
Brick oven pizza.
352 locals recommend
Paulie Gee's
60 Greenpoint Ave
352 locals recommend
Brick oven pizza.
Traditional NY-Style pizza by the slice.
6 locals recommend
Franklin Pizza
109 Franklin St
6 locals recommend
Traditional NY-Style pizza by the slice.
Gorgeous flower arrangements, ceramics, objects.
58 locals recommend
Homecoming
116 Franklin St
58 locals recommend
Gorgeous flower arrangements, ceramics, objects.
Delicious artisanal ice cream.
313 locals recommend
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
313 locals recommend
Delicious artisanal ice cream.
Great brunch.
800 locals recommend
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Ave
800 locals recommend
Great brunch.
Gorgeous cookies and other snacks.
19 locals recommend
Cookie Road
94 Franklin Street
19 locals recommend
Gorgeous cookies and other snacks.

Sightseeing

Open Sundays 1-4!
12 locals recommend
Eagle Street Rooftop Farm
44 Eagle St
12 locals recommend
Open Sundays 1-4!
Kickstarter's Headquarters.
Kickstarter
58 Kent St
Kickstarter's Headquarters.
Local craft market open weekend nights.
71 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bazaar
150 Greenpoint Ave
71 locals recommend
Local craft market open weekend nights.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy little bar with a great cheese plate.
126 locals recommend
Achilles Heel
180 West St
126 locals recommend
Cozy little bar with a great cheese plate.
Great backyard and ping pong table.
38 locals recommend
The Springs
224 Franklin St
38 locals recommend
Great backyard and ping pong table.
Excellent whiskey-based cocktails, homemade bitters, great bartenders.
19 locals recommend
The Moonlight Mile
200 Franklin St
19 locals recommend
Excellent whiskey-based cocktails, homemade bitters, great bartenders.
Music events a few times a week.
90 locals recommend
Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave
90 locals recommend
Music events a few times a week.
The only dive bar around. Before I looked this up, I called it "Murder Bar." Not for any specific reason. Great place.
Tommy's Tavern
1041 Manhattan Ave
The only dive bar around. Before I looked this up, I called it "Murder Bar." Not for any specific reason. Great place.
With Darts, Pool, and Skeeball, this wins for most available bar games.
15 locals recommend
Mark Bar
1025 Manhattan Avenue
15 locals recommend
With Darts, Pool, and Skeeball, this wins for most available bar games.
Lovely bar with sidewalk seating.
87 locals recommend
Pencil Factory
Greenpoint Avenue
87 locals recommend
Lovely bar with sidewalk seating.
Beer and wine bar with shuffleboard and a great backyard.
44 locals recommend
The Diamond
43 Franklin St
44 locals recommend
Beer and wine bar with shuffleboard and a great backyard.
Bar with a great backyard and trivia night Tuesday.
33 locals recommend
Black Rabbit
91 Greenpoint Ave
33 locals recommend
Bar with a great backyard and trivia night Tuesday.
Piano bar. Go Tuesday night at about 11pm for Live Piano Karaoke!
150 locals recommend
Manhattan Inn
632 Manhattan Avenue
150 locals recommend
Piano bar. Go Tuesday night at about 11pm for Live Piano Karaoke!
Live music.
12 locals recommend
Coco
68 Greenpoint Ave
12 locals recommend
Live music.
Fancy bar.
130 locals recommend
Ramona
113 Franklin St
130 locals recommend
Fancy bar.
Fancy pierogi.
45 locals recommend
Greenpoint Beer and Ale
1150 Manhattan Ave
45 locals recommend
Fancy pierogi.
Great roof top.
89 locals recommend
Northern Territory
12 Franklin St
89 locals recommend
Great roof top.
Beer Garden
170 locals recommend
Spritzenhaus33
33 Nassau Ave
170 locals recommend
Beer Garden
Solid neighborhood bar.
28 locals recommend
Oak & Iron
147 Franklin St
28 locals recommend
Solid neighborhood bar.
Great roof top.
152 locals recommend
Berry Park
4 Berry St
152 locals recommend
Great roof top.

Shopping

Awesome record store.
13 locals recommend
Record Grouch
986 Manhattan Ave
13 locals recommend
Awesome record store.
Mens and ladies clothing and accessories. Very well curated.
36 locals recommend
Wolves Within
174 Franklin St
36 locals recommend
Mens and ladies clothing and accessories. Very well curated.
From the people who brought you Wolves Within, just as lovely but for the home.
19 locals recommend
Home of the Brave
146 Franklin St
19 locals recommend
From the people who brought you Wolves Within, just as lovely but for the home.
E3 Motorcycles, From the Source, and Archive NY all live in this artistic loft building.
67 West St
E3 Motorcycles, From the Source, and Archive NY all live in this artistic loft building.
Trusty neighborhood book store.
105 locals recommend
WORD
29 Newark Ave
105 locals recommend
Trusty neighborhood book store.

Everything Else

In case you're in town for a convention!
6 locals recommend
Brooklyn EXPO Center
72 Noble St
6 locals recommend
In case you're in town for a convention!
Men's and Women's Boutique.
117 locals recommend
Alter
140 Franklin St
117 locals recommend
Men's and Women's Boutique.
Lovely yoga studio near to apartment.
Greenpoint Yoga
172 Norman Ave
Lovely yoga studio near to apartment.

Arts & Culture

Bowling Alley and Bar.
184 locals recommend
The Gutter
200 N 14th St
184 locals recommend
Bowling Alley and Bar.