Guidebook for Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Food Scene
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Avegood american bbq. good beer. nothing vegetarian.
St. Anselm
355 Metropolitan Avegrilled veggies, grilled fish, and good steak. very brooklyn
Samurai Mama
205 Grand Stgreat japanese udon served in a farm-to-table fresh brooklyn way
Egg
109 N 3rd Stgreat brunch, always an hour wait even on weekdays
steak, oysters and veggies, classic farm-to-table brooklyn with a slight middle eastern take. the cocktails are better than the wine
135 locals recommend
Lighthouse
145 Borinquen Plsteak, oysters and veggies, classic farm-to-table brooklyn with a slight middle eastern take. the cocktails are better than the wine
nice little place, good brunch, good burgers, good drinks, awesome truffle fries
800 locals recommend
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Avenice little place, good brunch, good burgers, good drinks, awesome truffle fries
best fried chicken around, watermelon juice, catfish sandwiches, overly sweet pies, budweiser, as american as it gets.
357 locals recommend
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th Stbest fried chicken around, watermelon juice, catfish sandwiches, overly sweet pies, budweiser, as american as it gets.
Best Pizza
33 Havemeyer Stbest pizza (ny style by the slice pizza)
pretty coffee place with slow drip coffee and a line out the door
467 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th Stpretty coffee place with slow drip coffee and a line out the door
The West Brooklyn
379 Union Aveour local coffee shop, good coffee, beer and kombucha on tap
La Superior
295 Berry Stgood authentic mexican street food/home cooking
Diner
85 Broadwayultra williamsburg, local food and great burgers
brother restaurant of diner, more geared toward seafood and oysters than land animals
419 locals recommend
Marlow & Sons
81 Broadwaybrother restaurant of diner, more geared toward seafood and oysters than land animals
Essentials
pricey but organic groceries, easy, local and good, plus open 24 hours
157 locals recommend
Sunac Natural Food
440 Union Avepricey but organic groceries, easy, local and good, plus open 24 hours
Drinks & Nightlife
Nights and Weekends
1 Bedford Avenuecute bar, cute people, some food
quiet, relaxed bar with a small tasy selection of wine and beer, they play a good music mix from jazz to nirvana.
24 locals recommend
Pinkerton Wine Bar
263 N 6th Stquiet, relaxed bar with a small tasy selection of wine and beer, they play a good music mix from jazz to nirvana.
nice bar that also has good fried chicken, burgers and nachos. sometimes good dancing on the weekends
229 locals recommend
The Commodore
366 Metropolitan Avenice bar that also has good fried chicken, burgers and nachos. sometimes good dancing on the weekends
local bar with a big backyard, a small dance floor, and a concert venue attached to it.
521 locals recommend
Union Pool
484 Union Avelocal bar with a big backyard, a small dance floor, and a concert venue attached to it.
Calexico
645 Manhattan Aveupscale cocktails brooklyn style
Metropolitan
559 Lorimer Stour local hip gay bar
our new fancy neighborhood hotel with a hotel bar and sometimes good dancing
539 locals recommend
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Aveour new fancy neighborhood hotel with a hotel bar and sometimes good dancing
Everything Else
park with a running track, soccer and baseball fields, basketball, tennis and handball courts, outdoor pool, gym, playground. more geared toward exercise than hanging out. saturday farmers market
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer Stpark with a running track, soccer and baseball fields, basketball, tennis and handball courts, outdoor pool, gym, playground. more geared toward exercise than hanging out. saturday farmers market
a nice park for hanging out by the water and looking at the manhattan skyline. next to it is the beginning of piers and promenade
451 locals recommend
East River State Park
90 Kent Avea nice park for hanging out by the water and looking at the manhattan skyline. next to it is the beginning of piers and promenade
during the warm months, the brooklyn flea market on sundays, and the food market on saturdays (not a farmers market, its all local artisanal food vendors, expensive, yummy, unique stuff)
104 locals recommend
Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg
50 Kent Avenueduring the warm months, the brooklyn flea market on sundays, and the food market on saturdays (not a farmers market, its all local artisanal food vendors, expensive, yummy, unique stuff)
Greenhouse Holistic
218 N 7th Styoga and pilates studio, they have 3 neighborhood locations
the best exercise class ever, here every Wed at 8pm. led by the singer of the infamous nyc band Ave D: www.triskelionarts.org/dancorcism. plus this place is like stepping into williamsburg of the past
8 locals recommend
Triskelion Arts
106 Calyer Stthe best exercise class ever, here every Wed at 8pm. led by the singer of the infamous nyc band Ave D: www.triskelionarts.org/dancorcism. plus this place is like stepping into williamsburg of the past
Sightseeing
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th Styou can take tours of the brewery and grab a drink
ferry terminal, takes you to long island city/queens, greenpoint/brooklyn, dumbo/brooklyn, the south street seaport/manhattan, or midtown east/manhattan. $4 and a short nice ride on the water
65 locals recommend
East River Ferry
ferry terminal, takes you to long island city/queens, greenpoint/brooklyn, dumbo/brooklyn, the south street seaport/manhattan, or midtown east/manhattan. $4 and a short nice ride on the water
Shopping
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey Stbuy and sell used clothing
our hardware store caters to the local artists and old timers from the neighborhood, and has a talking parrot and a pig named franklin living there
32 locals recommend
Crest Hardware & Urban Garden Center
558 Metropolitan Aveour hardware store caters to the local artists and old timers from the neighborhood, and has a talking parrot and a pig named franklin living there
Mociun Home
224 Wythe Avereally pretty jewelry, home goods and gift shop run by a close friend
beautiful, dreamy store filled with hand made clothing, accessories, home goods and books
9 locals recommend
Beautiful Dreamers
326 Wythe Avebeautiful, dreamy store filled with hand made clothing, accessories, home goods and books
such a pretty plant store, my favorite place to splurge. cut flower shop next door.
37 locals recommend
Sprout Home
59 Grand Stsuch a pretty plant store, my favorite place to splurge. cut flower shop next door.
MAST
111 N 3rd Stbrooklyn hip chocolate shop and factory
one of the citys best bookstores, lots of used books and art books, "18 miles of books"
207 locals recommend
The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadwayone of the citys best bookstores, lots of used books and art books, "18 miles of books"
famous local indie bookstore, great for good novels, great art books, and hard to find magazines
19 locals recommend
St. Mark's Bookshop
136 East 3rd Streetfamous local indie bookstore, great for good novels, great art books, and hard to find magazines
Spoonbill & Sugartown Books
218 Bedford Aveour neighborhood indie bookstore, complete with cats
nondescript vintage store that i cant leave without buying something, the owner has a great eye
10 locals recommend
Horizons Vintage - Brooklyn
381 Metropolitan Avenondescript vintage store that i cant leave without buying something, the owner has a great eye
Arts & Culture
47 Canal St
47 Canal Streetone of nyc's best new galleries, where all our friends happen to show ; )
new dance club, i havent benn but its supposed to be legit dj's and great music and geared toward dancing
399 locals recommend
Output
74 Wythe Avenew dance club, i havent benn but its supposed to be legit dj's and great music and geared toward dancing
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avebowling alley/bar/concert venue
Williamsburg Cinemas
217 Grand Stour new local multiplex
arthouse theatre, also plays hollywood films, you can eat and drink while you watch
941 locals recommend
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Avearthouse theatre, also plays hollywood films, you can eat and drink while you watch