Guidebook for Gowanus, Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Gowanus, Brooklyn

Food Scene

Great bakery for coffee & pastries in the morning. Right across the street. And excellent date spot for dinner or cocktails.
38 locals recommend
Runner & Stone
285 3rd Ave
38 locals recommend
Great bakery for coffee & pastries in the morning. Right across the street. And excellent date spot for dinner or cocktails.
Just like baba made. New pierogie hot spot. Just across the street.
10 locals recommend
Baba's Pierogies
295 3rd Ave
10 locals recommend
Just like baba made. New pierogie hot spot. Just across the street.
Tasty clam roll and lobster roll. Good cocktails. Last we knew it was cash only.
42 locals recommend
Littleneck
288 3rd Ave
42 locals recommend
Tasty clam roll and lobster roll. Good cocktails. Last we knew it was cash only.
Right across the street. Great to grab a slice, or stay and have their Italian food which is quite tasty. Very casual atosphere.
Pizza Cotta Bene
437 3rd Ave
Right across the street. Great to grab a slice, or stay and have their Italian food which is quite tasty. Very casual atosphere.
Oldest Italian restaurant in NYC. The old Monte's was featured in many films and Law & Order episodes. The renovated one is fancier. Great coal-oven pizza. Tell the owner Dom we say hi.
Monte's
451 Carroll St
Oldest Italian restaurant in NYC. The old Monte's was featured in many films and Law & Order episodes. The renovated one is fancier. Great coal-oven pizza. Tell the owner Dom we say hi.
Romance central. Great reasonable wine bar with small plates - but the portions are generous and the food is tasty. Tons of charm.
52 locals recommend
Black Mountain Wine House
52 locals recommend
Romance central. Great reasonable wine bar with small plates - but the portions are generous and the food is tasty. Tons of charm.
Great coffee shop with a bakery and sandwiches. One of the first places in Gowanus.
18 locals recommend
Root Hill Cafe
262 4th Ave
18 locals recommend
Great coffee shop with a bakery and sandwiches. One of the first places in Gowanus.
The best pie.
89 locals recommend
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
89 locals recommend
The best pie.
25 locals recommend
Claro
284 3rd Ave
25 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Our favorite dive bar. Where the locals hang out. Good prices. You just might run into us here.
13 locals recommend
Canal Bar
270 3rd Ave
13 locals recommend
Our favorite dive bar. Where the locals hang out. Good prices. You just might run into us here.
Just over the quaint Carroll St. bridge. And on the banks of the Gowanus canal Superfund site. Younger bar scene, decent food. Good backyard.
65 locals recommend
Lavender Lake Bar
53 Carroll St
65 locals recommend
Just over the quaint Carroll St. bridge. And on the banks of the Gowanus canal Superfund site. Younger bar scene, decent food. Good backyard.
When's the last time you played shuffleboard? Good bar. Sometimes music and/or bingo. Food trucks pull up and serve from the inside.
176 locals recommend
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union St
176 locals recommend
When's the last time you played shuffleboard? Good bar. Sometimes music and/or bingo. Food trucks pull up and serve from the inside.
Best fancy cocktails at Brooklyn prices. Funky, laid back atmosphere.
19 locals recommend
Lucey's Lounge
475 3rd Ave
19 locals recommend
Best fancy cocktails at Brooklyn prices. Funky, laid back atmosphere.
Nice big airy bar with good bartenders, cold beer, and well made cocktails. Pool table in back. Adding music and performance soon.
17 locals recommend
Halyards
406 3rd Ave
17 locals recommend
Nice big airy bar with good bartenders, cold beer, and well made cocktails. Pool table in back. Adding music and performance soon.
For a nice cocktail and grown-up vibe, this is a favorite neighborhood place.
8 locals recommend
Dirty Precious
317 3rd Ave
8 locals recommend
For a nice cocktail and grown-up vibe, this is a favorite neighborhood place.

Arts & Culture

Catch some good acts in the big music room, or visit the funky bar up front. Sometimes there's music there too.
132 locals recommend
The Bell House
149 7th St
132 locals recommend
Catch some good acts in the big music room, or visit the funky bar up front. Sometimes there's music there too.
Check out stub hub for last minute concert or sports tix at our new Brooklyn arena. Go Nets. Go Islanders.
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
1418 locals recommend
Check out stub hub for last minute concert or sports tix at our new Brooklyn arena. Go Nets. Go Islanders.
You can catch great music or comedy acts here.
42 locals recommend
Littlefield
635 Sackett St
42 locals recommend
You can catch great music or comedy acts here.

Everything Else

Want to climb a wall? You can do a day pass here.
93 locals recommend
Brooklyn Boulders Gowanus
575 Degraw St
93 locals recommend
Want to climb a wall? You can do a day pass here.

Essentials

The Disneyland of Whole Foods. Snag a prepared lunch or dinnner or snacks or beverages. They have a roofdeck restaurant/bar or you can bring food upstairs. Overlooks the Gowanus Canal. Seriously.
800 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
800 locals recommend
The Disneyland of Whole Foods. Snag a prepared lunch or dinnner or snacks or beverages. They have a roofdeck restaurant/bar or you can bring food upstairs. Overlooks the Gowanus Canal. Seriously.