Guidebook for Brooklyn

Jennifer
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Fantastic, cheap eats. No reservations so you may have to wait for a table. Don't miss the mac & cheese.
357 locals recommend
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th St
357 locals recommend
Fantastic, cheap eats. No reservations so you may have to wait for a table. Don't miss the mac & cheese.
My favorite local Chinese restaurant. Good for delivery, take out or dine-in. I love the steamed pork dumplings, tic tac toe chicken and sliced beef with onions.
110 locals recommend
M Shanghai
292 Grand St
110 locals recommend
My favorite local Chinese restaurant. Good for delivery, take out or dine-in. I love the steamed pork dumplings, tic tac toe chicken and sliced beef with onions.
My favorite cafe for lingering. Lots of seating, terrific lattes and muffins.
Modca cafe
103 N 3rd St
My favorite cafe for lingering. Lots of seating, terrific lattes and muffins.
Uniquely Brooklyn. So many amazing food vendors plus great people watching and water views.
777 locals recommend
Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
777 locals recommend
Uniquely Brooklyn. So many amazing food vendors plus great people watching and water views.
One of two favorite Mexican restaurants in Williamsburg. Have a michelada with your enchiladas.
277 locals recommend
Mesa Coyoacan
372 Graham Ave
277 locals recommend
One of two favorite Mexican restaurants in Williamsburg. Have a michelada with your enchiladas.
Terrific inexpensive Mexican joint. No reservations. Cash only but so cheap this shouldn't be stressful!
206 locals recommend
La Superior
295 Berry St
206 locals recommend
Terrific inexpensive Mexican joint. No reservations. Cash only but so cheap this shouldn't be stressful!
Good spot for brunch. Nice garden. The service isn't what I'd call great but it's still worth a visit.
Ella Cafe
177 Bedford Avenue
Good spot for brunch. Nice garden. The service isn't what I'd call great but it's still worth a visit.
Terrific thin crust pizzas and they have a salad I love (arugula, roquefort, pears). Also try the strombolis. They deliver but it's nice to dine there.
105 locals recommend
Fornino
291 Kent Ave
105 locals recommend
Terrific thin crust pizzas and they have a salad I love (arugula, roquefort, pears). Also try the strombolis. They deliver but it's nice to dine there.
Start with a Brown Derby cocktail. Everything on the menu is terrific. Cash or Amex only.
93 locals recommend
Sweetwater
105 N 6th St
93 locals recommend
Start with a Brown Derby cocktail. Everything on the menu is terrific. Cash or Amex only.
Go, order crack pie. Don't ask questions. Just trust me.
170 locals recommend
Milk Bar Williamsburg
382 Metropolitan Ave
170 locals recommend
Go, order crack pie. Don't ask questions. Just trust me.
Delicious meatballs served more different ways than you could imagine. Save room for an ice cream sandwich.
580 locals recommend
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich Ave
580 locals recommend
Delicious meatballs served more different ways than you could imagine. Save room for an ice cream sandwich.
Desserts only. I haven't been yet but it's at the top of my To Try List.
Puddin' by Clio
Desserts only. I haven't been yet but it's at the top of my To Try List.
Wonderful, a little strange in the mind bending sense. Go and see for yourself.
112 locals recommend
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
89 South Street
112 locals recommend
Wonderful, a little strange in the mind bending sense. Go and see for yourself.
Very good midtown restaurant. Particularly lively at lunchtime. Try the pork belly.
Vitae
54 New Street
Very good midtown restaurant. Particularly lively at lunchtime. Try the pork belly.
Chicken and waffles, great music.
268 locals recommend
Sweet Chick
178 Ludlow St
268 locals recommend
Chicken and waffles, great music.
Terrific coffee and pastries. Very popular though so you'll fight for elbow room.
284 locals recommend
Partners Coffee
125 N 6th St
284 locals recommend
Terrific coffee and pastries. Very popular though so you'll fight for elbow room.
I LOVE Indian food & this is the best option in Williamsburg, I think.
6 locals recommend
Mahal Kita
184 Havemeyer St
6 locals recommend
I LOVE Indian food & this is the best option in Williamsburg, I think.
Excellent pizza and brunch. Quirky Bushwick mainstay.
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 locals recommend
Excellent pizza and brunch. Quirky Bushwick mainstay.
Hole in the wall with delicious Mexican food and margaritas.
31 locals recommend
Mercadito
179 Avenue B
31 locals recommend
Hole in the wall with delicious Mexican food and margaritas.

Drinks & Nightlife

Really cool bar. They serve food too.
151 locals recommend
Huckleberry Bar
588 Grand St
151 locals recommend
Really cool bar. They serve food too.
Such a cool spot, particularly the back garden where you can enjoy wine or beer and charcuterie with friends.
125 locals recommend
Spuyten Duyvil
359 Metropolitan Ave
125 locals recommend
Such a cool spot, particularly the back garden where you can enjoy wine or beer and charcuterie with friends.
My favorite dive bar near my apartment. Pool, inexpensive beer, a photo booth, what more could you want?
17 locals recommend
The Abbey
536 Driggs Avenue
17 locals recommend
My favorite dive bar near my apartment. Pool, inexpensive beer, a photo booth, what more could you want?

Shopping

I like the bagels from Lodge's small sister store "General Store" on Havemeyer. The espresso drinks aren't the best though.
66 locals recommend
Lodge
318 Grand Street
66 locals recommend
I like the bagels from Lodge's small sister store "General Store" on Havemeyer. The espresso drinks aren't the best though.
Elegant jewelry boutique. A bit expensive. Tiny.
142 locals recommend
Catbird
108 Bedford Ave
142 locals recommend
Elegant jewelry boutique. A bit expensive. Tiny.
Great boutique for women's clothing and accessories
Ruby and Scarlett
265 Metropolitan Ave
Great boutique for women's clothing and accessories