Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Best Chinese delivery until 6am. Handmade dumplings, sesame pancakes, and pulled noodles made from scratch. Gotta love the city that never sleeps.
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M Noodle Shop
549 Metropolitan AvenueBest Chinese delivery until 6am. Handmade dumplings, sesame pancakes, and pulled noodles made from scratch. Gotta love the city that never sleeps.
A Williamsburg must for pizza, good food and better people watching. Outdoor tiki bar and quirky parties.
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Roberta's
261 Moore StA Williamsburg must for pizza, good food and better people watching. Outdoor tiki bar and quirky parties.
Very original and seasonally-inspired sushi with an extensive vegan menu! Always something new.
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Momo Sushi Shack
43 Bogart StVery original and seasonally-inspired sushi with an extensive vegan menu! Always something new.
Lula Bean
797 Grand StBest coffee in the neighborhood and fast.
My office away from home. Relax in the back patio with your laptop and fresh Brooklyn Kombucha from the tap. If you find a break between socializing you may even get some work done!
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The West Brooklyn
379 Union AveMy office away from home. Relax in the back patio with your laptop and fresh Brooklyn Kombucha from the tap. If you find a break between socializing you may even get some work done!
The backyard has comfy tables and trees overhead with some sunny spots. Wi-fi access and laptop plugins to get work done. Don't miss the iced matcha latte.
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Supercore Inc
305 Bedford AveThe backyard has comfy tables and trees overhead with some sunny spots. Wi-fi access and laptop plugins to get work done. Don't miss the iced matcha latte.
Chinese food crafted with love. Full bar. Love the mu-shu vegetables.
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Kings Pharmacy
241 Bedford AveChinese food crafted with love. Full bar. Love the mu-shu vegetables.
Famous for Italian pastries, it is a cute place to have dessert and coffee with a friend or just mingle with some of the local Italian old-timers. Great, old-school Brooklyn ambiance.
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Fortunato Brothers
289 Manhattan AveFamous for Italian pastries, it is a cute place to have dessert and coffee with a friend or just mingle with some of the local Italian old-timers. Great, old-school Brooklyn ambiance.
Decent tacos and tortas. Cheap Mexican beer. Intimate and friendly.
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Haab williamsburg
202 Leonard StDecent tacos and tortas. Cheap Mexican beer. Intimate and friendly.
You cannot beat a $3 falafel sandwich when you're hungry and on-the-go. Hot sauce please!
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Oasis
168 Bedford AveYou cannot beat a $3 falafel sandwich when you're hungry and on-the-go. Hot sauce please!
Excellent Moroccan food with many vegetarian selections. Beautiful conservatory dining room in the back for a sunny brunch or candlelit dinner under the Brooklyn sky.
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveExcellent Moroccan food with many vegetarian selections. Beautiful conservatory dining room in the back for a sunny brunch or candlelit dinner under the Brooklyn sky.
Tar Pit
135 Woodpoint RdYerba mate lemonade a must for summer. I'm a tea drinker!
Sakura
346 Graham AvenueBig bowl of spicy ramen = instant hangover cure.
You haven't lived on Grand St until you've had a Salvadorean pupusa with all the trimmings.
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Bahia
690 Grand StYou haven't lived on Grand St until you've had a Salvadorean pupusa with all the trimmings.
Their juice bar has some good selections when you need a little healthy pick-me-up.
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Urban Rustic
Their juice bar has some good selections when you need a little healthy pick-me-up.
Sips & Bites
178 N 10th StCute little pastry shop where everything is made from scratch.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar where my friend bar tends and hosts live nude figure drink & draw night on Sundays. Bring your own sketchpad and thirst!
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Macri Park
462 Union AveBar where my friend bar tends and hosts live nude figure drink & draw night on Sundays. Bring your own sketchpad and thirst!
Bushwick bar with a great, pet-friendly atmosphere. We don't have one, so it is fun to go here and pet other people's dogs. Good cocktails and vegan bar snacks. Best bloody marys in the neighborhood.
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United States Postal Service
4515 44th StBushwick bar with a great, pet-friendly atmosphere. We don't have one, so it is fun to go here and pet other people's dogs. Good cocktails and vegan bar snacks. Best bloody marys in the neighborhood.
Berry Park
4 Berry StRooftop beer garden is great for day drinking.
Popular indoor beer hall with extensive selection of brews from all over the world. Live music most nights.
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Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd StPopular indoor beer hall with extensive selection of brews from all over the world. Live music most nights.
Essentials
The neighborhood's best vegetable stand. Great prices and fresh produce with lots of exotic tropical stuff like guavas when they are in season. Family owned with a friendly vibe. Open until 7:30.
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To The World Farm
655 Grand StThe neighborhood's best vegetable stand. Great prices and fresh produce with lots of exotic tropical stuff like guavas when they are in season. Family owned with a friendly vibe. Open until 7:30.
Best organic grocery store in the neighborhood. Fair prices for organic produce. Delicious bananas. Extensive fancy beer selection in the back. Many vegan and gluten-free products. Locally-made foods.
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Quechol Products Inc
310 Graham AveBest organic grocery store in the neighborhood. Fair prices for organic produce. Delicious bananas. Extensive fancy beer selection in the back. Many vegan and gluten-free products. Locally-made foods.
Fresh made deli sandwiches to take for a picnic in McCarren Park. Good bread!
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Lunchbox Brooklyn
120 Norman AveFresh made deli sandwiches to take for a picnic in McCarren Park. Good bread!
Shopping
Favorite local indulgence: vegan donuts made from scratch.
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Dun-Well Doughnuts
222 Montrose AveFavorite local indulgence: vegan donuts made from scratch.
Best brick oven Italian bread in the neighborhood. Favorites: tomato foccacia, sourdough rounds & olive pockets. Family owned and operated.
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Napoli Bakery
616 Metropolitan AveBest brick oven Italian bread in the neighborhood. Favorites: tomato foccacia, sourdough rounds & olive pockets. Family owned and operated.
All kinds of specialty ingredients for cooking and kitchen supplies. Cooking classes. The epicenter of Williamsburg food culture.
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The Brooklyn Kitchen
100 Frost StAll kinds of specialty ingredients for cooking and kitchen supplies. Cooking classes. The epicenter of Williamsburg food culture.
Bargain secondhand designer clothes. Buy, trade or sell. I shop here for clothes more than anywhere else.
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Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey StBargain secondhand designer clothes. Buy, trade or sell. I shop here for clothes more than anywhere else.
Every once in a while you have to have a Brooklyn bagel. Carb heaven! Many original house-made flavors. In fall, they have pumpkin bagels--my favorite.
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The Bagel Store Original Rainbow Bagel
69 5th AvenueEvery once in a while you have to have a Brooklyn bagel. Carb heaven! Many original house-made flavors. In fall, they have pumpkin bagels--my favorite.
Sun Win Inc
256 Graham AveLocal hardware store.
Outdoor flea market every Sunday. Extensive selection of secondhand clothing, accessories, records, housewares, art & gifts. Local food vendors, too.
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Brooklyn Flea - Williamsburg
50 Kent AvenueOutdoor flea market every Sunday. Extensive selection of secondhand clothing, accessories, records, housewares, art & gifts. Local food vendors, too.
Walgreens
210 Union AveThis pharmacy is open until midnight.
Weekend flea market. Cloud coffee on the sidewalk every weekend has the best iced coffee.
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Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
70 N 7th StWeekend flea market. Cloud coffee on the sidewalk every weekend has the best iced coffee.
Everything Else
Local public park with plenty of space to exercise, picnic, play and socialize. Running track, outdoor swimming pool, basketball courts and baseball.
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McCarren Park
776 Lorimer StLocal public park with plenty of space to exercise, picnic, play and socialize. Running track, outdoor swimming pool, basketball courts and baseball.
The Saturday morning Greenmarket is the best place to get local greens, fresh flowers, mushrooms, apples and other local fruit, preserves, pickles and other yummies!
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McCarren Park Greenmarket
North 12th StreetThe Saturday morning Greenmarket is the best place to get local greens, fresh flowers, mushrooms, apples and other local fruit, preserves, pickles and other yummies!
Smaller and quieter than McCarren Park, another great place to relax or picnic. Hosts a Sunday Greenmarket with vegetables, fruit, pickles and local bread.
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Cooper Park
Maspeth AvenueSmaller and quieter than McCarren Park, another great place to relax or picnic. Hosts a Sunday Greenmarket with vegetables, fruit, pickles and local bread.
It is great for a run, walk or bike ride. Get away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life and catch a fresh breeze. Hoofing it across the "Willy-B" is also the cheapest way to commute into Manhattan.
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Williamsburg Bagel
343 Roebling StIt is great for a run, walk or bike ride. Get away from the hustle-and-bustle of city life and catch a fresh breeze. Hoofing it across the "Willy-B" is also the cheapest way to commute into Manhattan.
Local no-frills public gym and indoor swimming pool for the colder months when McCarren pool is closed. Best fitness bargain at $75 for 6 month membership.
Metropolitan Recreation Center
261 Bedford AveLocal no-frills public gym and indoor swimming pool for the colder months when McCarren pool is closed. Best fitness bargain at $75 for 6 month membership.
Every Saturday from Spring-Fall, this park is taken-over by hundreds of local food vendors. Each one has a different amazing specialty you can only find in Williamsburg. DO NOT MISS. I work there!
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveEvery Saturday from Spring-Fall, this park is taken-over by hundreds of local food vendors. Each one has a different amazing specialty you can only find in Williamsburg. DO NOT MISS. I work there!
Our laundromat. Very clean and efficient. Fluff-and-fold service, dry-cleaning available. Open 24 hours.
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Lavanderia Express IV, Inc.
287 Graham AveOur laundromat. Very clean and efficient. Fluff-and-fold service, dry-cleaning available. Open 24 hours.
Tortilla factory. You can't buy them here, but it is fun to walk by late night, peek inside and see the tortillas being made. These tortillas are sold in many of the local stores.
Tortillería Chinantla Inc.
827 N 6th StTortilla factory. You can't buy them here, but it is fun to walk by late night, peek inside and see the tortillas being made. These tortillas are sold in many of the local stores.
Our local library. Free wi-fi. Quiet place to get work done without the distraction and cost of coffee shops. Story hour for kids. Books, DVDs and music for borrowing.
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Brooklyn Public Library - Leonard Branch
81 Devoe StOur local library. Free wi-fi. Quiet place to get work done without the distraction and cost of coffee shops. Story hour for kids. Books, DVDs and music for borrowing.
Decent little back and foot massage place with budget prices. For when you have had a rough day.
Anna Service Inc
258 Graham AveDecent little back and foot massage place with budget prices. For when you have had a rough day.
Fit + Flow Yoga
65 Maspeth AveGreat yoga and pilates fitness classes.
If you are expecting out-of-town guests this is the cheapest local place for them to stay. Aside from Airbnb, of course.
The New York Loft Hostel
If you are expecting out-of-town guests this is the cheapest local place for them to stay. Aside from Airbnb, of course.
Arts & Culture
Our favorite local music venue. From old-school raves to hip-hop to heavy metal, there is always something interesting going on here.
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The Paper Box
17 Meadow StOur favorite local music venue. From old-school raves to hip-hop to heavy metal, there is always something interesting going on here.
A local institution with artifacts documenting the history of our neighborhood. Host to many cool festivals and community events.
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The City Reliquary Museum
370 Metropolitan AveA local institution with artifacts documenting the history of our neighborhood. Host to many cool festivals and community events.
Sightseeing
Great spot for romantic walk or sunset pictures with Williamsburg Bridge as backdrop. We took our wedding pictures here.
Schaefer Landing South
446 Kent AveGreat spot for romantic walk or sunset pictures with Williamsburg Bridge as backdrop. We took our wedding pictures here.