Guidebook for Brooklyn
Drinks & Nightlife
Redd’s Tavern
511 Grand StGrab a drink while playing pool, ski ball, or foosball!
Very nice higher-end cocktails and they have a beautiful garden and nice food items!
151 locals recommend
Huckleberry Bar
588 Grand StVery nice higher-end cocktails and they have a beautiful garden and nice food items!
If you like whiskey and grilled cheese, this is your spot! Plus they have a great happy hour!
112 locals recommend
Noorman's Kil
609 Grand StIf you like whiskey and grilled cheese, this is your spot! Plus they have a great happy hour!
Superb dive bar with cheap drinks and massive garden! Great for a cheap night out! They also have a photo booth if you wanna document the debauchery .
81 locals recommend
Bushwick Country Club
608 Grand StSuperb dive bar with cheap drinks and massive garden! Great for a cheap night out! They also have a photo booth if you wanna document the debauchery .
Massive sports bar with affordable drinks. Highly recommended if you plan on catching a game while in town.
21 locals recommend
The Big Whiskey
524 Grand StreetMassive sports bar with affordable drinks. Highly recommended if you plan on catching a game while in town.
Quaint dimly lit little bar with good drink prices and low key atmosphere. Good for a wind-down night cap.
102 locals recommend
Burnside
506 Grand StQuaint dimly lit little bar with good drink prices and low key atmosphere. Good for a wind-down night cap.
Across the street is another nice dive bar (oxymoron?) with cheap drinks, air hockey, and a photo booth. It even has 2 bathrooms, which is rare in this town sometimes!
48 locals recommend
Ontario Bar LLC
559 Grand StAcross the street is another nice dive bar (oxymoron?) with cheap drinks, air hockey, and a photo booth. It even has 2 bathrooms, which is rare in this town sometimes!
Well it's not often yo go to a bar where you get a free personal pizza with every drink purchase.. not that you really need that many, but hey!
84 locals recommend
Alligator Lounge
600 Metropolitan AveWell it's not often yo go to a bar where you get a free personal pizza with every drink purchase.. not that you really need that many, but hey!
Food Scene
Best coffee in all of NYC and this happens to be their original New York location. Lots of seating and free wifi!
296 locals recommend
Gimme Coffee
495 Lorimer StBest coffee in all of NYC and this happens to be their original New York location. Lots of seating and free wifi!
Great cocktails, breakfast sandwiches, and lots of tasty food for under $10. Happy hour has delved eggs too which are lip-smacking good!
105 locals recommend
Blind Barber
Great cocktails, breakfast sandwiches, and lots of tasty food for under $10. Happy hour has delved eggs too which are lip-smacking good!
Awesome little french bistro with a 4.5 star rating on the review sites. Definitely leave room for dessert if you go. :-)
297 locals recommend
Le Barricou
533 Grand StAwesome little french bistro with a 4.5 star rating on the review sites. Definitely leave room for dessert if you go. :-)
Awesome restaurant/bar with great cheese and meat plates and much more to choose from.
67 locals recommend
The Saint Austere
Awesome restaurant/bar with great cheese and meat plates and much more to choose from.
All the meats on these sandwiches are organic, grass fedd and even grass finished. It tastes like real meat! They're only open from 11-4 though so watch the clock!
158 locals recommend
The Meat Hook
397 Graham AveAll the meats on these sandwiches are organic, grass fedd and even grass finished. It tastes like real meat! They're only open from 11-4 though so watch the clock!
I was surprised at how delicious their pizza was! AND they're open until 3:30 AM every day of the week! I recommend Italian sausage and pepperoni for the meat eaters.
55 locals recommend
Forcella
485 Lorimer StI was surprised at how delicious their pizza was! AND they're open until 3:30 AM every day of the week! I recommend Italian sausage and pepperoni for the meat eaters.
Great little Indian food spot that's non-greasy and has a great lunch special!
33 locals recommend
Taj Kabab King
474 Grand StGreat little Indian food spot that's non-greasy and has a great lunch special!
Does this need explanation? If you're a Bucks fan then you'll be glad to know there's one just a few blocks away.
491 locals recommend
Starbucks
405-409 Union AveDoes this need explanation? If you're a Bucks fan then you'll be glad to know there's one just a few blocks away.
Amazing little Japanese restaurant! You MUST try the Ramen if you go!
131 locals recommend
OKONOMI // YUJI Ramen
150 Ainslie StAmazing little Japanese restaurant! You MUST try the Ramen if you go!
Delicious array of sandwiches for lunch and dinner and only a block away! Highly recommended if you're a sandwich lover.
13 locals recommend
The Sandwich Shop
658A Grand StDelicious array of sandwiches for lunch and dinner and only a block away! Highly recommended if you're a sandwich lover.
It's a bit of a walk, but this is a 5 star dining experience and you can get there in about 8 minutes walking. HIGHLY recommended for a fine dining experience.
72 locals recommend
Shalom Japan
310 S 4th StIt's a bit of a walk, but this is a 5 star dining experience and you can get there in about 8 minutes walking. HIGHLY recommended for a fine dining experience.
Ok yeah, a 15 minute walk, but for those burgers? And those chili fires? And those milk shakes? You better bet I'd walk it. Or just take the bike I provide you.
28 locals recommend
Blue Collar
1554 Dekalb AveOk yeah, a 15 minute walk, but for those burgers? And those chili fires? And those milk shakes? You better bet I'd walk it. Or just take the bike I provide you.
Kellogg's Diner
518 Metropolitan Ave24 hour American Diner - Pancakes are good! Go classic!
Peruvian food that's simply but friggin delicious! I recommend the Quinoa Tamal and the Chicken Parm Empanadas!
12 locals recommend
Warma
442b Lorimer StPeruvian food that's simply but friggin delicious! I recommend the Quinoa Tamal and the Chicken Parm Empanadas!
Bagels and Coffee RIGHT BY the Subway entrance! Couldn't get more convenient. Plus they open early and even deliver! Very good bagels too!
117 locals recommend
Bagelsmith
566 Lorimer StBagels and Coffee RIGHT BY the Subway entrance! Couldn't get more convenient. Plus they open early and even deliver! Very good bagels too!
Essentials
Closest grocery store with ample selection of regular and organic food and home items.
583 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton StClosest grocery store with ample selection of regular and organic food and home items.
Another little nearby grocery store with a massive selection! If you can't find it at the closer Key Foods, try this spot one block over.
43 locals recommend
Ozzie's Fresh Market
639 Grand StAnother little nearby grocery store with a massive selection! If you can't find it at the closer Key Foods, try this spot one block over.
All organic grocery with a massive lunch counter for things like sushi, Udon, Miso, etc.
157 locals recommend
Sunac Natural Food
440 Union AveAll organic grocery with a massive lunch counter for things like sushi, Udon, Miso, etc.
Everything Else
Drop off your dirty laundry and have them wash and fold it for you with a same day or next day turnaround.
19 locals recommend
The Laundry Taxi
578 Grand StDrop off your dirty laundry and have them wash and fold it for you with a same day or next day turnaround.