Guidebook for Brooklyn

Kyle
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Super close by. They serve a solid Old Fashioned. Good tunes.
44 locals recommend
Broken Land
105 Franklin St
44 locals recommend
Super close by. They serve a solid Old Fashioned. Good tunes.
Tucked away on West St. This spot will make you feel like a Greenpointer for sure
126 locals recommend
Achilles Heel
180 West St
126 locals recommend
Tucked away on West St. This spot will make you feel like a Greenpointer for sure
Probably my go-to spot. Great drinks with a cool crowd. The bar is huge so seating is almost always available. The food is bomb too!
85 locals recommend
Alameda
195 Franklin St
85 locals recommend
Probably my go-to spot. Great drinks with a cool crowd. The bar is huge so seating is almost always available. The food is bomb too!
Hip crowd. Cheap drinks.
53 locals recommend
Goldie's Bar
195 Nassau Ave
53 locals recommend
Hip crowd. Cheap drinks.
NYC's #1 Metal venue if that's your thing
58 locals recommend
Saint Vitus Bar
1120 Manhattan Ave
58 locals recommend
NYC's #1 Metal venue if that's your thing
Cute-as-hell cocktail spot with one of the best backyards in the neighborhood. Cash only. Heads up
138 locals recommend
Milk & Roses
35 Manhattan Ave
138 locals recommend
Cute-as-hell cocktail spot with one of the best backyards in the neighborhood. Cash only. Heads up
Great bar that's a neighborhood fixture. Super close to the apt. They just got their full liquor license too!
44 locals recommend
The Diamond
43 Franklin St
44 locals recommend
Great bar that's a neighborhood fixture. Super close to the apt. They just got their full liquor license too!
Great backyard. Good live music in the front most nights as well
90 locals recommend
Troost
1011 Manhattan Ave
90 locals recommend
Great backyard. Good live music in the front most nights as well
German Beer Hall that has been a staple of the hood for a long time. Try to go during the week. Themed out space and great food
339 locals recommend
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd St
339 locals recommend
German Beer Hall that has been a staple of the hood for a long time. Try to go during the week. Themed out space and great food
Beautiful bar. Really appreciate the time and thought that went into this place
216 locals recommend
St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
345 Grand St
216 locals recommend
Beautiful bar. Really appreciate the time and thought that went into this place
The Infamous "Boyfriend Store." Stay away from weekend nights. Huge backyard with a taco truck Great venue in the back.
521 locals recommend
Union Pool
484 Union Ave
521 locals recommend
The Infamous "Boyfriend Store." Stay away from weekend nights. Huge backyard with a taco truck Great venue in the back.
Best bar in the East Village. Dont blow it up tho!
8 locals recommend
Black & White
86 E 10th St
8 locals recommend
Best bar in the East Village. Dont blow it up tho!
82 locals recommend
Trans-Pecos
9-15 Weirfield St
82 locals recommend
289 locals recommend
This n' That
108 N 6th St
289 locals recommend
77 locals recommend
Elsewhere
599 Johnson Ave
77 locals recommend
Bar upstairs. Dancefloor downstairs
101 locals recommend
Black Flamingo
168 Borinquen Pl
101 locals recommend
Bar upstairs. Dancefloor downstairs
20 locals recommend
The Drift
579 Meeker Ave
20 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
A Bar Brooklyn
597 Manhattan Avenue
9 locals recommend
Best bar in midtown. If you HAVE to go check out Times Square, grab a drink here!
14 locals recommend
Jimmy's Corner
140 West 44th Street
14 locals recommend
Best bar in midtown. If you HAVE to go check out Times Square, grab a drink here!
A true dive in Hell's Kitchen. Free hot dogs!
56 locals recommend
Rudy's Bar & Grill
627 9th Ave
56 locals recommend
A true dive in Hell's Kitchen. Free hot dogs!

Shopping

Records
23 locals recommend
Academy Record Annex
242 Oak St
23 locals recommend
Records
More Records form the local label
7 locals recommend
Captured Tracks Shop
718 Calyer St
7 locals recommend
More Records form the local label
Records
13 locals recommend
Record Grouch
986 Manhattan Ave
13 locals recommend
Records
Japanese run vintage shop that's one of the best in NYC
92 locals recommend
10 ft Single by Stella Dallas
285 N 6th St
92 locals recommend
Japanese run vintage shop that's one of the best in NYC
Beautiful surf shop. Really good vibes
38 locals recommend
Pilgrim Surf + Supply
33 N 3rd St
38 locals recommend
Beautiful surf shop. Really good vibes

Food Scene

All the way at the tip of Greenpoint, this vegetable-heavy Mediterranean resto is an awesome dinner experience
170 locals recommend
Glasserie
95 Commercial St
170 locals recommend
All the way at the tip of Greenpoint, this vegetable-heavy Mediterranean resto is an awesome dinner experience
Innovative pizza spot in an incredible space. Careful tho, there will likely be a wait
352 locals recommend
Paulie Gee's
60 Greenpoint Ave
352 locals recommend
Innovative pizza spot in an incredible space. Careful tho, there will likely be a wait
Interesting new American dishes in a radical restaurant space. All at the hands of Bill Murray’s son. Great for Brunch as well.
8 locals recommend
21 Greenpoint Ave
21 Greenpoint Avenue
8 locals recommend
Interesting new American dishes in a radical restaurant space. All at the hands of Bill Murray’s son. Great for Brunch as well.
Greenpoint Fish and Lobster
93 locals recommend
Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.
114 Nassau Ave
93 locals recommend
Greenpoint Fish and Lobster
Balinese food in a hip setting. Great for vegetarians
115 locals recommend
Selamat Pagi
152 Driggs Ave
115 locals recommend
Balinese food in a hip setting. Great for vegetarians
Cute AF
279 locals recommend
Bakeri
150 Wythe Ave
279 locals recommend
Cute AF
One of the closest spots for good coffee
41 locals recommend
Littleneck Outpost
128 Franklin St
41 locals recommend
One of the closest spots for good coffee
21 locals recommend
Bar Velo
394 Broadway
21 locals recommend
Uruguayan Food in a romantic setting. Heads up Cash Only
71 locals recommend
Tabaré
221 S 1st St
71 locals recommend
Uruguayan Food in a romantic setting. Heads up Cash Only
Solid Mexican Food. Great on price
46 locals recommend
Cerveceria Havemeyer
149 Havemeyer St
46 locals recommend
Solid Mexican Food. Great on price
Small plates packed with flavor!
188 locals recommend
Traif
229 S 4th St
188 locals recommend
Small plates packed with flavor!
Mexican inspired restaurant and bar a friend owns. Good people and great food. Tucked away in Chinatown
8 locals recommend
Lalito
104 Bayard St
8 locals recommend
Mexican inspired restaurant and bar a friend owns. Good people and great food. Tucked away in Chinatown
Old school Red Sauce joint. The atmosphere kills it!
9 locals recommend
Forlini's
93 Baxter St
9 locals recommend
Old school Red Sauce joint. The atmosphere kills it!
96 locals recommend
Kings Co Imperial
20 Skillman Ave
96 locals recommend
109 locals recommend
Llama Inn
50 Withers St
109 locals recommend
This is my FAVORITE restaurant in the neighborhood. The vibe, the food, the people who own it....all of it. Gets busy so try to make a reservation
46 locals recommend
Di An Di
68 Greenpoint Ave
46 locals recommend
This is my FAVORITE restaurant in the neighborhood. The vibe, the food, the people who own it....all of it. Gets busy so try to make a reservation
Solid place if you're downtown. The food is great. You can almost always get a seat. The people are pretty too and they serve late
45 locals recommend
Lucky Strike
59 Grand St
45 locals recommend
Solid place if you're downtown. The food is great. You can almost always get a seat. The people are pretty too and they serve late

Parks & Nature

Expansive park that's perfect for Williamsburg people watching on a sunny day. Grab to-go drinks (not necessarily legal) from The Turkey's Nest Bar and bring a blanket
997 locals recommend
Williamsburg
997 locals recommend
Expansive park that's perfect for Williamsburg people watching on a sunny day. Grab to-go drinks (not necessarily legal) from The Turkey's Nest Bar and bring a blanket
Urban hiking trail along the Newton Creek. Kind of a joke, but a fun destination to walk to if you're looking to get out the house and see the hood
14 locals recommend
Newtown Creek Nature Walk
329 Greenpoint Ave
14 locals recommend
Urban hiking trail along the Newton Creek. Kind of a joke, but a fun destination to walk to if you're looking to get out the house and see the hood

Getting Around

This is your quickest way into Manhattan without transferring. There are closer subway stops to walk to from the house, but if the weather is good, this is your best bet
211 locals recommend
Bedford Av station
Bedford Avenue
211 locals recommend
This is your quickest way into Manhattan without transferring. There are closer subway stops to walk to from the house, but if the weather is good, this is your best bet
Closest G Train Stop
29 locals recommend
Nassau Av station
Nassau Avenue
29 locals recommend
Closest G Train Stop
Last G Train Stop in Brooklyn
21 locals recommend
Greenpoint Av station
Greenpoint Avenue
21 locals recommend
Last G Train Stop in Brooklyn
East River Ferry. Runs every 30mins - 1 hour, depending on weekday or weekend.
77 locals recommend
Greenpoint station
77 locals recommend
East River Ferry. Runs every 30mins - 1 hour, depending on weekday or weekend.

Essentials

Cheap full on grocery store, but relatively limited hours
238 locals recommend
Associated Supermarket
238 locals recommend
Cheap full on grocery store, but relatively limited hours
If you're worried at all about Street Parking (which you shouldn't be in my opinion), this is the closest paid parking garage
162 N 12th St
162 North 12th Street
If you're worried at all about Street Parking (which you shouldn't be in my opinion), this is the closest paid parking garage

Entertainment & Activities

Movie theater that serves drinks and in-seat food
941 locals recommend
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
941 locals recommend
Movie theater that serves drinks and in-seat food