Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Grass Roots Juicery
336a Graham AveGreat for juices or salads for you healthy types.
Suzume
545 Lorimer StHealthy inexpensive fusion Japanese
low-key stylish cafe/coffee shop (liquor license) with attached barbershop
105 locals recommend
Blind Barber
low-key stylish cafe/coffee shop (liquor license) with attached barbershop
OKONOMI // YUJI Ramen
150 Ainslie StVery small and very hip gourmet foodie destination
Food isn't great but the sidewalk cafe is nice and on some weekend nights they have live jazz music
244 locals recommend
Sage
299-301 Graham AveFood isn't great but the sidewalk cafe is nice and on some weekend nights they have live jazz music
New Mexico Place
189 Graham AveTotal dive with dirt-cheap Mexican food
Big pizza slices aren't completely authentic but they are filling and good
106 locals recommend
Carmine's Pizzeria
358 Graham AveBig pizza slices aren't completely authentic but they are filling and good
Sal's Pizzería
544 Lorimer StGreat takeout or delivery pizza and pasta
Legendary mid-priced pizza spot that brought Bill Clinton to the neighborhood
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore StLegendary mid-priced pizza spot that brought Bill Clinton to the neighborhood
Best falafel in the neighborhood (and lots of tasty, healthy Middle Eastern salads) just ten minutes by L train at the Bedford stop
75 locals recommend
Oasis
168 Bedford AveBest falafel in the neighborhood (and lots of tasty, healthy Middle Eastern salads) just ten minutes by L train at the Bedford stop
Wonderful, authentic Italian desserts, including the best cannoli in the neighborhood. Eat there or take away. Also gelato and espresso bar.
86 locals recommend
Fortunato Brothers
289 Manhattan AveWonderful, authentic Italian desserts, including the best cannoli in the neighborhood. Eat there or take away. Also gelato and espresso bar.
Fun, hip mostly-dessert shop from famed David Chang. Try the cereal milk ice cream, Compost Cookie and Crack Pie. Very small so mostly takeaway.
170 locals recommend
Milk Bar Williamsburg
382 Metropolitan AveFun, hip mostly-dessert shop from famed David Chang. Try the cereal milk ice cream, Compost Cookie and Crack Pie. Very small so mostly takeaway.
Excellent coffee with a nice selection of baked goods less than a block from the apartment
28 locals recommend
Charter Coffeehouse
309 Graham AveExcellent coffee with a nice selection of baked goods less than a block from the apartment
The most popular coffee bar in the neighborhood, always crowded with hipsters focused on their Macs
460 locals recommend
Variety Coffee Roasters
368 Graham AveThe most popular coffee bar in the neighborhood, always crowded with hipsters focused on their Macs
Foodies can't miss this afternoon destination for Williamsburg hipsters on random summer Saturdays (check online to see when it's open). Hundreds of food stalls right on the East River make for a great afternoon.
777 locals recommend
Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveFoodies can't miss this afternoon destination for Williamsburg hipsters on random summer Saturdays (check online to see when it's open). Hundreds of food stalls right on the East River make for a great afternoon.
Drinks & Nightlife
First of a now-famous chain, Barcade offers a great selection of artisan draft beer and a few dozen vintage video games. If you're hungry, order a pizza from Sal's and get it delivered here.
587 locals recommend
Barcade
388 Union AveFirst of a now-famous chain, Barcade offers a great selection of artisan draft beer and a few dozen vintage video games. If you're hungry, order a pizza from Sal's and get it delivered here.
Essentials
Terrific inexpensive grocery store with lots of convenience foods, organic items, juices, meats, produce and frozen. Two doors away is their great wine shop.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court StTerrific inexpensive grocery store with lots of convenience foods, organic items, juices, meats, produce and frozen. Two doors away is their great wine shop.
Called "Whole Paycheck" for the high prices, this two-story supermarket is almost a tourist destination with its in-store butcher shop, cheese shop, and cannoli station. Just two stop away at the Bedford stop of the L train.
800 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StCalled "Whole Paycheck" for the high prices, this two-story supermarket is almost a tourist destination with its in-store butcher shop, cheese shop, and cannoli station. Just two stop away at the Bedford stop of the L train.
Shopping
Quirky shopping mall in an old Nabisco cookie factory. Seconds from the High Line and the Meatpacking District, which all make a fun-filled afternoon.
1123 locals recommend
Chelsea Market
75 9th AveQuirky shopping mall in an old Nabisco cookie factory. Seconds from the High Line and the Meatpacking District, which all make a fun-filled afternoon.
Arts & Culture
Don't miss the modern art, the architecture, and the terraces that provide a great view of Chelsea and the Meatpacking District. Sometimes free on Friday nights, but check online to make sure.
884 locals recommend
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
Don't miss the modern art, the architecture, and the terraces that provide a great view of Chelsea and the Meatpacking District. Sometimes free on Friday nights, but check online to make sure.
Getting Around
Convenient car service can be at the apartment in five minutes for a ride into Manhattan or out to JFK. Ask prices before booking.
23 locals recommend
Northside Car Service
207 Bedford AveConvenient car service can be at the apartment in five minutes for a ride into Manhattan or out to JFK. Ask prices before booking.
Convenient car service can be at the apartment in five minutes for a ride into Manhattan or out to JFK. Ask prices before booking.
15 locals recommend
Metroline Car Service
390 Metropolitan AveConvenient car service can be at the apartment in five minutes for a ride into Manhattan or out to JFK. Ask prices before booking.