Welcome to Red Hook
Art Space
This art venue/artist residency/garden right down the street is home to incredible exhibitions, performances, and home to artists in residency. Be sure to check their calendar during your stay, check out Second Sundays if you can, and be sure to hang out in their backyard. Great way to experience the art that comes from this neighborhood!
79 locals recommend
Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer StThis art venue/artist residency/garden right down the street is home to incredible exhibitions, performances, and home to artists in residency. Be sure to check their calendar during your stay, check out Second Sundays if you can, and be sure to hang out in their backyard. Great way to experience the art that comes from this neighborhood!
Public Transit
This is my favorite form of public transportation in the neighborhood, and its only 1.5 blocks from the house. Be sure to download the NYC Ferry app and use it to plan all your trips/get your tickets. You can even take the ferry down to The Rockaways and have a proper beach day!
12 locals recommend
Nyc Ferry
202-210 Clinton WharfThis is my favorite form of public transportation in the neighborhood, and its only 1.5 blocks from the house. Be sure to download the NYC Ferry app and use it to plan all your trips/get your tickets. You can even take the ferry down to The Rockaways and have a proper beach day!
This is the Subway stop I use! Absolutely beautiful walk all the way up through Carroll Gardens to get here.
36 locals recommend
Carroll St Station
Smith StreetThis is the Subway stop I use! Absolutely beautiful walk all the way up through Carroll Gardens to get here.
Dessert
Incredible Ice Cream factory/production plant where you can hang out in the production warehouse and enjoy some amazing ice cream. Can’t recommend this enough - especially if you have kids!
7 locals recommend
Ample Hills Factory and Museum
421 Van Brunt StIncredible Ice Cream factory/production plant where you can hang out in the production warehouse and enjoy some amazing ice cream. Can’t recommend this enough - especially if you have kids!
Craving chocolate? Well here is a chocolate factory a few blocks from the house where you can hang out, and of course, eat some chocolate!
Raaka Chocolate
58 Seabring StCraving chocolate? Well here is a chocolate factory a few blocks from the house where you can hang out, and of course, eat some chocolate!
This is a hole in the wall Key Lime pie spot run by a guy named, you guessed it, Steve. Steve used to sell Key Lime pie out of a truck, but he outgrew the truck and now runs this shack on the water. Get a slice of pie, coffee, and sit down on the pier to watch the sunset.
37 locals recommend
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
185 Van Dyke StThis is a hole in the wall Key Lime pie spot run by a guy named, you guessed it, Steve. Steve used to sell Key Lime pie out of a truck, but he outgrew the truck and now runs this shack on the water. Get a slice of pie, coffee, and sit down on the pier to watch the sunset.
Food Scene
People come from all over to go here for what is considered to be some of the best (if not the best) BBQ in NYC. I’ve had BBQ all around the USA, and this stands up with the best of them. Short walk down the street.
101 locals recommend
Hometown Bar-B-Que
454 Van Brunt StPeople come from all over to go here for what is considered to be some of the best (if not the best) BBQ in NYC. I’ve had BBQ all around the USA, and this stands up with the best of them. Short walk down the street.
This is another spot that people come from all over to check out - a proper and authentic seafood and lobster joint in NYC. Incredible.
65 locals recommend
Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt StThis is another spot that people come from all over to check out - a proper and authentic seafood and lobster joint in NYC. Incredible.
Hip pizza spot on the water in Red Hook. Great place to sit as the sun is setting. Grab a table outside. Walk to the pier after, and get some key lime pie at Steve’s right across the way. They have gluten free and vegan options, as well as some great beer + wine selection.
12 locals recommend
Hoek Pizza
117 Ferris StHip pizza spot on the water in Red Hook. Great place to sit as the sun is setting. Grab a table outside. Walk to the pier after, and get some key lime pie at Steve’s right across the way. They have gluten free and vegan options, as well as some great beer + wine selection.
This is the closest food/bar hangout to the house, right at the end of the street. San Pedro has great drinks, and tacos that rival what you can find in LA. I love the shiitake mushroom tacos.
18 locals recommend
San Pedro Inn
320 Van Brunt StThis is the closest food/bar hangout to the house, right at the end of the street. San Pedro has great drinks, and tacos that rival what you can find in LA. I love the shiitake mushroom tacos.
Looking for authentic Thai Food? This is the spot to hang. Be careful - things get pretty spicy here. This place is casual, low key, and delicious.s.
Somtum Der (Redhook-Brooklyn)
380 Van Brunt StLooking for authentic Thai Food? This is the spot to hang. Be careful - things get pretty spicy here. This place is casual, low key, and delicious.s.
This is a classic Brooklyn Deli/Sandwich shop right here. If you’ve ever seen something like that in a movie/tv show, this is what they are referencing. Defonte’s has been here serving Red Hook for generations, and is a must visit.
27 locals recommend
Defonte's Sandwich Shop
379 Columbia StreetThis is a classic Brooklyn Deli/Sandwich shop right here. If you’ve ever seen something like that in a movie/tv show, this is what they are referencing. Defonte’s has been here serving Red Hook for generations, and is a must visit.
Cool creative and gourmet sandwich shop down by the red hook waterfront!
United Sandwiches of America
185 Van Dyke StreetCool creative and gourmet sandwich shop down by the red hook waterfront!
Great local restaurant/bar/boutique grocery store that embodies the red hook vibe.
55 locals recommend
Fort Defiance
347 Van Brunt StGreat local restaurant/bar/boutique grocery store that embodies the red hook vibe.
Coffee/Tea/Pastries
Have a sweet tooth? Love pastries? Baked is a local bakery with some incredibly delicious pastries/coffee/tea.
54 locals recommend
Baked
359 Van Brunt StHave a sweet tooth? Love pastries? Baked is a local bakery with some incredibly delicious pastries/coffee/tea.
This is my go to coffee/tea/cafe when I am in the neighborhood. It’s about a 1 minute walk from the house. Run by incredibly nice people, beautifully designed, and there is a cute garden in back. Big recommend!
29 locals recommend
The Black Flamingo
281 Van Brunt StThis is my go to coffee/tea/cafe when I am in the neighborhood. It’s about a 1 minute walk from the house. Run by incredibly nice people, beautifully designed, and there is a cute garden in back. Big recommend!
Parks
This is a great public park right at the end of the street! Great place to people watch, dog watch, and lie out under the sun.
6 locals recommend
Coffey Park
85 Richards StThis is a great public park right at the end of the street! Great place to people watch, dog watch, and lie out under the sun.
This is hands down my favorite spot in the neighborhood. Go here as the sun is setting, bring a blanket, and watch the sun set on the water over the Statue of Liberty as the sky turns pink. Never gets old to me - I hope you dig it too.
40 locals recommend
Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier
Coffey StreetThis is hands down my favorite spot in the neighborhood. Go here as the sun is setting, bring a blanket, and watch the sun set on the water over the Statue of Liberty as the sky turns pink. Never gets old to me - I hope you dig it too.
Red Hook Running Track
155 Bay StGreat public running track close by!
Bars
This is a classic neighborhood bar, that was originally opened for all the fisherman in the neighborhood. Now - this is a locals hangout and one of the few bluegrass spots in the neighborhood. Be sure to go here - you won’t regret it. I don’t even drink and I hang out here :)
91 locals recommend
Sunny's
253 Conover StThis is a classic neighborhood bar, that was originally opened for all the fisherman in the neighborhood. Now - this is a locals hangout and one of the few bluegrass spots in the neighborhood. Be sure to go here - you won’t regret it. I don’t even drink and I hang out here :)
This is a classic no frills dive bar. Drinks are cheap, there’s a beautiful outdoor space in the back, and the bartenders are friendly. Great locals hangout, and its super close to the house.
32 locals recommend
Brooklyn Ice House
318 Van Brunt StThis is a classic no frills dive bar. Drinks are cheap, there’s a beautiful outdoor space in the back, and the bartenders are friendly. Great locals hangout, and its super close to the house.
I love pinball - always have. Seaborne is a low key cocktail spot close to the house. Outdoor seating, and pinball machines in the back. Great hangout.
6 locals recommend
Seaborne
228 Van Brunt StI love pinball - always have. Seaborne is a low key cocktail spot close to the house. Outdoor seating, and pinball machines in the back. Great hangout.