Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local longshoremen's bar. inexpensive drinks and great atmosphere. Live music on Friday's and Saturday nights, especially noted for the freestyle blue grass jam session on Sat. A must!
91 locals recommend
Sunny's
253 Conover St
91 locals recommend
Great local longshoremen's bar. inexpensive drinks and great atmosphere. Live music on Friday's and Saturday nights, especially noted for the freestyle blue grass jam session on Sat. A must!
Dive bar with food and outdoor area.
32 locals recommend
Brooklyn Ice House
318 Van Brunt St
32 locals recommend
Dive bar with food and outdoor area.
Themed dive bar.
20 locals recommend
Red Hook Bait & Tackle
320 Van Brunt Street
20 locals recommend
Themed dive bar.
Old social club turned into a dimly lit cocktail bar. Has outdoor area and pool table.
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Social
335 Smith St
82 locals recommend
Old social club turned into a dimly lit cocktail bar. Has outdoor area and pool table.

Food Scene

Cute restaurant with a backyard and carefully crafted dishes plus inexpensive but quality wine and beer selection. Beer and wine only.
11 locals recommend
Home/Made
293 Van Brunt Street
11 locals recommend
Cute restaurant with a backyard and carefully crafted dishes plus inexpensive but quality wine and beer selection. Beer and wine only.
Good small restaurant. Perfect for morning coffee, or a dinner date with legit cocktails and local ambiance. Wi-fi
55 locals recommend
Fort Defiance
347 Van Brunt St
55 locals recommend
Good small restaurant. Perfect for morning coffee, or a dinner date with legit cocktails and local ambiance. Wi-fi
Coffee shop with ridiculous sweet offerings and decent lunch sandwich options. Wi-fi
54 locals recommend
Baked
359 Van Brunt St
54 locals recommend
Coffee shop with ridiculous sweet offerings and decent lunch sandwich options. Wi-fi
Dinner style place with late night karaoke. Inexpensive and pretty good.
18 locals recommend
Hope & Anchor
347 Van Brunt St
18 locals recommend
Dinner style place with late night karaoke. Inexpensive and pretty good.
Lil shop specializing in lobster rolls. They have a famous food truck as well.
65 locals recommend
Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt St
65 locals recommend
Lil shop specializing in lobster rolls. They have a famous food truck as well.
Amazing local flavor sandwich shop. Order the large prosciutto, mozzarelle and eggplant sandwich.... feeds two. Not open sundays and only open from 10 to 4 the rest of the time.
27 locals recommend
Defonte's Sandwich Shop
379 Columbia Street
27 locals recommend
Amazing local flavor sandwich shop. Order the large prosciutto, mozzarelle and eggplant sandwich.... feeds two. Not open sundays and only open from 10 to 4 the rest of the time.
Delicious yuppie fast food mexican resto. will deliver! They also offer Growlers.
253 locals recommend
Calexico
645 Manhattan Ave
253 locals recommend
Delicious yuppie fast food mexican resto. will deliver! They also offer Growlers.
Infamous pizza joint. BYOB. Candle lit, long waits and more than just a neighborhood favourite.
168 locals recommend
Lucali
575 Henry St
168 locals recommend
Infamous pizza joint. BYOB. Candle lit, long waits and more than just a neighborhood favourite.
Delicious, fresh italian food. Good beverage selection and amazing garden. The beating heart of the local scene.
165 locals recommend
Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court St
165 locals recommend
Delicious, fresh italian food. Good beverage selection and amazing garden. The beating heart of the local scene.
Frankie's younger more posh german counter part. Classy joint for special occasions.
111 locals recommend
Prime Meats
465 Court St
111 locals recommend
Frankie's younger more posh german counter part. Classy joint for special occasions.

Essentials

Huge specialty foods market. Has organic, kosher and a bulk section as well as a butcher shop, seafood, antipasto and olive oil bar. In nice weather food court overlooks the statue of liberty!
105 locals recommend
Fairway Market Red Hook
480-500 Van Brunt St
105 locals recommend
Huge specialty foods market. Has organic, kosher and a bulk section as well as a butcher shop, seafood, antipasto and olive oil bar. In nice weather food court overlooks the statue of liberty!

Sightseeing

Beautiful clean and quiet little park with views of lower Manhattan and the statue of liberty. Bring your fishing rod!
40 locals recommend
Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier
Coffey Street
40 locals recommend
Beautiful clean and quiet little park with views of lower Manhattan and the statue of liberty. Bring your fishing rod!

Everything Else

Known for one thing only... chocolate covered mini key lime pies. Worth the pit stop.
37 locals recommend
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
185 Van Dyke St
37 locals recommend
Known for one thing only... chocolate covered mini key lime pies. Worth the pit stop.
Bike shop. Quick and reliable. Ask for Damian.
Dog Day Cyclery
115 Van Brunt St
Bike shop. Quick and reliable. Ask for Damian.

Shopping

American Victorian curios and antiques.
10 locals recommend
Erie Basin
388 Van Brunt St
10 locals recommend
American Victorian curios and antiques.
Artist studio and store. Metal work, jewelry and decorations. Rad!
Metal and Thread @ The Cotton Mill Studios
122 Riverside Dr
Artist studio and store. Metal work, jewelry and decorations. Rad!
Vintage and Americana store. Closed on Mondays.
7 locals recommend
Yesterday's News Antiques and Collectibles
428 Court St
7 locals recommend
Vintage and Americana store. Closed on Mondays.
Mens Clothing store. Americana focused. Hip trendy and expensive.
Smith + Butler
225 Smith St
Mens Clothing store. Americana focused. Hip trendy and expensive.

Arts & Culture

Local movie theater.
145 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
145 locals recommend
Local movie theater.
Soccer tournaments played here every weekend. Food truck central!
11 locals recommend
Red Hook Pool
155 Bay Street
11 locals recommend
Soccer tournaments played here every weekend. Food truck central!