Guidebook for Brooklyn

Rachael
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Nearest bar - good cocktails and Southern food
166 locals recommend
The Brooklyn Star
593 Lorimer Street
166 locals recommend
Nearest bar - good cocktails and Southern food
My local hangout
108 locals recommend
Basik
323 Graham Ave
108 locals recommend
My local hangout
Great bar... and piano karaoke on Tuesdays!
150 locals recommend
Manhattan Inn
632 Manhattan Avenue
150 locals recommend
Great bar... and piano karaoke on Tuesdays!
Retro arcade games and booze
587 locals recommend
Barcade
388 Union Ave
587 locals recommend
Retro arcade games and booze
Great taco truck and fire pit out the back
521 locals recommend
Union Pool
484 Union Ave
521 locals recommend
Great taco truck and fire pit out the back
Great dive bar
70 locals recommend
Rocka Rolla
486 Metropolitan Ave
70 locals recommend
Great dive bar
Check listings for shows - there's always someone great on
303 locals recommend
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N 6th St
303 locals recommend
Check listings for shows - there's always someone great on
Awesome cocktails and southern-style comfort food
229 locals recommend
The Commodore
366 Metropolitan Ave
229 locals recommend
Awesome cocktails and southern-style comfort food

Food Scene

24hr bagels!
117 locals recommend
Bagelsmith
566 Lorimer St
117 locals recommend
24hr bagels!
My favorite mexican place
87 locals recommend
Zona Rosa
571 Lorimer St
87 locals recommend
My favorite mexican place
Juice bar
68 locals recommend
Grass Roots Juicery
336a Graham Ave
68 locals recommend
Juice bar
The best local coffee place. Don't go to Starbucks!
460 locals recommend
Variety Coffee Roasters
368 Graham Ave
460 locals recommend
The best local coffee place. Don't go to Starbucks!
Great coffee, lunch and donuts
105 locals recommend
Blind Barber
105 locals recommend
Great coffee, lunch and donuts
Best steak I've ever had. Proper locals' place (this is an Italian neighborhood)
27 locals recommend
DeStefano's Steakhouse
593 Lorimer St
27 locals recommend
Best steak I've ever had. Proper locals' place (this is an Italian neighborhood)
Great Thai place
244 locals recommend
Sage
299-301 Graham Ave
244 locals recommend
Great Thai place
Lots of better coffee places in the neighborhood, but it's always nice to know there's a Starbucks nearby!
491 locals recommend
Starbucks
405-409 Union Ave
491 locals recommend
Lots of better coffee places in the neighborhood, but it's always nice to know there's a Starbucks nearby!
Really really good Chinese food
17 locals recommend
Wei’s
145 Borinquen Pl
17 locals recommend
Really really good Chinese food
Juice bar
67 locals recommend
Juice Generation
210 Bedford Ave
67 locals recommend
Juice bar
24hr diner with retro exterior
70 locals recommend
Kellogg's Diner
518 Metropolitan Ave
70 locals recommend
24hr diner with retro exterior

Shopping

My friend Bernadette's boutique. Great for gifts.
24 locals recommend
WE SEE STARS
351 Graham Ave
24 locals recommend
My friend Bernadette's boutique. Great for gifts.

Everything Else

Running track
72 locals recommend
McCarren Park Track
72 locals recommend
Running track
Nearest yoga place
10 locals recommend
J. Brown Yoga
628 Metropolitan Avenue
10 locals recommend
Nearest yoga place
Local music venue
234 locals recommend
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Ave
234 locals recommend
Local music venue
If you need a haircut, go here!
10 locals recommend
High Horse Salon
563 Manhattan Avenue
10 locals recommend
If you need a haircut, go here!

Arts & Culture

All the current releases
468 locals recommend
Williamsburg Cinemas
217 Grand St
468 locals recommend
All the current releases
More arthouse (but also mainstream) movies and you can eat and drink during the screening. A must!
941 locals recommend
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
941 locals recommend
More arthouse (but also mainstream) movies and you can eat and drink during the screening. A must!