Local Recommendations

Birds of a Feather

Great szechuan!

Kings Co Imperial

Unique chinese. Get the soup dumplings

Taqueria Ramirez

Mexico City Style Tacos

Cafe Mogador

Our favorite brunch. Maddi gets the middle eastern breakfast plate & David gets the chicken kebab

Forma Pasta Factory

Fast, affordable & delicious FRESH pasta. You'll be in and out in 30 minutes!

OH MERCY

Our favorite coffee shop. Good for slow mornings with a book. And the sandwiches are killer

L'industrie Pizzeria

David's favorite pizza in New York. Lines are terrible so we'd suggest ordering a pie and picking up as you can skip the line.

Nick + Sons Bakery

Our favorite pain au chocolat in the city.

Domino Park

McCarren Park

We love their Saturday farmers market

Msgr. McGolrick Park

We love their Sunday farmers market

East River Ferry

One of our favorite things to do when the weather is nice! There are docks in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Dumbo, and all along eastern Manhattan. Highly recommend sitting up top!

Williamsburg Bridge

Another one of our favorite activities when the weather is nice. Walk from Williamsburg into the Lower East Side and go see a movie at The Metrograph, or stop for some soup dumplings at the Manhattan location of Kings Co. Imperial right on the other side of the bridge.

Night Owl Video

Old school record/video store! Fun browsing, great selection.

leaves

One of our favorite used bookstores.

The Gutter

A solid dive bar with an old school bowling alley.

TALEA Beer Co - Williamsburg

Female-owned brewery with lots of sours on tap!

Fresh Kills Bar

A great cocktail bar where you tell the bartenders what your preferences are, and they create a cocktail for you. Excellent every time.

Madeline's

They spell it wrong, but need we say more? Good cocktails and ambience.

Dolly's Swing and Dive

Fun dive bar. Bathroom is covered in Dolly Parton photos.