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March 30, 2019
Brooklyn, NY

Valerie & Declan

Things To Do

We hope you have time to experience our neighborhood and enjoy all that NYC has to offer. Here are some (a lot) of our favorite Brooklyn spots.

El Born

651 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (347) 844-9295

Catalonian cuisine in Greenpoint. Great cheese and meat plates, tapas, cocktails-- one of our personal favorites!

Karczma

136 Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (718) 349-1744

Traditional Polish food in Greenpoint. Pierogies, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and more!

Hometown Bar-B-Que

454 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, NY 11231
, (347) 294-4644

The BEST barbecue food. Period.

Paulie Gee's

60 Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (347) 987-3747

Arguably the best pizza in NYC. Show up right at 5pm when it opens, or expect a wait.

Graziella's Pizza

232 Vanderbilt Avenue, Clinton Hill, NY 11205
, (718) 789-5663

Great no-frills Italian. One of our favorite restaurants!

Five Leaves

18 Bedford Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (718) 383-5345

Get the full Williamsburg experience with brunch at Five Leaves. No reservations and wait time can be up to 2 hours, but you might get lucky. Put your name down and then take a walk through McCarren Park while you wait.

Mu Ramen

1209 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
, (718) 707-0098

Contender for best Ramen in NYC. If you're staying in Long Island City, check it out!

Emmy Squared

364 Grand Street, Williamsburg, NY 11211
, (718) 360-4535

ANOTHER pizza spot. Detroit-style square pizza. V yummy.

Spritzenhaus33

33 Nassau Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (347) 987-4632

Huge beer garden with large selection of taps and snacks.

Bernie’s

334 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
, (347) 529-6400

Great spot for classic eats.

Naked Dog

47 Java Street, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (929) 337-8096

One of our favorite Italian restaurants!

Westlight

111 North 12th Street, Greenpoint, NY 11249
, (718) 307-7100

Enclosed rooftop bar and restaurant with amazing skyline views

Keg & Lantern Brewing Company

97 Nassau Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (718) 389-5050

Our favorite sports bar! They brew their own beers and have great wings!

Le Gamin

108 Franklin Street, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (718) 770-7918

Casual french restaurant-awesome for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

Sunday In Brooklyn

348 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, NY 11249
, (347) 222-6722

Excellent brunch!

Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop

727 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (718) 389-3676

Go get a donut here. You won't be disappointed.

Frankel's Delicatessen & Appetizing

631 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (718) 389-2302

Amazing bagels!

Charlotte Patisserie

596 Manhattan Avenue, Williamsburg, NY 11222
, (718) 383-8313

We go here weekly, if not daily. Great pastries, breakfast, and lunch.

OddFellows Ice Cream Co.

175 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg, NY 11249
, (347) 599-0556

Our top pick for ice cream in the area!

McCarren Park

Williamsburg, NY

Enjoy a walk through our front yard! How many French bulldogs can you find?

WNYC Transmitter Park

Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, NY 11222

Our other favorite park with skyline views

WORD

126 Franklin Street, Greenpoint, NY 11222
, (718) 383-0096

Walk up Franklin Avenue and stop in to our favorite independent book store. Amazing children's book selection in the basement.

Brooklyn Bowl

61 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, NY 11249
, (718) 963-3369

Bowling!

Brooklyn Brewery

79 North 11th Street, Williamsburg, NY 11249
, (718) 486-7422

Take a tour, have a drink!

Brooklyn Bridge Park

334 Furman Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
, (718) 222-9939

Definitely worth a short cab ride from Williamsburg, weather permitting

Gantry Park Landing

50-01 2nd Street, Long Island City, NY 11101

If you're staying in Long Island City, you've gotta check out this waterfront park with skyline views and lounge chairs. Home of the Pepsi Cola sign!

Domino Park

15 River Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
, (212) 484-2700

Amazing new park on the Brooklyn side of the East River.