WHAT TO DO AROUND TOWN

Here are some of our favorite things to do, see, eat and drink around the neighborhood this weekend!

WILLIAMSBURG / GREENPOINT

Activities

  • Domino Park (Beautiful waterside park with art, restaurants, drinks and more)

  • McCarren Park (Williamsburg’s famous park with sports and more)

  • East River Ferry (Take a ride and enjoy the skyline with stops along Brooklyn and NYC)

  • Walk along Bedford, Berry, Wythe and Kent Ave in Williamsburg for cafes, shops and street art

  • Walk along Franklin Ave in Greenpoint for cafes, bars and shops

  • Rent a CitiBike (Locations all around the neighborhood)

  • Walk/bike across the Williamsburg Bridge

  • Visit Smorgasburg for dozens of food vendors - Saturday only

  • Visit the Brooklyn Flea for vintage shopping and more - Saturday only

  • Shopping

    • Bedford, Berry, Kent & Wythe Avenues in Williamsburg

    • 4th, 5th, and 6th Streets in Williamsburg

    • Franklin Ave in Greenpoint


COFFEE SHOPS/CAFES

  • Devocion

  • The Lot Radio

  • Depanneur

  • Blue Bottle

  • Partners

  • Lilia Cafe


BRUNCH

  • 12 Chairs (Israeli)

  • Sunday In Brooklyn (New American)

  • Cafe Mogador (Middle-Eastern)

  • Five Leaves (American)

  • Esme (American)

  • Chez Ma Tante (American)

  • Le Gamin (French)


LUNCH/DINNER

  • Bernie’s (Classic American)

  • King’s County Imperial (Chinese)

  • Birds of a Feather (Chinese)

  • Di An Di (Vietnamese)

  • Oxomoco (Mexican)

  • Misi (Italian)

  • Barano (Italian)

  • Roberta’s Domino Park (Pizza)

  • Sea Wolf Waterfront (Seafood)

  • St Anslem (Steak)


PIZZA/TACOS/SANDWICHES

  • Joe’s Pizza

  • Court St Grocers (Sandwiches)

  • Mekelberg’s (Sandwiches)

  • Birria Landia Taco Truck (Famous Birria Tacos!)

  • Cesar’s Empanada Truck

  • Paulie Gee’s / Paulie Gee’s Slice (Pizza)

  • Best Pizza

  • Emmy Squared (Detroit-Style pizza and more)


BARS/COCKTAILS/Breweries

  • Other Half Brewing (Located in Domino Park)

  • Clem’s (Fun Casual Bar)

  • Lucky Dog (Fun Casual Bar)

  • Commodore (Fun Casual Bar)

  • Maison Premiere (Cocktail Bar)

  • Fresh Kills (Cocktail Bar)

  • Hotel Delmano (Cocktail Bar)

  • Radegast Beer Hall (German Beer Hall)

  • Torst (Beer)

  • Spuyten Duyvil (Beer)

  • Croxley’s (Sports Bar)

  • Greenpoint Ale House (Brewery)

  • Threes Brewing (Beer)

  • Broken Land (Cocktail Bar)

  • Black Rabbit (Cocktail Bar)

  • Brouwerij Lane (Beer)


LONG ISLAND CITY

Activities

  • MoMa PS1 Museum

  • Museum of the Moving Image

  • Walk along Vernon Avenue for cafes, restaurants, shops and bars

  • Walk along the waterfront for beautiful skyline views

  • Visit Gantry Plaza Park and see the famous Pepsi-Cola sign

  • East River Ferry for sightseeing and trips to Brooklyn and NYC


COFFEE SHOPS/CAFES

  • Partners Coffee

  • Black Star Bakery & Kitchen

  • The Mill Coffee House

  • Sweet Leaf Coffee Roasters

  • Tea Zzi Tea Shop


Restaurants

  • Tacombi (Tacos)

  • X’ian Famous Foods (Chinese)

  • Cafe Henri (French)

  • Murray’s Cheese Bar

  • M. Wells (French steakhouse)

  • Casa Enrique (Mexican)

  • Sweet Chick (Chicken)

  • Bellweather (New American)

  • Woodbines (Irish/American)


BARS/Breweries

  • Dutch Kills

  • Woodbines

  • Jackson’s Eatery & Bar

  • Fifth Hammer Brewing Company

  • Big Alice Brewing Company

  • Rockaway Brewing Company

  • LIC Bar