You finally did it. You got your Manhattan friends to leave their West Village bubble and make the “trek” to Brooklyn. Now the pressure is on to figure out where to take them. Here are our thoughts for an itinerary that will show them a good Brooklyn time and experience our neighborhood. I’ve limited each section to 3 recommendations purely because if I listed every place I think is great around our neighborhood, this guide would have to be 10 parts long. The optimal time would be combining a few of these so I encourage you to mix & match! Here we goooo!
In this guide:
Where to go when they’re hungry
Where to go when they want a drink
Where to go when they say “it’s up to you”
Where to go when they want to get an overall vibe
Where to go when they want to do something
Where to go when they’re bringing their kids too
Where to go when they’re hungry…
Okay well this was a wild one to start off with because it’s so nuanced and there are a billion great places to eat.
Hungry for something casual:
1. Chef Katsu
A great casual spot that has never let me down. Order some fries to share with curry sauce to dip, and don’t skip their seasonal sweet treat.
2. Los Burritos Juarez
I promise you they’ll be talking about these burritos for months. They don’t have a lot of indoor seating but Fort Greene Park is only a couple of blocks away.
3. The Fly
Who doesn’t love a roast chicken? Especially when roast chickens in NYC have been quite the topic of conversation lately (IYKYK). The sauces here are so special, and their rotating specials have never steered me wrong.
Feel free to bring them to Hartley’s while you’re near and flex about it being listed as one of NYC’s greatest Guinnesses.
Hungry for something a little more vibey:
1. Place des Fêtes
There’s always something special on the chalkboard, but don’t miss out on the bangs island mussels en tinta or the crispy maitake mushroom with black garlic fudge. The obvious choice would be to grab a pre/post dinner drink at their sister bar Golden Ratio, or you could venture across the street to Bar Laika where they have a pickle martini they won’t forget.
There’s so much more to explore! 👀
Keep reading for more vibey spots, a natural wine bar recently visited by Olivia Rodrigo, hidden cocktail bars, a neighborhood shopping crawl, unexpected places to impress your friends, and family-friendly recommendations.
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