Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Wicked BBQ. Even the jerk chicken is great. Reasonably priced, cool space.
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Hometown Bar-B-Que
454 Van Brunt St
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Wicked BBQ. Even the jerk chicken is great. Reasonably priced, cool space.
Our local fave. Just exceptional food in a really nice room. The owners are great people too. Can't go wrong here, but make a reservation
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The Good Fork
391 Van Brunt St
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Our local fave. Just exceptional food in a really nice room. The owners are great people too. Can't go wrong here, but make a reservation
The best lobster roll maybe on the Eastern Seaboard, no joke.
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Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt St
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The best lobster roll maybe on the Eastern Seaboard, no joke.
Great coffee and breakfast. Nice place to spend some time.
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Fort Defiance
347 Van Brunt St
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Great coffee and breakfast. Nice place to spend some time.
Top notch food by long time Red Hookians. Their brunch is the best in town.
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Home/Made
293 Van Brunt Street
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Top notch food by long time Red Hookians. Their brunch is the best in town.
Great local seafood restaurant. Small and low key, but very tasty.
Kevin's
277A Van Brunt St
Great local seafood restaurant. Small and low key, but very tasty.
Excellent coffee house with delicious pastries and unique interior design
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Baked
359 Van Brunt St
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Excellent coffee house with delicious pastries and unique interior design
Legendary sandwich shop with walls are decorated with signed photos of famous visitors. Serving longshoremen, locals and tourists since 1922.
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Defonte's Sandwich Shop
379 Columbia Street
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Legendary sandwich shop with walls are decorated with signed photos of famous visitors. Serving longshoremen, locals and tourists since 1922.
Years in the works before Hurricane Sandy wiped it out, Grindhaus is open! It looks awesome and is two blocks down Van Brunt from our house.
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Grindhaus
275 Van Brunt St
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Years in the works before Hurricane Sandy wiped it out, Grindhaus is open! It looks awesome and is two blocks down Van Brunt from our house.
Organic chocolate, rum and liqueurs. Open Tues-Fri from 11-5, and Sat-Sun 11-7. Tours are $10 a person.
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카카오프리스토
218 Conover St
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Organic chocolate, rum and liqueurs. Open Tues-Fri from 11-5, and Sat-Sun 11-7. Tours are $10 a person.
Al Roker called Steve’s “One of the Last Genuine Key Lime Pies in the US” and Amanda Hesser of the NY Times said theirs was “The Best Key Lime Pie, Mason Dixon Line or No.”. Stop by and grab one.
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Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
185 Van Dyke St
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Al Roker called Steve’s “One of the Last Genuine Key Lime Pies in the US” and Amanda Hesser of the NY Times said theirs was “The Best Key Lime Pie, Mason Dixon Line or No.”. Stop by and grab one.
Nice little coffee shop with charming interior. Great coffee and pastries
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The Black Flamingo
281 Van Brunt St
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Nice little coffee shop with charming interior. Great coffee and pastries
Brick oven pizza, Irish and English grub, draft beer, pub quizzes, and live Irish music.
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Rocky Sullivan's
46 Beard St
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Brick oven pizza, Irish and English grub, draft beer, pub quizzes, and live Irish music.
Great crab and shellfish with the best views in Red Hook of the Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. Amazing sunsets. New England style crabhouse. Love the fish and chips! Putt-putt golf out back
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Brooklyn Crab
24 Reed St
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Great crab and shellfish with the best views in Red Hook of the Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. Amazing sunsets. New England style crabhouse. Love the fish and chips! Putt-putt golf out back
This new addition to the Red Hook food scene has one of the best burgers in NYC. Great classic drinks too. Reservations needed.
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Red Hook Tavern
329 Van Brunt St
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This new addition to the Red Hook food scene has one of the best burgers in NYC. Great classic drinks too. Reservations needed.
Great upscale diner staples and popular karaoke nights.
The CopperPot
347 Van Brunt St
Great upscale diner staples and popular karaoke nights.
Outrageously delicious chocolate. The have factory tours too.
Raaka Chocolate
58 Seabring St
Outrageously delicious chocolate. The have factory tours too.
Awesome ice cream including an offering made with Van Brunt Stillhouse bourbon. Factory tours and museum.
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Ample Hills Factory and Museum
421 Van Brunt St
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Awesome ice cream including an offering made with Van Brunt Stillhouse bourbon. Factory tours and museum.
Creative sandwiches in a no frills spot.
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Court Street Grocers Hero Shop
116 Sullivan St
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Creative sandwiches in a no frills spot.
Get acquainted with an $18 tasting of four wines in two-ounce pours, which can be accompanied by a cheese platter, and enjoy waterfront views in the expansive space.
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The Red Hook Winery
175 Van Dyke Street
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Get acquainted with an $18 tasting of four wines in two-ounce pours, which can be accompanied by a cheese platter, and enjoy waterfront views in the expansive space.

Essentials

Excellent grocery store with a huge selection of premium food items
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Fairway Market Red Hook
480-500 Van Brunt St
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Excellent grocery store with a huge selection of premium food items
Friendly laundromat one block from the house.
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Waterfront Laundry
282 Van Brunt St
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Friendly laundromat one block from the house.
Corner deli to pick up essentials
heba deli
292 Van Brunt Street
Corner deli to pick up essentials
Morning Star Deli & Grocery
350 Van Brunt Street
Open later than other delis in the neighborhood
Stop 1 Supermarket
368 Van Brunt St
Open later than other delis in the neighborhood
Local post office a 20 minute walk from the house
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United States Postal Service
6803 4th Ave
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Local post office a 20 minute walk from the house
Local fave. Say hi to owner Carmen
Pioneer Street Supermarket
322 Van Brunt St
Local fave. Say hi to owner Carmen

Drinks & Nightlife

Legendary. An amazing watering hole that goes on room after funky room, run by an amazing couple. A must see. One of the great bars of the world.
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Sunny's
253 Conover St
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Legendary. An amazing watering hole that goes on room after funky room, run by an amazing couple. A must see. One of the great bars of the world.
Elegant bar with expertly made drinks on an interesting cobblestone street
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Botanica
220 Conover St
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Elegant bar with expertly made drinks on an interesting cobblestone street
Cool bar serving some great German and imported drafts, with pub grub and a backyard with picnic table seating. Great summer hang out.
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Brooklyn Ice House
318 Van Brunt St
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Cool bar serving some great German and imported drafts, with pub grub and a backyard with picnic table seating. Great summer hang out.
Artisanal distillery, offering tours at 2 and 4 every Saturday and Sunday Tasting room is open from 1-5 on Saturday and Sunday.
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Van Brunt Stillhouse
6 Bay St
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Artisanal distillery, offering tours at 2 and 4 every Saturday and Sunday Tasting room is open from 1-5 on Saturday and Sunday.
Cozy bar a block from our house.
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Seaborne
228 Van Brunt St
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Cozy bar a block from our house.
New bar that replaced the beloved Bait and Tackle bar, and quickly gaining the love of the neighborhood.
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San Pedro Inn
320 Van Brunt St
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New bar that replaced the beloved Bait and Tackle bar, and quickly gaining the love of the neighborhood.

Arts & Culture

Long-time gallery is a neighborhood fixture with well attended openings, and drawing flat files of affordable local art.
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Kentler International Drawing Space
353 Van Brunt St
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Long-time gallery is a neighborhood fixture with well attended openings, and drawing flat files of affordable local art.
The amazing, huge art and performance space has everything: Gallery exhibits, live music, performance, book reading, and a chill backyard for hanging out with locals
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파이오니아웍스
159 Pioneer St
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The amazing, huge art and performance space has everything: Gallery exhibits, live music, performance, book reading, and a chill backyard for hanging out with locals
Art gallery
Kustera Projects
57 Wolcott St
Art gallery
Local art gallery
Peninsula Art Space
13 Van Brunt St
Local art gallery

Shopping

Excellent wine store with tastings, a fireplace and a courtyard
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botta di vino
357 Van Brunt Street
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Excellent wine store with tastings, a fireplace and a courtyard
High-end custom dutch style bicycles beautifully crafted.
Papillionaire Bicycles (Brooklyn Store)
390 Van Brunt St
High-end custom dutch style bicycles beautifully crafted.
Antique store with a small selection of objects of impeccable taste. The owner has an amazing eye for the offbeat and beautiful.
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Erie Basin
388 Van Brunt St
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Antique store with a small selection of objects of impeccable taste. The owner has an amazing eye for the offbeat and beautiful.
Beautiful handbags and accessories
Kempton & Co.
392 Van Brunt St
Beautiful handbags and accessories
This cozy, tasteful store has well-selected labels of wines and spirits
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dry dock wine + spirits
442 Van Brunt St
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This cozy, tasteful store has well-selected labels of wines and spirits
Tastefully curated shop of vintage and new clothing.
WOODEN SLEEPERS
Tastefully curated shop of vintage and new clothing.
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IKEA
1 Beard St
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Deep collection of vinyl for all you record buffs
Record Shop
360 Van Brunt St
Deep collection of vinyl for all you record buffs
Custom glasswork studio with pieces available for purchase from their showroom
Flickinger Glassworks
175 Van Dyke St
Custom glasswork studio with pieces available for purchase from their showroom

Entertainment & Activities

Great place to take the kids and throw the ball around, or watch a free summer movie on a big screen on the lawn. The pier itself has unparalleled views of the Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
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루이스발렌티노주니어파크앤피어
Coffey Street
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Great place to take the kids and throw the ball around, or watch a free summer movie on a big screen on the lawn. The pier itself has unparalleled views of the Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
Massive, newly renovated pool. Beautifully redesigned and fun for the whole family on scorching New York summer days.
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Red Hook Pool
155 Bay Street
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Massive, newly renovated pool. Beautifully redesigned and fun for the whole family on scorching New York summer days.
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Shipwrecked
621 Court St
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Getting Around

No nonsense small bike shop run by real bike pros. Friendly and helpful. Check any snobbery at the door.
Dog Day Cyclery
115 Van Brunt St
No nonsense small bike shop run by real bike pros. Friendly and helpful. Check any snobbery at the door.
Several stations all through Red Hook for renting bikes by the hour with return locations throughout the City
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Citi Bike
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Several stations all through Red Hook for renting bikes by the hour with return locations throughout the City
Quick and reliable car service near our house. Get the price up front. (718) 834-6868
Columbia Street Limo & Car Service
429 Columbia Street
Quick and reliable car service near our house. Get the price up front. (718) 834-6868
New ferry service to points in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Governor's Island. Runs frequently and costs only $2.75. Pick it up right behind our house at the Cruise Ship Terminal on Pioneer Street.
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Nyc Ferry
202-210 Clinton Wharf
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New ferry service to points in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Governor's Island. Runs frequently and costs only $2.75. Pick it up right behind our house at the Cruise Ship Terminal on Pioneer Street.