Stéphen’s guidebook
Hyper Local
Stuff that is only a short walk away
Heart’s Wine & Spirits
1207 BroadwayExcellent natural wine and spirits shop.
Café basics and WIFI with indoor and outdoor seating. Go to Lalin's instead unless you want a one minute walk.
24 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Buren
1223 BroadwayCafé basics and WIFI with indoor and outdoor seating. Go to Lalin's instead unless you want a one minute walk.
A market by the subway entrance and has almost everything (1 block away)
49 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Premier Food Fresh Market
1165 BroadwayA market by the subway entrance and has almost everything (1 block away)
Café that is only a few blocks away. The food is mediocre but it's close. (3 blocks away)
143 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Sunrise/Sunset
351 Evergreen AveCafé that is only a few blocks away. The food is mediocre but it's close. (3 blocks away)
Italian food / wood-fired pizza in casual hip settings only a 5 minute walk away.
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Santa Panza
1079 BroadwayItalian food / wood-fired pizza in casual hip settings only a 5 minute walk away.
LGTBQ 🏳️🌈 bar right down the block that has an arcade and friendly vibes
6 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Wonderville
1186 BroadwayLGTBQ 🏳️🌈 bar right down the block that has an arcade and friendly vibes
Lalin's
The best gourmet coffee nearby. They also have nice tea, matcha, and pastries.
Everyone's favorite local pizza spot. You can order or go in for fun vibes. It's worth the 10 minute walk and they are open late.
Rosie Pizza Bar
Everyone's favorite local pizza spot. You can order or go in for fun vibes. It's worth the 10 minute walk and they are open late.
Home cooked Taiwanese Food. One of the best new spots in Bushwick. This one is about a 10 minute walk.
Formosa
Home cooked Taiwanese Food. One of the best new spots in Bushwick. This one is about a 10 minute walk.
Restaurants
My favorite restaurant East Williamsburg serving contemporary fusion food. Great for any dietary preference.
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Otis
18 Harrison PlMy favorite restaurant East Williamsburg serving contemporary fusion food. Great for any dietary preference.
Hip spot with vintage decor serving American Turkish cuisine. There is also a club called the Sultan Room and rooftop called Siamese Garden that are attached.
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The Turk's Inn
234 Starr StHip spot with vintage decor serving American Turkish cuisine. There is also a club called the Sultan Room and rooftop called Siamese Garden that are attached.
Old glass factory converted into a mediterranean fusion restaurant.
170 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Glasserie
95 Commercial StOld glass factory converted into a mediterranean fusion restaurant.
Peruvian fusion spot in Williamsburg that is pricey but totally worth it.
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Llama Inn
50 Withers StPeruvian fusion spot in Williamsburg that is pricey but totally worth it.
Antidote
Sichuan Chinese restaurant with great ambiance and food.
Excellent CDMX style brunch spot if you can book the Greenhouse space on the Resy app.
92 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Colonia Verde
219 Dekalb AveExcellent CDMX style brunch spot if you can book the Greenhouse space on the Resy app.
My favorite restaurant in Manhattan because everything is always solid or fantastic. Can't go wrong with the place. Drinks are average. It's only about 25 mins with the train.
19 Cleveland - Telavivian cuisine
19 Cleveland PlMy favorite restaurant in Manhattan because everything is always solid or fantastic. Can't go wrong with the place. Drinks are average. It's only about 25 mins with the train.
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Fantastic Korean fusion restaurant in Lower East Side. Book in advance!
One of the most beloved restaurants in Bushwick with very reasonable prices. Nightly entertainment as well.
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Bunna Cafe
1084 Flushing AveOne of the most beloved restaurants in Bushwick with very reasonable prices. Nightly entertainment as well.
Bars
Cool neighborhood bar with indoor and outdoor plus a music venue downstairs.
23 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Hart Bar
538 Hart StCool neighborhood bar with indoor and outdoor plus a music venue downstairs.
Palmetto
My favorite bar in Bushwick with audiophile sound, craft cocktails, and chic bites.
Fabulous new lounge with multiple bars, billiards, and mini dance floor, inside a former warehouse in North Bushwick.
Carousel
Fabulous new lounge with multiple bars, billiards, and mini dance floor, inside a former warehouse in North Bushwick.
My favorite bar in Williamsburg. It's small and cute, but always has a great crowd and vibe.
29 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Pokito Brooklyn
155 S 4th StMy favorite bar in Williamsburg. It's small and cute, but always has a great crowd and vibe.
My favorite natural wine bar when there's beautiful weather, go for the backyard lounge complete with trees with disco balls.
Sauced
My favorite natural wine bar when there's beautiful weather, go for the backyard lounge complete with trees with disco balls.
One of my favorite spots to hang out for music. You can go for the vegan restaurant, the bar, the club "sound room," or the upstairs lounge "Upstairs."
17 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
public records
233 Butler StOne of my favorite spots to hang out for music. You can go for the vegan restaurant, the bar, the club "sound room," or the upstairs lounge "Upstairs."
Small bar with live music nightly, tapas, and a great mezcal selection. Long walk or short uber ride away.
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LunÀtico
486 Halsey StSmall bar with live music nightly, tapas, and a great mezcal selection. Long walk or short uber ride away.
Late-night Gastropub and nautical themed punk bar. Depending on the night they serve excellent food until 2-4am.
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The Anchored Inn
57 Waterbury StLate-night Gastropub and nautical themed punk bar. Depending on the night they serve excellent food until 2-4am.
Record Shops
Second Hand Records NYC
23 Myrtle AveBrooklyn Record Exchange
Human Head Records
289 Meserole StSuperior Elevation Record Store
616 White StVinyl Fantasy
194 Knickerbocker AveBlue-Sun Record Store