Gordon’s Guidebook to all things good in Greenpoint/Williamsburg and beyond

Gordon
Gordon’s Guidebook to all things good in Greenpoint/Williamsburg and beyond

Marketplace

Marketplace of Makers Artists & Fleas is a marketplace of makers—tastemakers, experience creators, designers, collectors and curators—and a community for shoppers and sellers to come together to discover and be discovered.
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Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
70 N 7th St
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Marketplace of Makers Artists & Fleas is a marketplace of makers—tastemakers, experience creators, designers, collectors and curators—and a community for shoppers and sellers to come together to discover and be discovered.

Food scene

SMORGASBURG OPEN FRI-SUN THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER! RAIN OR SHINE.
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
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SMORGASBURG OPEN FRI-SUN THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER! RAIN OR SHINE.

Rooftop Bars and my local favorite places for a drink!

Fantastic rooftop bar in the William Vale Hotel. Grab a drink and head for one of the loungers on the uppermost floor for some amazing views of the city skyline!
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Westlight
111 N 12th St
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Fantastic rooftop bar in the William Vale Hotel. Grab a drink and head for one of the loungers on the uppermost floor for some amazing views of the city skyline!
Great Place for drinks! Another rooftop bar with pool. Also has a converted water tower bar. More amazing views!
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The Williamsburg Hotel
96 Wythe Ave
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Great Place for drinks! Another rooftop bar with pool. Also has a converted water tower bar. More amazing views!
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Skinny Dennis
152 Metropolitan Ave
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Great Place for drinks!
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Greenpoint Beer and Ale
1150 Manhattan Ave
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Great Place for drinks!
Good Drinks. Add it to your pub crawl
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Ramona
113 Franklin St
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Good Drinks. Add it to your pub crawl
Right around the corner you have Brooklyn Bowl. Eat, Drink, Bowl and Rock and Roll. Catch some live bands
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Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
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Right around the corner you have Brooklyn Bowl. Eat, Drink, Bowl and Rock and Roll. Catch some live bands
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Eavesdrop
674 Manhattan Avenue
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Another casual spot around the corner
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Twins Lounge
732 Manhattan Avenue
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Another casual spot around the corner
Grand Republic Cocktail Club
19 Greenpoint Ave
Beer garden-right on the corner!
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Spritzenhaus33
33 Nassau Ave
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Beer garden-right on the corner!

Brewery

Take a tour or add it to your day drinking pub crawl
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Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St
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Take a tour or add it to your day drinking pub crawl

Favorite Restaurants!

All located in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg neighborhoods. Just one of the many reasons why this is the best location to stay in Brooklyn!
One of my favorite restaurants. Good for brunch too
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Anella
222 Franklin St
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One of my favorite restaurants. Good for brunch too
Sort of French. Just go-it's great
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Le Gamin
108 Franklin St
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Sort of French. Just go-it's great
Japanese restaurant that will not disappoint
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Rule Of Thirds
171 Banker Street
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Japanese restaurant that will not disappoint
Check out the website. Homer is a fantastic chef
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21 Greenpoint
21 Greenpoint Ave
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Check out the website. Homer is a fantastic chef
Classic dishes
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Bernie’s
332 Driggs Ave
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Classic dishes
Spanish Seafood
El Pingüino
25 Greenpoint Avenue
Spanish Seafood
good bar BBQ
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Mable's Smokehouse & Banquet Hall
44 Berry St
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good bar BBQ
Excellent seafood
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Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.
114 Nassau Ave
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Excellent seafood
Great Mexican Food
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Oxomoco
128 Greenpoint Ave
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Great Mexican Food
No reservations here at this Italian restaurant
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Naked Dog
47 Java St
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No reservations here at this Italian restaurant

Pizza

There are many pizza places in New York and Brooklyn certainly has it's fair share. The three that I list here are very convenient to the apartment and the ones I frequent the most. Paulie Gee's in a little further than some but its a great spot for a sit down Pie!
Pizza! Sit down pizza restaurant. Definitely check it out!
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Paulie Gee's Slice Shop
110 Franklin St
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Pizza! Sit down pizza restaurant. Definitely check it out!
Right around the corner and its GOOOOOD
Upside Pizza
640 Manhattan Avenue
Right around the corner and its GOOOOOD
Its pretty good. Typical New York Pizza
Greenpoint Original Pizza
93 Norman Avenue
Its pretty good. Typical New York Pizza

Bagels, Coffee! and Donuts too.

You don't come to New York to not eat bagels so let me introduce you to your new morning routine!
Take a short stroll over to Manhattan Avenue for your morning bagel and coffee! it's just around the corner
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Bagel Point
699 Manhattan Ave
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Take a short stroll over to Manhattan Avenue for your morning bagel and coffee! it's just around the corner
another good choice a little further up the street
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Baker's Dozen
788 Manhattan Ave
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another good choice a little further up the street
This place is famous. it's been there a very long time and it has some Dynamite donuts!
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Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
727 Manhattan Ave
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This place is famous. it's been there a very long time and it has some Dynamite donuts!
An outdoor location with some pretty good Americanos and Espresso
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The Lot Radio
17 Nassau Ave
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An outdoor location with some pretty good Americanos and Espresso
Small family business right around the corner.
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CUP
79 Norman Ave
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Small family business right around the corner.