Brooklyn spots

Lindsay V.

I need to find more but these are all pretty easy to get to from manhattan

13 spots • 0 followers • Updated Sep 19 • New York

FancyFree

American • New York • 71 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA

"spike lee's arsenal pub. my friend met him there once"

FancyFree, American in Fort Greene

Tripoli Restaurant

Lebanese • New York • 156 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

"family owned. very nice space"

Tripoli Restaurant, Lebanese in Cobble Hill

Moe's Pastrami & Burger Halal

Sandwiches • New York • 569 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA

"run by moe and his kids. super tall sandwiches"

Moe's Pastrami & Burger Halal, Sandwiches in Lefferts Manor Historic District

Circo's Pastry Shop

Bakery • New York • 312 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA

"real old school italian place. pretty sure they ship across the states"

Circo's Pastry Shop, Bakery in Bushwick

Fandi Mata

Vietnamese • Brooklyn • 74 Bayard St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA

Fandi Mata, Vietnamese in Williamsburg

TONCHIN BROOKLYN

Ramen • New York • 109 N 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA

TONCHIN BROOKLYN, Ramen in Williamsburg

Alligator Lounge

Bar • New York • 600 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA

"dive bar that gives you pizza with your drink! the pizza is not great but who cares. monday trivia. where they filmed the first episode of the rehearsal."

Alligator Lounge, Bar in Williamsburg

Mommy's Cocktail Bar

Bar • New York • 323 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA

"not to be confused with mother's a block away lol"

Mommy's Cocktail Bar, Bar in Williamsburg

Don Udon

Ramen • New York • 634 Park Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA

Don Udon, Ramen in Crown Heights

Fan Fan Doughnuts

Bakery • New York • 448 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA

"mango lassi donut"

Fan Fan Doughnuts, Bakery in Bedford-Stuyvesant

Luigi’s Pizza

Pizza • New York • 4704 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220, USA

"real neighborhood spot. pretty sure its jeremy allen white’s favorite pizza place or something"

Luigi’s Pizza, Pizza in Sunset Park

Haenyeo

Korean • New York • 239 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA

"more like korean fusion but fusion with what I can’t really decide. beignets for desert?"

Haenyeo, Korean in Park Slope

Yemen Café & Restaurant

Cafe • New York • 176 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Yemen Café & Restaurant, Cafe in Cobble Hill

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