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Cool Spots
Saffron is one of Cool Spots.

1. Saffron

8.7
31 Hanson Pl, Brooklyn, NY
Flower Store · Fort Greene · 9 tips and reviews
The Smoke Joint is one of Cool Spots.

2. The Smoke Joint

87 S Elliott Pl (btwn Lafayette Ave & Fulton St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Fort Greene · 215 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is one of Cool Spots.

3. Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)

9.3
30 Lafayette Ave (btwn Ashland Pl & Saint Felix St), Brooklyn, NY
Opera House · Fort Greene · 81 tips and reviews

MTVMTV: MTV News: This is where the MTV TJ finale went down. While you're in the area, grab some delicious craft beer and FREE popcorn at the 4th Ave Pub (just down the street).

Fort Defiance is one of Cool Spots.

4. Fort Defiance

365 Van Brunt St (at Dikeman St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Red Hook · 194 tips and reviews

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: Begin with a cool drink (made with the triple-filtered house seltzer) and an order of deviled eggs, dusted with black pepper instead of paprika, the creamy yolks piled high in Mister Softee swirls. Read more.

The Good Fork is one of Cool Spots.

5. The Good Fork

391 Van Brunt St (btwn Coffey & Van Dyke), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Red Hook · 97 tips and reviews
Powell's City of Books is one of Cool Spots.

6. Powell's City of Books

9.5
1005 W Burnside St (at NW 10th Ave.), Portland, OR
Bookstore · 471 tips and reviews

IFCIFC: Portland: It claims to be the largest independent bookstore in the world. With over 4 million used and new books, you're sure to find that Slash autobiography you've been looking for! -IFC Staff

Pine State Biscuits is one of Cool Spots.

7. Pine State Biscuits

3640 SE Belmont St (at SE 37th Ave.), Portland, OR
Southern Food Restaurant · 49 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Purists will debate if boneless fried chicken is really proper fried chicken. If taste alone is the deciding factor, the Reggie (fried chicken, bacon, cheese, gravy on a biscuit) certainly qualifies!

The Cloisters is one of Cool Spots.

8. The Cloisters

9.2
99 Margaret Corbin Dr (at Fort Tryon Pl), New York, NY
Museum · Hudson Heights · 250 tips and reviews

Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of Art: Like beer? The Bonnefont Garden at The Cloisters grows hops. Take a garden highlights tour May–October at 1:00 p.m. (Kamomi, Design)

Momofuku Ssäm Bar is one of Cool Spots.

9. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: Try splitting a $25 prix-fixe lunch with your companion and adding one or two of the ever-changing small dishes. In the prix-fixe, the pork buns are a perennial favorite. Read more.

Hotel FRay is one of Cool Spots.

10. Hotel FRay

Beach 106th Street (Shore Front Parkway), Queens, NY
Bed and Breakfast · Seaside · 1 tip
This Must Be The Place . . . Home: Bed-Stuy Edition is one of Cool Spots.

11. This Must Be The Place . . . Home: Bed-Stuy Edition

Brooklyn, NY
Home (private) · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 3 tips and reviews
Paul and Kathy is one of Cool Spots.

12. Paul and Kathy

West Brookfield, MA
BBQ Joint · No tips or reviews
Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92 is one of Cool Spots.

13. Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92

5.1
63 Flushing Ave (at Carlton Ave), Brooklyn, NY
History Museum · Brooklyn Navy Yard · 12 tips and reviews

14. B. Funk's House of Artistic Expression

Brooklyn, NY
Design Studio · Fort Greene · No tips or reviews
Winter Garden Atrium is one of Cool Spots.

15. Winter Garden Atrium

8.2
230 Vesey St (btwn West St & N End Ave), New York, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Battery Park City · 51 tips and reviews
This Must Be The Place...Home: Ocean Pkwy Edition is one of Cool Spots.

16. This Must Be The Place...Home: Ocean Pkwy Edition

Brooklyn, NY
Scenic Lookout · Kensington · No tips or reviews
Bar Belly is one of Cool Spots.

17. Bar Belly

8.9
14 Orchard St (at Canal St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 116 tips and reviews