The gas pumps are easily many decades old, retaining their original rotary text displays (à la Solari Udine), and ‘perfectly’ surrounded by local graffiti art Read more.
They’ve a wide variety of cocktails, supporting local vendors like Widow Jane Whiskey and Cacao Prieto Rum from next door. The atmosphere is wonderfully airy and low key, too. Read more.
Red Hook Winery is worth the trek, offering an impressive variety and amazing waterfront views. Read more.
This place has it all - the largest selection of everything from local and fresh produce, basic groceries, organic products… There’s a room dedicated to olive oil and another to coffee. Read more.
Chocolate. Whiskey. Fine chocolate. Fine whiskey. In one building. I can’t really say much more than that. I highly recommend a chocolate tasting tour. Read more.
After a bike ride down Van Dyke St., you will be rewarded by a KLP covered in Belgian dark chocolate and served on a stick - The Swingle. You’re welcome. Read more.
Pioneer Works serves as a multidisciplinary space hosting art galleries, educational programs, artist residencies and parties + events. Read more.
You’re bound to get down to some bossa nova or bluegrass with the locals and the newbies on Friday and Saturday nights. Get lost inside and in the back garden exploring all of the bar’s unique quirks. Read more.
The burger, with a generous dollop of onion/bacon relish, is outstanding. Any place with bar stools at their window on the sidewalk is OK in my book. Read more.
Beautiful bikes with a vintage look but their construction is all modern. The shop carries stylish bike accessories too, from helmets to lights to baskets, you can ride out of here in complete style. Read more.
Simple wine shop, offering an impressive variety of Italian wines. Botta di Vino’s interior is beautiful, with rustic touches and an installation down the staircase made from empty wine bottles. Read more.
With an impressive selection of wine, the shop also does right by supporting its neighbors - carrying the likes of Widow Jane and other Brooklyn and NYC based spirit brands. Read more.
For those of you that pride yourself on having a green thumb, this joint is for you. Even if you’re not in the market for a plant, have a slow, relaxing walk through the center. Read more.
With a lovely back garden for summer months, a warm, cozy and quaint dining room for winter, the Good Fork’s curved wood ceiling lends itself to feeling like you’re inside a boat or an old diner car. Read more.
The brisket is a must... so is the pulled pork, ribs, any of the sandwiches, sausages, sriracha hot wings, queso mac ‘n’ cheese, cole slaw, beans, collared greens and the corn bread. Ok just have it. Read more.
Welcome to a huge, expansive, multi-floor… basically theme park for adults and kids. Get involved in the snow crabs while playing some corn hole, air hockey, mini-golf, have at it. Yes this is real. Read more.
The Red Hook Grain Terminal is one of the greatest icons of the Industrial Revolution and the heyday of Brooklyn’s once bustling waterfront. Read more.
At Red Hook Ball Fields you’ll come across a series of muy-autentico vibes in the form of a few food trucks – serving up the best Colombian, Salvardorian and Mexican cuisine in the area. Read more.