Guidebook for Gowanus, Brooklyn
Food Scene
Great bakery for coffee & pastries in the morning. Right across the street. And excellent date spot for dinner or cocktails.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Runner & Stone
285 3rd AveGreat bakery for coffee & pastries in the morning. Right across the street. And excellent date spot for dinner or cocktails.
Just like baba made. New pierogie hot spot. Just across the street.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Baba's Pierogies
295 3rd AveJust like baba made. New pierogie hot spot. Just across the street.
Tasty clam roll and lobster roll. Good cocktails. Last we knew it was cash only.
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Littleneck
288 3rd AveTasty clam roll and lobster roll. Good cocktails. Last we knew it was cash only.
Right across the street. Great to grab a slice, or stay and have their Italian food which is quite tasty. Very casual atosphere.
Pizza Cotta Bene
437 3rd AveRight across the street. Great to grab a slice, or stay and have their Italian food which is quite tasty. Very casual atosphere.
Oldest Italian restaurant in NYC. The old Monte's was featured in many films and Law & Order episodes. The renovated one is fancier. Great coal-oven pizza. Tell the owner Dom we say hi.
Monte's
451 Carroll StOldest Italian restaurant in NYC. The old Monte's was featured in many films and Law & Order episodes. The renovated one is fancier. Great coal-oven pizza. Tell the owner Dom we say hi.
Romance central. Great reasonable wine bar with small plates - but the portions are generous and the food is tasty. Tons of charm.
52 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Black Mountain Wine House
Romance central. Great reasonable wine bar with small plates - but the portions are generous and the food is tasty. Tons of charm.
Great coffee shop with a bakery and sandwiches. One of the first places in Gowanus.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Root Hill Cafe
262 4th AveGreat coffee shop with a bakery and sandwiches. One of the first places in Gowanus.
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd AveThe best pie.
Claro
284 3rd AveDrinks & Nightlife
Our favorite dive bar. Where the locals hang out. Good prices. You just might run into us here.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Canal Bar
270 3rd AveOur favorite dive bar. Where the locals hang out. Good prices. You just might run into us here.
Just over the quaint Carroll St. bridge. And on the banks of the Gowanus canal Superfund site. Younger bar scene, decent food. Good backyard.
65 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lavender Lake Bar
53 Carroll StJust over the quaint Carroll St. bridge. And on the banks of the Gowanus canal Superfund site. Younger bar scene, decent food. Good backyard.
When's the last time you played shuffleboard? Good bar. Sometimes music and/or bingo. Food trucks pull up and serve from the inside.
176 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union StWhen's the last time you played shuffleboard? Good bar. Sometimes music and/or bingo. Food trucks pull up and serve from the inside.
Best fancy cocktails at Brooklyn prices. Funky, laid back atmosphere.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lucey's Lounge
475 3rd AveBest fancy cocktails at Brooklyn prices. Funky, laid back atmosphere.
Nice big airy bar with good bartenders, cold beer, and well made cocktails. Pool table in back. Adding music and performance soon.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Halyards
406 3rd AveNice big airy bar with good bartenders, cold beer, and well made cocktails. Pool table in back. Adding music and performance soon.
For a nice cocktail and grown-up vibe, this is a favorite neighborhood place.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dirty Precious
317 3rd AveFor a nice cocktail and grown-up vibe, this is a favorite neighborhood place.
Arts & Culture
Catch some good acts in the big music room, or visit the funky bar up front. Sometimes there's music there too.
132 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Bell House
149 7th StCatch some good acts in the big music room, or visit the funky bar up front. Sometimes there's music there too.
Check out stub hub for last minute concert or sports tix at our new Brooklyn arena. Go Nets. Go Islanders.
1418 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveCheck out stub hub for last minute concert or sports tix at our new Brooklyn arena. Go Nets. Go Islanders.
You can catch great music or comedy acts here.
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Littlefield
635 Sackett StYou can catch great music or comedy acts here.
Everything Else
Want to climb a wall? You can do a day pass here.
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brooklyn Boulders Gowanus
575 Degraw StWant to climb a wall? You can do a day pass here.
Essentials
The Disneyland of Whole Foods. Snag a prepared lunch or dinnner or snacks or beverages. They have a roofdeck restaurant/bar or you can bring food upstairs. Overlooks the Gowanus Canal. Seriously.
800 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StThe Disneyland of Whole Foods. Snag a prepared lunch or dinnner or snacks or beverages. They have a roofdeck restaurant/bar or you can bring food upstairs. Overlooks the Gowanus Canal. Seriously.