Brooklyn Brew Shop & The Double Windsor|Giving Away Beer Kits For St. Patrick’s Day

The folks of Brooklyn Brew Shop and The Double Windsor are teaming up to test your knowledge of craft beer trivia this Sunday, March 14th for the chance to win free beer brewing kits, black and tan pouring spoons, and naturally drinking craft versions of the Black & Tan favorite. St. Patrick’s Day isn’t traditionally [...]

Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar

Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar
50 Henry Street
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
718.855.5595
www.brooklynheightswinebar.com
Wine bars are often thought to be pretentious, stuffy, and expensive.  They’re often cold and employ a staff that thinks they are superior to you because they know about wine, and you’re ordering pinot noir (because you’re a big fan of Paul Giamatti), and you can’t properly pronounce [...]

Williamsburg | Barcade

Barcade
338 Union Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-302-6464
www.barcadebrooklyn.com
Barcade, a hidden treasure of Williamsburg, is a must visit for Gen-X and Gen-Y kids that grew up with arcade classics such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Gauntlet and 1943. I say hidden, as the bar can easily be missed from the street, with only a small, poorly lit sign to [...]

Pete’s Waterfront Ale House

Pete’s Waterfront Ale House
155 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201-6724
(718) 522-3794
www.waterfrontalehouse.com
Walking into Pete’s Waterfront Ale House reminds me, somewhat of walking into an old Ground Round restaurant.  It’s grimy.  The smell of free, hot, salty popcorn permeates the air.  There’s a bar to the right playing Nascar on the TV.  We seated ourselves at a cramped table next to a half-wall [...]

Drinking Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn Brewery
#1 Brewer’s Row
79 North 11th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-486-7422
www.brooklynbrewery.com

First things first: Brooklyn Brewery does not serve its own food, but it does let you bring or order your own.  It even provides delivery menus.  What Brooklyn Brewery does serve is an impressive selection of craft beers.  The brewery is open to the public Friday nights [...]

Walter Foods: To Breakfast or to Lunch?

Walter Foods
253 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 387-3783
http://walterfoods.com/
I love Walter Foods. I’ve been for dinner more times than I can count and the au jus on their french dip calls to me in the winds at night. So, for New Year’s Day brunch, it was the clear choice of decadent–yet not so greasy you are in a [...]

Vox Pop in Ditmas Park – Open Again!

As we previously reported on their closing, Vox Pop has raised enough money to open their doors again, effective today. It will be a Happy New Year for them, after all!

Shenanigans Pub in Kensington

Shenanigans Pub
802 Caton Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718-633-3689
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Open into the late night hours? Check. No-frills bar with friendly staff and patrons? Check. Crazy Saturday night karaoke? Check. Shenanigans is a small pub located on Caton Ave. just by Ocean Parkway and the roundabout to Prospect Park Southwest. A little bar, they run half price beer specials [...]

Vox Pop in Ditmas Park Closed (Temporarily?)

When we wrote about Vox Pop a couple of months ago, we weren’t aware of the debt that they had incurred as part of a “legacy debt.”  Well, the city was aware of it and the Department of Taxation and Finance has shut down this great cafe / restaurant / bar for back taxes.  We [...]

Notable Opening: Henry Public on Henry

Henry Public
329 Henry Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-852-8630
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A new and very buzz-worthy hotspot is opening up on Henry this weekend. Henry Public, the newest venture from the proprietors of Brooklyn Social.  Expect a classic vibe, some great drinks and some interesting and casual cuisine when they open up their doors to the general public.
[via Eater]