Eat in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Café Mars

• ★ 4.5
• Italian
• $$

Order Garlic knot monkey bread with Parmesan butter, then the muffaletta dim sum with its olive salad.

Café Mars is a Bib Gourmand restaurant on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn where chef Paul D'Avino sends out shareable, playful Italian plates for the table.

Beanmonger Coffee

• ★ 4.0
• Cafe
• $

Order Brooklynite Blend

Beanmonger Coffee is a Filipino-owned cafe on Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, with exposed brick, a Brooklynite house blend and an old school egg cream.

Four & Twenty Blackbirds

• ★ 4.3
• Bakery
• $

Order Salty Honey pie

Four & Twenty Blackbirds on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn bakes pies in lemon chess, rhubarb custard and Salty Honey, with communal tables for slices.

Brooklyn Granary & Mill

• ★ 4.4
• Bakery
• $

Order Biscone

Brooklyn Granary & Mill in Gowanus, Brooklyn, bakes sourdough and pastries from flour milled upstairs at 240 Huntington Street, and sells the flour too.

Liar Liar

• ★ 4.3
• Wine bar
• $$

Liar Liar is a Gowanus, Brooklyn wine bar at Nevins and Sackett streets with a Champagne, Burgundy and Loire bottle list and a $69 steak frites deal.

Shania's Max Bet

• ★ 4.3
• Cocktail bar
• $$

Drink Amaro Espresso Martini

Shania's Max Bet is a Gowanus, Brooklyn cocktail bar under mirrored ceilings and a disco ball, serving an $18 amaro espresso martini and natural wine.

Threes Brewing

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$

Threes Brewing is a Gowanus, Brooklyn brewery and taproom on Douglass Street, open 12:00 to 24:00 Monday to Saturday, with a heated backyard tent.

Wild East Brewing Co.

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$

Wild East Brewing Co. is a Gowanus, Brooklyn brewery and taproom on Sackett Street that specializes in Czech-style lagers, with food pop-ups most weekends.

Forever Brewing

• ★ 3.8
• Brewery
• $$

Forever Brewing is a brewery and homebrew shop on President Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, in Strong Rope's old taproom, with its own farmhouse ales.

Runner & Stone

• ★ 4.0
• American
• $$

Runner & Stone on Third Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn, is a bakery and restaurant that bakes with locally milled whole-grain flours, with all-day sandwiches.

Public Records

• ★ 4.4
• $$

Public Records is a Gowanus, Brooklyn sound-room club and vegan restaurant at 233 Butler Street, with a garden, live shows and dance nights that run to 04:00.

The Bell House

• ★ 4.3
• $$

The Bell House is a Gowanus, Brooklyn bar and concert venue on 7th Street in a redecorated 1920s warehouse, with chandeliers and a red-velvet stage.

Lucky 13 Saloon

• ★ 4.1
• $

Lucky 13 Saloon is a heavy-metal bar on Sackett Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, with back-room bands, horror memorabilia and good frozen drinks.