Eat in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Win Son

• ★ 4.4
• Taiwanese
• $$

Order Clams in a Shaoxing wine broth, soft bao, and the zha jiang mian with lamb.

Win Son is a Taiwanese restaurant on Graham Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a Bib Gourmand, serving clams in Shaoxing wine and zha jiang mian.

Laser Wolf

• ★ 4.4
• Israeli
• $$$

Order Meat or vegetable skewers off the charcoal grill, with the hummus and salatim that open dinner.

Laser Wolf is an Israeli skewer house on the roof of The Hoxton in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with charcoal-grilled skewers and sunset views over Manhattan.

Kru

• ★ 4.4
• Thai
• $$$

Order The braised beef shank and tripe in broth, then the red curry-rubbed branzino served on a banana leaf.

Kru is a Thai restaurant on North 14th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where chef Ohm Suansilphong reworks historical Thai recipes with modern technique.

Le Crocodile

• ★ 4.0
• French bistro
• $$$

Order The roast chicken with herb jus and frites at $44, or the flat iron steak with maitre d' butter.

Le Crocodile is an all-day French brasserie on the ground floor of the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serving roast chicken with frites and steak.

Shalom Japan

• ★ 4.3
• Japanese
• $$

Order The matzoh ball ramen, the lox bowl, and the toro tartare on sake kasu challah.

Shalom Japan is a South Williamsburg, Brooklyn restaurant, open since 2013, that mixes Japanese and Ashkenazi Jewish cooking, with a Bib Gourmand.

Misi

• ★ 4.4
• Italian
• $$$

Order Handmade pasta, such as the spaghetti with fennel pesto or the tortelli in brown butter.

Misi is an Italian restaurant on Kent Avenue in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, from chef Missy Robbins, built around handmade pasta and vegetable antipasti.

Peter Luger Steak House

• ★ 4.2
• Steakhouse
• $$$$

Order The sizzling porterhouse with German potatoes and creamed spinach, then cheesecake with schlag.

Peter Luger Steak House, established in 1887 by the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, dry-ages its USDA Prime beef on site and serves the porterhouse.

Aska

• ★ 4.8
• 2 MICHELIN stars
• Nordic
• $$$$

Aska is a two-Michelin-star Nordic tasting menu room in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where chef Fredrik Berselius serves 12 to 14 courses for $375.

Francie

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star
• Modern European
• $$$

Francie is a one-Michelin-star brasserie in a former bank on Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, known for handmade pasta and dry-aged crown of duck.

Shota Omakase

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star
• Japanese sushi
• $$$$

Shota Omakase is a one-Michelin-star Edomae sushi counter near Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where chef Cheng Lin's omakase runs $238 to $360.

The Four Horsemen

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star
• New American
• $$$

The Four Horsemen is a one-Michelin-star wine bar and restaurant on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a short seasonal menu and daily dinner.

Lilia

• ★ 4.5
• Italian
• $$$

Lilia is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn Italian restaurant on Union Avenue, open since 2016, with wood-fired seafood and handmade pastas from chef Missy Robbins.

Boro Brine

• ★ 4.3
• Seafood
• $$$

Boro Brine is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn seafood restaurant and cocktail bar where chef Mark Nobello runs a 22-seat chef's studio with a seven-course tasting.

I Cavallini

• ★ 4.3
• Italian
• $$$

I Cavallini is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn Italian restaurant across Grand Street from The Four Horsemen, with a menu written as lists of ingredients.

Bonnie's

• ★ 4.6
• Cantonese
• $$

Order Wun tun (shrimp and pork wontons in shacha peanut sauce) and the lo bak go daikon radish cake.

Bonnie's is a Cantonese American restaurant by chef Calvin Eng on Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and a Bib Gourmand in the 2025 Michelin Guide.

Balera

• ★ 4.0
• Pizzeria
• $$

Order The Diavola pizza with Calabrian soppressata and hot honey, plus the fritto misto with sumac mayonnaise.

Balera is a two-floor pizzeria on Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with a disco ball, thin Roman-style pies, house pasta and Italian wines.

Jr & Son

• ★ 4.2
• Italian
• $$$

Order The chicken parm, with a martini and a slice of rainbow cookie layer cake.

Jr & Son is an Italian American restaurant and bar on Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in a space that was a supper club in the 1930s.

Cozy Royale

• ★ 3.9
• American
• $$

Order The burger with American cheese, pickles and onions, chicken piccata, then sticky toffee pudding.

Cozy Royale is a tavern on Humboldt Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, from the Meat Hook team, known for a burger with American cheese and chicken piccata.

Birds of a Feather

• ★ 4.3
• Sichuan
• $$

Order Double cooked pork, the pork and okra mini rolls and fried eggplant accordions.

Birds of a Feather is a Sichuan restaurant on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, open since 2017, known for a long communal table and big portions.

PPL

• ★ 4.3
• $

Order Matcha latte

PPL is a small Williamsburg, Brooklyn, cafe on Roebling Street serving Colombian espresso, Shizuoka teas, matcha lattes and vegan banana bread.

Land to Sea

• ★ 3.9
• $

Order Turmeric latte

Land to Sea is a cafe and bar at 402 Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with Sey coffee, vegan and non-vegan snacks, wine and a back room for events.

The Twisted Spine

• ★ 4.1
• $

Order Mary Shelley pandan latte

The Twisted Spine is a horror-themed bookstore and cafe on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with pandan lattes, beer and wine, and room for laptops.

Oslo Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.1
• $

Order Filter coffee

Oslo Coffee Roasters' flagship at 133 Roebling Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has a big communal room, rotating art and espresso and filter coffee.

Partners Coffee Bedford

• ★ 4.2
• $

Order Single-origin coffees

Partners Coffee Bedford is a 50-seat Williamsburg, Brooklyn cafe on Bedford Avenue at North 9th Street, opened in February 2026 with an on-site kitchen.

Patisserie Tomoko

• ★ 4.4
• $$

Order Matcha cheesecake slice

Patisserie Tomoko on Union Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, makes French-Japanese pastries, macarons, salty almond cookies and custom cakes.

A&C Super

• ★ 4.2
• $

Order Egg-stuffed biscuit sandwich

A&C Super on Leonard Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, sells bread, pastries, coffee and breakfast sandwiches from a takeout window, with a patio nearby.

Fortunato Brothers

• ★ 3.8
• $

Order Cannoli

Fortunato Brothers on Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is an Italian pastry shop and cafe selling cannoli, marzipan, croissants and house gelato.

Birdee

• ★ 4.3
• $

Order Romeo and Juliet danish with guava paste

Birdee is a bakery and all-day cafe in the Domino Refinery at Kent Avenue and South 3rd Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, open since spring 2025.

Driftaway Coffee

• ★ 4.3
• Coffee roaster
• $

Driftaway Coffee roasts at 85 Debevoise Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and pours coffee at a roastery tasting room and pour-over bar on weekends.

With Others

• ★ 4.4
• $$$

With Others is a natural wine bar on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a backyard, weekly wine classes and chefs who cook short residencies.

Rude Mouth

• ★ 4.2
• $$

Rude Mouth is a neighborhood natural wine bar on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a seasonal backyard and communal tables for groups.

Sauced

• ★ 4.1
• $$

Sauced is a natural wine bar on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with no wine menu, a patio under a tree and bartenders who pour tastes first.

Maison Premiere

• ★ 4.5
• $$$

Drink Old King Cole Martini, made tableside

Maison Premiere is an oyster bar and cocktail room on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, built around its raw bar, absinthe list and a seasonal garden.

Kinda Nice

• ★ 3.9
• $$

Drink Well drinks and beer

Kinda Nice is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar on Borinquen Place that opened in May 2026, with leather banquettes, well drinks and beer, and a short bar menu.

The Commodore

• ★ 4.4
• Bar with kitchen
• $$

The Commodore is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar on Metropolitan Avenue best known for fried chicken, with a kitchen open until 02:00 and weekend brunch.

Layla

• ★ 4.3
• $$

Drink Negronis and spritzes, plus zero-proof cocktails

Layla is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar and restaurant on Bedford Avenue, in the former Rabbithole space, with a short wine list and zero-proof cocktails.

Duff's Brooklyn

• ★ 3.8
• Dive bar
• $

Drink Beer-and-shot special

Duff's Brooklyn is a heavy-metal dive bar on Marcy Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a coffin-shaped bench, an electric chair and cheap drinks.

Grimm Artisanal Ales

• ★ 4.3
• Brewery
• $$

Grimm Artisanal Ales is a brewery and taproom on Metropolitan Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a rooftop bar and Lala's New Haven-style apizza.

TALEA Beer Co.

• ★ 4.1
• Brewery
• $$

TALEA Beer Co. is the original taproom and brewery on Richardson Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, known for sours, with a large patio near McCarren Park.

Smorgasburg Williamsburg

• ★ 4.4
• Market
• $

Smorgasburg Williamsburg is a Saturday open-air food market at Marsha P. Johnson State Park on the Brooklyn waterfront, running April through October.

A Man and His Sandwich

• ★ 4.2

A Man and His Sandwich leads the 2-hour Brooklyn Sandwich Tour through Williamsburg, with three sandwich stops and a look at the neighborhood's street art.

Underground Donut Tour

• ★ 4.0

Underground Donut Tour runs a 2-hour Brooklyn donut and history walk from Williamsburg to Greenpoint, starting on Bedford Avenue and ending at an old-school Greenpoint donut shop.

Like A Local Tours

• ★ 4.2

Like A Local Tours runs a private 3-hour Williamsburg Bites food tour in Brooklyn with six tastings, meeting at the Williamsburg Mini Mall on Bedford Avenue.

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Giglio

• ★ 4.4

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast fills the Williamsburg streets around the shrine church in Brooklyn for 12 days each July, with Italian food vendors, rides, games and the dancing of the Giglio.

Hudson Table Brooklyn

• ★ 4.4

Hudson Table Brooklyn runs hands-on cooking classes at 88 Withers Street in Williamsburg, where guests cook a multi-course menu and then eat it together.

Chop Cook Cake

• ★ 4.0

Chop Cook Cake teaches recreational cooking and baking classes at 11 Meserole Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with pasta, pizza and cookie classes.

Tipsy Scoop Brooklyn

• ★ 4.1

Tipsy Scoop Brooklyn teaches adults-only boozy ice cream making and ice cream cocktail classes at 270 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Kellogg's Diner

• ★ 3.9
• American diner
• $$

Try All-day breakfast plates

Kellogg's Diner is a 24-hour diner at Metropolitan and Union avenues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serving all-day breakfast plates priced from $14 to $18.

Titi's Empanadas

• ★ 4.0
• Latin American
• $

Try Two empanadas and a drink

Titi's Empanadas is a Latin American empanada counter on Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where two empanadas and a drink come to around $10.

Ammazzacaffe

• ★ 3.6
• Italian
• $$

Ammazzacaffe on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is an Italian trattoria with a wood bar, a back garden, pasta, spiedini and a Sunday jazz night.

Sunday in Brooklyn

• ★ 4.4
• $$

Order The Sunday Pancakes with praline maple sauce, or the hot chicken sandwich with lime crema.

Sunday in Brooklyn serves brunch daily until 16:30 on Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, led by its praline maple pancakes and a hot chicken sandwich.

Baby Blues Luncheonette

• ★ 4.0
• Greek
• $$

Order Walnut ricotta toast with strawberries and date syrup, or Plato's Plate with halloumi.

Baby Blues Luncheonette on Montrose Avenue, Brooklyn, serves a Greek-leaning diner brunch daily from 09:00 to 15:30, with ricotta toast and a halloumi plate.

Diner

• ★ 4.4
• $$

Order The semolina pancake or the breakfast sandwich with Calabrian chili oil.

Diner is an old Pullman dining car on Broadway near the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, serving brunch Friday to Sunday from 10:30 to 14:30.

Meadowsweet

• ★ 4.2
• $$

Order Poached eggs, or the duck pastrami hash.

Meadowsweet on Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serves weekend brunch from 11:00, with poached eggs and duck pastrami hash, and dinner Wednesday to Sunday.

Okonomi

• ★ 4.3
• Japanese
• $$

Order A traditional Japanese breakfast set with rice, miso soup and fish.

Okonomi on Ainslie Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serves traditional Japanese breakfast sets and bowls every day from 09:00 to 15:00 in a 12-seat room.

Williamsburg Pizza

• ★ 4.0
• Pizzeria
• $

Try Grandma square pie

Williamsburg Pizza is a slice shop on Union Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, open to 02:00 on Thursdays and 03:00 on weekends, known for grandma slices.

Brooklyn Bowl

• ★ 4.3
• $$

Brooklyn Bowl is a 23,000-square-foot music venue on Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with bowling lanes, a full bar and food from Blue Ribbon.

Union Pool

• ★ 4.2
• $

Union Pool is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn bar and live music venue on Union Avenue in a former pool supply shop, with a tin-walled main room and a big courtyard.

Westlight

• ★ 4.3
• $$$

Westlight is a rooftop bar on the 22nd floor of the William Vale on North 12th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with views of three boroughs.

3 Dollar Bill

• ★ 4.3
• $$

3 Dollar Bill is a queer nightclub, live music and performance venue on Meserole Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, built inside an old brewery.

Metropolitan

• ★ 4.2
• $

Metropolitan is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn gay bar on Lorimer Street, open daily 15:00 to 04:00, with a year-round backyard and free Sunday barbecues in summer.