A chill neighborhood bar, Achilles Heel is run by the same group as Marlow & Sons and as such, has a quality daytime coffee program, also featuring George Howell. No food and not a work space. Read more.
We recommend you order the “North Garden,” an-off-the-menu concoction - aromatic bitters, Scotch, bourbon, apple brandy, sugar - that tastes like Scotch on MDMA. Also at Death & Company this summer. Read more.
Sample from among nine original house drinks and six historical incarnations of the martini. Drink this: The bright, tropical Jala-Pinã—serrano-infused honey syrup, pineapple-infused rum & lemon juice Read more.
Check out happy hour on the back patio: Rain or shine, drafts are $3, and well drinks are $5 from noon to 7pm daily. Read more.
Make use of your competitive side: indulge yourself in some drinking games, capture the sausage crown, or “do work” in one of three boxed in courts at this massive garden of beer and bocce. Read more.
This bar has a designated jukebox stool so you don’t throw your back out while choosing from its varied but consistently cool selections by the likes of Wire, Dinosaur Jr. and the Dead Boys. Read more.
Sit at the wood-topped bar to watch co-owner Regina Christiansen mix drinks like the classic Blood & Sand, or abscond to one of the smaller tables along the wall for a quiet conversation. Read more.
A retractable roof, 13 Central European beers on tap (try Czech Krusovice Imperial), and great food. What's not to love about this spacious beer garden named for the West Slavic god of hospitality? Read more.
The multitiered outdoor deck (which seats about 100) can get packed, so prepare to show up early. It’s less crowded on weeknights, and if you plan right, you may stumble on an outdoor movie screening. Read more.
Hot Bird's outdoor space, built in a former auto-body shop facing Atlantic Avenue, is best experienced on a sunny day, when you can crowd around picnic tables on the expansive patio and sip drafts. Read more.
Bar by night, attractive, rustic, light-filled coffee shop by day, Bushwick's Heavy Woods gets its moniker from the Dutch name for this area back in the day. Cafe Grumpy coffee. Read more.
The best bourbon selection anywhere plus great pork nuggets, cheese curds, pulled pork sandwiches and BLTs. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food Read more.
The topic of conversation at this friendly, no-frills pub often revolves around the tunes coming from the jukebox. So choose wisely—not that you can really go wrong; the indie-rock selection is solid. Read more.
This built from scratch beer garden features walls adorned with doors from a Greenpoint fire house and a lone pinball machine and is pouring 21 taps of locally sourced suds. Read more.
Trophy bar is usually low-key, unless it’s Saturday night. They have good DJ nights, a nice backyard and a great sculpture garden. -Veronica Vasicka, Founder, Minimal Wave Read more.
When the restaurant's not serving food, let your dog roam inside and out-- in the summer, the doors are kept wide open for a refreshing, breezy atmosphere. Read more.
Order a round of balanced Barrier Brewing Company brews if there’s one on tap. They’re one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
A wine bar specializing in wine from Spain. Also on the list wine from Argentina, Chile, Portugal, and New York, along with a selection of beer and small plates which we’d almost call “tapas”. Read more.
Get close to your date in the corner banquette at Spotted Pig alum Nate Smith’s tavern. Sample dishes from the roating menu, and pair them with a craft beer or market-driven cocktail. Read more.
The New Orleans-themed joint has an absinthe drip built into the accommodating U-shaped bar, plus all manner of cocktails from a Freeman's vet. Dollar oysters from 4 PM - 7 PM. Read more.
Standout cocktails include the Mr. Howell ($9), with single-malt scotch, aged rum, lime juice, and maple syrup. Try it with a grilled cheese sandwich, which stacks up with the best in Brooklyn. Read more.
Plenty of space to address the 50-strong cocktail list -- manhattans, sazeracs and sidecars, the Snow Mosquito, the Elderflower Margarita, the Gingerly Gentleman. Read more.
There are plenty of upscale cocktails available, such as the house “Alaska” with gin and green chartreuse and the clever “Indiana Jones and the Templeton of Doom” featuring rye. Read more.
South Williamsburg has this beautiful new bar serving drinks and late-night snacks. Designed by the Haslegrave brothers, who have done many neo-antique places around town, opens in Brooklyn. Read more.
A generous Happy Hour offers $4 beers, $6 selected cocktails and $7 glasses of wine until 8 p.m., even on weekends. Read more.
Not only does this Greenpoint bar have a lovely backyard, complete with a gondola repurposed for seating, but it also offers plenty of session beers with an ABV of 5 percent or less. Read more.
“After dark, as date-night murmurs crescendo to a candlelit roar, records are replaced by playlists featuring of-the-moment acts like Sky Ferreira and Japandroids.” Read more.
The crew behind coffee window/breakfast/brunch/dinner spot has opened a companion joint. The appropriately-named Nights & Weekends direct its energy to the evening scene with handful of small plates Read more.
Check out recently opened Cow & Clover, serving up neighborhood comfort food. Fall dishes include wood fired delicata squash with almonds, ruby grapefruit & dandelion. Order the Williamsburg cocktail. Read more.
A wine bar, but also serves cocktails. The menu spans beyond the usual charcuterie to include smoked trout mousseline, pork meatballs with nigella seed polenta, and duck rice with golden beets. Read more.