1. Barclays Center
8.6
620 Atlantic Ave (at Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Basketball Stadium · Prospect Heights · 537 tips and reviews
Mark: Great venue! Good Customer Service. Best food is at Elbow Room (gourmet Mac n' Cheese) and Spumoni Gardens pizza!
Concert Ticket Agency: Avoid the long wait out front, use the northeast entrance at the corner of Atlantic Avenue & Fort Greene Place with much shorter lines.
ESPN: Check behind the Nets' bench during the game. You may see part-owner, Jay-Z.
3. Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY
Thai Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 341 tips and reviews
Josh P: Do not miss the WINGS!!! Or the Pork Belly if it's on the menu. So good.
The New Yorker: While dining at this Southeast Asian restaurant may not be a relaxed experience, one can “take comfort in the fact that the food lives up to the hype.” Read more.
Time Out New York: NY’s new Pok Pok is even better than the West Coast original. The wait-time for a taste of garlicky muu kham waan & incendiary duck laap can be interminable. Bangkok, though, is a 25-hr flight away. Read more.
4. Reynard
80 Wythe Ave (N 11th St), Brooklyn, NY
American Restaurant · Williamsburg · 160 tips and reviews
Samira Malik: The tile fish and Caesar salad are amazing! Their wines are great as well.
The New Yorker: At Reynards, "you don't feel like part of a parody, you just feel lucky to be there." Ariel Levy reviews Reynards: http://nyr.kr/NZLFAZ (9/24/12)
Ashley Simon: Get the olives. They're served hot and taste like salty crack candy.
5. The Bell House
8.7
149 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Gowanus · 145 tips and reviews
The Brew Noob: Come for the shows/concerts/cookoffs, stay for the selection of craft beers! It's not the largest set of drafts in town, but they keep a variety of styles and usually a couple local brews.
Concert Ticket Agency: Stellar two room music and events venue. great bands, the best indie comedians. plenty of unobstructed views. Secret Science Club a must for all nerdlings.
ZAGAT: Check out the free once-a-month Secret Science Club (see http://secretscienceclub.blogspot.com/ for details). Read more.
7. Lavender Lake
383 Carroll St (at Bond St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Gowanus · 163 tips and reviews
Ari Shahdadi: Great burger, great cocktails, super service, roomy with a nice outdoor space, and you can charge your phone. ❤️ this place.
Time Out New York: 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.
Dan S: Can't tell if this place is a day care or a bar...
9. Franklin Park
8.6
618 Saint Johns Pl (btwn Classon & Franklin Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Crown Heights · 171 tips and reviews
Zach Kelfer: It's a really awesome place with cheap beer, games, and a nice garden area
BrooklynMuseum: Staff Pick! Jillian (Editorial): This place has all the elements that make a bar great: large patio, well-sized dance floor, and weekly trivia.
BrooklynMuseum: Staff Pick! Will (Membership): This beer garden is perfect year-round. Franklin Park's staff are very friendly and knowledgeable about the rotating selection of mostly-local brews.
10. Trophy Bar
351 Broadway (at Keap St.), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 89 tips and reviews
Peter Kelly: A classic - solid cocktails, solid burgers, great selection of cheap beer
SCO: Suzy Chase :: Saturday nights 7-10pm spins vintage soul, smooth grooves & funk.
Krunk Pony: Really awesome happy hour till 8 that also includes food. you can get their dope cheeseburger for $4!
14. Beacon's Closet
7.9
74 Guernsey St, Brooklyn, NY
Vintage and Thrift Store · Greenpoint · 149 tips and reviews
How To Make It In America: The wide selection encompasses everything from no-name 70s vintage to $40 DVF wrap dressed, and the music and the people-watching are both always top-notch.
Frappuccino: No haute look is complete without a few vintage pieces. When in Brooklyn… check out the music and smooth style. Don’t forget to check in during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week!
Fashism: One of the best resale shops in the city. Everything is organized by color, but don't forget the back room with tons of vintage dresses, you're sure to find a treasure there.