1. Brooklyn Wine Exchange
8.7
138 Court St (btwn Pacific & Atlantic), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Store · Cobble Hill · 40 tips and reviews
Nina M: Friendly staff. Knows their stuff. Cheaper to purchase the case, if you love to collect. Local Brooklyn delivery makes it all worth it. Def new competition to Astor in Manhattan
estheribrown ✌🏻: The staff here are super friendly and helpful - they're happy to make recommendations and I've never had a miss w/one. Love the $12 and under table and the free wine tastings & classes. Great shop.
Scott Flaherty: I'm no connoisseur (tend to pick wine by the design on the label), but it seems like they keep the cheaper stuff on a table in the middle, and in general have a great selection.
2. Brook Vin
8.7
381 7th Ave (btwn 11th & 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Wine Bar · South Slope · 90 tips and reviews
Design*Sponge: Excellent open-faced sandwiches and affordable wines by the glass. Great for a small group to kick back and chat for a while over small plates.
Kristin Booker: This little gem in the heart of Park Slope is one of the best wine bars in any of the boroughs. Be sure to check out the specialty cocktail list, which changes seasonally. Read more.
Mazda: This wine bar is from the owners of the Big Nose Full Body wine shop, just across the street. (Owners who clearly cannot resist a pun.) -Village Voice
4. Bozu
8.7
296 Grand St (btwn Roebling & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Williamsburg · 167 tips and reviews
Patrick Figueroa: The Uni Salmon bomb is incredible. Also the Japanese style chocolate mousse is INcredible.
Cristina F-M: pork belly and party bomb!!
Jonathan Liang: Try the Sashimi Platter. 4 types of fish, all super fresh and comes on a bed of greens and cubed carrots, daikon, radishes for a palette cleanser. You will not be disappointed.
5. Brooklyn Fare
8.7
200 Schermerhorn St (at Hoyt St), Brooklyn, NY
Grocery Store · Boerum Hill · 81 tips and reviews
Mary Woods: I fell in love with the place it has everything and a lot of choices from meats veggies etc. Service is great. Will definitely be back to shop
The New York Times: Turn off your device and let the evening wash over you like a dream. Don’t return to the grid until afterward. Pinky swear on that. Read more.
KP: Everyone should shop here. Excellent food, good product selection, and great prices.
7. Diner
8.9
85 Broadway (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Diner · Williamsburg · 286 tips and reviews
Lia D'Amico: Such an interesting place, really worth the visit. The menu changes every day so the food is very fresh (and delicious).
Phillip Bowden: lmao if you think Diner isn't amazing.
The New York Times: Diner is one of the NYT restaurant critic Sam Sifton’s 50 favorite NYC restaurants. To see his 49 other favorites, get The Scoop iPhone app, an inside guide to New York: NYTimes.com/thescoop