Visiting Brooklyn next week

Joe makes bomb sandwiches at Hops Hill. A bit of a stretch, but if you can then I would also recommend Other Half

 

The only one on that list with food is Hops Hill. @M-Fox24 is right too Joe is killing it with the sandwiches. Covenhoven is awesome--really nice selection of bottles to go with good prices.

 

And if you do decide to venture over towards Owl Farm/Mission D area--Threes Brewing is worth checking out.

 

You might be near Glorietta Baldy (for beer not food).

 

Another vote for Threes. And on the food front they have rotating guest restaurants cooking on premise. While you're here it will be Battersby.

Double Windsor is another place worth checking out for beer (HF on tap right now) that also does solid food.

Jakes Handcrafted (formerly Der Kommissar) is 6 blocks south of Owl Farm and does really good food (all sorts of sausages from Banh Mi to Lamb Satay to Brat to Brisket) with a selection of primarily German beer.

Pickle Shack is a vegetarian (don't let that dissuade you) restaurant/bar across the street from Mission with solid beer.

Last thing to point out is Mission/Owl/Glorietta/BarGreatHarry (all owned by same people including the one not yet mentioned which is also accessible to you - BGH) all allow you to bring/order food in, so any restaurant in the area is fair game. Dinosaur BBQ is very close to Mission.

Oh and yes definitely check out Other Half if you can.

 

Torst is worth the trek — which in your case won't be much of a trek at all, because you'll be staying near the G line on the subway and can take it straight to the Nassau stop. (There's also a bus.) While you're in Greenpoint, you may also want to check out Brouwerij Lane and the Diamond (the first is a relaxed bottle shop/bar hybrid with a good selection of drafts and a small backyard, the second a more laid-back bar with some good options and yes, another backyard — recently they have had fairly priced bottles of Mexican Cake).

Second the recommendations to check out Other Half. Double Windsor is a little bit of a trek but is good too and is near Prospect Park if you want to pair it with a walk.

 

Luksus is separate. $115 tasting menu with $45 beer pairing. Looks like there are some spots available for the dates you're here But you can order snacks and some dishes at Torst from the same kitchen

http://www.torstnyc.com/hours

http://www.luksusnyc.com/

 

torst
fette sau
Dirk the norsman

 

Luksus, the restaurant, is separate as @rollom mentioned and quite expensive, but the bar does serve food, some of it snack-y and some more substantial. It will be relatively pricey but the quality is supposed to be very high.

However, there are good food options nearby, including a great Polish spot, Lomzynianka, which is also BYOB. Xian Famous Foods is also good for quick solo dining and Amarin Cafe, the Thai place next door (also BYOB), is pretty solid. And a short walk away, Greenpoint Fish and Lobster is supposed to be great if you like seafood and want something slightly more upscale but still not too fancy.

 

Yeah if you're going up that way (to Torst), then I'd back the Fette Sau rec as well - and may as well check out Spuyten (across the street) while you're at it, especially if it's a nice day/evening so you can sit out back.

Dirck - hmmmm - maybe my expectations were too high after strong recommendations from trusted sources such as @Kanger - but when I finally checked the place out a few months ago I thought it was a bit of a let down. Even though it was very quiet, service was slow and the food I thought was pretty mediocre. The beer was decent. But the overall vibe/feel of the place made me think of a restaurant at a mall out in the burbs, rather than something you'd find in NYC. And everyone I was with thought the same on all counts (mixture of beer nerds and normal people). Maybe just caught the place on an off night, because on paper it sounds amazing.

 

Covenhoven is doing fancy grilled cheese sandwiches and hot pretzels now. Not the most extensive menu, but friends are saying the grilled cheeses are the business.

 

Keep in mind that you are getting recommendations in some very different areas in Brooklyn. It can be a pain traveling from neighborhood to neighborhood in Brooklyn - it's sometimes easier heading to Manhattan.

There are two Nostrand train stops- the A/C and the G each have one. My earlier post mentioned a place close to the A stop. If you are near the G stop, there's Black Swan and Beast of Bourbon for food and beer, Brooklyn Tap House isn't too far, and Bed Stuy Beer Works is a close bottle shop if you want a convenient place to pop in for bottles.

Owl Farm is my favorite bar in Brooklyn, but if going you should get some food at any place nearby in Park Slope and then go to Owl Farm for beers afterwards.

 

A "restaurant at a mall out in the burbs!" Ha! I love it. I'm really trying to imagine how you guys could get that impression assuming you've been to your fair share of such restaurants. It must have been the actual space. It's amazing what a little elbow room can do.

I'll agree that the food isn't a big draw. As far as the beer, it's possible it can be hit or miss. I've been there and didn't think that anything was really nice to drink, but I've also been there other times and really liked the beer. The time I enjoyed it they were pouring a nice mild, so that went a long way in the right direction (not so much when I had beer there that tasted of soap).

I've been experiencing less than stellar "local" drinking experiences lately. Lots of stuff from breweries that were flat out bad at worst, half-baked, or simply too many notches below a non-local option at best. I'm including all of the local superstars here.

 

Nice work - you hit most of my favorites!

 

You did good.