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The Best Restaurants In Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights
There's more to these neighborhoods than overpriced tourist traps.
Where To Eat After A Run Across The Brooklyn, Manhattan, Or Williamsburg Bridge
All the restaurant motivation you need to finish your run across one of NYC’s bridges.
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The Best Restaurants In Dumbo and Brooklyn Heights
There's more to these neighborhoods than overpriced tourist traps.
Bark Barbecue
The brisket at Dumbo's Bark Barbecue is among the best in the city, but some of their other smoked meats fall short.
Thai Sidewalk
Thai Sidewalk is a street cart just a block away from the Dumbo waterfront that makes an excellent $20 lobster roll.
River Cafe
The River Cafe is a nice spot for '90s-era fancy food with a breathtaking view of the Manhattan skyline.
The Osprey
The Osprey isn’t just another overpriced waterfront restaurant in Dumbo. The food here is legitimately good.
% Arabica
% Arabica is a sleek Japanese coffee shop in Dumbo where you can get your beans roasted to order.
Gran Electrica
Gran Electrica serves simple, excellent Mexican food and creative cocktails. It also has a great back patio.
Vinegar Hill House
One of our favorite restaurants in Brooklyn, especially in the summer when their back garden is in full swing. Bring some bug spray, eat a pork chop.
Celestine
Celestine feels pretty casual, but this Mediterranean spot is on the water in Dumbo and has excellent views.
Evil Twin Opens A Taproom In Dumbo This Week
The opening marks the second taproom location from the formerly nomadic brewery.
Shake Shack
The Dumbo location of Shake Shack is right across the street from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Order to-go and eat your burger in the park.
Where To Eat After A Run Across The Brooklyn, Manhattan, Or Williamsburg Bridge
All the restaurant motivation you need to finish your run across one of NYC’s bridges.
Pedro’s
Pedro’s is a casual Mexican spot in Dumbo that’s a good option for snacks and margaritas after work.
The Gatehouses at Kings County Distillery
The Gatehouses at Kings County Distillery is an outdoor patio where you can taste flights of whiskey.
Harriet’s Rooftop & Lounge
Harriet’s is a hotel rooftop bar in Dumbo with some of the best views in the city.
68 Jay St Bar
If you’re looking for a quiet place to drink after work Dumbo, try 68 Jay St. It’s a little spot that sort of feels like a living room.
Brooklyn Heights Social Club
Brooklyn Heights Social Club is an upscale cocktail bar at the top of 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge.
Brooklyn Roasting Company
Brooklyn Roasting Company has a big loft with good pastries and plenty of seating a block from the East River in Dumbo.
Westville Dumbo
Westville’s Dumbo spot is just as good for a quick and healthy meal as the other locations, with the added bonus of being close to the Brooklyn Bridge
Smile To Go Dumbo
Smile to Go is a counter-service version of the original cafe in NoHo that’s good for a quick snack and coffee while you walk around Dumbo.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane is a giant restaurant next to Brooklyn Bridge Park where it instantly becomes 10pm in Miami as soon as you step inside.
Cecconi’s Dumbo
The newest location of the international Cecconi’s takeover is in Dumbo, and it’s best used for drinks and views on the patio.