Travel & Explore
Travel to New York
Nearby airports: JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark
Nearby train stations: Moynihan Train Hall – Penn Station and Grand Central Station
Parking: most hotels don’t offer parking but there are public parking garages nearby
Explore Brooklyn
Saturday Events: Smorgasburg and Artist & Fleas
Take the NYC Ferry to explore different parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan, or Queens
Head over to the streets between Kent Ave & Bedford Ave for shopping and restaurants
Explore Williamsburg
There are so many great places to check out in Williamsburg but these are some of our favorites.
Bars
- The Craic – Our favorite! Where we first met and hosted our engagement party
- Skinny Dennis – Dive bar with live country music
- BK Backyard Bar – Outdoor bar with food trucks and lawn games
- Fresh Kills – Fun cocktail bar
- Freehold – Indoor/outdoor bar with ping pong tables
- Westlight – One of the best rooftops in Williamsburg! Inside of the William Vale hotel
- The Four Horsemen – Wine bar with small plates
Restaurants
- Cafe Mogador – Cute spot for brunch, cocktails, or dinner
- Macoletta – Great neapolitan pizza spot (gluten free and vegan friendly!)
- Allswell – Casual spot for a great burger and globally inspired bar food
- Móle – Casual spot for Mexican food
- Sunday in Brooklyn – Great for brunch or dinner
- Aurora – Garden restaurant with great Italian food
- La Nonna – Classic Italian restaurant (our favorite place to order from when we lived nearby!)
- Two Hands – Healthy spot for brunch
- Sugarfish – Great sushi
- Smorgasburg – Outdoor food market overlooking the NYC skyline (Saturday only)
Shopping
- Pinkyotto – One of Clare’s favorite local clothing shops. Two locations within a few block of each other
- Awoke Vintage – Both vintage and new items
- Artist & Fleas – Local vendors selling everything you can think of. Only open on weekends. A must do in Clare’s opinion!
- The Mini Mall – the store at the very end of the hall on the left is Clare’s favorite spot to buy sunglasses
- There’s also plenty of stores you may recognize like Sephora, Alo, Madewell, Nike, Reformation, Gorjana, Suit Supply, etc.