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Travel & Explore | Clare and Chris

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

Brooklyn Bowl

Brooklyn Brewery

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.