Beyond Manhattan Blog
Blue Bottle Coffee
[slideshow] [/slideshow] 160 Berry St (between 6th St & 5th St) Among the first of the so-called “third wave” coffee shops to hit New York, Blue Bottle is still the standard-bearer. New Yorkers weaned on bodega coffee and Dunkin D’s may poo-poo it, but they can stay in Manhattan. (And out of…
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Ave (between Lorimer St & Nassau Ave) Brooklyn, NY 11222 Ever since Throwdown with Bobby Flay, the lower east side’s storied Clinton Street Baking Company has become impossible to get into. Two-hour-waits, and if you’re lucky you won’t be told the kitchen is closed when you reach the front of…
Court Street Grocers
[slideshow] [/slideshow] 485 Court Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 If you’re headed to Court Street Grocers, get off at Carroll Street, and not Bergen. This slyly named shop is actually a forward-thinking, chef-driven take on the classic New York sandwich shop. Everything about it is unassuming, including the “about” page on the website,…
Ki Sushi
[slideshow] [/slideshow] 122 Smith St Brooklyn, NY 11201 Ki Sushi is a case-in-point for the limitations of Yelp. Don’t get us wrong – Yelp is the single most important recreational resource invented in the last 10 years, and has practically single-handedly changed the restaurant landscape. But it’s a little like IQ tests: predictive…
What Every Visitor Needs to Know About the NYC Subway
Whether you’re a new visitor to New York City or a veteran pleasure or business traveler making regular stopovers, there’s one resource you can leverage for easy access to the best activities, food, drink, and neighborhoods the city has to offer – the subway. The purpose of this website is to educate…
Looking Beyond Manhattan – Why the Outer Boros are the Real New York
The tourist trap is over. The throngs of travelers content to snap photos from the line for the Empire State Building elevator, take a ferry to Lady Liberty, or sit through a Sex And The City Location tour will always be there in abundance, propping up many an overpriced venture. The TGI…
Williamsburg – L to Bedford or Lorimer
The L Train runs crosstown at 14th Street and links up with virtually every subway line. Bedford Avenue, from which the majority of our recommendations are accessible, is the first stop in Brooklyn. Hence you won’t spend more than 8 minutes on the L train from the moment it starts moving. A….
Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens Intro
If you’re looking for the best things to do in NYC but feeling Manhattan-fatigue, look no farther than Cobble Hill. Cobble Hill is one of Brooklyn’s oldest neighborhoods, originally settled by the Dutch in the 1600s, and taking its name from the cobblestones that used to cover its streets. Unfortunately for pedestrians,…
Korzo
667 5th Ave (between 19th St & 20th St) Korzo is one of Brooklyn’s great jazz bars, offering James Carney’s Konceptions series every tuesday night. It’s also a fantastic Hungarian gastropub, with a wide selection of Eurpoean beers and fantastic food.