Berry Park
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
4 Berry Street (b/w N 13th and N 14th Streets)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-782-2829
www.berryparkbk.com
Walking up to Berry Park you may feel like you're in the middle of nowhere, but inside it's all Germany all the way...with a few added quirks. Berry Park's reasonably priced menu boasts 16 German beers on tap (we liked the Leffe Blonde and the Double Chocolate Stout), a delicious hot mulled wine, and European inspired light fare. On select days they even have live old-world German music and dancers in lederhosen. However, what makes this traditional beer garden special is their unique blend of old-world and modern. This is Williamsburg after all, so one must keep the hipsters happy. And indeed they seem to be, bringing a unique style to the dance floor while the DJ spins mostly 50's and 60's rock and roll and Motown. With one random Lady Gaga song thrown in, about which I have no complaints. As much fun as Berry Park's main room is, a trip to this bar would not be complete without visiting the amazing roof deck. The views of Manhattan are breathtaking, and during the warmer months this rooftop becomes a lively outdoor beer garden. Or if you want to venture up and brave it in the cold New York winter more power to you, the view is probably worth a little frostbite.
Rating: 4.5 stars
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10.23.2008
When in Brooklyn...
...do as Dan Humphrey does?
Idk, but on Tuesday I actually decided to take a friend up on a outing across the river to watch a bocce ball game at a bar in the BK. So...sports? Well, I WAS a cheerleader for 8 years, so I can totally pull off clapping for my friends and pretending I know what's going on. By the end of the night I have not only totally rocked the jukebox with what I considered "Brooklyn appropriate" songs (Cake, "Sheep Go to Heaven"? Hells yes!), but I also successfully figured out how this bocce ball thing works! Not bad for a Tuesday night. I was just a lil proud of myself for expanding my horizons in sports as well as actually getting my lazy ass out of Manhattan.
Floyd NY
Brooklyn Heights
131 Atlantic Avenue (b/w Henry and Clinton Streets)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-858-5810
www.floydny.com
Not only can you watch friends embarrass themselves at bocce ball (Floyd actually runs a league...fun times!), but you can get drunk on a budget while doing it at Floyd NY. I found myself enjoying many, many $2 cans of Schlitz beer and playing a real working jukebox, two things that do not oft happen in Manhattan. This quaint bar offers just the right amount of dive-ness while still providing a homey atmosphere for those of us who didn't pledge Kappa Kappa Sigma. Relax on the comfy couches perfectly arranged for small group conversations, or cheer raucously for friends playing bocce or building beer-myds. It seems that anything goes at Floyd.
Rating: 4 stars
Idk, but on Tuesday I actually decided to take a friend up on a outing across the river to watch a bocce ball game at a bar in the BK. So...sports? Well, I WAS a cheerleader for 8 years, so I can totally pull off clapping for my friends and pretending I know what's going on. By the end of the night I have not only totally rocked the jukebox with what I considered "Brooklyn appropriate" songs (Cake, "Sheep Go to Heaven"? Hells yes!), but I also successfully figured out how this bocce ball thing works! Not bad for a Tuesday night. I was just a lil proud of myself for expanding my horizons in sports as well as actually getting my lazy ass out of Manhattan.
Floyd NY
Brooklyn Heights
131 Atlantic Avenue (b/w Henry and Clinton Streets)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-858-5810
www.floydny.com
Not only can you watch friends embarrass themselves at bocce ball (Floyd actually runs a league...fun times!), but you can get drunk on a budget while doing it at Floyd NY. I found myself enjoying many, many $2 cans of Schlitz beer and playing a real working jukebox, two things that do not oft happen in Manhattan. This quaint bar offers just the right amount of dive-ness while still providing a homey atmosphere for those of us who didn't pledge Kappa Kappa Sigma. Relax on the comfy couches perfectly arranged for small group conversations, or cheer raucously for friends playing bocce or building beer-myds. It seems that anything goes at Floyd.
Rating: 4 stars
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