Dig the loft bed in the corner!
Jetsetter, the luxe hotel discount site that makes us weep for Machu Picchu hideaways and beachfront huts in Bali, features its first Brooklyn property this week, and it’s the NU Hotel at Smith and Atlantic. For four more days, you can book NU Hotel rooms on Jetsetter for $116 (normally $179 and up elsewhere). We haven’t stayed there, cause we live here, but at these prices (and solid NU Hotel reviews on TripAdvisor), we’ll suggest it to our parents / cousins / friends. Those Jetsetters love this 93-room gem because, and we quote: Read the rest of this entry »
Clover Club is probably nicer than your living room.
First Google New York bought you brunch. Now they want to buy you drinks! So they’re throwing a speakeasy party at Smith Street’s fancy Clover Club, which GQ voted one of the 25 Best Cocktail Bars in America in 2010. Up to 20 people will be selected to get the secret password to attend this swanky gathering Nov. 17, replete with fine beverages and hors d’oeuvres. Here’s what you need to do to enter Read the rest of this entry »
Consider us told. Photo via alibrady12
This picture is too perfect not to post: Announcing the seasonal opening of Gowanus Yacht Club, home to cheap pitchers, cheaper mysterious “Duff” beer, veggie dogs, good tunes, and the sun-soaked seating area that, for this reporter, most symbolizes a cool oasis adorning another gorgeous summer in Brooklyn. The small beer garden at the corner of Smith and President streets opened its gate on Friday, according to its Facebook page. Expect to see your friends at Brokelyn there en masse (or sometimes just with a good book). Thanks to @alibrady12 for doing her duty and sending us the pic! Ah summer!
This is the latest in our series on the venues featured in the Brokelyn Beer Book. With its prodigious on-tap and bottled selection, Bar Great Harry in Carroll Gardens is about the beer, plain and simple.
BAR GREAT HARRY
www.bargreatharry.com
280 Smith St. between Sackett & Degraw, Carroll Gardens, 718-222-1103
What it is: Hops heaven
Why we love it: 20 constantly rotating craft taps, one rotating hand-pump cask and 30+ bottles
Who to bring: Beer snobs who know a Sly Fox from a Flying Dog.
What to order: We couldn’t presume to decide for you, but the dub pies are cooked fresh per order.
Bar Great Harry fun fact: Every other Tuesday is Brewery Night, with $4 beers from the brewery of the day.
Hankering for a permanent reminder of your love affair with Brooklyn? Sunday’s your deeply-discounted chance, courtesy of the inking wizards at Brooklyn Tattoo. The Brooklyn Bridge turns 127 this month, and the Smith St. tattoo artists are honoring the edifice with $27 bridge tattoos. At least 15 designs will be available, and the one-day price is a steep drop-off from the usual $75-$130. The sale’s from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and it’s first-come, first-served. Read the rest of this entry »
Baby's night out on Smith St.? Could run you $10 extra getting home.
This week we turned our car-service lens on Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. The area as a whole is pricey, with a trip to JFK invariably above $40 (why, we have no idea). And things get even more expensive when babies or pets are involved.
We gave the hypothetical starting point of Smith St. and Atlantic Ave. and asked for quotes to the following three destinations: 1) Flatbush Ave. and Eighth Ave. in Park Slope, 2) Delancey St. and Allen St. on the Lower East Side and 3) JFK Airport. Read the rest of this entry »
Ourdoors at Pacifico. Photos by Lindsay Buckley.
This week, we took it upon ourselves to make the rounds on Smith Street, trolling from Atlantic Avenue to Union Street to find all of the happy hour specials along the way. Although most of the 16 places listed below have similar hours and prices (weekdays 5-8, $3 beers), some standouts caught our eye: Camp’s Recession Thursdays run all night long with $3 well drinks, while Bar Great Harry offers 21 beers on tap as well as well drinks and bottles, all 2 for $5! Once the clock strikes 8 you can always saunter down the block to Gowanus Yacht Club, where $2 and $3 drinks are the norm. Read the rest of this entry »
