Hidden Gems
Narrows Botanical Gardens
Bay Ridge
Closed10 AM – 5 PM$$
Peaceful volunteer-run 4.5-acre garden fea…
Local Hidden Gems in Brooklyn, NY
The under-the-radar rooms: listening bars, corner bodegas, tiny galleries and places you only hear about from a friend. Everything below is in Brooklyn — open hours, ratings and directions are live.
Local Hidden Gems in Brooklyn
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Bars
Acoustik Garden Lounge
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Open now5 PM – 2 AM$$
Bar & grill in Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coffee
designers collab.
Williamsburg
Closed7 AM – 8 PM$
Cafe in Williamsburg
Hidden Gems
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Open now6 AM – 1 AM$$
Sprawling city park featuring the Audubon …
Food
Smorgasburg Williamsburg
Williamsburg
ClosedClosed$$
Buzzy seasonal outdoor foodie market on Sa…
Coffee
The Concrete Jungle - Coffee & Plant Shop
Bushwick
Closed7:30 AM – 6 PM$
Coffee shop in Bushwick
Hidden Gems
Old Stone House of Brooklyn
Park Slope
ClosedClosed$$
Reconstructed Dutch farmstead & site of th…
Hidden Gems
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Greenwood Heights
Closed7 AM – 7 PM$$
Once a Revolutionary War battlefield, this…
Bars
Otis
Bushwick
Closed6 PM – 11 PM$$$
Eatery in a former tailor shop serving an …
Coffee
Shane's Brooklyn
Prospect Heights
Closed9 AM – 6 PM$$
Small cafe dishing out creative American c…
Hidden Gems
The City Reliquary Museum
Williamsburg
Closed12 PM – 6 PM$$
Quirky storefront museum that's filled wit…
Shops
Brooklyn Video Games
Bensonhurst
Closed12 PM – 8 PM$$
Store in Bensonhurst
Hidden Gems
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn
Closed10 AM – 7 PM$$
A kid-friendly annual cherry blossom festi…
Shops
From Here to Sunday
Gowanus
Closed2 PM – 7 PM$$
Gift shop in Gowanus
Hidden Gems
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Brooklyn Heights
Open now6 AM – 1 AM$$
Tree-lined walkway offers views of the Sta…
Bars
Gems Bar & Lounge
Bushwick
Open now6 PM – 4 AM$$
Event venue in Bushwick
Shops
Leroy's Place
Park Slope
Closed12 PM – 7 PM$$
Gift shop in Park Slope
Hidden Gems
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn
Open now6 AM – 1 AM$$
This urban oasis features shaded picnic ta…
Hidden Gems
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn
Closed11 AM – 6 PM$$
Beaux Arts landmark famed for ancient & mo…
Hidden Gems
Paerdegat Park
East Flatbush
Open now6 AM – 1 AM$$
Tree-filled city park boasting sports cour…