Soraya Darabi: Order "elote," Mexican corn on the cob, with extra chili power and cheese. Squeeze on lime. Drink with watermelon juice and watch the kids play soccer. Perfect.
Kristin Flip Polidoro: A ton of food options so go w/ a friend and share a couple plates. Try the watermelon sandia drink, beef tostadas, pupusas and then walk to Ikea and take the free water taxi home
Puiz Sooksagium: Fried yuca !!! Pork & beef pupusas !!! Beef tacos !!!! Mango juice !!!!
5. Red Hook Lobster Pound
8.9
284 Van Brunt St (btwn Verona St & Visitation Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Red Hook · 171 tips and reviews
New York Habitat: The freshest of fresh. This casual Red Hook spot has one of the best lobster rolls in the city. Get one with a bag of chips and the blueberry soda. Yum!
Sung C: They're expensive ($16) but you get about 1/2 a lobster in each roll. Wash it down with a blueberry Maine Root soda
Mary Jasen: Best lobster roll ever, blueberry funnel cake with vanilla ice cream so good. Excellent service by Crystal I think her name is.
6. Cacao Prieto
8.3
218 Conover St, Brooklyn, NY
Distillery · Red Hook · 26 tips and reviews
Anne Wu: Schedule a tour and stop by for brilliant whiskey and cacao. Single Origin Colombian coffee liqueur, Don Esteban cacao rum and apricot pistachio bar is delicious.
Beni Chhun: The bar is open! Kitchen to open next week. Pleasant breeze, excellent cocktails, simple, gorgeous decor-- great date spot.
Esty Stein: Some of the best chocolate you will ever eat. Also dairy free and vegan friendly!
7. Brooklyn Crab
8.6
24 Reed St (btwn Van Brunt & Conover St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Red Hook · 271 tips and reviews
Daniel Barnett: Don't be to ask if you don't know proper technique for crab destruction. Do it right, you'll have a great time. And get the watermelon lime cocktail!
Daniella Tagino: Passion fruit 😋
Barton Smith: Such a fun place - amazing view, plenty of group seating and some fun arcade games.
8. The Good Fork
391 Van Brunt St (btwn Coffey & Van Dyke), Brooklyn, NY
New American Restaurant · Red Hook · 97 tips and reviews
Angie: The dumplings, scallion pancake, & blood orange margarita were delicious. It's great overall, but it does get very crowded & loud in there.
Eunie: Get the bibimbap (mix everything together), dumplings, and French toast! If they have the chicken tinga or pork tostada, get that as well.
Village Voice: Head here for a great Korean-American Brunch. Winner of Best of NYC Critic's choice for best foodie adventure: Redhook, BK.
Marisa Reo Delmore: Don't miss the food carts for great food/drink... esp fresh watermelon juice and corn with mayo cheese n chilli!
Time Out New York: An expansive sports field, Red Hook Park turns into one of the city's alfresco music options each summer thanks to the City Parks Department, now billing all of its shows under the SummerStage aegis. Read more.
A F: Watch baseball and soccer here on a summer day.
11. Hometown Bar-B-Que
9.3
454 Van Brunt St (at Reed St), Brooklyn, NY
BBQ Joint · Red Hook · 348 tips and reviews
Bin Yang: Pastrami bacon, brisket, chicken, with sides of beans, collard greens, potato salad (the slightly tarty and refreshing type). Finish up with some incredibly sweet (ripe) banana pudding.
Kevin Rickert: Pulled Pork, Brisket, Pit Beans, and Mac & Cheese. All phenomenal.
J Crowley: Dare I say best BBQ in Brooklyn. Beef ribs are crazy town. Pair it w/ Mac n cheese, pickles and cole slaw as your sides. Wouldn't be surprised to find Frank Underwood in here.
12. Sixpoint Brewery
7.6
40 Van Dyke St (at Dwight St), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Red Hook · 18 tips and reviews
Byron Brewer: If you ever have the opportunity to tour the brewery jump on it. If you're lucky, you'll be able to sample unreleased beers from the Sixpoint kegerator.
Sixpoint: Behind the large green barn doors on Dwight Street is where the magic happens...
Brew York: While not currently open to the public for tours, this brewery - open since 2005 - is the birthplace of off-the-wall, experimental beer that has made it one of the most-beloved breweries in New York.
Billy Robison: Thursday night trivia with Quizmaster Sean is awesome. Well worth the trip out to Red Hook!
Joe Checkler: One of the more underrated - and unique - pizzas in Brooklyn. The sauce is sweet, the dough is airy.
Lisa Aurigemma: Go on Mondays & Wednesdays for traditional Irish music, on Tuesdays for movie nights, Friday for lobster, the weekend for local bands, and Thursdays for one of the best Trivia nights in town!