This spring, the owners of Bushwick’s beloved Cobra Club have opened the doors of their newest business venture: Sweet Jane’s! The dive bar in Ridgewood, just a block from the Fresh Pond Road M stop, opened up a little over three weeks ago but is already shaping up to be an instant-classic neighborhood joint

Feliz Cinco De Mayo! Bushwick residents certainly don’t need a reason to celebrate New York City’s Mexican heritage, but it sure doesn’t hurt to have one! In that spirit, here is a list of some of the best ways to observe the holiday in the neighborhood

This week Faro, the amazing, affordable, fine dining Italian restaurant on Jefferson St, turns one! What a whirlwind of a first year they have had: they’ve received glowing recognition all over the press (us, Eater, The New Yorker) gotten favorable Zagat and Michelin Star ratings, and launched a brunch and a tasting menu, all of which suggests that this first anniversary of their opening won’t be the last one they have occasion to celebrate

Remember Trash Bar? The divey-est of dive bars, the rock ‘n’ roll music venue in South Williamsburg with walls covered in stickers and lined with old car chair seats, and a bathroom that smelled unmistakably of piss? And remember mourning it when it closed last summer?

East Williamsburg is getting a Taiwanese-American “soul food” restaurant called Win Son!

Syndicated has Bushwick covered for (almost) all of the neighborhood’s 4/20 needs

This July, the most epic beach party you can imagine will be coming to our neck of the woods all summer long

SPONSORED— There is no shortage of brunch options in Bushwick this season! Terra Firma, the restaurant which opened late last year at 119 Ingraham St, rolled out their own brunch menu last weekend

Ever since Lorenzo’s “abruptly closed for no particular reason” back in January, the neighborhood has been impatiently anticipating what would be next for this prime Bushwick restaurant location with big, open windows and a cool bar

Recognize that storefront? The dry cleaners down the block from Old Stanley’s? If you’ve walked down Wyckoff by Menahan recently, you might have noticed that that dry cleaners is no longer there

Consider the burger

Supporting local, independent makers makes the whole community thrive in a place like Bushwick, where so many people earn their livelihood from their passion

If you’ve strolled down Flushing recently, you may have noticed Norwind’s, an as-of-yet unopened beer garden nearing renovation completion, located at 1043 Flushing Ave, directly in between King Noodle and The Narrows

Accessible fine dining farm to table restaurant Faro has given its patrons another reason to love it: Chef Kevin Adey and his talented team recently launched a tasting menu, which is now available every weekend

Kava is sweeping the neighborhood! As you may have read in a previous post, kava is a ceremonial drink from the Polynesian Islands that has been steadily gaining popularity in the US via kava cafes (perhaps you’ve noticed the arrival of the chain Kavasutra)

Does anyone do brunch better than Bushwick? No

Big changes are on the horizon for Duncan’s Burgers: the late night burger delivery service has teamed up with one of Bushwick’s favorite dive bars! Last Wednesday, Duncan’s officially began serving up burgers in the front room of The Johnson’s on Troutman St, just off the Jefferson L

This past Sunday, March 20th, was the official first day of Spring! The bar and restaurant scene of Bushwick is ever-changing, growing, and evolving, and this winter was a big season for that: now that the spring season is officially here and warmer days are imminent, let’s take a look back and see what new places opened this winter—they may well turn out to be your spring and summertime go-to spots

Bushwick has been hooked on the at Lucy’s Vietnamese Kitchen for a whole year now!

A super sweet shop just opened up at 57 Porter Ave, and it’s guaranteed to make your mouth water

Here’s some good news for local pizza lovers: According to Eater, Bushwick staple Roberta’s will be taking over the kitchen at Williamsburg Mediterranean restaurant Isa all this week

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All Photos by Mark Davis for Bushwick Daily Father Knows Best, a cafe by day, bar by night, and restaurant all day, just recently opened up off the Wilson L stop. While greater Bushwick is in no way hurting for joints like this, they’re not so plentiful off the Wilson stop— so for anyone over there who likes to grab […]

Goldsounds Bar owners Cenk Eryaman and Chip Su. All Photos by Angela Altus for Bushwick Daily A shiny new venue is open and booking in Bushwick! Gold Sounds Bar has officially opened its doors to the public at 44 Wilson Ave between Melrose and George St, just across from Dear Bushwick. Previously Morgan Town Bar, this spot […]

All Photos by Bryan Sargent The Grand Paradise, Bushwick’s larger than life “immersive theater experience” at 383 Troutman St, has its own bar open for theater goers directly after performances, but on Friday, February 26th, they opened its doors to the public for a peek inside. Now, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights exclusively from the hours of 1am-4am, […]

Many know Cafe Ghia established in 2011 for its delicious brunch menu and on-point brunch cocktails

Photo by Cody Swanson for Bushwick Daily Last summer, we did a piece on The Footlight Bar, the new bar, music, and arts venue coming to Ridgewood. Now, over half a year later, the space is set to open very soon! The two owners, Laura Regan and Gabo Rodriguez are veterans in the local bar, […]

Kava is a beverage with a history that dates back over 3000 years

Upon release of a recent roundup of late night eats in the nabe, many of you drunk, hungry denizens of Bushwick accurately pointed out that we may have overlooked a few delicious spots in our dear neighborhood

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(All Photos Courtesy of The Mobile Vintage Shop) Most Bushwick residents are familiar with the two Mobile Vintage trucks located at 43 Bogart St. and 21 Wyckoff Ave The Bogart St location opened Spring of 2011 by owner Tiffany Nicole, and the Wyckoff Ave one last year. Last spring, Nicole opened the first stationary location on Cypress Ave, which, like […]

All Photos by Ali Boin for Bushwick Daily A unique East Williamsburg bar and performance venue called Sunnyvale held its grand opening party this past Saturday. Located at 1031 Grand Street, the name is a nod to the Canadian television show Trailer Park Boys, but it’s not a themed bar. The name came about after hours of debate when […]

The Starliner, the newest bar located off Myrtle-Wyckoff is about to be your new favorite local bar