Over the River and Through the Hipsters to Williamsburg We Go!

Over the River and Through the Hipsters to Williamsburg We Go!

This is a great second or third date to go on with a special person who you’d like to knock the socks (or more) off of.

Start at Dram (177 S. 4^th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 http://drambar.com/blog/) it is a very cozy, dimly lit, cocktail bar, where they have candles on all of the tables and dark wood lining the inside of the bar.  The drink menu is extensive and interesting – I’d definitely recommend getting a cocktail, they are all really tasty and talking through the eclectic ingredients (think absinthe and fino sherry)in the specialty drinks is a great conversation piece (my favorite is Lafayette Buck – it is perfecto!)

After drinks head over a few blocks to Fatty ‘Cue (91 South 6^th Street, Brooklyn 11211, http://www.fattycue.com/) which is a Southeast Asian bar-b-que restaurant, which is unlike any other bar-b-que restaurant I have ever been to.  Start your dinner with a Recession Special, which is a shot of pickle juice, then a shot of whiskey followed by a pbr tall boy – it sounds awful, but it is amazing.  The menu is mostly small plates, so you and your date can mix and match different tastes.  I’d recommend asking the waiter what their favorite things on the menu are.  Also if you want a professionals critics idea on what the best things on the menu are, check here : http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/fatty-cue/.  As a warning, most of their food is very smoky, so make sure to order one of their refreshing vegetable sides. 

There are two options on how to end your evening:

1.       Call United Taxi (718-349-5900) and have them whisk you right back into the city watching the approaching city from the back seat of their town car

2.       For the more adventurous (and one who doesn’t mind planning a little ahead) bring two airplane bottles of (insert your favorite liquor here) with you in your jacket pocket and stop by Supercore Café (305 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 http://www.supercore.tv/)and grab a hot beverage to go.  Then mix yourself a hot cocktail to sip with your sweetie as you walk back to Manhattan over the Williamsburg Bridge.

Deal = Sealed.