A Guide to Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn: from Greenpoint to Broadway
Grand Avenue to Broadway (continued)
Grand Avenue forms a dividing line on Bedford Avenue. Slower to gentrify, the area south of Grand has a wonderful mix of old neighborhood spots and new places amidst a heterogeneous population. Chinese takeouts and burrito joints sit side-by-side with hip restaurants and cafes. Yet, some of the “newer” looking places have been here for over a decade–true trailblazers.
Right around the corner of Bedford Avenue and Grand Avenue is JANE, the newest coffee shop addition to Williamsburg that sells motorcycles and espressos. Founder Adam Kallan says, “We wanted a place where people could hang out without feeling pressured to buy a bike…We like motorcycles…We like coffee.” You can also pick up biking gear, men’s grooming products and books.
Among the highlights along Bedford Avenue in this stretch include the unmarked Maison Premiere for absinthe and oysters between Grand and South 1st, Supercore, a Japanese cafe with a Brooklyn vibe between South 1st and 2nd Street, Videology, a bar that rents DVDs and holds screenings, and Pop Up 339, a small pop-up gallery run by Crosspoint, a branding and design firm. At the corner of South 3rd and Bedford is PT, which takes its name from the Italian slang for Post Office. The rustic Italian restaurant has a great back garden with seating, home grown tomatoes, and communal tables.
Videology Screening Room
Bar at Videology
Pop Up 339
As Bedford crosses under the Williamsburg Bridge, there’s the building that once housed DIY music venue Dead Herring and a refrigerator company whose fridges on the sidewalk are a quirky, permanent fixture. The Williamsburg Music Center, a jazz venue and exhibition space around since 1981, bookends this section of Bedford Avenue.
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