Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown
The G train, stop by stop
21 stops from Court Sq to Church Av. At 17 of them there's somewhere on LovelyNYC within about six minutes' walk; here they are, nearest first.
Court SqLong Island City
Place · 5 min · $MoMA PS1An 1890s schoolhouse where the art world keeps its rough drafts and loud ideas.
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$Dutch KillsA neon 'BAR' sign, hand-cut ice, and one of the city's great cocktail rooms hiding on Jackson Avenue.
Experience · 8 min · $$Movement LICRope climbing and bouldering in LIC, with 90-minute intro classes for first-timers.21 StLong Island City
Eat & drink · 4 min · $$$JoraLIC's Peruvian anchor since 2014 — serious ceviche, better lomo saltado, and pisco sours worth lingering over.Place · 4 min · $MoMA PS1An 1890s schoolhouse where the art world keeps its rough drafts and loud ideas.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $$$Casa EnriqueMichelin-starred Chiapas cooking in a quiet LIC storefront that never stopped being a neighborhood spot.
Eat & drink · 8 min · $$$$MejuHooni Kim's eight-seat, Michelin-starred counter behind a LIC banchan shop — a tasting menu built on jang.Greenpoint AvGreenpoint
Eat & drink · 2 min · $Radio BakeryLines on India Street for rotating special croissants from the team behind Rolo's.
Eat & drink · 2 min · $$$OxomocoWood-fired Mexican under a Greenpoint skylight — Michelin-starred in its first year, and still a neighborhood dinner.
Eat & drink · 3 min · $$KarczmaGreenpoint's timber-walled Polish inn — pierogi, sour rye soup in a bread bowl, and a very full table.
Eat & drink · 4 min · $$Bar AmericanoFifty-plus vermouths and Spanish-Italian small plates at an aperitivo bar near the Greenpoint waterfront.13 more near Greenpoint Av
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$WenwenHearty Taiwanese cooking and flaming cocktails from the team behind 886, at the top of Manhattan Avenue.Eat & drink · 5 min · $$Café Little ArmeniaA chef's one-man Armenian supper club in north Greenpoint — seasonal prix fixe and Armenian wine.
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$$ArthurA 2026 Franklin Street bistro from a Maaemo and Atelier Crenn alum — snails, tartare and a brioche martini.
Eat & drink · 5 min · $Kestane KebabA Greenpoint Turkish grill since 2009, serving halal kofte, shish and doner on a corner of Franklin Street.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $Peter Pan Donut & Pastry ShopCounter stools, paper hats, and the borough's most loved donuts — Greenpoint since the 1950s.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $$Mariscos El SubmarinoMolcajetes of fiery aguachile and micheladas on a back patio off Franklin Street.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $$Di An DiModern Vietnamese in a plant-filled room — northern pho worth crossing the borough for.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $Kettl GreenpointA Japanese tea importer's Greenpoint tea room — stone-ground matcha, hojicha and a six-seat tasting counter.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $Me and Paul'sThe original Paulie Gee's, reborn in 2026 as a pool-table tavern still firing the same wood-oven pies.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $Paulie Gee's Slice ShopRetro booths, Hellboy slices and sesame-bottomed Sicilians at Paulie Gee's own Greenpoint slice shop.Eat & drink · 7 min · $$El PingüinoOysters, conservas and minute-stirred martinis at a Spanish seafood bar near the Greenpoint waterfront.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $Taqueria RamirezA CDMX-style taco counter on Franklin Street — suadero, tripa and a sidewalk rail to lean on.
Eat & drink · 8 min · $Taku SandoPork katsu sandos on house-baked milk bread at the river end of Greenpoint Avenue.Nassau AvGreenpoint
Eat & drink · 1 min · $$EavesdropA Tokyo-style listening bar on Manhattan Avenue — vinyl DJs, a serious sound system and a Gruyère-washed martini.
Eat & drink · 1 min · $Frankel's DelicatessenA new-school Jewish deli on Manhattan Avenue: lox bagels, brioche egg sandwiches and a reuben for the park.Eat & drink · 2 min · $Taqueria El ChatoA Michelin-noted Greenpoint taqueria where trompo al pastor and suadero tacos come off the spit and out of the choricera.
Eat & drink · 2 min · $$TørstTwenty-one rotating taps in a pine-clad Danish room — Brooklyn's beer-nerd standard.18 more near Nassau Av
Eat & drink · 2 min · $$$KelangMalaysian cooking in a red, Wong Kar-wai-lit room — oxtail rendang, char siu and the family's Hainanese chicken.Eat & drink · 3 min · $$$$HOUSE BrooklynA Tokyo chef's nine-course Japanese-French counter, tucked behind glass doors on Norman Avenue.
Eat & drink · 3 min · $$$$Restaurant YuuClassical French cooking, by a chef from Japan: a Michelin-starred counter by McCarren Park, where the duck pie gets its own soundtrack.Place · 3 min · FreeBeacon's Closet GreenpointBrooklyn's buy-sell-trade flagship — a warehouse of vintage racks priced to be worn, not framed.Eat & drink · 3 min · $$UzukiOne hundred percent buckwheat soba from a soba master, in a high-ceilinged room off Nassau Avenue.Eat & drink · 3 min · $$Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co.A fish market with a counter: shucked oysters, a lobster roll and the day's catch on ice.
Eat & drink · 3 min · $$BreezeMapo tofu, tea-smoked duck and soup dumplings at a Sichuan kitchen by the Nassau Avenue G.Eat & drink · 3 min · $PierozekHand-pinched pierogi on Bolesławiec pottery, a few doors from the Nassau Avenue G.
Eat & drink · 3 min · $$FalansaiEric Tran's Vietnamese-Mexican cooking, now on a Greenpoint corner — order the dac biet tasting menu.
Eat & drink · 4 min · $$Lise & VitoNatural wine, pink neon and a disco-ball bathroom — Nassau Avenue's late-night wine bar.Eat & drink · 5 min · $$Chrissy's PizzaSaucy whole pies with a shattering crust from an all-yellow Nassau Avenue storefront.
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$Bernie'sCheckered tablecloths, ice-cold martinis and chicken parm at Greenpoint's favorite retro dining room.
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$$Rule of ThirdsChicken fat onigiri, a three-course duck and a deep sake list in a bright, wood-lined Greenpoint room.Eat & drink · 5 min · $ACREColorful bento, fermented vegetables and a brioche egg sandwich at a Japanese café with a garden.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $$$KRUOld Thai recipes, cooked with care in North Williamsburg — relishes, beef tongue massaman and ma hor.Eat & drink · 7 min · $Peter Pan Donut & Pastry ShopCounter stools, paper hats, and the borough's most loved donuts — Greenpoint since the 1950s.Eat & drink · 7 min · $$Diamond LilVelvet stools, oysters and well-made cocktails at a low-key bar with a garden on Nassau Avenue.Eat & drink · 8 min · $$Border TownCult flour tortillas, finally with a home — tacos and a Cadillac margarita at Nassau and Humboldt.Metropolitan AvWilliamsburg
Experience · 1 min · $Barcade BrooklynClassic arcade games on quarters and a rotating craft-beer list — the original Barcade.
Eat & drink · 2 min · $$Kellogg's DinerThe 1926 corner diner at Metropolitan and Union, back with chrome, Tex-Mex and a serious dessert case.
Eat & drink · 4 min · $Union PoolA Williamsburg institution: patio tacos, a photo booth, a DJ and a live-music back room.Eat & drink · 6 min · $$Ugly BabyBrooklyn's fiery Thai legend, reborn on Grand Street — sour sea bass curry and pad ped with tripe.11 more near Metropolitan Av
Eat & drink · 6 min · $$St. MazieLive swing and jazz, oysters and a back patio in a dark New Orleans-style bar on Grand Street.
Experience · 6 min · $The City Reliquary MuseumA Williamsburg storefront museum devoted to the everyday ephemera of New York and the people who collect it.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $$Bar MadonnaWilliamsburg's Italian-American cocktail bar — Bellinis, a crisp-edged meatball parm and charred wings in a room that turns into a party.Eat & drink · 6 min · $$$Echo Lake & UndercurrentA sugarcane-spirits bar upstairs and a 20-seat vintage-rum tasting room below.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $$$Bamonte'sA Williamsburg red-sauce dining room since 1900 — tuxedoed waiters, strong martinis, and a pork chop parm cut to your table's size.Eat & drink · 7 min · $$$St. AnselmThe 2011 Metropolitan Avenue steakhouse where the butcher's steak still beats everything.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $$$Café Bar J.F.Llama Inn's successor on Withers Street: a South American tavern with the rooftop intact.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $$LeoSourdough pizza, a clam pie and rotating soft serve, with tables you can actually get.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $Fortunato BrothersA Neapolitan pastry café on Manhattan Avenue since 1976 — cannoli, lobster tails, house gelato and the rainbow cookie cake.
Eat & drink · 8 min · $$$The Four HorsemenJames Murphy's natural-wine bar that quietly earned a Michelin star — still just a great neighborhood room.
Eat & drink · 8 min · $$Night of JoyA living-room cocktail bar on Lorimer Street with a roof deck for frozen margaritas.BroadwayWilliamsburg
Flushing Av
Myrtle-Willoughby Avs
Classon AvBedford–Stuyvesant
Clinton-Washington AvsFort Greene
Eat & drink · 4 min · $$$Roman'sAndrew Tarlow's daily-changing Italian menu a block off Fort Greene Park — small room, total conviction.
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$$SailorApril Bloomfield's nautical little bistro on DeKalb, now with a wood-paneled tavern room next door.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $$Bar HereticNatural wine and house sourdough with chili honey butter, a block off DeKalb.Eat & drink · 6 min · $$$Place des FêtesOxalis's Clinton Hill wine bar — tweed banquettes, Spanish natural wine and sardine toast over smoked butter.1 more near Clinton-Washington Avs
Fulton StFort Greene
Eat & drink · 1 min · $$Black Forest BrooklynBoots of lager, pretzels and properly good schnitzel a short walk from BAM.Eat & drink · 1 min · $$$$IkigaiA twelve-seat, not-for-profit kaiseki counter in a Fort Greene townhouse, with Polish accents.Eat & drink · 1 min · $$Strange DelightCornmeal-crusted fried shrimp on milk bread and crab remoulade under globe lights, a few steps from the Fulton Street G.
Eat & drink · 2 min · $$$FradeiA tiny subterranean room for seasonal French plates, natural wine and a solo steak tartare.8 more near Fulton St
Eat & drink · 3 min · $$OleaA corner Mediterranean taverna on Lafayette Avenue — Fort Greene's long-running weekend habit.
Experience · 3 min · $$A Night at BAMBrooklyn's multi-arts center, home of the Next Wave festival, with the Howard Gilman Opera House, the Harvey Theater and BAM Rose Cinemas.Eat & drink · 4 min · $$$TheodoraDry-aged fish, za'atar kubaneh and a feta-and-honey tequila cocktail from the Miss Ada team.
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$Café PauletteSteak frites, oysters and natural wine on a heated patio facing Fort Greene Park.Eat & drink · 5 min · $$Walter'sOysters, a French dip and Bloody Marys on DeKalb, with a Japanese whisky bar hidden in the back.Eat & drink · 7 min · $$$Miss AdaTomer Blechman's modern Israeli corner room — Fort Greene's definitive date restaurant.Eat & drink · 8 min · $$$Colonia VerdeShrimp tacos, mezcal and a string-lit backyard that turns dinner into the whole night.Eat & drink · 8 min · $$$SailorApril Bloomfield's nautical little bistro on DeKalb, now with a wood-paneled tavern room next door.Hoyt-Schermerhorn StsFort Greene
Eat & drink · 5 min · $$Stack'd BurgerA Downtown Brooklyn halal burger shop where fresh patties are cooked to order and the wings get a 16-hour marinade.
Eat & drink · 6 min · $$$Gage & TollnerBrooklyn's 1892 chophouse reborn — mirrors, brass chandeliers, a perfect martini and baked Alaska.
Experience · 8 min · $Vintage Subway Cars at the New York Transit MuseumWalk through a century of subway cars parked on the tracks of a decommissioned Brooklyn station.Bergen StCobble Hill
Eat & drink · 4 min · $$Zabb PuTawnNorthern Thai on Court Street — sour fermented ribs and a khao soi with noodles two ways.Eat & drink · 6 min · $$Shelsky's of BrooklynA Court Street appetizing counter with its own kettle-boiled bagels — the Member of the Tribe.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $Court Pastry ShopCannoli, sfogliatelle and summer lemon ice on Court Street since 1948.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $$$La VaraSpanish plates big and small, all designed for sharing, with full dining at the bar — on a Clinton Street brownstone block.Carroll StCarroll Gardens
Eat & drink · 4 min · $$Hungry ThirstyFiery regional Thai in Ugly Baby's old Smith Street room — salted-egg squid and a blazing yellow curry.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $$$Frankies 457 SpuntinoLower Court Street's Italian standby since 2004 — cavatelli with hot sausage and browned sage butter.Eat & drink · 7 min · $Court Pastry ShopCannoli, sfogliatelle and summer lemon ice on Court Street since 1948.
Eat & drink · 7 min · $F&F PizzeriaFrankies' slice shop in a converted Court Street garage — hot sausage, brown butter and sage.Smith-9 StsCarroll Gardens
Experience · 6 min · $$A Show at The Bell HouseA former Gowanus warehouse where national comics, live podcasts and Brooklyn variety nights share the stage.Eat & drink · 7 min · $F&F PizzeriaFrankies' slice shop in a converted Court Street garage — hot sausage, brown butter and sage.Eat & drink · 8 min · $$$Frankies 457 SpuntinoLower Court Street's Italian standby since 2004 — cavatelli with hot sausage and browned sage butter.Eat & drink · 8 min · $$Hungry ThirstyFiery regional Thai in Ugly Baby's old Smith Street room — salted-egg squid and a blazing yellow curry.7 AvPark Slope
Eat & drink · 3 min · $$WinnerDaniel Eddy's bakery counter — breads, sandwiches, and rotisserie chicken that reorganized Park Slope mornings.Eat & drink · 5 min · $Bagel HoleSmall, crackly-crusted Park Slope bagels that are never, ever toasted.
Experience · 6 min · $A Night at BarbèsA Park Slope back room where the music changes country every night and the hat gets passed.Eat & drink · 8 min · $$FondaRoberto Santibañez's original — serious Mexico City cooking in a small, warm South Slope room.Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Stops follow a typical weekday midday G trip in the MTA's published timetable, so part-time branches and late-night changes aren't shown. Walking times are estimates on the street grid. Check service changes on mta.info before you ride; LovelyNYC is not affiliated with the MTA.