Are These the 10 Best Bars in Brooklyn?
The Voice’s Fork in the Road blog recently released a ranking of the 10 best bars in Brooklyn. Selections were based on “atmosphere, company, value, and the quality of the beverages,” and Williamsburg’s Spuyten Duyvil nabbed the top spot. The rest: 2. Montero’s Bar and Grill (Brooklyn Heights); 3. Brooklyn Social (Carroll Gardens); 4. Sunny’s…
The Voice’s Fork in the Road blog recently released a ranking of the 10 best bars in Brooklyn. Selections were based on “atmosphere, company, value, and the quality of the beverages,” and Williamsburg’s Spuyten Duyvil nabbed the top spot. The rest: 2. Montero’s Bar and Grill (Brooklyn Heights); 3. Brooklyn Social (Carroll Gardens); 4. Sunny’s Bar (Red Hook); 5. Tip Top Bar and Grill (Bed-Stuy); 6. The Brooklyn Inn (Boerum Hill); 7. Freddy’s (Prospect Heights); 8. Smolen Bar and Grill (Greenwood Heights); 9. KeBeer Bar and Grill (Brighton Beach); and 10. Palace Cafe (Greenpoint). It’s nice to see so many neighborhoods represented! What do you think of the list?
Our Ten Best: Brooklyn Bars [Fork in the Road]
Photo by kisluvkis.
really?
I say “spoy-ten die-vil”
my bk top ten:
1 brooklyn inn (30-somethings+ crowd)
2 barcade (.25 cent retro games)
3 franklin park (outdoor garden)
4 cha cha’s (on the boardwalk)
5 henry street [st]ale House (fried pickles)
6 moe’s (great music)
7 3 jolly pidgeons (to watch the game w oldtimers)
8 Feeny’s (3$ guinness & Irish music)
9 Jakewalk (great wine/snack list)
10 The Leif Erikson (darts & 80’s jukebox)
Smolen?? Seriously? Not back in 2001 when I lived nearby.
That’s correct, jester.
Roger that 11217.
That’s how I say it as well, infinite…
The Gate.
I say, Spite-en Die-vil.
Rob… do you want to know how it’s *supposed* to be pronounced or how people say it when referring to this bar?
Spuyten Duyvil – I think folks around here say Spayten Dayvil… anyone from the Bronx on here?
Anyway, the ‘uy’ or ‘uij’ vowel combination in Dutch is hard to explain. It’s sort of like the ou in doubt combined with the ay in day. And you sort have to squeeze your mouth… it’s not a vowel sound we have in English. The consonants are basically the same.