Brooklyn Bridge
Opened on May 24 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge to link Manhattan and Brooklyn and is now crossed by an average of 350,000 people a day. Look to the North for an interesting image registration problem visible - you’d get a fright driving down that road!
At the foot of the Brooklyn side is The River Café, a restaurant that has a “romantic view like no other” of the Bridge and the East River. My fiancé and I have booked a table for Sunday brunch when we visit the states this September so I’m looking forward to trying the Brooklyn Bridge pudding.
Thanks: Alex, Jake, daniel, Bigyank, Ryan Weston & Catriona
Never heard of that cafe; probably a tourist place. Try menupages for other restaurants.
and to the northwest two buildings that sadly are no longer there
As a Brooklynite, I can tell you: don’t waste your time at that cafe. It’s a tourist trap. However, instead, go to Grimaldi’s, just around the corner from that place. Best pizza you’ll ever have, unless you go to Pepe’s in New Haven, CT. And then you can walk around the waterfront and get the same view for free. For free!!!
Seconding Gramaldi’s and a walk around the waterfront. Also, check out the Placemark: Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory / Google Earth, which is only a short walk down from Gramaldi’s.
I third Grimaldi’s. It’s incredible!
I’ve eaten at River Cafe. Service was slow and snotty, and the food was nothing remarkable. And they are one of the few places that insists on demanding you where a jacket. There are plenty of great restaraunts in Brooklyn. I lived near Smith street and had some great meals for less. I certainly third Grimaldi’s, but remember there can be quite a line at lunch, and they don’t sell slices.
Okay — how much?
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