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The best bars brooklyn heights dumbo has to offer, from wine bars on Columbia St to cocktail spots with Manhattan Bridge views. James Harlow picks the 10.
The short answer
10 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.
The best bars brooklyn heights dumbo has to offer sit at the intersection of old Brooklyn money and new Brooklyn energy, with the Manhattan Bridge as the backdrop. We have been drinking on this stretch of the borough for years, and these 10 are the ones that make the walk from the subway worth it every single time.
Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO share the Brooklyn waterfront and the best views of lower Manhattan in the borough. The bars here are quieter and more deliberate than anywhere else in Brooklyn. These are the ones that have earned their place on this stretch.
How we picked
Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO deliver a kind of drinking experience that nowhere else in the borough quite matches: quieter, more considered, and with a backdrop that makes every evening feel like it matters. Chez Moi is our non-negotiable for wine people. Gran Electrica is where you take out-of-towners who need to understand the view. Clover Club is how you end the night properly.
Start at the waterfront, work north into the Heights, and do not rush. This is a neighborhood that rewards slowing down.
James has been writing about New York bars since 2011. He moved to Brooklyn Heights briefly in 2018 and considers Gran Electrica under the bridge one of the best places to drink in New York.
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