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East Williamsburg · Wine bar

Land to Sea

$ · Reviewed August 2026

A Hong Kong–inspired café in East Williamsburg where the back room feels like a night market, the seasonal lattes are worth the trip, and the owners built the whole place as a love letter to their families' immigration story. Come before 6pm.

East Williamsburg · Cocktail bar

Mommy's Cocktail Bar

$$ · Reviewed July 2026

A January 2025 opener in the old Ba'sik space, run by Bonnie's and Bee's Knees veterans. The cocktails are genuinely playful — yogurt-washed gin, Tang-arita, cookie-jar punch — and the room feels like someone's living room, which is the whole point.

East Williamsburg · Pizza restaurant✶Editor’s Pick

Balera

$$$ · Reviewed May 2026

Sexy East Williamsburg pizzeria with Roman-style pies, Italian wine, and disco-ball lighting after dark.