Kyle Green
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, is a beautiful and friendly-family neighborhood. It’s lined with beautiful trees and named after the namesake park in the area.
Brooklyn is filled with unique neighborhoods worth exploring when you visit New York.
The food and bar scene in Brooklyn is eclectic and fun regardless of what type of bar you’re into.
Whether you’re feeling something more upscale, a dive bar, or just looking for a great happy hour, here are the best bars in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Public House
247 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: 347-227-8976
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Less than a mile from Fort Greene Playground South is the Brooklyn Public House. This bar is a vintage space where everyone over 21, of course, can enjoy their favorite drink.
Some of the walls feature exposed brick, while the rest of the bar is comfy and warm. It’s the perfect place to kick back with a cold one after a long day.
Brooklyn Public House is a bar and restaurant. They have a full-service bar, so you can enjoy beer, wine, or a nice cocktail if that’s your thing.
When I stopped in, I was craving a cold beer. Luckily, they have plenty of domestic and New York craft beers on tap. Their menu has plenty of bar bites to keep you full while you hang out.
The Rockwell Place
31 Rockwell Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 917-909-1093
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The Rockwell Place is named after the street it’s on, right near the Long Island University Brooklyn. This cocktail bar is in an industrial building with concrete floors and beautiful brick walls.
The bar is long and stretches the length of the space, giving ample room for people to sit there or at one of their tables.
While The Rockwell Place is a cocktail bar featuring delicious and unique drinks, they have plenty of craft beer and a decent wine selection.
They regularly have cocktails on their specials menu, but their beer shot combination is a popular special.
You get an IPA and a shot of brandy. It’s an odd combination, but it’s affordable and part of what makes this bar special.
Dick and Jane’s Bar
266 Adelphi St, Brooklyn, NY 11205
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A short walk from Fort Greene Park is Dick and Jane’s Bar. This quaint and speakeasy-style bar is a favorite in the neighborhood and beloved by visitors.
You’ll enter through a speakeasy door and enter a dimly lit cocktail bar. The bar is lined with tile and, like many Brooklyn buildings, features brick walls.
Dick and Jane’s Bar specializes in cocktails, but they have a small selection of rotating beers and wine. It was hard to decide which cocktail to try first when I visited this bar.
I went with their Honey, I Dew. It was gin, honeydew melon, cucumber, lemon, elderflower, and honey. I wanted to try more, but I loved that one so much I ordered another.
The Great Georgiana
248 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: 917-589-8945
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The Great Georgiana is across the street from The Brooklyn Public House on Dekalb Avenue. This bar is the epitome of a warm and welcoming bar.
There are large wooden doors, plenty of wood tables inside and out to sit at, and, my favorite, twinkling lights hanging above the bar. It’s the neighborhood bar everyone loves.
There’s lots of wine, beer, cocktails, and delicious frozen cocktails. The frozen cocktails are perfect on warm days to cool you off.
If you’re not interested in a frozen cocktail, you have to try the Delete Facebook cocktail. They make it with tequila, grapefruit, honey, and hot sauce. It’s unique and surprisingly delicious.
Petit Paulette
136 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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Petit Paulette is a bakery and coffee shop by day and a tapas and wine bar by night. It’s right next to the famous restaurant Paulette Bistro.
This charming little bar almost makes you feel like you’re sitting outside at a Parisian cafe rather than Brooklyn. The interior is lovely, but that’s most people’s favorite part if you can sit outside.
This wine bar has a large selection of red, white, sparkling, and blends by the bottle. Sharing a bottle with friends is a great way to spend some time in Brooklyn.
They also sell wine by the glass if you want to try a few different ones. I loved the Kumpft and Meyer Riesling. I had to order the oysters to pair with it.
DSK Brooklyn – Die Stammkneipe
710 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 347-841-4495
Only minutes from South Oxford Park is DSK Brooklyn. This beautiful German beer garden is a casual spot to hang out with friends, make new friends, and drink delicious imported German beer.
The inside of DSK is typical of a German pub, and the outside has wood picnic tables and the German flag on the walls.
Even if you don’t like beer, they have an excellent wine selection. That being said, it’s probably one of the best places in Brooklyn to try delicious beer.
They import almost all their beer from Germany and serve classic German and American food. I tried their Einbecker Pilsner and then their Berliner Weisse, which is a wheat and sour beer.
Mo’s Bar & Lounge
80 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-797-2849
Around the corner from the Museum of Contemporary African, Diasporan Art is Mo’s Bar and Lounge.
Whatever you picture when you think of a local watering hole, that’s what Mo’s looks like. The bar is filled with vintage furniture and decor. Even if you’re just visiting New York, you’ll feel like a Brooklyn local here.
Mo’s has a fully stocked bar, plenty of domestic and craft beer, and wine. As a local watering hole, the prices were relatively low compared to other larger New York and Brooklyn bars.
I wasn’t looking for anything fancy when I came here, so I opted for classic gin and tonic with lime.
Fulton Hall
250 Ashland Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-673-6740
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Fulton Hall is only a few blocks away from Fort Greene Park, near the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
This beautiful neighborhood bar boasts concrete floors, modern decor, and small flags of other nations strung from the ceiling. Its atmosphere is welcoming, and it’s a lively place to grab a drink on the weekend or after work.
They have a full bar with liquor, beer, and wine. If you can, you may want to drop in for a happy hour. It runs from four to seven, Monday through Friday.
The special includes a dollar off certain draft beers, special price cocktails, and specific wine. I stopped in with some friends, and we ordered a pitcher of beer. It was a fun experience.
Vine Bar
81 Fleet Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 347-422-0015
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Vine Bar is on Fleet Place, just north of Long Island University Brooklyn. You’ll know you’ve arrived at Vine Bar when you see a big white sign with greenery sticking out of planters surrounding their outside seating area.
It’s a beautiful space with greenery wallpaper on the inside and plenty of room to drink with friends.
This Brooklyn bar has pretty much everything you could want. There’s a fully stocked bar with spirits almost everyone will like.
Plus, there’s an excellent selection of draft beer and wine for those who don’t want a cocktail. I couldn’t resist ordering a few glasses of chardonnay with a charcuterie board.
Endswell
773 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 929-276-3150
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Endswell is a chic bar that’s less than a mile from the Cuyler Gore Recreation Center. This small French bistro and bar is a popular choice to drink with friends.
There are white brick walls, marble tables, black leather seating, and plenty of space at the bar if you don’t want to sit at a table.
Besides the French cuisine served here, Endswell is known for its beautifully crafted cocktails. I asked the bartender what cocktail they recommended, and they brought me their Le Reve.
It’s a drink made with white rum, rice milk, vanilla, heavy cream, and espresso. For those who aren’t cocktail drinkers, they have beer and wine too.
Colonia Verde
219 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: 347-689-4287
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Colonia Verde is less than a five-minute walk to Fort Greene Park. This Latin American-inspired restaurant and bar is a bright and colorful spot to grab a drink.
The walls are a bright white with black window paneling and cream and color accents throughout the restaurant. The patio outside is a favorite place at this spot.
This bar and restaurant serve lunch, dinner, brunch, and fabulous cocktails. They also have a small beer and wine selection.
I knew I wanted to try at least one of their cocktails, so I went with the Tickled Pink. They make it with Aria gin, mezcal, pink peppercorn syrup, bitters, and lime. If you prefer a simple drink like rum and coke, they have a full bar.
Olea
171 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 718-643-7003
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Olea is on Lafayette Avenue near Queens of All Saints Church. It’s a Mediterranean restaurant and bar that has a bohemian vibe.
The colors are neutral inside, but the space is filled with plants and other greenery. They have an outside seating area they keep warm during the winter, so you can still enjoy a drink outside.
This bar is known for serving delicious Mediterranean-inspired tapas, sangrias, and other delicious drinks.
Olea has plenty of cocktails, beer, and wine, but everyone was raving about their sangria recipes. I started with their classic red sangria, and while I wanted another glass, I ordered their white mango next. Both are worth trying.
Walter’s
166 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-488-7800
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Walter’s is directly across the street from Fort Greene Park, so it’s perfect for a drink after exploring or hanging out there.
The atmosphere looks upscale when you walk in with marble floors, a wood bar, and black seating and tables, but everyone is very inviting.
The first thing I noticed about the menu is that they have a larger wine selection than some other cocktail bars in the neighborhood.
I wasn’t sure what I was in the mood for, so I asked the bartender what they recommended. I was drinking a fantastic frozen mango margarita the next thing I knew.
FancyFree
71 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 347-763-0024
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Less than five minutes from the Brooklyn Academy of Music is FancyFree. The bar is beautiful with light wood floors, dark tables, and a great atmosphere.
Everyone has a great attitude, and it’s one of the most welcoming places I’ve been to in New York.
FancyFree has plenty of food, beer, wine, and liquor for you to try whenever you visit. I dropped in for their happy hour, which is great if you can make it in between three and seven on weekdays.
They have margaritas and old fashions for only $10, and they have great food to munch on too.
Alibi
242 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
If you’re a fan of dive bars, you won’t want to miss Alibi. It’s on Dekalb Avenue near many other bars and restaurants, and it’s the epitome of a classic dive bar.
It features wood floors, wood and brick walls, and it is entirely cashless. It’s the type of bar you see people writing on dollar bills and hanging behind the bar.
The Alibi bar is a lively, fun, and casual place to kick back with a drink. If you’re looking for something fancy, this isn’t the place for you.
You’ll want a domestic or local beer, a simple cocktail, or a glass of house wine. The drinks tend to be cheaper here, which is always good.
Whatever your go-to drink is, you’ll find a bar you’ll love in Fort Greene. From hand-crafted cocktails to domestic drafts and international wines, there’s a place for a great drink here.
If you’re looking for a great place to grab a drink nearby in Park Slope, check out our guide to the bar scene there.
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