With a mix of apartment buildings, warehouses, and converted artists lofts, East Williamsburg is part gritty industrial area and part rising creative quarter. Often mis-identified as Bushwick, and sometimes colloquially referred to as Morgantown or Robertasville, East Williamsburg is quickly developing an identity of its own. With plenty of street art, hidden away DIY spaces, historic buildings, tech enterprises, and trendy new shops, East Williamsburg is a place of constant flux, and a happy home for many a self-made creative individual with hustle and heart.
Art gallery with an awesome roof for the best opening parties.
City of Saints is a coffee aficionado's dream. Out of the way and rarely crowded it's housed in an impressive industrial warehouse with huge railroad beams overhead and amazing cut metal sign with custom neon lettering out front. There are street art murals on the brick walls and large production facility that houses a giant, eye-catching coffee roaster (a Loring S70 Peregrine to be exact). They boast a revolving showcase of experimental offerings in the way of espresso, drip, AND pour over and hold cuppings on most Saturdays. If you've never been to a coffee cupping before, I recommend attending one (and here especially) for a proper sense of appreciation of what it takes to produce that perfect cup of joe.
