The Pier 69 Market Blog
Stories, guides, and musings from your neighborhood cafe on the Bay Ridge waterfront
Food
A wrap is the only lunch you can eat standing up at the pier without losing half of it. What is on the wrap menu, and where to take it once you have it.
Food
Two breakfasts that share a plate and a bottle of syrup, and are not the same thing. How to choose, what to drink with each, and why the waterfront is where a slow one belongs.
Local Guide
Bay Ridge does not have a shopping district. It has three, running in different directions. How to walk them in one afternoon, and where the break goes.
Food
Not a cheesesteak, not a burger. What the chop actually does to the beef, the two versions we make, and where to eat one within five minutes of the Narrows.
Community
A school order is three different crowds eating in three different rooms on one schedule. How to plan the breakfast, the lunch and the field day so none of it arrives late or untouched.
Local Guide
Walk to the end of Bay Ridge Avenue and the sidewalk runs out into the Narrows. What you see from the railing, when to go, how to get there, and what to carry out with you.
Food
A short pastry case is a decision, not a limitation. What is in ours, which coffee or tea belongs with each one, and which pastries survive the walk to the waterfront.
Food
Saturday and Sunday mornings mean breakfast sandwiches, fresh coffee, and waterfront walks. What to order, when to arrive, and where to take your food for the best views.
Food
October brings pumpkin spice lattes, spiced chai, and hot apple cider. What to order, what pairs well with it, and where to take your fall beverage after you pick it up.
Food
Most people order it on autopilot. Given five cheeses and three add-ons, there is a right way to build it and a few ways to ruin it.
Food
It became a punchline before it became a breakfast. What separates a good one from a sad one, and how to order it on the Brooklyn waterfront.
Food
The wind off the Narrows changes what you want for lunch. Two soups, the size decision nobody thinks about, and the grilled cheese question.
Local Guide
Four and a half acres on Shore Road that most people drive past. What is in there, when to go, and where the coffee is.
Coffee
Not everyone at the table drinks coffee. Hot chocolate, chai, matcha and what to order when caffeine is not the point.
Local Guide
Rain does not close the waterfront, it empties it. A short walk in the quiet, a long sit indoors, and the plan that holds up either way.
Local Guide
The Owl's Head dog run, the Shore Road promenade, and three ways to handle the coffee stop with a leash in hand.
Local Guide
Flat, paved and separated from traffic. The route from Owl's Head Park to the Narrows, and where to stop for coffee first.
Local Guide
Delivery, order-ahead pickup, curbside or catering. Which one to use, and what actually travels well in a bag.
Local Guide
Street parking, the R train, the ferry landing and the B70. How to reach the Bay Ridge waterfront, park once, and walk the rest.
Food
Twelve chicken options is a lot to absorb standing at a counter. How the board is actually organized, and how to pick in under a minute.
Local Guide
Almost all of Brooklyn's waterfront faces the wrong way for this. Where to stand on the Bay Ridge shore, when to arrive, and what is still open once the light goes.
Local Guide
Six in the morning is a different neighborhood. What the waterfront looks like before it wakes up, and what to order when you are first through the door.
Local Guide
Most cafes here are built around the morning. What a Bay Ridge evening looks like when the counter is still open at 8:45 PM.
Food
What cold-pressed actually means, what is on The Juicery board, and when a juice beats a smoothie on the waterfront.
Local Guide
The ferry docks at the foot of Bay Ridge Avenue. How to time your coffee around the boat, and what actually travels well on the water.
Food
Bay Ridge has deep Italian roots and pasta remains the neighborhood defining comfort food. Here is where tradition meets the waterfront.
Coffee
Two popular espresso drinks, two very different experiences. Here is what sets them apart and where to find both expertly made by the waterfront.
Coffee
Cold brew from a tap is not the same as iced coffee from a pot. Here is what makes it different and where to find it by the waterfront.
Coffee
Two of the most misunderstood drinks on any espresso menu. A side-by-side guide to help you decide.
Food
A dedicated kids section, waterfront seating, and La Colombe coffee for the adults. Family dining that does not compromise.
Lifestyle
Office celebrations, home gatherings, and everything in between. A guide to planning the kind of holiday party Bay Ridge deserves.
Food
From smash burger sliders for kids to acai bowl bars for adults. Birthday party food that actually gets eaten.
Food
Upgrade Monday mornings with La Colombe coffee and breakfast sandwich platters. A practical guide by team size.
Coffee
The bridge connects Brooklyn to Staten Island. The coffee connects you to the neighborhood underneath it. La Colombe espresso steps from the landmark.
Food
La Colombe coffee service, premium burgers, and breakfast platters. What corporate catering looks like when a neighborhood cafe takes it seriously.
Lifestyle
Waffles the kids will eat, coffee the parents actually want, and a neighborhood built for families. Everyone eats well at the same table.
Food
Acai bowls, fresh smoothies, full-meal salads, and a cafe that proves healthy food does not have to mean boring food.
Neighborhood
Four miles of harbor views, the Verrazano on the horizon, and La Colombe coffee to carry along the way. How to walk the Shore Road promenade.
Neighborhood
Shore Road, the harbor, and a table outside. Where to eat al fresco in Brooklyn's most underrated waterfront neighborhood.
Community
A Brooklyn-born street artist with worldwide recognition brings original work to Bay Ridge. All proceeds go to Narrows Botanical Gardens.
Neighborhood
Waterfront walks, neighborhood restaurants, and La Colombe coffee. A date night without the crowds.
Food
A full-meal salad at a waterfront cafe that takes fresh food as seriously as its coffee program.
Food
Deep pockets, crisp edges, and fresh berries. A guide to Belgian waffles at a Bay Ridge waterfront cafe.
Neighborhood
Parks, walking paths, harbor views, and good food. A complete guide to the Bay Ridge waterfront in Brooklyn.
Food
Real fruit, blended to order. A guide to fresh smoothies and smoothie bowls near the Bay Ridge waterfront.
Local Guide
Burgers, salads, pasta, and more. Where to eat lunch in Bay Ridge, from the waterfront to Third Avenue.
Local Guide
Remote work changed the rules. Here is where Bay Ridge locals go to get things done with good wifi, real coffee, and a view.
Coffee
When the air changes, your coffee order changes too. A seasonal guide to lattes, chai, and warm beverages on the waterfront.
Coffee
Rishi ceremonial-grade matcha, chai lattes, and premium loose-leaf tea at a Bay Ridge waterfront cafe.
Local Guide
Where to go for weekend brunch in Bay Ridge without the wait. Belgian waffles, acai bowls, and La Colombe coffee by the waterfront.
Local Guide
The breakfast sandwich is the most democratic food in Brooklyn. Everyone has an opinion, and in Bay Ridge the conversation starts at the waterfront.
Food
A good acai bowl sounds simple until you try to find one made right. In Bay Ridge, your options are more limited than you might expect.
Food
A double smash patty, American cheese, special sauce, and a brioche bun. This is not a complicated burger. That is exactly the point.
Coffee
Cortado, flat white, cappuccino, latte. They all start with espresso and milk. But the ratios change everything.
Local Guide
Every great morning in Bay Ridge starts the same way: good coffee, something warm on the plate, and a view of the water if you can get it.
Neighborhood
Twenty-seven acres of green space, the best skyline view in Brooklyn, and a La Colombe cortado waiting at the bottom of the hill.
Coffee
One is brewed hot and cooled down. The other never touches heat at all. The difference matters more than you think.
Coffee
A Philadelphia roaster that sources from 30 countries, roasts in small batches, and shows up in Bay Ridge at a waterfront cafe. Here is why it matters.
Neighborhood
Coffee at Pier 69, a walk through Owl's Head Park, the NYC Ferry to Manhattan, and dinner back in the neighborhood. The perfect Brooklyn day, planned start to finish.
Food
The smash burger trend is not a trend. It is a return to how the best burgers have always been made. Here is the science, the history, and where the Pier 69 Burger fits in.
Tea
Not everyone is a coffee person. Pier 69 Market serves Rishi Tea, one of the most respected organic tea brands in the country. Here is what to order.
La Colombe espresso, Rishi tea, fresh breakfast, and the Pier 69 Burger. All at 10 Bay Ridge Ave.