It’s like a city within a city. It’s an outdoor gourmet food fair popping up every Saturday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, known as Smorgasburg. It gets packed, but on a beautiful day, being there feels like a vacation, with river breezes, breathtaking views and mouthwatering food. Here’s how to enjoy Smorgasburg visiting with kids.
Take the L train to Bedford and walk west on N 7th St. toward the water. Want even more fun? Make the adventure bigger by riding the East River Ferry to N 6th St./N Williamsburg. Use the NYC Ferry’s app to buy advance tickets, or face the stress of trying to tap all the right buttons before the ferry pulls away.
Smorgasburg opens at 11 a.m., so plan to get to Williamsburg 10 a.m. so you’ll have time to visit a nearby playground and burn off energy beforehand. Bring bathing suits, buckets and a sheet (more on the sheet later). Let the kids run free and work up an appetite.
Here’s a very useful tip from Anna Knoebel, who writes the blog The Red Tricycle: “Most Smorgasburg vendors sell high-end food with sophisticated flavors, and although kids have their own palate preferences, it’s never fun spending money on food they don’t like. (bring cash, most stands don’t take credit cards). There are 100 vendors, so to save time and avoid getting caught up in lines, plan ahead to hit a few kid favorites. An automatic winner for the kid crowd is Pizza Moto, where you’ll find personal pies baked to order in a steel-arched mobile oven designed by the Pizza Moto founder. One $10 Margherita pie is big enough for two small kids. Brooklyn Piggies makes another kid favorite: pigs in a blanket. Order three classic piggies for $5.”
Take the L train to Bedford and walk west on N 7th St. toward the water. Want even more fun? Make the adventure bigger by riding the East River Ferry to N 6th St./N Williamsburg. Use the NYC Ferry’s app to buy advance tickets, or face the stress of trying to tap all the right buttons before the ferry pulls away.