USA // NY 9.2 - Out and about in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Trench Coat from FASH MOB

We were stuffed from our meal but I insisted on heading to Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop because I saw good ratings on Yelp. I don't know if I got the wrong donut, but my toasted coconut donut (forgot if that was the exact name) was way too creamy and buttery. I should have gone for the classic glazed donut instead. Anyway, if you're interested in checking it out, I heard the honey dipped, old fashion cruller, apple crumb and red velvet are good. I must mention, though, that I think Dough's donuts win Peter Pan's hands down.

After my very unsatsifying donut, we walked towards Bedford Avenue, where you'll find many vintage shops and other clothing stores like Ugly Luggage (antique furniture and houseware) and In God We Trust (a casualwear New York label selling apparel, jewellery and accessories. I love the jewellery here!). There's also Mast Brothers Chocolate, a chocolatier with innovative flavours like Maple. We got Stumptown Coffee, which didn't taste like much at first, but was better towards the end. Not really my thing though and I prefer Awfully Chocolate for the price. If you're into coffee, try Blue Bottle Coffee! It's pretty famous. I didn't try it because I had been having too much coffee so I opted for a smoothie from Juice Press instead. My absolute favourite smoothie chain in New York.

Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
727 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
b/t Meserole Ave & Norman Ave
Greenpoint

Mast Brothers Chocolate
111 N 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11249
Williamsburg - North Side

Blue Bottle Coffee
160 Berry St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
b/t 6th St & 5th St
Williamsburg - North Side

Other places you might wanna check out:

BeeHive Oven Biscuit Cafe
182 S 2nd St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
b/t Driggs Ave & Roebling St
Williamsburg - South Side

Moe’s Doughs Donut Shop
126 Nassau Ave
Greenpoint, NY 11222
b/t Eckford St & Mc Guinness Blvd
Greenpoint

USA // New York 9.1 - Brooklyn Brunchin'

How Javin looks when he drinks his drink

 vs how I look when I drink mine

 One of the best dishes I had in New York!

 Brunch with a view ;)

The weather seemed warmer so we headed out of Manhattan and into Brooklyn to explore Williamsburg. Finally!! Javin was really excited about this place because we heard that there were a lot of menswear stores there. It's also known to be upcoming, hip, indie etc etc.

We started off with brunch at Fives Leaves (not Four Leaves ah Singaporeans this is upgraded hahaha), which turned out to be one of the best meals I had in New York. It's a bit of a walk from the station but it was worth it! From the outside it didn't seem like much, but when we entered, we were greeted with chatter and a lively ambience. Woody elements with lots of light made the place feel very comfortable. As we were shown our way to our table, I couldn't help gawking at everyone's food! Everything looked so delicious.

We got truffle fries, mushroom toast and ricotta pancakes to share. The truffle fries and ricotta pancakes were highly raved about on Yelp but the star of the meal for me was the mushroom toast! Oh I wish I could have it now. The gravy reminds me of ikea's meatball gravy.

Five Leaves
18 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
b/t Nassau Ave & Lorimer St
Greenpoint