In Line In Brooklyn

On Saturday, I met up with a friend from MHC after 7 years. We had brunch at Banc in Murray Hill. It was a nice brunch spot with a great brunch/lunch menu and outside seating. Afterwards, Nelson picked me up and we headed to Brooklyn Heights for evening. Luckily, we found street parking and walked along the Promenade to Brooklyn Bridge Park. The weather was wonderful and the skyline was spectacular. As we waited in line at Brooklyn Ice cream Factory at its Dumbo location, we saw six couples posing for their wedding pictures in the river front. Since I'm not a fan of ice cream, I didn't really appreciate the fresh, home made flavors. But Nelson found the 20min wait completely worth it for his cone of choclate choclate chunk.

Soon after we joined another line at Grimaldi's Pizza. Arguably known as best pizza in New York, Grimaldi's seem to attract tourists and locals alike. We waited for about 45mins before we were called ahead of a few people in line as we were a party of three. The seating in the restaurant was crammed and fully maximized. We ordered a two small pizzas, one with extra cheese for me, the other with sweet pepper and onion toppings. The pizza was completely worth it. The crust was so fresh and we even had leftovers to bring back.

Though we had earlier planned to go to Coney Island as well, we decided against it. We had been there with a couple of friends last summer and weren't too impressed by the surroundings. The beach was nice and the boardwalk was pretty typical. There were lots of carnival games and rides that attracted families with kids. The sit down eating options were limited and we ended up having some mediocre Mediterranean food. It would be a nice enough place for a more planned visit next time.