The Find What’s Rare team wants you to love your neighborhood — so much, in fact, that you never want to leave it. We want you to know the best restaurants, bars and neighborhood food trucks, so we are sharing our knowledge in a new series: “The Guide to Never Leaving Your Neighborhood.”

We’ll be jumping boroughs, crossing bridges and transferring trains to show you the highlights of your neighborhood.

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Two stops past Bedford Avenue on the L train, East Williamsburg offers you all that Brooklyn stereotypes would assume — mainly an escape from Manhattan and hipsters — but without the foot traffic of Williamsburg proper.

Here, the coffee shops are full of regulars and drop-off-pick-up laundry is as common as late night, neon lit bars. It has charm without presenting completely family-friendly. It’s edgy, yet relaxed.

A good day begins with coffee, and East WIlliamsburg has no shortage of caffeine. We recommend The Hungry Ghost, a NYC-chain with good seating and welcoming decor, for your first cup. And for your second — if it’s Saturday or Sunday — pair it with brunch at Harefield Road, where any entree comes with hot or iced coffee and a mimosa, all for $14.

Change up the drink of choice at Grimm Artisanal Ales, a Brooklyn-based brewery with an impressive selection of draft beers. Looking for more on tap? Check out Matt Torey’s, the neighborhood pub.

You’d rather a cocktail? Check out Easy Lover, which has comedy, or Tuffet, which has charcuterie, or Basik, which has Monday night jazz — the descriptions give a good sense of their vibes. Need we say more?

For food, we recommend an Italian escape, that is, Lella Alimentari. It closes early so catch this delicious light-fare Italian before 6 p.m. Just missed it, but still want Italian? Try out Roberta’s, for a perfect late-night option.

Want to dine in and cook local? Shop at The Meat Hook, an aesthetically pleasing butcher shop — only in Brooklyn would that phrase ever be used — with produce sourced from local urban farms. Pair your dinner with desserts from Fortunato Brothers to ensure that your dinner guests leave satisfied — and that you never leave your neighborhood.

Have we done your neighborhood? Let us know if we haven’t, and we’ll get to finding what’s RARE, so you don’t ever have to leave.

By Joseph Held, Blog + Content Curator