Williamsburg shopping in Brooklyn: 11 shops by street
Bedford Avenue is the name everyone knows, but Grand Street has four of Williamsburg's eleven independent shops, and it ends at the river.
Williamsburg shopping comes down to 11 independent shops, and the street with the most is Grand Street, not Bedford Avenue. Grand has four of them; Bedford has one.
Grand Street ends at the East River in Grand Ferry Park, the old landing of the Grand Street Ferry. NYC Parks says the ferry carried farm goods and passengers to Manhattan and stopped running in 1918.
So start north on Berry Street and finish on Grand, at the water. The route is 1.7 miles, about 36 minutes on foot. We hold Google hours for only 4 of the 11 shops, so check the rest before you go.
Quick facts
- Shops: 11 independent shops, 4 on Grand Street and 1 on Bedford Avenue
- Walk: 1.7 miles from Berry Street to the river end of Grand Street, about 36 minutes on foot
- Hours on file: 4 of the 11 shops, and 3 of those open 7 days a week
- Closed days: 1 of the 4 closes a day a week, Amarcord Vintage Fashion on Mondays
- Ratings: 3.8 to 4.8 on Google across 4 rated shops, read 20 September 2026
- Further east: 2 more shops, 1.5 miles or more on foot from Grand Street
North 6th Street and Berry Street
Start at VIBE TWLV, 50 Berry Street, near North 11th Street. This guide files it as a boutique and has no hours for it, so look at its own site before you set out.
Walk south to Malin Landaeus, 157 North 6th Street, just off Bedford Avenue. It sells vintage for women and keeps the longest hours on the walk, 11 am to 8 pm every day, and 3 reviews mention size inclusivity. Reviewers are split, with 32 five star reviews and 12 at one star, for 3.8 on Google from 53 reviews, read 20 September 2026.
Three blocks east, 10 ft Single by Stella Dallas is at 285 North 6th Street, near Havemeyer Street. We have only its address, checked on 24 September 2026. Walk in blind.
Bedford Avenue and Driggs Avenue
Bedford Avenue gets one stop. Amarcord Vintage Fashion at 223 Bedford, between North 4th and North 5th Streets, is a vintage shop with menswear, open noon to 7 pm and closed on Mondays. Reviews single out its designer pieces and the condition of the clothes.
A minute's walk from Grand Street, Mociun is at 683 Driggs Avenue, and it has no hours on file either.
Grand Street, down to the river
Turn west on Grand. Seven Wonders Collective is at 203 Grand Street, between Bedford and Driggs Avenues, with no hours on file.
Two blocks on, Antoinette at 119 Grand and Maimoun at 111 are a few steps apart. Antoinette sells vintage every day of the week, and not one of its 30 Google reviews gives one star.
Maimoun is the one stop to make if you only make one. It sells new designers and is 4.8 on Google from 23 reviews, read 20 September 2026, with 21 of them at five stars. Hours start at noon, or 11 am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Pilgrim Surf + Supply, at 33 Grand Street between Kent and Wythe Avenues, is the last shop before the water. The name says surf; this guide files it as a boutique, with no hours on file.
Grand Street ends a block later at Grand Ferry Park. Its history sign says Richard Woodhull named the area Williamsburgh in 1810. Williamsburgh became a city in 1852, and the City of Brooklyn annexed it three years later and dropped the h.
Bedford Avenue has the name, and Grand Street has the shops.
Further east, and when to go
Two more shops on this guide's Williamsburg list are well east of the walk. AZUL is in suite 104 at 35 Meadow Street (its listing name says avant garde and artisanal menswear). It is a 1.5 mile walk from Seven Wonders Collective, and Friends NYC at 56 Bogart Street is 0.6 miles past it, a few blocks from Bushwick's shops.
All 4 shops with posted hours are open together from noon to 7 pm, Tuesday to Saturday, and noon to 6 pm on Sunday. On Mondays, only Amarcord closes.
Take the L to Bedford Avenue, or the NYC Ferry to its North Williamsburg landing at North 6th Street and Kent Avenue, by the ferry's own route page. From the Lower East Side, walk the Williamsburg Bridge.
NYC DOT says the bridge carried pedestrians when it opened in 1903, and it still has a walking path. The park's sign adds that it gave Eastern European immigrants an easy route out of the Lower East Side. By 1917, Williamsburg was the most densely populated part of Brooklyn.
The Williamsburg page lists all 11, the Lower East Side guide covers the other end of the bridge, and the best vintage stores in NYC guide goes citywide.
Common questions
Is Williamsburg good for shopping?
Yes, for vintage and new designers: 11 independent shops, with 4 on Grand Street. Check hours before a long trip, since we hold them for only 4 of the 11.
Where to shop in Williamsburg Brooklyn?
Grand Street, from Driggs Avenue down to the river, then North 6th Street and Bedford Avenue. The four on Grand are Seven Wonders Collective, Antoinette, Maimoun and Pilgrim Surf + Supply.
How to get to Williamsburg Brooklyn from Manhattan?
Take the L train to Bedford Avenue, the NYC Ferry to North Williamsburg, or walk over the Williamsburg Bridge. The ferry lands at North 6th Street and Kent Avenue, three blocks from Malin Landaeus.