Hope & Anchor

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The Extras: You can order high stacks of buttermilk pancakes, omelettes and other breakfast fare all day long.

When to Go: Catch first-class karaoke from 9pm to 12am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Red Hook has been a Brooklyn gentrification project for a while---starting with the conversion of waterfront warehouses into commercial spaces for glass-blowing, woodwork and other artisanal enterprises. A block from New York Harbor is the retro-cool diner Hope & Anchor, where you can get a hot pastrami on rye with whole-grain mustard and wash it down with a “red hooker” (Makers Mark and peach...

Brick and mirrors on weekdays, smoke and mirrors for weekend drag queen karaoke. Diner faves with additional flaves, try meatloaf and mashed potatoes or something more creative like a ham-wrapped tuna steak. Hanging art and sailor motif spice up metallic retro-diner décor. $7 blueberry mojitos in summer make the most of amateur pipes and morning-after headaches.

The Scene
A crowd this mixed--local workers, lounging artists and adventuresome city folk--usually signals one of two things: the only restaurant around, or a reasonably priced diner that...

Hope & Anchor is a friendly little diner in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Come down and join us. Have a bite, sing a song, tell a tale. Hope & Anchor Diner is located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, near the water, south of Carroll Gardens neighborhood.