article_snippet.sent: Stateside Shoreditch, as it were.
article_snippet.sent: Beneath the too-cool-for-school surface, however, lies some old-fashioned Americana – not least in the all-American charm of the cheerful locals.
article_snippet.sent: Looking cool: Williamsburg, home to Jake Gyllenhaal among others, is awash with artisan bars .
article_snippet.sent: Carrying bags of Andy Warhol prints and a Sunday morning sized MOMA mug, we hopped into one of New York’s iconic yellow taxis for a short ride to low-rise Williamsburg, where another hipster favourite – craft beer – is taking hold.
article_snippet.sent: Artisan beer, artisan food and artisan art are all staples of New York’s burgeoning hipster culture, although to a cynical Brit like me, some of it felt a little try-hard.
article_snippet.sent: Then there’s the bewildering selection of places to eat.
article_snippet.sent: In Queens alone, there’s everything from Brazilian to British and everything in between - and nearly all of it is delicious.