Brooklyn doesn't always get the Texas-vibe credit it deserves, but here's the truth — some of the most legit post-oak-smoked brisket and honky-tonk dive bars outside the Lone Star State are tucked between the Williamsburg waterfront and Red Hook's cobblestones. As a local who's eaten my way across both Brooklyn and Texas, these are the eight spots where the smoke ring, the Willie Nelson on the jukebox, and the longneck-in-a-bucket energy actually hits. Bring an appetite and don't wear a button-down.
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You just demolished a Texas-size combo platter at Dallas BBQ on 42nd Street, and now you've got a food coma to work off and the entire city blinking at you in 4K. Skip the second-loop-around-Times-Square trap — these eight stops are all within a quick walk of Dallas BBQ Times Square, run the gamut from rooftop skylines to last-minute Broadway tickets to legendary jazz clubs, and most stay open well past 10 p.m. From a born-and-bred New Yorker, here's the move.