Sunday, 1:00 PM. Skip the boozy brunch and do barbecue and beers instead (with ice cream and cocktails to follow).

STOP 1

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Gowanus is a great spot for a Sunday lunch, especially with a group of friends or family. The place is massive, so if you forget to make reservations (yes, they take those), a long wait is unlikely. Plus, ribs are much easier to share than eggs benedict.

The best dishes here are the jumbo wings and pork ribs. Sadly, the sides are pretty weak, but the fried green tomatoes are a good substitute. Dinosaur also boasts 20 beers on tap with pints from $7 and pitchers from $14-$30.

*roof at ample hills ice cream, gowanus*

STOP 2

After lunch, head one block down to A mple Hills Creamery, where if it's a nice day, you can enjoy flavors like Ooey, Gooey Butter Cake and Salted Crack Caramel, while sitting in an Adirondack chair on the spacious roof deck. The ice cream is made completely from scratch and you can scoop the inventive concoctions into a variety of cones, including pretzel, chocolate, chocolate chip and of course, the regular ole' sugar cone.

STOP 3

Finish off your afternoon with a cocktail just across the Gowanus Canal at Lavender Lake. Find a seat on the deck out back and sip the day away.

RECAP:

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: Huge southern BBQ joint. Ribs, wings, pitchers. Repeat.
Ample Hills Creamery: Crazy ice cream flavors made from scratch in BK. Rooftop cone crushing.
Lavender Lake: Cocktails in a spacious backyard.

ESSENTIAL INFO:

-Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is located at 604 Union Street, Brooklyn. Ample Hills Creamery is located at 305 Nevins Street, Brooklyn. Lavender Lake is located at 383 Carroll Street, Brooklyn.

-Total Cost: About $60 per person for BBQ and beer, ice cream and an afternoon cocktail, including tax and tip. If you go with a group, the cost may be lower by sharing plates and pitchers.

-For large lunch groups at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, reserve a table a few days in advance.

-Ample Hills Creamery is a popular spot for children's birthday parties, but they are held in a private party room next to the roof deck.