Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Delicious farm-to-table Italian food and inventive cocktails, in a warm, urban rustic setting. Check out the garden if it's warm. The Saraghina bakery and the tapas bar, both adjacent, are also excellent.
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Saraghina
350 Lewis AveDelicious farm-to-table Italian food and inventive cocktails, in a warm, urban rustic setting. Check out the garden if it's warm. The Saraghina bakery and the tapas bar, both adjacent, are also excellent.
Small, chill restaurant/wine bar with carefully prepared food.
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Octavia's
216 Malcolm X BoulevardSmall, chill restaurant/wine bar with carefully prepared food.
Right on our corner! Great coffee and casual dining. Haitian food made with love.
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Grandchamps
197 Patchen AveRight on our corner! Great coffee and casual dining. Haitian food made with love.
They have Dough donuts!!! And also great coffee and pastries.
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Manny's
212 Patchen AveThey have Dough donuts!!! And also great coffee and pastries.
Super famous restaurant serving delicious farm-to-table food, including produce grown on the Brooklyn Grange rooftop garden. A bit pricey and can get crowded, but if you go during off-hours it's great.
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Roberta's
261 Moore StSuper famous restaurant serving delicious farm-to-table food, including produce grown on the Brooklyn Grange rooftop garden. A bit pricey and can get crowded, but if you go during off-hours it's great.
Loosie Rouge
93 S 6th StMy new favorite restaurant! Fabulous garden seating.
Bread Love
Breakfast and lunch, made with LOVE.
Great Senegalese food! And the vintage shop next door is fabulous too.
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Cafe Rue Dix
1451 Bedford AveGreat Senegalese food! And the vintage shop next door is fabulous too.
Shopping
Sweet organic market that feels more like a small-town store. Great place to get a fresh juice or smoothie or a sandwich to go.
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Bed-Stuy Fresh and Local
210 Patchen AvenueSweet organic market that feels more like a small-town store. Great place to get a fresh juice or smoothie or a sandwich to go.
Fantastic Saturday flea market in Fort Greene, just hop on the B26 bus that runs down Halsey Street and get off at Vanderbilt. For a full listing of flea markets in Brooklyn:
http://brooklynflea.com/
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Brooklyn Flea
51 North 6th StreetFantastic Saturday flea market in Fort Greene, just hop on the B26 bus that runs down Halsey Street and get off at Vanderbilt. For a full listing of flea markets in Brooklyn:
http://brooklynflea.com/
Wonderful vintage clothing, one-of-a-kind jewelry and high-end incense.
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Marche Rue Dix
1453 Bedford AveWonderful vintage clothing, one-of-a-kind jewelry and high-end incense.
Essentials
Like a hybrid between a fancy little market and a bodega -- they have nearly everything except beer.
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Healthway Gourmet
177 Patchen AveLike a hybrid between a fancy little market and a bodega -- they have nearly everything except beer.
Drinks & Nightlife
Charming and intimate little bar where you can usually hear live music and enjoy drinks and small bar snacks.
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LunÀtico
486 Halsey StCharming and intimate little bar where you can usually hear live music and enjoy drinks and small bar snacks.
Chill cocktail bar with deejays several nights a week.
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Bed-Vyne Cocktail
305 Halsey StChill cocktail bar with deejays several nights a week.
Great spot. Check the schedule for live performances and deejays!
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C'mon Everybody
325 Franklin AveGreat spot. Check the schedule for live performances and deejays!
Beautifully designed, cozy bar/lounge with a great sound system and local deejays.
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Ode to Babel
646 Dean StBeautifully designed, cozy bar/lounge with a great sound system and local deejays.
Parks & Nature
A much bigger park with a 3.5 mi road around the perimeter and live music several nights a week throughout the summer ( http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival )
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Prospect Place
Prospect PlaceA much bigger park with a 3.5 mi road around the perimeter and live music several nights a week throughout the summer ( http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival )
A serene and gorgeous place to cool down and escape the madness of the city.
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Isityalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington AveA serene and gorgeous place to cool down and escape the madness of the city.
Ferry to Governor's Island departs here. There are also volleyball courts, basketball courts, a beer garden and all kinds of other stuff to do.
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Iparke ye-Brooklyn Bridge
334 Furman StFerry to Governor's Island departs here. There are also volleyball courts, basketball courts, a beer garden and all kinds of other stuff to do.
One of the BEST places to visit during the summer! After a cool ferry ride, you can rent bikes, see art, and explore the beautiful historic buildings. The ferry departs from Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6:
https://govisland.com/info/ferry
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Governors Island
One of the BEST places to visit during the summer! After a cool ferry ride, you can rent bikes, see art, and explore the beautiful historic buildings. The ferry departs from Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6:
https://govisland.com/info/ferry
Rockaway Beach has perhaps the most eclectic surf/beach scene in the country! Not exactly a "parks and nature" getaway, but it's still the ocean! I've seen a humpback whale there, as well as dolphins on a regular basis. Take the A train at Utica to Beach 67/Averne by the Sea and walk 2 blocks to the beach. There are GREAT gourmet food offerings, beer and wine at the boardwalk concessions area.
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Rockaway Beach
Rockaway Beach has perhaps the most eclectic surf/beach scene in the country! Not exactly a "parks and nature" getaway, but it's still the ocean! I've seen a humpback whale there, as well as dolphins on a regular basis. Take the A train at Utica to Beach 67/Averne by the Sea and walk 2 blocks to the beach. There are GREAT gourmet food offerings, beer and wine at the boardwalk concessions area.
Sightseeing
The famous archway is the meeting point of several major roads and the marker for the Brooklyn Public Library (main branch), Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and the lovely Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
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Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueThe famous archway is the meeting point of several major roads and the marker for the Brooklyn Public Library (main branch), Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and the lovely Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
Arts & Culture
Imuziyam yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyHere's a link to a self-guided walking tour of street art in Bushwick, the neighborhood adjacent to ours. Bushwick has lots of cool restaurants, cafes, and live music venues too, as well as the very famous Roberta's (see restaurants):
http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-tours/walking-tours/new-york-graffiti-and-street-art-tours/
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Bushwick
Here's a link to a self-guided walking tour of street art in Bushwick, the neighborhood adjacent to ours. Bushwick has lots of cool restaurants, cafes, and live music venues too, as well as the very famous Roberta's (see restaurants):
http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-tours/walking-tours/new-york-graffiti-and-street-art-tours/