Guidebook for Brooklyn
Everything Else
Bakeri
150 Wythe AveAmazing baguettes and pastries
Amarcord Vintage Fashion
223 Bedford AveAmazing vintage finds.
Huge space with more racks than you may know what to do with. It takes a lot of digging, but I've found some great pieces here.
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Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey StHuge space with more racks than you may know what to do with. It takes a lot of digging, but I've found some great pieces here.
SLOWFAX
455 Graham AvenueAwesome little vintage boutique next to another favorite bar, The Richardson.
Lunch in the village. Menu changes daily and it's carry out only, so plan to eat on the waterfront. They sell out of their popular items quickly, so go around 1pm to choose from the full menu.
Better Being Underground
55 Leroy StLunch in the village. Menu changes daily and it's carry out only, so plan to eat on the waterfront. They sell out of their popular items quickly, so go around 1pm to choose from the full menu.
Catbird
108 Bedford AveJewelry
Shoe Market
197 N 6th StOMG Shoes
This is the gym I go to. They have day and week passes if you want to work out while you're here.
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Chalk Gyms
193 N 9th StThis is the gym I go to. They have day and week passes if you want to work out while you're here.
If you want a message, I highly recommend this place. It's not a total "spa experience" but the owner is lovely and their massage therapists are all very skilled. Reasonably priced, too.
Pure Qi Spa
268 Driggs AveIf you want a message, I highly recommend this place. It's not a total "spa experience" but the owner is lovely and their massage therapists are all very skilled. Reasonably priced, too.
Elsa
136 Atlantic AveGreat cocktails, cute space.
The Immigrants
341 East 9th StreetMy standby East Village wine bar.
Favorite burgers in the city. I usually get the Upstate Burger but the Peanut Butter Bacon Burger is totally worth a try. Great fries and fried pickles.
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Whitmans
406 E 9th StFavorite burgers in the city. I usually get the Upstate Burger but the Peanut Butter Bacon Burger is totally worth a try. Great fries and fried pickles.
This will be the best ice cream you ever have. There's also a location in Greenpoint, and usually a truck in my neighborhood, on Bedford between N 7th and 8th.
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan AveThis will be the best ice cream you ever have. There's also a location in Greenpoint, and usually a truck in my neighborhood, on Bedford between N 7th and 8th.
Drinks & Nightlife
Some of the best cocktails in the city, great ambiance.
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Hotel Delmano
82 Berry StSome of the best cocktails in the city, great ambiance.
Fancy absinthe cocktails. $1 oysters during happy hour.
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Maison Premiere
298 Bedford AveFancy absinthe cocktails. $1 oysters during happy hour.
Great dive with a lovely backyard space. Owners are Brazilian and they make a mean caipirinha. Pool tables and good music.
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The Ides Bar
80 Wythe AveGreat dive with a lovely backyard space. Owners are Brazilian and they make a mean caipirinha. Pool tables and good music.
Another local favorite. Strong drinks and good food, good outdoor space in the warmer months.
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Nita Nita
146 Wythe AveAnother local favorite. Strong drinks and good food, good outdoor space in the warmer months.
Favorite wine bar of all time. Small and intimate, with a well curated and regularly changing wine list.
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Pinkerton Wine Bar
263 N 6th StFavorite wine bar of all time. Small and intimate, with a well curated and regularly changing wine list.
Probably everything you picture when you think of Williamsburg. Beautiful space and they produce their own wines.
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Brooklyn Winery
61 N 8th StProbably everything you picture when you think of Williamsburg. Beautiful space and they produce their own wines.
Great cocktails on the same block as Slowfax, an adorable vintage boutique.
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The Richardson
451 Graham AvenueGreat cocktails on the same block as Slowfax, an adorable vintage boutique.
The Narrows
1037 Flushing AveGreat cocktail bar in Bushwick.
Food Scene
Awesome for brunch, great Bloody Marys. They also have a walk-up window where you can get an excellent Americano (Stumptown coffee).
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Cafe Colette
79 Berry StAwesome for brunch, great Bloody Marys. They also have a walk-up window where you can get an excellent Americano (Stumptown coffee).
Fornino
291 Kent AveAmazzzing pizza. And it's below the apartment. Win.
I'm usually a stickler for service and it isn't the best here, but the food is so good I don't even care. Everything I've eaten is amazing, but skip the wine.
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La Nonna Pizzaria Panino Peca
237 Bedford AvenueI'm usually a stickler for service and it isn't the best here, but the food is so good I don't even care. Everything I've eaten is amazing, but skip the wine.
Black Brick Coffee
300 Bedford AveFavorite coffee shop, hands down (Stumptown).
Swedish espresso bar right across from the apartment. Very good (highly caffeinated) espresso and coffee, as well as pastries. And so convenient.
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Konditori
167 North 7th StreetSwedish espresso bar right across from the apartment. Very good (highly caffeinated) espresso and coffee, as well as pastries. And so convenient.
Oasis
168 Bedford Ave$3 falafel sandwich. Need I say more?
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th StThere's something to all that hype.
Probably the most famous pizza in Brooklyn right now. You'll have to wait in line but it's worth the trip.
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Roberta's
261 Moore StProbably the most famous pizza in Brooklyn right now. You'll have to wait in line but it's worth the trip.
Wine bar / library / Italian restaurant in Greenpoint. Adorable, great food, very reasonably priced.
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Milk & Roses
35 Manhattan AveWine bar / library / Italian restaurant in Greenpoint. Adorable, great food, very reasonably priced.
Favorite Italian food in the city, hands down. Cash only (very reasonably priced), beer and wine.
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Malatesta Trattoria
649 Washington StFavorite Italian food in the city, hands down. Cash only (very reasonably priced), beer and wine.
M Shanghai
292 Grand StWhatever you do, get the soup dumplings.
Delicious street-style Mexican food. Super cheap. Good margaritas.
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La Superior
295 Berry StDelicious street-style Mexican food. Super cheap. Good margaritas.
You'll have a long wait, but if you really love eggs this is the place to be for brunch.
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Egg
109 N 3rd StYou'll have a long wait, but if you really love eggs this is the place to be for brunch.
Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks. Everything is amazing. You can't go wrong.
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Five Leaves
18 Bedford AveBrunch, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks. Everything is amazing. You can't go wrong.