Dolores & David’s guidebook
Our Favorite Neighborhood Restaurants/Bars
Great Mexican food. Delicious dishes in a beautiful spot. Brunch is often a wait to get a table. It is worth it though.
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Chavela's
736 Franklin AveGreat Mexican food. Delicious dishes in a beautiful spot. Brunch is often a wait to get a table. It is worth it though.
Saraghina
350 Lewis AveGreat Italian pizzeria and bakery
Catfish
1433 Bedford AveDelicious New Orleans restaurant and bar
For All Things Good
343 Franklin AvenueA very delicious vegan Mexican.
Great Mexican food truck attached to a bar. Good place to go with kids during the day. At night adult only.
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Chilo's
323 Franklin AveGreat Mexican food truck attached to a bar. Good place to go with kids during the day. At night adult only.
Amazing Ethiopian food (it happens to be vegan as well). Always packed.
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Ras Plant Based
739 Franklin AvenueAmazing Ethiopian food (it happens to be vegan as well). Always packed.
For a coffee, pastry or a quick crepe. Half a block from our location.
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Le Paris Dakar
518 Nostrand Ave.For a coffee, pastry or a quick crepe. Half a block from our location.
MISC
758 Franklin AveThe best Thai restaurant in our neighborhood.
Great Burmese food. A bit more expensive and upscale than the other restaurants on this list but worth de detour.
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Rangoon
500 Prospect PlaceGreat Burmese food. A bit more expensive and upscale than the other restaurants on this list but worth de detour.
To do with kids
We have spent many weekend's here. It is great for the little ones (up to 5-6 years old). There is also a great playground next to the museum.
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn AveWe have spent many weekend's here. It is great for the little ones (up to 5-6 years old). There is also a great playground next to the museum.
Do you need a break for a couple hours, this is a great place to take the kids. And it is close to the a wonderful carousel
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Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush AveDo you need a break for a couple hours, this is a great place to take the kids. And it is close to the a wonderful carousel
There are often some fun activities here for the kids. Right next to the zoo.
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Lefferts Historic House
452 Flatbush AveThere are often some fun activities here for the kids. Right next to the zoo.
An amazing institution with great exhibitions. Kids will enjoy the floors devoted to early American houses (with rebuilt houses inside the museum).
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Imuziyam yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyAn amazing institution with great exhibitions. Kids will enjoy the floors devoted to early American houses (with rebuilt houses inside the museum).
Supermarkets
Open all night. Great for organic foods, snacks of all kinds and a quick resupply.
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Wholesome Foods
1306 Atlantic AveOpen all night. Great for organic foods, snacks of all kinds and a quick resupply.
Huge (by NYC standards) and open until late. It probably has everything you need.
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Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton StHuge (by NYC standards) and open until late. It probably has everything you need.