Brad’s guidebook
Food scene
Our favorite neighborhood spot. Great for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Easily the coolest spot within a few blocks of our house.
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Little Skips East
1643 BroadwayOur favorite neighborhood spot. Great for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Easily the coolest spot within a few blocks of our house.
Fantastic pizza in a comfortable, no frills spot. Consistently good service, food, and drinks. Note, this place is cash only.
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Santa Panza
1079 BroadwayFantastic pizza in a comfortable, no frills spot. Consistently good service, food, and drinks. Note, this place is cash only.
Amazing pizza, really cool spot without trying to be cool. Nice bar, great cocktails, amazing selection of natural wines, and very good pizza. Their square pizza is their signature pizza, however their round pizzas are great too. They also have amazing salads and calzones. Highly recommend this spot. Oh, tips are included in the bill.
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Ops
346 Himrod StAmazing pizza, really cool spot without trying to be cool. Nice bar, great cocktails, amazing selection of natural wines, and very good pizza. Their square pizza is their signature pizza, however their round pizzas are great too. They also have amazing salads and calzones. Highly recommend this spot. Oh, tips are included in the bill.
*Closed due to pandemic*
Very nice little cafe just around the corner. Wonderful wraps, sandwiches and such. Very chill and low key. Great spot if you want a quick bite, a little wifi, and a coffee.
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MacDonough Cafe
83 Saratoga Ave*Closed due to pandemic*
Very nice little cafe just around the corner. Wonderful wraps, sandwiches and such. Very chill and low key. Great spot if you want a quick bite, a little wifi, and a coffee.
Great ramen place within 15 min walk from home. Delicious, affordable, chill, and very good veggie ramen also.
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Nana Ramem
330 Malcolm X BlvdGreat ramen place within 15 min walk from home. Delicious, affordable, chill, and very good veggie ramen also.
Some of the best pizza in all of NYC. A must visit for anyone visiting NYC. Waits can be long, but you can also grab a picnic table outside and grab a pizza from the neighboring "to-go" portion of the restaurant and typically eat within 30 mins. Great cocktails, beers, wine, and cool scene.
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Roberta's
261 Moore StSome of the best pizza in all of NYC. A must visit for anyone visiting NYC. Waits can be long, but you can also grab a picnic table outside and grab a pizza from the neighboring "to-go" portion of the restaurant and typically eat within 30 mins. Great cocktails, beers, wine, and cool scene.
Very popular spot in Bed Stuy. Cool, laid back scene. Good food and drinks.
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Saraghina
350 Lewis AveVery popular spot in Bed Stuy. Cool, laid back scene. Good food and drinks.
Cool kid spot in the neighborhood, just a couple of blocks from our place. Great cocktails, craft beers, and tasty food. Nice outdoor seating.
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All Night Skate
54 Rockaway AveCool kid spot in the neighborhood, just a couple of blocks from our place. Great cocktails, craft beers, and tasty food. Nice outdoor seating.
Very good food, wonderful cocktails, cool scene. Nice outdoor seating available.
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Father Knows Best
611A Wilson AveVery good food, wonderful cocktails, cool scene. Nice outdoor seating available.
Very good pho / Vietnamese restaurant. Cool scene with wonderful food. In spring of 2021m, they didn't have an alcohol license, so they allow byob on the down low.
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Money Cat Vietnamese Kitchen
554 Wilson AvenueVery good pho / Vietnamese restaurant. Cool scene with wonderful food. In spring of 2021m, they didn't have an alcohol license, so they allow byob on the down low.
Wonderful Mexican food with tasty to-go margaritas. Very good outdoor dining.
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Sonora
174 Howard AveWonderful Mexican food with tasty to-go margaritas. Very good outdoor dining.
Very nice cafe with wonderful breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Served on a biscuit roll which is amazing! Limited outdoor seating.
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Chez Alex
72 Ralph AveVery nice cafe with wonderful breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Served on a biscuit roll which is amazing! Limited outdoor seating.
Grocery store
This is the closest large format grocery store near our home. They have all the stables you would expect to find at a grocery store. Parking on the street near the grocery store is never really an issue, however life is made easier at this spot as they have a small parking lot which always has availability.
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Super Pioneer Supermarket
1657 BroadwayThis is the closest large format grocery store near our home. They have all the stables you would expect to find at a grocery store. Parking on the street near the grocery store is never really an issue, however life is made easier at this spot as they have a small parking lot which always has availability.
Wonderful medium sized grocery focused on natural foods just ~2 blocks from home. Lots of vegetarian options. Sandwiches are good and they have an insane dessert / cake selection.
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URBAN NATURE VALLEY MARKET
1725 BroadwayWonderful medium sized grocery focused on natural foods just ~2 blocks from home. Lots of vegetarian options. Sandwiches are good and they have an insane dessert / cake selection.
Neighborhoods
We lived in Bushwick before we bought 664 Decatur. Such a great neighborhood with wonderful restaurants, bars, wine shops, and world renown street art. Start at Troutman and Wyckoff for street art, restaurants and bars and walk around. You can't go wrong.
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Bushwick
We lived in Bushwick before we bought 664 Decatur. Such a great neighborhood with wonderful restaurants, bars, wine shops, and world renown street art. Start at Troutman and Wyckoff for street art, restaurants and bars and walk around. You can't go wrong.