Guidebook for Brooklyn

Jesse
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Best pastrami.
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Mill Basin Deli
5823 Avenue T
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Best pastrami.
Brooklyn's best cheese shop.
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Bedford Cheese Shop
265 Bedford Ave
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Brooklyn's best cheese shop.
Wood grille specialties. Walking distance. Delicious.
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Speedy Romeo
376 Classon Ave
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Wood grille specialties. Walking distance. Delicious.
Solid neighborhood restaurant. Very good food. Great for brunch. Garden. Walking distance.
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Bar Bolinas
455 Myrtle Ave
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Solid neighborhood restaurant. Very good food. Great for brunch. Garden. Walking distance.
Outdoor food trucks - weekends.
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
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Outdoor food trucks - weekends.
Drinks, small plates and sometimes entertainment. Beautiful space. Walking distance.
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Sisters
47 E 124th St
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Drinks, small plates and sometimes entertainment. Beautiful space. Walking distance.
Great neighborhood coffee. Walking distance.
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BitterSweet
180 Dekalb Ave
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Great neighborhood coffee. Walking distance.
Best vegan fine dining in NYC.
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Dirt Candy
86 Allen St
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Best vegan fine dining in NYC.
Excellent vegan.
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Peacefood
41 E 11th St
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Excellent vegan.
Counter-service take-out. BEST CLASSIC NY SLICE PIZZA! At our corner.
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Luigi Pizzeria
326 Dekalb Ave
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Counter-service take-out. BEST CLASSIC NY SLICE PIZZA! At our corner.
Excellent baked goods and sandwiches. Walking distance from house.
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Choice Market
318 Lafayette Ave
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Excellent baked goods and sandwiches. Walking distance from house.
Best neighborhood coffee. Walking distance from house.
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Brooklyn Roasting Company
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Best neighborhood coffee. Walking distance from house.
Jessica's Favorite.
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Billy's Bakery
184 9th Ave
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Jessica's Favorite.
High-end dining. Very special. Three Michelin stars.
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The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
431 W 37th St
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High-end dining. Very special. Three Michelin stars.
Our favorite BBQ
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Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue
408 3rd Ave
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Our favorite BBQ
Old school coal oven pizza - excellent!
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Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitana
1524 Neptune Ave
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Old school coal oven pizza - excellent!
Old school coal oven pizza - excellent! The original Patsy Grimaldi!
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Juliana's
19 Old Fulton St
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Old school coal oven pizza - excellent! The original Patsy Grimaldi!
Asian Influence. Off the beaten path. Old school East Village vibe in Red Hook.
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Grindhaus
275 Van Brunt St
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Asian Influence. Off the beaten path. Old school East Village vibe in Red Hook.
High-end dining. Very special. Two Michelin stars.
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Blanca
261 Moore St
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High-end dining. Very special. Two Michelin stars.
Excellent prepared foods, baked goods and sandwiches. Walking distance from house.
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Peck's
455A Myrtle Ave
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Excellent prepared foods, baked goods and sandwiches. Walking distance from house.
Excellent Chinese - high food standards
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Kings Co Imperial
20 Skillman Ave
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Excellent Chinese - high food standards
BEST DONUTS! Walking distance.
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Dough Doughnuts
5th Avenue
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BEST DONUTS! Walking distance.
Excellent Deli. Montreal style. DELICIOUS!
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Mile End Deli
97a Bond St
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Excellent Deli. Montreal style. DELICIOUS!
Brooklyn style meets Middle Eastern. One of my favorites.
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Glasserie
95 Commercial St
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Brooklyn style meets Middle Eastern. One of my favorites.
Excellent - walking distance from house. One of Brooklyn's best farm to table. Daily menu.
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Roman's
243 Dekalb Ave
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Excellent - walking distance from house. One of Brooklyn's best farm to table. Daily menu.
My favorite in the neighborhood. Great food and fancy cocktails.
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Evelina
211 Dekalb Ave
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My favorite in the neighborhood. Great food and fancy cocktails.
Super delicious lobster rolls at Industry City.
Frying Pan Brooklyn
51 35th St
Super delicious lobster rolls at Industry City.
Delicious fresh ingredients at affordable prices. Closest restaurant to house.
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Dosa Royale
258 Dekalb Ave
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Delicious fresh ingredients at affordable prices. Closest restaurant to house.
An institution. Old school diner.
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Mike's Coffee Shop
328 Dekalb Ave
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An institution. Old school diner.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of our favorite venues to hear jazz. Great BBQ.
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Jazz Standard
116 E 27th St
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One of our favorite venues to hear jazz. Great BBQ.
The Jazz Gallery serves as an international cultural center where the youngest generation of emerging professional jazz musicians are nurtured with opportunities to collaborate with their peers, discover and refine their creativity, and perform in front of eager audiences. Highly recommend for jazz fans.
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The Jazz Gallery
1158 Broadway
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The Jazz Gallery serves as an international cultural center where the youngest generation of emerging professional jazz musicians are nurtured with opportunities to collaborate with their peers, discover and refine their creativity, and perform in front of eager audiences. Highly recommend for jazz fans.
Off the beaten path - flower shop and bar. Music, drinks, pop-up food, dj-s.
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Sycamore Bar + Flower Shop
1118 Cortelyou Rd
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Off the beaten path - flower shop and bar. Music, drinks, pop-up food, dj-s.
Pretty space. Friendly crowd. Good drinks. Walking distance.
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Hanson Dry
925 Fulton St
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Pretty space. Friendly crowd. Good drinks. Walking distance.
Great roof-top bar with beautiful Manhattan skyline views.
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Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Ave
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Great roof-top bar with beautiful Manhattan skyline views.
A well kept secret since 1990.
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Jazz 966
966 Fulton St
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A well kept secret since 1990.
Bowling, music, food - Questlove spins on Thursdays.
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Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
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Bowling, music, food - Questlove spins on Thursdays.
Brooklyn's best dive bar. Friendly crowd. Walking distance from house. Great jukebox. Smoke friendly garden.
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Alibi
242 Dekalb Ave
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Brooklyn's best dive bar. Friendly crowd. Walking distance from house. Great jukebox. Smoke friendly garden.
Love this place - low-key, good drinks, sometimes pop-up food. great music, huge garden.
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Doris
1088 Fulton St
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Love this place - low-key, good drinks, sometimes pop-up food. great music, huge garden.

Sightseeing

Beautiful and next to Brooklyn Museum of Art.
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Isityalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington Ave
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Beautiful and next to Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Skip the statue.
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Ellis Island
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Skip the statue.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful waterfront park with stunning Manhattan views.
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Iparke ye-Brooklyn Bridge
334 Furman St
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Beautiful waterfront park with stunning Manhattan views.
Olmstead & Vaux natural masterpiece.
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Ipharki yeProspect
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Olmstead & Vaux natural masterpiece.

Arts & Culture

HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
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I-Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
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HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
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I-Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
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INCREDIBLE!
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Iziko Lomuzi wezolimo laseMarekhiya
200 Central Park West
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INCREDIBLE!
LOVE!
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The Hayden Planetarium
200 Central Park West
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LOVE!
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
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Art school campus with small but lovely sculpture garden. Walking distance.
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Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Ave
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Art school campus with small but lovely sculpture garden. Walking distance.
Local history exhibits and beautiful library.
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Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St
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Local history exhibits and beautiful library.
Brooklyn's cultural center.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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Brooklyn's cultural center.
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Imuziyam yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Shopping

One of my favorites.
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L.A.B Brooklyn
144 Driggs Ave
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One of my favorites.
Excellent high-end petigreed vintage modern at 200 Lex.
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1stdibs Has Moved to Chelsea
200 Lexington Ave
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Excellent high-end petigreed vintage modern at 200 Lex.
Lively neighborhood. Independently owned shops. Great restaurants.
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Williamsburg
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Lively neighborhood. Independently owned shops. Great restaurants.
Locally owned shops and antique stores.
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Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
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Locally owned shops and antique stores.
Discount shoppers paradise.
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Century21 Stores
32 Church St
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Discount shoppers paradise.

Essentials

Top notch butcher. Carefully sourced meat.
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Fleishers Craft Butchery
192 5th Ave
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Top notch butcher. Carefully sourced meat.
Carefully sourced. Excellent butcher.
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The Meat Hook
397 Graham Ave
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Carefully sourced. Excellent butcher.
Weekend open air farmer's market at Fort Greene Park.
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Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
Dekalb Avenue
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Weekend open air farmer's market at Fort Greene Park.
Best neighborhood grocery. Carefully sourced food with excellent butcher. Walking distance.
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Greene Grape Wine & Spirits
765 Fulton St
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Best neighborhood grocery. Carefully sourced food with excellent butcher. Walking distance.