Essentials
Good grocery store with fresh bread and prepared foods.
522 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Union Market
240 E Houston StGood grocery store with fresh bread and prepared foods.
Neighborhood fruit and vegetable store with great selection and prices.
12 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
K & Y Fruit & Veggie Inc
291 Court StNeighborhood fruit and vegetable store with great selection and prices.
Closest market but least selection. Not great fresh stuff – best for basics like flour & sugar.
663 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham AveClosest market but least selection. Not great fresh stuff – best for basics like flour & sugar.
Bien Cuit
120 Smith StDelicious bakery!
Staubitz Market
222 Court StOldest local meat market
Very large selection of everything you can imagine, also prepared food and beer garden/deck for eating on 2nd floor. Check out the Gowanus Canal while you're there!
800 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StVery large selection of everything you can imagine, also prepared food and beer garden/deck for eating on 2nd floor. Check out the Gowanus Canal while you're there!
Great cheese shop with lots of gourmet items and fresh bread.
47 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Stinky Bklyn LLC
215 Smith StGreat cheese shop with lots of gourmet items and fresh bread.
Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith StGreat fresh meat market/butcher
Smith & Vine
317 Smith StLocal wine/liquor shop
Brooklyn Fare
200 Schermerhorn StGood grocery store
Food Scene
Delicious local restaurant. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
148 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Rucola
190 Dean StDelicious local restaurant. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th StExcellent
Local favorite. Small, dinner only, very good – often long wait!
30 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Battersby
255 Smith StLocal favorite. Small, dinner only, very good – often long wait!
Great bagels & cream cheese + deli! Take out only
15 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Smith St. Bagels
202 Smith StGreat bagels & cream cheese + deli! Take out only
French food and fresh pastries. Croissants baked each morning. Lunch and dinner too.
17 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Provence en Boite
263 Smith StFrench food and fresh pastries. Croissants baked each morning. Lunch and dinner too.
Coffee/muffins in the morning, good weekend brunch and lunch and dinner
82 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Building On Bond
112 Bond StCoffee/muffins in the morning, good weekend brunch and lunch and dinner
Wine bar and food, cozy atmosphere. Dinner.
52 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Black Mountain Wine House
415 Union StreetWine bar and food, cozy atmosphere. Dinner.
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt AveGreat inexpensive Mediterranean/falafel. Lunch/dinner.
Joya
215 Court StGood Thai, cash only
Konditori
114 Smith StGood cafe and coffee
Entertainment & Activities
Carroll Park
President StreetGood park for kids
Boerum Park
364 Warren StGood park for kids
Great park and walk for kids with swings, slides, and paths along the water.
82 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 / Atlantic Avenue station
Great park and walk for kids with swings, slides, and paths along the water.