Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
great little coffee shop with free wifi and a backyard!
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Daily Press Coffee
505 Franklin Avegreat little coffee shop with free wifi and a backyard!
really good pizza, but it's not by the slice. Also, 'girls' was filmed here!
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Speedy Romeo
376 Classon Avereally good pizza, but it's not by the slice. Also, 'girls' was filmed here!
Willow
506 Franklin Avelocally grown food, a little pricier
Emily
919 Fulton StSit down pizza restaurant.
Relaxed, standing-room only hangout serving ramen & other creative Japanese bites.
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Samurai Papa
594 Lafayette AveRelaxed, standing-room only hangout serving ramen & other creative Japanese bites.
Relaxed corner tavern featuring a menu of sandwiches, bar bites & cocktails, plus sidewalk seating.
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Cpt. Dan's Good Time Tavern
497 Greene AveRelaxed corner tavern featuring a menu of sandwiches, bar bites & cocktails, plus sidewalk seating.
Fancy Nancy
1038 Bedford AveThe best burger. Trust me. Order the burger.
Corner restaurant with a wraparound banquette, serving organic American fare by a Le Bernardin alum.
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Eugene & Company
397 Tompkins AveCorner restaurant with a wraparound banquette, serving organic American fare by a Le Bernardin alum.
David's Brisket House
533 Nostrand Ave.Brooklyn's Most Famous Brisket!
There is never a bad time to pig out on some good southern comfort food – it’s probably the best way to deal with a stressful week. While the whole menu at Peaches is extremely appetizing, you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to eat some shrimp and grits (don’t forget the collard greens and cornbread on the side!)
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Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins AveThere is never a bad time to pig out on some good southern comfort food – it’s probably the best way to deal with a stressful week. While the whole menu at Peaches is extremely appetizing, you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to eat some shrimp and grits (don’t forget the collard greens and cornbread on the side!)
The bestttttt donuts! Don't miss out on trying one of these, but get there early for a full selection. Many flavors sell out later in the day.
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Dough Doughnuts
5th AvenueThe bestttttt donuts! Don't miss out on trying one of these, but get there early for a full selection. Many flavors sell out later in the day.
outdoor seafood spot with cornhole and nearby views of the statue of liberty
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Brooklyn Crab
24 Reed Stoutdoor seafood spot with cornhole and nearby views of the statue of liberty
Smorgasburg
90 Kent Avefood trucks and tents galore!
Drinks & Nightlife
Cool laid back bar. Great for drinking alone or with friends.
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Glorietta Baldy
502 Franklin AveCool laid back bar. Great for drinking alone or with friends.
bar and restaurant. Good for trying to catch a sports game in the neighborhood. Also good American pub food.
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Black Swan
bar and restaurant. Good for trying to catch a sports game in the neighborhood. Also good American pub food.
Dynaco
1112 Bedford Aveawesome dark bar with a fireplace. Yummy cocktails.
cute bar. frozen margaritas and a yummy taco truck out back.
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Chilo's
323 Franklin Avecute bar. frozen margaritas and a yummy taco truck out back.
Hanson Dry
925 Fulton Stcute dark bar
Fulton Grand
1011 Fulton Stgreat bar to go with a friend or even by yourself.
Do or Dive Bar
1108 Bedford Avedivey rock and roll bar
Small Neighborhood bar with yummy frozen drinks and a backyard patio.
Monday night Drag Bingo at 9pm is always fun and totally free! (Tipping the host is recommended)
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The Hole
312 BowerySmall Neighborhood bar with yummy frozen drinks and a backyard patio.
Monday night Drag Bingo at 9pm is always fun and totally free! (Tipping the host is recommended)
LGBTQueer friendly bar with music venue in the back.
Monthly trivia night, monthly story telling. Check their website for schedule of events.
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C'mon Everybody
325 Franklin AveLGBTQueer friendly bar with music venue in the back.
Monthly trivia night, monthly story telling. Check their website for schedule of events.
Relaxed watering hole offering tropical drinks, plus live reggae music, dancing & a patio.
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Lovers Rock
419 Tompkins AveRelaxed watering hole offering tropical drinks, plus live reggae music, dancing & a patio.
This pub with reclaimed-wood decor serves rotating draft microbrews & hosts DJs most nights.
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Bed-Vyne Brew
370 Tompkins AveThis pub with reclaimed-wood decor serves rotating draft microbrews & hosts DJs most nights.
Hip, candlelit cocktail bar featuring live DJs, plus backyard seating with a ping-pong table.
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Doris
1088 Fulton StHip, candlelit cocktail bar featuring live DJs, plus backyard seating with a ping-pong table.
Hip hangout for cocktails, Italian small plates & live music nightly, from gypsy jazz to neo-folk.
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LunÀtico
486 Halsey StHip hangout for cocktails, Italian small plates & live music nightly, from gypsy jazz to neo-folk.
Bembe
81 S 6th Stlatin nightclub when you just want to dance!
Output
74 Wythe Aveelectronic music night life
Everything Else
Nice Pizza
340 Franklin Avegood pizza (not by the slice)
Essentials
Brooklyn Farms Associated Fresh Market
1125 Fulton Stgrocery store
Walgreens
2325 Flatbush AvePharmacy
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton StLarge Super Market
Metropolitan Citymarket
1142 Bedford AveClosest grocery store (a little pricey)
Parks & Nature
Central Parks younger, slightly smaller sister.
Big enought to get lost in. Great for walks, jobs, bike rides, and picnics.
Saturday is the farmers market by the Grand Army Plaza entrance.
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Ipharki yeProspect
Central Parks younger, slightly smaller sister.
Big enought to get lost in. Great for walks, jobs, bike rides, and picnics.
Saturday is the farmers market by the Grand Army Plaza entrance.
Herbert Von King Park
670 Lafayette AveSmall park with a dog park.
Great park to walk around or picnic at.
Tennis courts.
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Fort Greene Park
South Portland AvenueGreat park to walk around or picnic at.
Tennis courts.
Beautiful botanical gardens. Must purchase tickets to get in.
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Isityalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington AveBeautiful botanical gardens. Must purchase tickets to get in.
Sightseeing
Grand Army Plaza, the oval at the main entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, was meant to provide a wide and picturesque approach to the park, which park designer Calvert Vaux (1824–1895) considered a vital design element. The Plaza was one of the first features of Prospect Park to be built and marks the beginning of the Eastern Parkway (1866), the world’s first parkway, also designed by Vaux and his partner Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903). The parkway’s intended purpose was to connect the City’s parks with ornamental roads free of commercial traffic.
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Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueGrand Army Plaza, the oval at the main entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, was meant to provide a wide and picturesque approach to the park, which park designer Calvert Vaux (1824–1895) considered a vital design element. The Plaza was one of the first features of Prospect Park to be built and marks the beginning of the Eastern Parkway (1866), the world’s first parkway, also designed by Vaux and his partner Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903). The parkway’s intended purpose was to connect the City’s parks with ornamental roads free of commercial traffic.
Take a walk along the Brooklyn Bridge, day or night, it's a sight to see.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeTake a walk along the Brooklyn Bridge, day or night, it's a sight to see.
Arts & Culture
Biggie Mural
Really Large Biggie mural a few blocks away.