Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
kind people, fast wi-fi, delicious crepes/sandwiches
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Le Paris Dakar
518 Nostrand Ave.kind people, fast wi-fi, delicious crepes/sandwiches
New Orleans food, ridiculous brunch, a mean bloody mary, a nice backyard
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Catfish
1433 Bedford AveNew Orleans food, ridiculous brunch, a mean bloody mary, a nice backyard
delicious coffee and breakfast/lunch food (salads, eggs, tamales); great place to work on a laptop or read or chat
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Colina Cuervo
759 Nostrand Ave.delicious coffee and breakfast/lunch food (salads, eggs, tamales); great place to work on a laptop or read or chat
delicious, cheap Caribbean curries, doubles, etc. I like the pumpkin curry or the goat curry, and a double (fried bread with chickpeas inside) is amazing and $2
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Gloria's In & Out
987 Nostrand Ave.delicious, cheap Caribbean curries, doubles, etc. I like the pumpkin curry or the goat curry, and a double (fried bread with chickpeas inside) is amazing and $2
Sakura Tokyo
604 Nostrand Ave.good Japanese food for takeout
Saraghina
350 Lewis AveINCREDIBLE PIZZA
nice place to get some french-african food or coffee and a pastry; lovely outdoor seating in the summer
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Cafe Rue Dix
1451 Bedford Avenice place to get some french-african food or coffee and a pastry; lovely outdoor seating in the summer
good place for a cup of coffee or a wifi session, fish tank tropical vibe
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Ibis Eats
663 Franklin Avegood place for a cup of coffee or a wifi session, fish tank tropical vibe
Lula Bagel
816 Nostrand Ave.you're in New York, you will need a bagel
Drinks & Nightlife
local watering hole extraordinaire, backyard, friendly
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Nostrand Avenue Pub
658 Nostrand Ave.local watering hole extraordinaire, backyard, friendly
awesome local bar, beautiful inside, great happy hour, outdoor seating in summer
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King Tai
1095 Bergen Stawesome local bar, beautiful inside, great happy hour, outdoor seating in summer
great big bar, outdoor space for nice weather, burgers/fries, dance party on weekends
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Franklin Park
618 St Johns Plgreat big bar, outdoor space for nice weather, burgers/fries, dance party on weekends
great space for music, live hip-hop or rock or sometimes DJ nights; relaxed, but good dancing later at night (post 10pm)
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Friends and Lovers
641 Classon Avegreat space for music, live hip-hop or rock or sometimes DJ nights; relaxed, but good dancing later at night (post 10pm)
Essentials
one of the largest supermarkets I have seen in all of NYC, has most everything, nearby are other fruit/veggie/meat/fish stands on Fulton St.
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Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton Stone of the largest supermarkets I have seen in all of NYC, has most everything, nearby are other fruit/veggie/meat/fish stands on Fulton St.
great produce, other essentials, you can also grab a quick cup of coffee or sandwich here, local NYC "bodega" deli, also has some korean take-out
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Kim's Blueberry Farm Inc
602 Nostrand Ave.great produce, other essentials, you can also grab a quick cup of coffee or sandwich here, local NYC "bodega" deli, also has some korean take-out
Parks & Nature
don't leave Brooklyn without spending an afternoon here! Meadows, lakes, walking paths, trees. . .
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Ipharki yeProspect
don't leave Brooklyn without spending an afternoon here! Meadows, lakes, walking paths, trees. . .
local little community garden; the doors are open usually on the weekends, take a coffee in there and relax!
Bergen Street Garden
1107 Bergen Stlocal little community garden; the doors are open usually on the weekends, take a coffee in there and relax!
Shopping
BERG'N
899 Bergen StBrooklyn flea market, also some great food options
Arts & Culture
check out their website for any music, theatre, dance, etc. going on, they always have great shows; also Friday nights they have a cafe with free music
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Avecheck out their website for any music, theatre, dance, etc. going on, they always have great shows; also Friday nights they have a cafe with free music
by-donation visit to a solid collection; beautiful building; great way to spend an afternoon; or they have late nights on Thursday and the 1st Saturday of the month, those are great for people-watching!
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Imuziyam yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwyby-donation visit to a solid collection; beautiful building; great way to spend an afternoon; or they have late nights on Thursday and the 1st Saturday of the month, those are great for people-watching!
Sightseeing
arc-de-triomphe style monument, best entrance to the park, near the beautiful central Brooklyn Library and museum, a good walk from the apartment (take Dean St. to get there, it's beautiful!)
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Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenuearc-de-triomphe style monument, best entrance to the park, near the beautiful central Brooklyn Library and museum, a good walk from the apartment (take Dean St. to get there, it's beautiful!)