Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Zona Sur Bar Bistro
4314 4th AveGreat brunch
Glow Thai
7107 3rd AveGood Thai food, nice atmosphere.
Brooklyn Beet Company
7205 3rd AveBacon, egg and cheese sandwich is great (the yolk is runny unless you ask for eggs well-done). Cafe with bar hours at night.
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Parlay
4024 8th AveBacon, egg and cheese sandwich is great (the yolk is runny unless you ask for eggs well-done). Cafe with bar hours at night.
Casual Italian restaurant. They also own a more upscale place nearby (called "Supper") but I prefer Lil Frankies. Close to Rockwood Music Hall for live music.
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Lil Charlie's NYC
19 Kenmare StCasual Italian restaurant. They also own a more upscale place nearby (called "Supper") but I prefer Lil Frankies. Close to Rockwood Music Hall for live music.
SLIMAK CAFE
4110 4th Aveplus food
Don Paco Lopez Panaderia
4703 4th AveQuick place for tamales, Mexican style bakery on the other side.
Baked in Brooklyn
242 Wythe AvenueMake a reservation. Take your time trying a few things. Bit more pricey.
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Il Posto Accanto
190 E 2nd StMake a reservation. Take your time trying a few things. Bit more pricey.
Sightseeing
Walk across the bridge in the early a.m. or evening, from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Don't walk in the bicycle lane.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeWalk across the bridge in the early a.m. or evening, from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Don't walk in the bicycle lane.
Good for a 30-minute stroll if you are nearby. Close to the Chelsea Market.
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High Line Park
Good for a 30-minute stroll if you are nearby. Close to the Chelsea Market.
Drinks & Nightlife
South
629 5th AvePretty good neighborhood bar. Backyard area.
Sunday night local jazz musicians. Back yard area. Cortelyou Road has a couple of good restaurants too, including a Tibetan place I like. The neighborhood is "Ditmas Park."
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Bar Chord
1008 Cortelyou RdSunday night local jazz musicians. Back yard area. Cortelyou Road has a couple of good restaurants too, including a Tibetan place I like. The neighborhood is "Ditmas Park."
Freddy's Bar
627 5th AveEast Village. Live jazz every night. Enjoy some mussels if you like them.
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Jules Bistro
65 St Marks PlEast Village. Live jazz every night. Enjoy some mussels if you like them.
Book tickets and also get there 15 minutes early because then you'll get a better table. You order dinner right away, eat, and enjoy a 45-minute show. Good barbecue. It's a bit more of an expensive outing, but fun. (The Blue Note is similar and also famous but I've heard that the food and atmosphere are not good anymore).
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Jazz Standard
116 E 27th StBook tickets and also get there 15 minutes early because then you'll get a better table. You order dinner right away, eat, and enjoy a 45-minute show. Good barbecue. It's a bit more of an expensive outing, but fun. (The Blue Note is similar and also famous but I've heard that the food and atmosphere are not good anymore).
Parks & Nature
Big city park. Better than Central Park. :)
Bring a picnic or buy picnic foods (and beer?) at the Ploughman nearby.
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Ipharki yeProspect
Big city park. Better than Central Park. :)
Bring a picnic or buy picnic foods (and beer?) at the Ploughman nearby.
Essentials
Pretty standard grocery store. No deli though. You can cut through Sunset Park to get there.
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Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle AvePretty standard grocery store. No deli though. You can cut through Sunset Park to get there.
Arts & Culture
The map wouldn't let me tag the park that this neighborhood is named after (Sunset Park). Go to Sunset Park and check out the view of Manhattan! But yes, the pool is great too, during the FREE lap swim times (7-8am and 7-8pm Mon-Fri). You have to register: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/lap-swim/2066
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Sunset Pool
7th AvenueThe map wouldn't let me tag the park that this neighborhood is named after (Sunset Park). Go to Sunset Park and check out the view of Manhattan! But yes, the pool is great too, during the FREE lap swim times (7-8am and 7-8pm Mon-Fri). You have to register: https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/lap-swim/2066
BAM is so great.
Theater, performance art, cinema, etc. Several different buildings near Barclay's Center.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveBAM is so great.
Theater, performance art, cinema, etc. Several different buildings near Barclay's Center.
Getting Around
36th Street
36th StreetCatch the D, N or R trains.
9th Avenue
9th AvenueCatch the D train. Good option for heading to Coney Island.