Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
My FAV place in the neighborhood to chill out and have great coffee any time, pastries, light lunch and dinner. Zen like, hip design.
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AP Cafe
420 Troutman StMy FAV place in the neighborhood to chill out and have great coffee any time, pastries, light lunch and dinner. Zen like, hip design.
right across the street! "punk" cafe with super good coffee, some pastry.
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Strangeways
87 Saint Nicholas Avenueright across the street! "punk" cafe with super good coffee, some pastry.
We love Phil! great sushi style place redux, very creative menu super food and great people watching. Eat a long tables. HIP
15 min walk from home
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Momo Sushi Shack
43 Bogart StWe love Phil! great sushi style place redux, very creative menu super food and great people watching. Eat a long tables. HIP
15 min walk from home
HI-Low style! in a nondescript "shack", inside its warm and buzzing! eat outside in the garden in warm weather. Very creative menu, great pizza, often however there is a LONG wait. Super popular
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Roberta's
261 Moore StHI-Low style! in a nondescript "shack", inside its warm and buzzing! eat outside in the garden in warm weather. Very creative menu, great pizza, often however there is a LONG wait. Super popular
Very nice laid back place. Waiters speak many languages. Wood fire good pizza, and more.
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Union Pizza Works
423 Troutman StVery nice laid back place. Waiters speak many languages. Wood fire good pizza, and more.
Saint Nicholas Avenue
Saint Nicholas AvenueWow, everything here is great!! love it. Perfect for a delicious dinner.
Super cheap "lunch" counter inside the tortilla factory! very down home, plain, and good !
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Tortilleria Mexicanas Los Hermanos
271 Starr StSuper cheap "lunch" counter inside the tortilla factory! very down home, plain, and good !
The busiest coffee shop, tiny, wifi. Good! near the subway at Jefferson.
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Wyckoff Starr Coffee Shop
30 Wyckoff AveThe busiest coffee shop, tiny, wifi. Good! near the subway at Jefferson.
Mominette Bistro
221 Knickerbocker Avefrench style bistro, big garden, great brunch.
Peruvian: What a GREAT deal, delicious food served with pride! enter on Himrod.
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Chimu Express
180 Irving AvePeruvian: What a GREAT deal, delicious food served with pride! enter on Himrod.
favorite little noodle shop: they make them in the window, buckwheat or regular. One of the few true Japanese places for soba downtown
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Sobakoh
309 East 5th Streetfavorite little noodle shop: they make them in the window, buckwheat or regular. One of the few true Japanese places for soba downtown
If you're in Chelsea seeing galleries this new tiny place is the spot!
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Underline Coffee
511 W 20th StIf you're in Chelsea seeing galleries this new tiny place is the spot!
Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard Steverything Russ & Daughters is good!
Teeny tiny and FAB! coffee and fantastic few things to eat, you stand or sit outside on a bench. Best iced coffee in NY.
TINY
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Abraço
81 E 7th StTeeny tiny and FAB! coffee and fantastic few things to eat, you stand or sit outside on a bench. Best iced coffee in NY.
TINY
Drinks & Nightlife
Just down the street: Great little wine bar with light bites. Outside seating with umbrellas, laid back.
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Little Beaver
24 St Nicholas AveJust down the street: Great little wine bar with light bites. Outside seating with umbrellas, laid back.
Heavy Woods
50 Wyckoff Avecool bar with food and tables outside
v v good coffee & yoga! near Jefferson stop of the L train
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The Cobra Club
6 Wyckoff Avev v good coffee & yoga! near Jefferson stop of the L train
The Narrows
1037 Flushing Avemost popular bar in our area.
Tandem
236 Troutman Streetfun and funky, eating drinking and entertainment
young crowd. bar and downstairs wreck room
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Pearl's Social & Billy Club
40 St Nicholas Aveyoung crowd. bar and downstairs wreck room
Congee Bowery also: get the garlic chicken! yum & fun. Crowded weekends.
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Congee Village
100 Allen StCongee Bowery also: get the garlic chicken! yum & fun. Crowded weekends.
another nice eatery for a light bite when seeing Chelsea Galleries
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Trestle on Tenth
242 10th Avenueanother nice eatery for a light bite when seeing Chelsea Galleries
Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.O I am in heaven with their soup
Arts & Culture
Check out their program! small black box theater, drama, music, circus etc
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The Sampler Bushwick
234 Starr StCheck out their program! small black box theater, drama, music, circus etc
My gallery! in the building facing the street, weekend hours from 1-6pm Sept 14th-June 15th each year. Specializing in works on paper.
Schema Projects
92 St Nicholas AveMy gallery! in the building facing the street, weekend hours from 1-6pm Sept 14th-June 15th each year. Specializing in works on paper.
Studio 10
56 Bogart StOne of the best Bushwick galleries.
Museum quality shows of works created with light and motion
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Microscope Gallery
525 W 29th StMuseum quality shows of works created with light and motion
Theodore:Art
373 BroadwayGreat shows always! & we love Stefanie.
Everything Else
PICKTHORN
26 Canal StreetHAIR! best colorist in the city and great cuts.
Our local natural food store, big with great sandwiches and wraps.
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Hana Natural
24 Wyckoff AveOur local natural food store, big with great sandwiches and wraps.
Bar, restaurant art gallery all rolled in to one! near many art studio buildings, creative informal crowd.
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Brooklyn Fire Proof
119 Ingraham StBar, restaurant art gallery all rolled in to one! near many art studio buildings, creative informal crowd.
56 Bogart St
56 Bogart StreetSee the galleries here mostly on weekends.
ODETTA
cool gallery near Morgan stop
order to be delivered. Excellent Vietnamese food! (long wait but worth it)
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Bunker Vietnamese
99 Scott Aveorder to be delivered. Excellent Vietnamese food! (long wait but worth it)
funky small shopping mall with vintage finds, young designer goods, yoga etc
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Shops at the Loom
1087 Flushing Avefunky small shopping mall with vintage finds, young designer goods, yoga etc
our ONLY big Chelsea gallery out here...beautiful space with shows that run a long time.
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Luhring Augustine Gallery
531 W 24th Stour ONLY big Chelsea gallery out here...beautiful space with shows that run a long time.
Big Tree Bottles
43 Bogart Stgreat service and selection at this wine store
BEST greenmarket in the city! several days a week they fill the north end of Union Square
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Union Square
BEST greenmarket in the city! several days a week they fill the north end of Union Square
My favorite place to meet friends and people watch. The best hot chocolate on the planet: great food, great cookies and pastries.
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The City Bakery
3 W 18th StMy favorite place to meet friends and people watch. The best hot chocolate on the planet: great food, great cookies and pastries.
Just fun to walk around here! great gifts and textiles from afar. Treat for the eyes.
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John Derian
6 E 2nd StJust fun to walk around here! great gifts and textiles from afar. Treat for the eyes.
Maryam Nassir Zadeh
123 Norfolk Stboutique for the ultra hip
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Streetthe best
delightful museum in an old villa palace, marble galore. GREAT collection and wonderful restaurant, bookstore and gift shop
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Neue Galerie
1048 5th Avedelightful museum in an old villa palace, marble galore. GREAT collection and wonderful restaurant, bookstore and gift shop
lovely quiet museum designed by Noguchi himself. Ongoing and special exhibitions: visit the Socrates Sculpture Park across the street.
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I-Museum kaNoguchi
9-01 33rd Roadlovely quiet museum designed by Noguchi himself. Ongoing and special exhibitions: visit the Socrates Sculpture Park across the street.
very small exhibition space, often with wonderful shows
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Japan Society
333 E 47th Stvery small exhibition space, often with wonderful shows
Super favorite dedicated to the art of the Himalayas! wonder exhibitions in a special environment. Lots of nice small shops in this neighborhood, vintage and otherwise.
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Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th StSuper favorite dedicated to the art of the Himalayas! wonder exhibitions in a special environment. Lots of nice small shops in this neighborhood, vintage and otherwise.
High Line Park
GO.
currently closed, to reopen in a fantastic new Renzo Piano building on 13th St under the Highline soon.
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
currently closed, to reopen in a fantastic new Renzo Piano building on 13th St under the Highline soon.
MUJI Times Square Store
620 8th Avefun shopping Japanese style
Uniqlo
660 5th AveI love uniqlo :)
I-Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Avea MUST
great photography shows
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International Center of Photography Museum
79 Essex Stgreat photography shows
New Express Tailor Shop Inc
92 Rivington St$5. for a hem. cheap and fast and good alternations
Shopping
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston Sthuge pastrami sandwiches and such
American Princess Cruises
2498 Emmons Avenuewhale watching!