Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
My go to coffee spot. Enough room to work or socialize.
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Partners Coffee
125 N 6th St My go to coffee spot. Enough room to work or socialize.
Lion's Milk
104 Roebling St Turkish coffee spot
Chai Thai Kitchen
124 N 6th StGreat affordable Thai food
Yebisu
Classic ramen. Also great bao next door. Cash only.
Authentic Japanese breakfast/lunch. Hipster/healthy. Cash only.
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House of Small Wonder
77 N 6th StAuthentic Japanese breakfast/lunch. Hipster/healthy. Cash only.
A Michelin Star spot serving up high-end Brooklyn cuisine via a tasting menu in a casual environment. Highly recommend.
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Delaware and Hudson
135 N 5th StA Michelin Star spot serving up high-end Brooklyn cuisine via a tasting menu in a casual environment. Highly recommend.
Classic high-end Brooklyn food, perfect for brunch or dinner. Interior is very "Instagram-able" if that's your thing.
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Sunday In Brooklyn
348 Wythe AveClassic high-end Brooklyn food, perfect for brunch or dinner. Interior is very "Instagram-able" if that's your thing.
Many consider this the highest quality coffee in the US.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th StMany consider this the highest quality coffee in the US.
The Meatball Shop
64 Greenwich AveClassic Brooklyn lunch spot
My favorite breakfast place. Classic American that somehow feels both retro and modern.
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Egg Shop
151 Elizabeth StMy favorite breakfast place. Classic American that somehow feels both retro and modern.
French place. Often a line for brunch, but worth it. Good rooftop bar.
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Juliette
135 N 5th StFrench place. Often a line for brunch, but worth it. Good rooftop bar.
High-end Japanese. Excellent sushi. Private dining booths. Very JAPANESE in every sense of the word.
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Zenkichi
77 N 6th StHigh-end Japanese. Excellent sushi. Private dining booths. Very JAPANESE in every sense of the word.
My favorite sushi dinner spot. Super funky and different with very fresh fish. The "sushi bombs" are the way to go. Head there early as there is often a wait.
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Bozu
296 Grand StMy favorite sushi dinner spot. Super funky and different with very fresh fish. The "sushi bombs" are the way to go. Head there early as there is often a wait.
Long considered the best steak house in New York. Expensive, but unlike any other steak you've ever had.
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Peter Luger Steak House
178 BroadwayLong considered the best steak house in New York. Expensive, but unlike any other steak you've ever had.
Excellent New American cuisine. The place that made me fall in love with Brooklyn.
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Meadowsweet
149 BroadwayExcellent New American cuisine. The place that made me fall in love with Brooklyn.
The best ramen you'll find outside Japan. This place is no joke.
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OKONOMI // YUJI Ramen
150 Ainslie StThe best ramen you'll find outside Japan. This place is no joke.
Inside the Wythe Hotel. Classic Brooklyn, an excellent destination for a high-end burger.
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Reynard
80 Wythe AveInside the Wythe Hotel. Classic Brooklyn, an excellent destination for a high-end burger.
A small burger/ice cream stand inside a retro Airstream trailer, it's the perfect place for a casual summer evening picnic in the grass looking out over the Manhattan skyline.
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Mister Dips
111 N 12th StA small burger/ice cream stand inside a retro Airstream trailer, it's the perfect place for a casual summer evening picnic in the grass looking out over the Manhattan skyline.
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe AveExcellent Moroccan in a fun hip setting.
Very high-end modern omakase sushi. Expensive, but next level delicious.
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1 OR 8
229 Dekalb AvenueVery high-end modern omakase sushi. Expensive, but next level delicious.
Essentials
The largest selection of healthy organic produce groceries in NYC.
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Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StThe largest selection of healthy organic produce groceries in NYC.
Parks & Nature
A great place to relax, go for a run, have a picnic, etc.
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Williamsburg
A great place to relax, go for a run, have a picnic, etc.
Shopping
Upscale flea market with lots to offer from local craftmakers
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Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
70 N 7th StUpscale flea market with lots to offer from local craftmakers
Entertainment & Activities
Great hipster theater that serves drinks and dinner
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveGreat hipster theater that serves drinks and dinner
Arts & Culture
MOFAD - Museum of Food and Drink
55 Bayard StDrinks & Nightlife
High-end artisanal cocktails and raw bar. It's not really a hotel. And even though it is a bar, you're not a loud to stand. Excellent place to begin a romantic night of mischief.
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Hotel Delmano
82 Berry StHigh-end artisanal cocktails and raw bar. It's not really a hotel. And even though it is a bar, you're not a loud to stand. Excellent place to begin a romantic night of mischief.
Hilarious free comedy on Sunday nights.
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Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan AveHilarious free comedy on Sunday nights.