Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Great place to grab a coffee or a quick breakfast. Amazing doughnuts!
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Manny's
212 Patchen AveGreat place to grab a coffee or a quick breakfast. Amazing doughnuts!
Delicious Italian restaurant with brick oven pizza. The backyard is a nice mellow place for a meal in season. Great bakery right next door with cheeses and freshly made pasta to go!
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Saraghina
350 Lewis AveDelicious Italian restaurant with brick oven pizza. The backyard is a nice mellow place for a meal in season. Great bakery right next door with cheeses and freshly made pasta to go!
Great cafe with seasonal breakfast/lunch menu.
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Sumner Cafe & Wine Bar
Great cafe with seasonal breakfast/lunch menu.
Charming small Williamsburg restaurant with seasonal menu. Great grass fed steaks and burgers.
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Diner
85 BroadwayCharming small Williamsburg restaurant with seasonal menu. Great grass fed steaks and burgers.
Nice Williamsburg restaurant with raw bar, cheese plates, and cocktails.
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Marlow & Sons
81 BroadwayNice Williamsburg restaurant with raw bar, cheese plates, and cocktails.
Peaches
393 Lewis AveGreat Southern cooking
Roberta's
261 Moore Stsuper hip brick oven pizza in Bushwick
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th StAmazing fried chicken and pies
Come for your morning coffee and pastry as well as your evening snack and bottle of wine or cocktail.
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Sunrise/Sunset
351 Evergreen AveCome for your morning coffee and pastry as well as your evening snack and bottle of wine or cocktail.
Kava Shteeble
94 Ralph AvenueGreat coffee spot
Sincerely Burger
41 Wilson AvenueCute little restaurant
Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream
2 Rivington StThe best Ice Cream in the world
Delhi Heights
I will order take out from here sometimes
Rustic shop offering artisanal baked goods, plus soups & sandwiches, through a take-out window.
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SCRATCHbread
1069 Bedford AvenueRustic shop offering artisanal baked goods, plus soups & sandwiches, through a take-out window.
Eclectic, health-conscious Californian-style fare dished in a minimalist, white-&-blond-wood space
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Dimes
49 Canal StEclectic, health-conscious Californian-style fare dished in a minimalist, white-&-blond-wood space
Casual kitchen specializing in Southern comfort food like the signature Nashville-style hot chicken
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Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins AveCasual kitchen specializing in Southern comfort food like the signature Nashville-style hot chicken
Cash-only eatery whose edgy vibe matches its global menu that includes dishes like foie gras donuts
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Do or Dive Bar
1108 Bedford AveCash-only eatery whose edgy vibe matches its global menu that includes dishes like foie gras donuts
Fried seafood like catfish, plus pasta & sides, served over the counter
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Bed Stuy Fish Fry
801 Halsey StFried seafood like catfish, plus pasta & sides, served over the counter
Italian wine bar where specials beef up the pasta-heavy menu & a patio augments the quaint space
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Sud Vino & Cucina
1102 Bedford AvenueItalian wine bar where specials beef up the pasta-heavy menu & a patio augments the quaint space
Pan-Latin food & drinks are featured at this brick-walled eatery & bar with a back patio
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Brooklyn Beso
370 Lewis AvePan-Latin food & drinks are featured at this brick-walled eatery & bar with a back patio
Farm-to-table American fare, local wines and whiskey in a rustic space, plus organic groceries
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Alice's Arbor
549 Classon AvenueFarm-to-table American fare, local wines and whiskey in a rustic space, plus organic groceries
Pint-sized, takeout-style Caribbean eatery offering traditional island fare
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Ali's Trinidad Roti Shop
1267 Fulton StPint-sized, takeout-style Caribbean eatery offering traditional island fare
Hip neighborhood spot with locally sourced, daily changing New American small plates
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Roman's
243 Dekalb AveHip neighborhood spot with locally sourced, daily changing New American small plates
Norbert's Pizza
4 Stuyvesant Avegreat local take out pizza spot. Vegan options.
Mexican spot inside a tortilla factory serving south-of-the-border standards using the fresh wraps
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Tortilleria Mexicanas Los Hermanos
271 Starr StMexican spot inside a tortilla factory serving south-of-the-border standards using the fresh wraps
great coffee shop serving Dough donuts and fresh coconut drinks
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Strangeways
87 Saint Nicholas Avenuegreat coffee shop serving Dough donuts and fresh coconut drinks
Nice neighborhood coffee shop for drinks, smoothies, and snacks
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Butch & Coco
153 Howard AveNice neighborhood coffee shop for drinks, smoothies, and snacks
Casual local bar with cafe food in a former flower shop
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Flowers for All Occasions
1114 Dekalb AveCasual local bar with cafe food in a former flower shop
Great coffee and sandwiches right off the Halsey L stop.
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Trans Am Cafe
915 Wyckoff AveGreat coffee and sandwiches right off the Halsey L stop.
Essentials
Small local grocery store. Some prepared foods and lots of grocery essentials. Nice selection of produce. Favorite neighborhood spot!
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Bed-Stuy Fresh and Local
210 Patchen AvenueSmall local grocery store. Some prepared foods and lots of grocery essentials. Nice selection of produce. Favorite neighborhood spot!
Middle Eastern grocery with bulk & prepared foods plus cheeses, coffee, oils, and olives
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Sahadi's
187 Atlantic AveMiddle Eastern grocery with bulk & prepared foods plus cheeses, coffee, oils, and olives
Amazing selection of organic and natural foods.
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston StAmazing selection of organic and natural foods.
Super Pioneer Supermarket
1657 Broadwayclosest full size grocery store
Shopping
Best place in the neighborhood for wine and spirits
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Bed-Vyne Wine & Spirits
385 Tompkins AveBest place in the neighborhood for wine and spirits
Wood-lined store stocking housewares, men's & women's premium contemporary clothing & accessories.
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Joinery
Wood-lined store stocking housewares, men's & women's premium contemporary clothing & accessories.
ESP
171 S 4th StReally cool jewelry and apothecary store.
L.A.B Brooklyn
144 Driggs AveHigh end luxury clothing
Sincerely, Tommy
343 Tompkins AveCool store with a great selection
Three Lives & Company
154 W 10th StThe best bookstore
Vintage and indy designer boutique
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Shirley + Alice Vintage & Indie Designer Boutique
434 Marcus Garvey BoulevardVintage and indy designer boutique
A great store with craft supplies and fun things
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Artist & Craftsman Supply Bushwick
1449 BroadwayA great store with craft supplies and fun things
Everything Else
Bank of America Financial Center
781 Eastern PkwyATM / Bank
Cope Brothers & Sons
105 Saratoga AveLaundromat
Nice local park to go for a stroll or read a book. Playground for the kids
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Saratoga Spa State Park
19 Roosevelt DrNice local park to go for a stroll or read a book. Playground for the kids
Lucky Lotus Yoga & Vegan Cafe
334 Myrtle AvenueThe best yoga studio
Olivino Wines Bed-Stuy
426D Marcus Garvey Blvdgreat wine shop
A great place to learn glass blowing and other glass techniques sign up for classes here and make cool glass things! Great gift shop for all things glass
UrbanGlass
647 Fulton StA great place to learn glass blowing and other glass techniques sign up for classes here and make cool glass things! Great gift shop for all things glass
Emily Thompson Flowers
Beautiful Flowers
Imuziyam yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyAmazing
Green Apple Organic & Gourmet
104 Ralph AveGood Groceries
Toad Style
93 Ralph AveGreat delivery Vegan and Veggie Options
Arts & Culture
Great Lower East Side Gallery with rotating exhibitions. Free and open to the public. My husband Glen shows there
Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery
87 Ludlow StGreat Lower East Side Gallery with rotating exhibitions. Free and open to the public. My husband Glen shows there
Small movie theater with table service and drinks served at your seat.
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveSmall movie theater with table service and drinks served at your seat.
Soloway is an artist run gallery space created and run by artists Tomer Aluf, Derek Franklin, Annette Wehrhahn and Emily Weiner. open Saturday/Sunday 12-5 and by appointment.
Soloway
348 S 4th StSoloway is an artist run gallery space created and run by artists Tomer Aluf, Derek Franklin, Annette Wehrhahn and Emily Weiner. open Saturday/Sunday 12-5 and by appointment.
My husband Glen is in the collection at MoMA and it is a wonderful way to spend the day. Great modern and contemporary art. Great store too!
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetMy husband Glen is in the collection at MoMA and it is a wonderful way to spend the day. Great modern and contemporary art. Great store too!
Art 3 Gallery
109 Ingraham StGood Bushwick Gallery
Luhring Augustine Gallery
531 W 24th StGood Bushwick Gallery
REGINA REX
221 Madison StGallery
Monya Rowe
4 Rohde AveGreat Gallery
Newly opened Renzo Piano designed building in the Meatpacking distrcit. My husband Glen is in the collection.
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
Newly opened Renzo Piano designed building in the Meatpacking distrcit. My husband Glen is in the collection.
Brooklyn Nets stadium and large arena rock shows
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I-Center ye-Barclays
620 Atlantic AveBrooklyn Nets stadium and large arena rock shows
major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance. Great movie theater as well.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Avemajor performing arts venue in Brooklyn, New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance. Great movie theater as well.
High Line Park
Great example of urban transformation
Sightseeing
Botanical garden in Prospect Park with specialty gardens, plant collections, and bonsai museum. Amazing cherry blossoms for about 5 weeks in the Spring
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Isityalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington AveBotanical garden in Prospect Park with specialty gardens, plant collections, and bonsai museum. Amazing cherry blossoms for about 5 weeks in the Spring
Drinks & Nightlife
Lone Wolf
1089 Broadwaygood dive bar
The Narrows
1037 Flushing AveArt deco cocktail bar
neighborhood bar with warm fireplace, great drinks, nice bartenders
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Dynaco
1112 Bedford Aveneighborhood bar with warm fireplace, great drinks, nice bartenders
low-key neighborhood joint serving wine, beer & bar snacks with patio seating.
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Therapy Wine Bar Re-opening Late Spring 2018 @
low-key neighborhood joint serving wine, beer & bar snacks with patio seating.
German beer hall with classic fare & frosty steins delivered by waitresses in Alpine costume
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Zum Stammtisch
69-46 Myrtle AveGerman beer hall with classic fare & frosty steins delivered by waitresses in Alpine costume
Lovers Rock
419 Tompkins AveReggae bar
good bar with decent cocktails and beers on tap. cash only
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Casablanca Cocktail Lounge
300 Malcolm X Blvdgood bar with decent cocktails and beers on tap. cash only
The Evergreen
109 Moffat Stnew regular bar. close by!
Nice beer bar with a big selection of rotating beers on tap. They also have a full bar
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The Wilky
108 Patchen AveNice beer bar with a big selection of rotating beers on tap. They also have a full bar