Guidebook for Brooklyn

Matt
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Excellent restaurant. (not cheap.) Excellent Bar (the "barN" next door). Maybe the best backyard in NYC, just know they close the backyard early-ish because they're good neighbors.
67 helybéli ajánlásával
Flatbush Farm
67 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent restaurant. (not cheap.) Excellent Bar (the "barN" next door). Maybe the best backyard in NYC, just know they close the backyard early-ish because they're good neighbors.
Great bar and restaurant, perfect for summer day & eve, as it is basically all outdoors. Diverse crowd, movie nights, little or no carbon footprint. This whole area around Fulton & Lafayatte is great.
248 helybéli ajánlásával
Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St
248 helybéli ajánlásával
Great bar and restaurant, perfect for summer day & eve, as it is basically all outdoors. Diverse crowd, movie nights, little or no carbon footprint. This whole area around Fulton & Lafayatte is great.
Excellent casual Italian farmhouse cooking and great pizza. Inexpensive but high-quality and great atmosphere.
44 helybéli ajánlásával
Amorina Cucina Rustica
624 Vanderbilt Ave
44 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent casual Italian farmhouse cooking and great pizza. Inexpensive but high-quality and great atmosphere.
Relatively new Swedish coffee house. (haus?) I don't think you have to be into (or even have ever had) Swedish coffee, per se, to enjoy this place. Nice environment: Macbook central.
28 helybéli ajánlásával
Bonnie's Grill
278 5th Ave
28 helybéli ajánlásával
Relatively new Swedish coffee house. (haus?) I don't think you have to be into (or even have ever had) Swedish coffee, per se, to enjoy this place. Nice environment: Macbook central.
Def one of the most famous restaurants in Park Slope, known for excellent Italian food. Inventive but not out there. Pretty casual and inexpensive for such great atmosphere and food.
205 helybéli ajánlásával
al di la Trattoria
248 5th Ave
205 helybéli ajánlásával
Def one of the most famous restaurants in Park Slope, known for excellent Italian food. Inventive but not out there. Pretty casual and inexpensive for such great atmosphere and food.
There are a bunch of Thai restaurants in the area. This one is my favorite. A bit of a clubby atmosphere. Great food, inexpensive.
58 helybéli ajánlásával
Song
295 5th Ave
58 helybéli ajánlásával
There are a bunch of Thai restaurants in the area. This one is my favorite. A bit of a clubby atmosphere. Great food, inexpensive.
One of the most famous restaurants in Park Slope. Great food, a bit pricey but half what you'd pay for the same meal in the Village. Brunch, too.
58 helybéli ajánlásával
Rose Water
787 Union St
58 helybéli ajánlásával
One of the most famous restaurants in Park Slope. Great food, a bit pricey but half what you'd pay for the same meal in the Village. Brunch, too.
Good cafe. Get coffee or lunch with a friend or sit by yourself and write your screenplay. You won't be the only one.
125 helybéli ajánlásával
Milk Bar
620 Vanderbilt Ave
125 helybéli ajánlásával
Good cafe. Get coffee or lunch with a friend or sit by yourself and write your screenplay. You won't be the only one.
Gourmet pizza. Even better than the restaurant is the store they own, Brooklyn Larder, a block or so closer to my place. Anyway, this is great if you like gourmet pizza.
121 helybéli ajánlásával
franny's
348 Flatbush Avenue
121 helybéli ajánlásával
Gourmet pizza. Even better than the restaurant is the store they own, Brooklyn Larder, a block or so closer to my place. Anyway, this is great if you like gourmet pizza.
Name says it all. If you love chocolate, you'll love it here. For kids and (maybe even more) adults. Pair dessert with beer, wine or coffee per their pairing lists for best results.
74 helybéli ajánlásával
The Chocolate Room
74 helybéli ajánlásával
Name says it all. If you love chocolate, you'll love it here. For kids and (maybe even more) adults. Pair dessert with beer, wine or coffee per their pairing lists for best results.
Great bar and restaurant. Excellent food, drinks and atmosphere. Great date or brunch spot.
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Alchemy
56 5th Ave
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Great bar and restaurant. Excellent food, drinks and atmosphere. Great date or brunch spot.
Excellent Middle Eastern fusion restaurant. Brunch is great, but get there early or you'll wait a while.
107 helybéli ajánlásával
Miriam
79 5th Ave
107 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent Middle Eastern fusion restaurant. Brunch is great, but get there early or you'll wait a while.
Great schmantzy spot for fine dining.
Canaille Bistro
78 5th Ave
Great schmantzy spot for fine dining.
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian fine dining. Especially great if you like lamb or some exotic meats.
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Convivium Osteria
68 5th Ave
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian fine dining. Especially great if you like lamb or some exotic meats.
Great Italian. Excellent wine menu and food in a nice atmosphere. Inexpensive.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Peperoncino
72 5th Ave
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Great Italian. Excellent wine menu and food in a nice atmosphere. Inexpensive.
Excellent vegetarian and vegan food of the healthy and less-healthy varieties. Great for vegetarians and omnivores alike. Wonderful back patio. Service is... well, don't go if you're in a huge hurry.
28 helybéli ajánlásával
The VSPOT
156 5th Ave
28 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent vegetarian and vegan food of the healthy and less-healthy varieties. Great for vegetarians and omnivores alike. Wonderful back patio. Service is... well, don't go if you're in a huge hurry.
Colombian food!
81 helybéli ajánlásával
Bogota Latin Bistro
141 5th Ave
81 helybéli ajánlásával
Colombian food!
name says it all.
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Cubana Café
80 6th Avenue
11 helybéli ajánlásával
name says it all.
Excellent French-Caribbean restaurant. BYOB!
20 helybéli ajánlásával
Kaz an Nou
53 6th Ave
20 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent French-Caribbean restaurant. BYOB!
Great sushi. I like it better than Geido, but Geido is a more upbeat interesting place. This is more like a normal sushi restaurant or more like any normal restaurant than Geido is.
35 helybéli ajánlásával
Taro Sushi
244 Flatbush Ave
35 helybéli ajánlásával
Great sushi. I like it better than Geido, but Geido is a more upbeat interesting place. This is more like a normal sushi restaurant or more like any normal restaurant than Geido is.
Famous for the atmosphere/decor as much as for the sushi. Fun, upbeat and interesting sushi bar and restaurant.
60 helybéli ajánlásával
Geido
331 Flatbush Ave
60 helybéli ajánlásával
Famous for the atmosphere/decor as much as for the sushi. Fun, upbeat and interesting sushi bar and restaurant.
a new spot on Vanderbilt. The whole street, from about Sterling to Pacific, is great.
77 helybéli ajánlásával
The Vanderbilt
570 Vanderbilt Ave
77 helybéli ajánlásával
a new spot on Vanderbilt. The whole street, from about Sterling to Pacific, is great.
Awesome gourmet ice cream shop
370 helybéli ajánlásával
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 helybéli ajánlásával
Awesome gourmet ice cream shop
Excellent French dining, brunch, etc. Wonderful backyard. Much less expensive than name or French distinction would suggest and worth it.
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Le Gamin
556 Vanderbilt Avenue
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent French dining, brunch, etc. Wonderful backyard. Much less expensive than name or French distinction would suggest and worth it.
Fine Dining!
96 helybéli ajánlásával
James
605 Carlton Ave
96 helybéli ajánlásával
Fine Dining!
Bagels. They're good. Not Ess-A-Bagel, but who wants to schlep to midtown for a bagel, even if it is as big as my head. Here, good bagels (good for NY, that's great anywhere else,) sandwiches, coffee.
107 helybéli ajánlásával
Bergen Bagels
473 Bergen St
107 helybéli ajánlásával
Bagels. They're good. Not Ess-A-Bagel, but who wants to schlep to midtown for a bagel, even if it is as big as my head. Here, good bagels (good for NY, that's great anywhere else,) sandwiches, coffee.
Great bakery/cafe
36 helybéli ajánlásával
Joyce Bakeshop
646 Vanderbilt Ave
36 helybéli ajánlásával
Great bakery/cafe

Everything Else

There are several great shops and restaurants on this block of Bergen St, a real gem in the neighborhood.
Bergen Street Comics
470 Bergen St
There are several great shops and restaurants on this block of Bergen St, a real gem in the neighborhood.
An unusual spot. Interesting architecture with the Richard Meier building as a backdrop to the monuments. Even better, it's a great spot from which to enter Heaven, aka Prospect Park. Careful crossing
378 helybéli ajánlásával
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 helybéli ajánlásával
An unusual spot. Interesting architecture with the Richard Meier building as a backdrop to the monuments. Even better, it's a great spot from which to enter Heaven, aka Prospect Park. Careful crossing
Classical Yoga by donation. Seriously, pay what you want/can. Upstairs in a neat spot overlooking beautiful 6th ave. Literally like 200 ft from the apartment.
82 6th Ave
82 6th Avenue
Classical Yoga by donation. Seriously, pay what you want/can. Upstairs in a neat spot overlooking beautiful 6th ave. Literally like 200 ft from the apartment.

Arts & Culture

Great, great bar with tiny, but lovely, backroom where you can hear excellent music reflecting the diversity and quality of the Brooklyn music scene.
206 helybéli ajánlásával
Barbès
376 9th St
206 helybéli ajánlásával
Great, great bar with tiny, but lovely, backroom where you can hear excellent music reflecting the diversity and quality of the Brooklyn music scene.
A real music venue, club, whatever you want to call it. Bands you've never heard of get their start here and bands you've been waiting all year to see play here frequently. Check out The Rub.
Southpaw
A real music venue, club, whatever you want to call it. Bands you've never heard of get their start here and bands you've been waiting all year to see play here frequently. Check out The Rub.
Awesome museum made even better on First Saturday (1st Sat of each mo.,) where it's free and has events going until late-night, including the most diverse crowd dance party you'll ever see. Guaranteed
3011 helybéli ajánlásával
Brooklyn Múzeum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 helybéli ajánlásával
Awesome museum made even better on First Saturday (1st Sat of each mo.,) where it's free and has events going until late-night, including the most diverse crowd dance party you'll ever see. Guaranteed
Too cool to explain properly. A whole campus for the arts. Dance, theater, music... all top-notch. And a great movie theater for classics/indie/foreign
221 helybéli ajánlásával
BAM Fisher
321 Ashland Pl
221 helybéli ajánlásával
Too cool to explain properly. A whole campus for the arts. Dance, theater, music... all top-notch. And a great movie theater for classics/indie/foreign

Essentials

Fancy beer shop. The snobbery is part of the charm, in my opinion. If you want good, unusual, local and/or fancy beer, this is the place. You know you won't want just one, so get a growler.
28 helybéli ajánlásával
Bierkraft
191 5th Avenue
28 helybéli ajánlásával
Fancy beer shop. The snobbery is part of the charm, in my opinion. If you want good, unusual, local and/or fancy beer, this is the place. You know you won't want just one, so get a growler.

Shopping

Cool women's clothing boutique
Flirt
93 5th Ave
Cool women's clothing boutique
Beautiful and unusual jewelry designer and store.
Nora Kogan Jewelry
231 5th Avenue
Beautiful and unusual jewelry designer and store.
Cool bike shop. Good selection, service.
20 helybéli ajánlásával
Ride Brooklyn
468 Bergen St
20 helybéli ajánlásával
Cool bike shop. Good selection, service.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar & restaurant.
Cyprus Avenue
52 5th Ave
Bar & restaurant.
Tiny, chill bar. Some would call it a dive. I say a great local spot that I'm letting you in on.
Black Sheep Pub
428 Bergen St
Tiny, chill bar. Some would call it a dive. I say a great local spot that I'm letting you in on.
Very popular restaurant and night-spot, especially for the West Indian community.
47 helybéli ajánlásával
Sugarcane
238 Flatbush Ave
47 helybéli ajánlásával
Very popular restaurant and night-spot, especially for the West Indian community.
Sports Bar. Not as "sports bar"-ish as most, including 200 Fifth. Good bar food, chill atmosphere, nice diverse crowd and not fratty at all.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Plan B
626 Vanderbilt Ave
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Sports Bar. Not as "sports bar"-ish as most, including 200 Fifth. Good bar food, chill atmosphere, nice diverse crowd and not fratty at all.
Can get a little raucous at times, which is a nice departure from most Park Slope/Prospect Heights establishments. Only relatively raucous, though, and only sometimes. Great bar and backyard
84 helybéli ajánlásával
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave
84 helybéli ajánlásával
Can get a little raucous at times, which is a nice departure from most Park Slope/Prospect Heights establishments. Only relatively raucous, though, and only sometimes. Great bar and backyard
Like a throwback to the 20s. Great cocktails in a neat environment with mustachioed bartenders (barkeeps?) and a nice backyard.
589 Vanderbilt Ave
589 Vanderbilt Avenue
Like a throwback to the 20s. Great cocktails in a neat environment with mustachioed bartenders (barkeeps?) and a nice backyard.

Entertainment & Activities

Heaven for the yuppy toddler. Get your little one's hair cut, buy cool toys (I want 'em and I'm 33) that are educational... they grow up so fast, don't they?
Lulu's Cuts & Toys
48 5th Ave
Heaven for the yuppy toddler. Get your little one's hair cut, buy cool toys (I want 'em and I'm 33) that are educational... they grow up so fast, don't they?