Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Great brunch
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Zona Sur Bar Bistro
4314 4th Ave
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Great brunch
Good Thai food, nice atmosphere.
Glow Thai
7107 3rd Ave
Good Thai food, nice atmosphere.
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Brooklyn Beet Company
7205 3rd Ave
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Bacon, 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 Ave
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Bacon, 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 St
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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.
plus food
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SLIMAK CAFE
4110 4th Ave
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plus food
Quick place for tamales, Mexican style bakery on the other side.
Don Paco Lopez Panaderia
4703 4th Ave
Quick place for tamales, Mexican style bakery on the other side.
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Baked in Brooklyn
242 Wythe Avenue
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Make a reservation. Take your time trying a few things. Bit more pricey.
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Il Posto Accanto
190 E 2nd St
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Make 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 Promenade
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Walk 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
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Good for a 30-minute stroll if you are nearby. Close to the Chelsea Market.

Drinks & Nightlife

Pretty good neighborhood bar. Backyard area.
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South
629 5th Ave
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Pretty 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 Rd
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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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Freddy's Bar
627 5th Ave
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East Village. Live jazz every night. Enjoy some mussels if you like them.
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Jules Bistro
65 St Marks Pl
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East 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 St
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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).

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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Prospect Park
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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 Ave
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Pretty 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 Avenue
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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
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 Ave
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BAM is so great. Theater, performance art, cinema, etc. Several different buildings near Barclay's Center.

Getting Around

Catch the D, N or R trains.
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36th Street
36th Street
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Catch the D, N or R trains.
Catch the D train. Good option for heading to Coney Island.
9th Avenue
9th Avenue
Catch the D train. Good option for heading to Coney Island.