Guidebook for Brooklyn

Charles
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

One of my favorite restaurants in the neighborhood. It has a great brunch!! Expect to wait on the weekends though.
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Olea
171 Lafayette Ave
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One of my favorite restaurants in the neighborhood. It has a great brunch!! Expect to wait on the weekends though.
I've only been here once but it was great! I would love to go more often but it is a little pricey. The owner is one of the first to start sourcing all his ingredients locally.
261 helybéli ajánlásával
Roman's
243 Dekalb Ave
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I've only been here once but it was great! I would love to go more often but it is a little pricey. The owner is one of the first to start sourcing all his ingredients locally.
Great Coffee Shop just around the corner from my place. My favorite drink: a decaf-americano with steamed almond milk.
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BitterSweet
180 Dekalb Ave
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Great Coffee Shop just around the corner from my place. My favorite drink: a decaf-americano with steamed almond milk.
Reasonably priced Middle Eastern food. I love the labana (yogurt with hergs), lentil soup, regular pitza, and grape leaves. Owners are awesome!
505 helybéli ajánlásával
Black Swan
505 helybéli ajánlásával
Reasonably priced Middle Eastern food. I love the labana (yogurt with hergs), lentil soup, regular pitza, and grape leaves. Owners are awesome!
Another great place for brunch or dinner.
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Chez Oskar
310 Malcolm X Blvd
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Another great place for brunch or dinner.
The local sushi place is great. A little pricey and I'd recommend Koto if you want a sushi meal on a budget.
48 helybéli ajánlásával
Sushi D - Authentic Sushi in Brooklyn,NY
207 Dekalb Ave
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The local sushi place is great. A little pricey and I'd recommend Koto if you want a sushi meal on a budget.
Great Sushi on a Budget.
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Koto Sushi
263 Flatbush Ave
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Great Sushi on a Budget.
The coolest eco-eatery in all of the country I must say. Go check out the outside space and cuban-mexican food. Yummy!
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Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St
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The coolest eco-eatery in all of the country I must say. Go check out the outside space and cuban-mexican food. Yummy!
Good solid BBQ.
76 helybéli ajánlásával
The Smoke Joint
87 South Elliott Place
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Good solid BBQ.
Oh my goodness. If you like organic, hormone free and just delicious meat-- this is the place for you. Try it out before you go shopping at Trader Joe's!!
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Bareburger
33-21 31st Ave
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Oh my goodness. If you like organic, hormone free and just delicious meat-- this is the place for you. Try it out before you go shopping at Trader Joe's!!
This is the local pizza joint. A bit of a hole in the wall but quality pizza!
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Mario's Pizzeria
224 Dekalb Ave
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This is the local pizza joint. A bit of a hole in the wall but quality pizza!
A wonderful South African restaurant that is always lively. The food is really good and the vibe is just terrific. It is named after they late Nelson Mandela! What a great place!
190 helybéli ajánlásával
Madiba
195 Dekalb Avenue
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A wonderful South African restaurant that is always lively. The food is really good and the vibe is just terrific. It is named after they late Nelson Mandela! What a great place!
A laid back coffee shop that has good vegetarian food. A wonderful place to relax. The owner is a photographer and a member of the community.
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Smooch
264 Carlton Ave
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A laid back coffee shop that has good vegetarian food. A wonderful place to relax. The owner is a photographer and a member of the community.

Shopping

A cool little gift shop. Geneve is easy to talk to and she has all kinds of cool little gifts.
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Feliz
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A cool little gift shop. Geneve is easy to talk to and she has all kinds of cool little gifts.

Drinks & Nightlife

The local sports bar with good solid food. Go watch the world cup or other sports games.
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Mullanes Bar & Grill
71 Lafayette Ave
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The local sports bar with good solid food. Go watch the world cup or other sports games.

Everything Else

BAM is awesome on all accounts. Many Fridays and Saturdays there is free music in the BAM cafe. There is a movie theater and opera house in this building.
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Bam Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Ave
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BAM is awesome on all accounts. Many Fridays and Saturdays there is free music in the BAM cafe. There is a movie theater and opera house in this building.
This is my local community acupuncture place. If you want a little boost or have come down with a cold check them out.
Brooklyn Open Acupuncture
88 S Portland Ave
This is my local community acupuncture place. If you want a little boost or have come down with a cold check them out.
Want some healthy food for super cheap? This is where I do the bulk of my food shopping.
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Trader Joe's
130 Court St
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Want some healthy food for super cheap? This is where I do the bulk of my food shopping.
Elly's Market is the local high end food shop. Check it out but prices are fairly high. For basics you can check out the bodega at the corner.
230 Dekalb Ave
230 Dekalb Avenue
Elly's Market is the local high end food shop. Check it out but prices are fairly high. For basics you can check out the bodega at the corner.
A wonderful park-- go check it out and watch the friendly matches of cricket and soccer being played. On Saturday's check out the farmer's market on Cumberland and Dekalb avenues.
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Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
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A wonderful park-- go check it out and watch the friendly matches of cricket and soccer being played. On Saturday's check out the farmer's market on Cumberland and Dekalb avenues.
This place is absolutely amazing. Talk about a place that has been totally transformed and you have found it here at the water! Check out this park and you won't be disappointed.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
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This place is absolutely amazing. Talk about a place that has been totally transformed and you have found it here at the water! Check out this park and you won't be disappointed.
This is the Central Park of Brooklyn. Celebrate Brooklyn holds concerts here throughout the summer. A wonderful park to go for a run or just to have a picnic. Farmer's market on Saturdays.
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Prospect Park
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This is the Central Park of Brooklyn. Celebrate Brooklyn holds concerts here throughout the summer. A wonderful park to go for a run or just to have a picnic. Farmer's market on Saturdays.
Very cool campus open to the public. Take a stroll around and see all the cool sculptures on display. Take a peek inside the engine room to get a look at one of the oldest operating steam engines.
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Santander Bank
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Very cool campus open to the public. Take a stroll around and see all the cool sculptures on display. Take a peek inside the engine room to get a look at one of the oldest operating steam engines.
This is the closest laundry place. It's a good place to do it yourself. The owners (Mike and Kafka-not sure of her name) are terrific. However, to have it done bring it across the park.
162 Dekalb Ave
162 Dekalb Avenue
This is the closest laundry place. It's a good place to do it yourself. The owners (Mike and Kafka-not sure of her name) are terrific. However, to have it done bring it across the park.
If you want to drop off your laundry, this place does a great job and for cheaper than the place around the corner from me.
290 Myrtle Ave
290 Myrtle Avenue
If you want to drop off your laundry, this place does a great job and for cheaper than the place around the corner from me.
This is my local community garden. It is open to the public from 10am-3pm on Saturdays and Sundays and during the week whenever the gate is open. Ned is the local gardening expert.
399 Carlton Ave
399 Carlton Avenue
This is my local community garden. It is open to the public from 10am-3pm on Saturdays and Sundays and during the week whenever the gate is open. Ned is the local gardening expert.