Sarah’s guidebook
Neighborhood Food Favorites
Where I like to eat within walking distance of the apartment.
References for restaurants citywide:
- https://ny.eater.com/
- https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york
- https://www.nytimes.com/reviews/dining
- https://www.thrillist.com/eat/new-york/best-restaurants-nyc
Bar Basic
71 7th AveGood food and drinks at the end of my block.
Best coffee in the neighborhood (try their fresh cold brew and bottled cbd-infused coffee). Farm-to-table carryout food.
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Bklyn Larder
228 Flatbush AveBest coffee in the neighborhood (try their fresh cold brew and bottled cbd-infused coffee). Farm-to-table carryout food.
Milk Bar
620 Vanderbilt AveCoffee and breakfast right at the end of my block
Cafe Regular
158 Berkeley PlaceVery cozy cafe with good coffee at the end of my block.
SkyIce Thai Food & Ice Cream
63 5th AveMy favorite thai delivery
Don Chingon
216 Flatbush AveFavorite neighborhood Mexican food
Pizza Plus
359 7th AveFavorite classic New York pizza delivery
Miriam
79 5th AveNice Israeli place for dinner and brunch
Ghenet
348 Douglass StOne of the best ethiopian places in the city, IMO
The Bagel Market
106 7th AveBest neighborhood bagel place
Bergen Bagels
473 Bergen StWhere I get a breakfast sandwich when I take the 2/3 to work
Geido
331 Flatbush AveLocal favorite eat-in sushi place
Brooklyn Crepe & Juice
214 Flatbush AveMy spot for green juice and very-good soup. Also serves smoothies and crepes.
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods where locals also like to hang out
Incredible views of Manhattan along the waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Cobblestone streets and converted old factory buildings make a popular backdrop for photos. Good restaurants, shopping is more high-end.
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Dumbo
Incredible views of Manhattan along the waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Cobblestone streets and converted old factory buildings make a popular backdrop for photos. Good restaurants, shopping is more high-end.
Great shopping and nightlife. Brooklyn Flea has its winter market here every Saturday: http://brooklynflea.com/winter-market-2019-2020
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Williamsburg
Great shopping and nightlife. Brooklyn Flea has its winter market here every Saturday: http://brooklynflea.com/winter-market-2019-2020
Lower East Side
175 Eldridge StHip shopping (can get expensive) and bar scene.
Off-the-beaten-path Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood. The neighborhood is more sparsely populated, so some people might not feel comfortable walking around at night. Van Brundt Street is the main drag.
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Red Hook
Off-the-beaten-path Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood. The neighborhood is more sparsely populated, so some people might not feel comfortable walking around at night. Van Brundt Street is the main drag.
Tons of shopping, restaurants. 9th Street has a lot of little boutiques and vintage stores. Fabulous Fanny's NYC is great if you're into cool glasses. https://fabulous-fannys-nyc.myshopify.com/
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East Village
Tons of shopping, restaurants. 9th Street has a lot of little boutiques and vintage stores. Fabulous Fanny's NYC is great if you're into cool glasses. https://fabulous-fannys-nyc.myshopify.com/
Just north of Williamsburg, more like what Willamsburg used to be like before it got super expensive. Great restaurants (my favorite is Glasserie), hip boutiques and vintage shops.
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Greenpoint
Just north of Williamsburg, more like what Willamsburg used to be like before it got super expensive. Great restaurants (my favorite is Glasserie), hip boutiques and vintage shops.
A mix of artists, warehouses covered in street art, and Latin American neighborhoods. Lots of cool stuff going on: https://bushwickdaily.com/tags/Events
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Bushwick
A mix of artists, warehouses covered in street art, and Latin American neighborhoods. Lots of cool stuff going on: https://bushwickdaily.com/tags/Events
Chill beach area for surfers, familes and friends. If you go here, you must eat at Tacoway Beach and get frozen drinks from Connolly's https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/tacoway-beach and https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/connollys
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Rockaway Beach
Chill beach area for surfers, familes and friends. If you go here, you must eat at Tacoway Beach and get frozen drinks from Connolly's https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/tacoway-beach and https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/connollys
Half Indian, half Latino American, loads of great inexpensive
restaurants and food trucks. This is where you go if you want a fun food outing.
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Jackson Heights
Half Indian, half Latino American, loads of great inexpensive
restaurants and food trucks. This is where you go if you want a fun food outing.
Sightseeing
I-Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StBest views in the city.
This is a new-ish park/promenade that was once an elevated train line. Goes from Gansevoort in the Meatpacking District (food halls, hip bars, clubs and high-end shopping, the Whitney), through Chelsea, ending at 34th Street.
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The High Line
This is a new-ish park/promenade that was once an elevated train line. Goes from Gansevoort in the Meatpacking District (food halls, hip bars, clubs and high-end shopping, the Whitney), through Chelsea, ending at 34th Street.
A great way to see the sunset. I think if you reserve in advance it's free? Otherwise you can stand in line or pay $10 to skip the line. (Tip: The Zara and H&M in the new shopping center behind the Vessel are massive, more like high-end department stores, and completely dead.)
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Vessel
20 Hudson YardsA great way to see the sunset. I think if you reserve in advance it's free? Otherwise you can stand in line or pay $10 to skip the line. (Tip: The Zara and H&M in the new shopping center behind the Vessel are massive, more like high-end department stores, and completely dead.)
Park
This is the entrance to Prospect Park, a 526-acre park three blocks from the apartment. It's a wonderful park that caters to residents, by the same landscape architects as Central Park, but they considered this one their crown jewel :) Grand Army Plaza has a farmer's market on Saturdays.
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Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueThis is the entrance to Prospect Park, a 526-acre park three blocks from the apartment. It's a wonderful park that caters to residents, by the same landscape architects as Central Park, but they considered this one their crown jewel :) Grand Army Plaza has a farmer's market on Saturdays.
Museum
This is a great art museum more geared toward New Yorkers. Excellent exhibits. The have a party the first Saturday of the month.
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I-Museum yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyThis is a great art museum more geared toward New Yorkers. Excellent exhibits. The have a party the first Saturday of the month.
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StMuseum on the tenaments in New York City
Conveniences
Things in the neighborhood that are useful. Other places that wouldn't populate:
- Lucky L&W Laundromat on Union between 6th and 7th for self-wash and same day drop-off (this service is very cheap in NYC and they do hang dry)
- Spa on 7th, at the end of my block, very good inexpensive massage
Union Market
240 E Houston StOrganic supermarket around the corner
Larger grocery store one block further with non-organic (less expensive) options.
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Associated Supermarkets
216 5th AveLarger grocery store one block further with non-organic (less expensive) options.
Exceptional spa services for everything *but* hair. (Yuto's massage will make you feel like a million bucks.) Spa On 7th is a significantly less expensive spa across the street that still gives very good massages, and offers 30-min intervals.
Venelle Salon & Spa
62 7th AveExceptional spa services for everything *but* hair. (Yuto's massage will make you feel like a million bucks.) Spa On 7th is a significantly less expensive spa across the street that still gives very good massages, and offers 30-min intervals.
Going out
Good guide for Brooklyn: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/new-york/articles/best-areas-nightlife-brooklyn-nyc/
Cool bar/ restaurant/ movie theater in Bushwick, surrounded by great restaurants for locals, vintage stores, art galleries, and lots and lots of street art.
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Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen
40 Bogart StCool bar/ restaurant/ movie theater in Bushwick, surrounded by great restaurants for locals, vintage stores, art galleries, and lots and lots of street art.
If you want to really get into Bushwick artist culture: https://houseofyes.org/experience/
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House of Yes
2 Wyckoff AvenueIf you want to really get into Bushwick artist culture: https://houseofyes.org/experience/
This place puts on a hilarious, very entertaining, and ridiculously rauncy burlesque late-night show. More burlesque: https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/new-york/hottest-burlesque-shows-in-new-york-city
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The Slipper Room
167 Orchard StThis place puts on a hilarious, very entertaining, and ridiculously rauncy burlesque late-night show. More burlesque: https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/new-york/hottest-burlesque-shows-in-new-york-city