Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Always-hopping hot spot, with amazing wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches and pastas, a hip vibe and stellar coffee. (Entrance on Lewis.)
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Saraghina
350 Lewis AveAlways-hopping hot spot, with amazing wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches and pastas, a hip vibe and stellar coffee. (Entrance on Lewis.)
Tasty, Latin-tinged menu, plus fun cocktails and live music at night.
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Brooklyn Beso
370 Lewis AveTasty, Latin-tinged menu, plus fun cocktails and live music at night.
Delicious soul and Southern food in a chic-yet-homey atmosphere. Weekend brunch gets VERY crowded. (There's also a low-key sports bar next door that serves Peaches' menu.)
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Peaches
393 Lewis AveDelicious soul and Southern food in a chic-yet-homey atmosphere. Weekend brunch gets VERY crowded. (There's also a low-key sports bar next door that serves Peaches' menu.)
Fun, retro-style coffee shop run by a French woman who makes amazing coffee. Very family-friendly, with lots of books and toys for babies and kids.
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Georges-Andre Vintage Cafe
558 Halsey StFun, retro-style coffee shop run by a French woman who makes amazing coffee. Very family-friendly, with lots of books and toys for babies and kids.
Brooklyn Swirl
Yummy frozen yogurt. Friendly, neighborhood-y place.
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins AveHip Southern-food restaurant. Famous fried chicken!
Australian café with the best coffee in the neighborhood and a delicious menu. Our favorite! (Entrance on Marcus Garvey Blvd.)
144 Decatur St
144 Decatur StreetAustralian café with the best coffee in the neighborhood and a delicious menu. Our favorite! (Entrance on Marcus Garvey Blvd.)
Awesome espresso and French-press coffee, plus baked goods from local bakers.
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rabbit moon
334 Marcus Garvey BlvdAwesome espresso and French-press coffee, plus baked goods from local bakers.
Emeline's
373 Lewis AvenueCheap, family-run diner.
Trendy, upscale (yet casual) new farm-to-table restaurant from a pedigreed Manhattan chef.
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Eugene & Company
397 Tompkins AveTrendy, upscale (yet casual) new farm-to-table restaurant from a pedigreed Manhattan chef.
Cool coffee shop with delicious, fresh sandwiches, burgers, panini, salads, prepared foods and baked goods. A real gem.
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Manny's
212 Patchen AveCool coffee shop with delicious, fresh sandwiches, burgers, panini, salads, prepared foods and baked goods. A real gem.
Amazing, cheap, gourmet-style tacos and other casual Mexican fare made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. They also deliver!
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Oaxaca Tacos
478 Halsey StAmazing, cheap, gourmet-style tacos and other casual Mexican fare made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. They also deliver!
Excellent, farm-to-table French restaurant. Easily the nicest, most upscale place in the neighborhood. It’s a bit expensive, but definitely worth it!
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L'Antagoniste
238 Malcolm X BlvdExcellent, farm-to-table French restaurant. Easily the nicest, most upscale place in the neighborhood. It’s a bit expensive, but definitely worth it!
Drinks & Nightlife
Friendly atmosphere, nice wines and charcuterie, plus a lovely outdoor patio.
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Therapy Wine Bar Re-opening Late Spring 2018 @
Friendly atmosphere, nice wines and charcuterie, plus a lovely outdoor patio.
Upscale bar featuring wines, cocktails, and small plates—plus eclectic live music.
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LunÀtico
486 Halsey StUpscale bar featuring wines, cocktails, and small plates—plus eclectic live music.
Fun, friendly lounge with a nice outdoor patio and Caribbean-themed bar snacks.
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TreeHouse BK
417 Marcus Garvey BlvdFun, friendly lounge with a nice outdoor patio and Caribbean-themed bar snacks.
Hip neighborhood spot serving craft cocktails, with a DJ spinning cool beats.
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Casablanca Cocktail Lounge
300 Malcolm X BlvdHip neighborhood spot serving craft cocktails, with a DJ spinning cool beats.
Essentials
High-end organic grocery with meat counter, farm-fresh produce, bakery breads and juice bar. It’s small, but everything they offer is high quality.
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Bed-Stuy Fresh and Local
210 Patchen AvenueHigh-end organic grocery with meat counter, farm-fresh produce, bakery breads and juice bar. It’s small, but everything they offer is high quality.
Huge supermarket, with a good selection of organic and international foods, too. This is the best big grocery store in the neighborhood.
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Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton StHuge supermarket, with a good selection of organic and international foods, too. This is the best big grocery store in the neighborhood.
There's a small, seasonal farmers' market on Malcolm X Blvd., in front of Jackie Robinson Park, from mid-July to early-November. Saturdays, 8am-3pm.
Jackie Robinson Park Playground
341 Malcolm X BlvdThere's a small, seasonal farmers' market on Malcolm X Blvd., in front of Jackie Robinson Park, from mid-July to early-November. Saturdays, 8am-3pm.
The best bodega (small corner market) in the neighborhood.
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Green Gourmet Market
354 Lewis AveThe best bodega (small corner market) in the neighborhood.
This and Green Gourmet are the two best bodegas (small corner markets) in the neighborhood. Between the two, you can find enough ingredients to put together a decent meal.
307 Stuyvesant Ave
307 Stuyvesant AvenueThis and Green Gourmet are the two best bodegas (small corner markets) in the neighborhood. Between the two, you can find enough ingredients to put together a decent meal.
Large grocery store with a bigger selection than the bodegas. Quality is OK, not great, but it’s closer than Foodtown.
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Fine Fare Supermarket
476 Marcus Garvey BlvdLarge grocery store with a bigger selection than the bodegas. Quality is OK, not great, but it’s closer than Foodtown.
Shopping
Olivino Wines Bed-Stuy
426D Marcus Garvey BlvdOur friendly neighborhood wine store.
Cute vintage clothing store owned by a celebrity stylist.
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Shirley + Alice Vintage & Indie Designer Boutique
434 Marcus Garvey BoulevardCute vintage clothing store owned by a celebrity stylist.
Friendly dress shop that features independent designers and a few vintage items. Great for accessories and gifts too.
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Little Red Boutique
374 Lewis AveFriendly dress shop that features independent designers and a few vintage items. Great for accessories and gifts too.
Small boutique specializing in handmade and fair-trade items, from jewelry to quirky home-décor pieces. They also offer yoga classes.
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And Yoga Studios - Marcus Garvey
410 Marcus Garvey BlvdSmall boutique specializing in handmade and fair-trade items, from jewelry to quirky home-décor pieces. They also offer yoga classes.
Entertainment & Activities
A neighborhood treasure, this award-winning library features a great children's reading area and the best toddler story-time event in all of Brooklyn!
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Brooklyn Public Library - Macon Branch
Macon StreetA neighborhood treasure, this award-winning library features a great children's reading area and the best toddler story-time event in all of Brooklyn!
Good kids' playground adjacent to a schoolyard. There's also basketball and tennis courts on the premises.
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Decatur Playground
242 MacDonough StGood kids' playground adjacent to a schoolyard. There's also basketball and tennis courts on the premises.
Children's play space, with daily classes and playgroups for babies, toddlers and kids (dance, art, music, etc.), plus free puppet shows on Sundays. They also offer yoga classes for grown-ups.
521 Halsey St
521 Halsey StreetChildren's play space, with daily classes and playgroups for babies, toddlers and kids (dance, art, music, etc.), plus free puppet shows on Sundays. They also offer yoga classes for grown-ups.
El-Shabazz Playground
412 MacDonough StAnother good playground for the neighborhood's kids.
This is the biggest playground in the area, with separate structures for toddlers and big kids. It's also shady—a bonus in the summer!
Elizabeth Stroud Playground
419 Stuyvesant AveThis is the biggest playground in the area, with separate structures for toddlers and big kids. It's also shady—a bonus in the summer!
Everything Else
Med Pharmacy
264 Malcolm X BlvdThis is the closest pharmacy. It's small, but they're very helpful.
Nice, clean, full-service nail salon, with reasonable prices. Can’t beat the location!
The Nail Boutique
326 Lewis AveNice, clean, full-service nail salon, with reasonable prices. Can’t beat the location!
Fresh blended, healthy juices and smoothies, plus pastries and coffee.
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Natural Blend Vegan Cafe & Juice Bar
243 Malcolm X BlvdFresh blended, healthy juices and smoothies, plus pastries and coffee.
Interfaith Medical Center
1545 Atlantic AveUrgent care
Brooklyn Hospital
121 Dekalb AveEmergency room
535 Clinton Ave
535 Clinton AvenueDoctor's office. Call for an appointment: 646.962.9200
Sightseeing
Historic mansion located on what's been named the Greenest Block in Brooklyn several years in a row! Check out Macon, Decatur, Bainbridge, etc., around this area for stunning landmarked architecture.
Akwaaba Mansion
347 MacDonough StHistoric mansion located on what's been named the Greenest Block in Brooklyn several years in a row! Check out Macon, Decatur, Bainbridge, etc., around this area for stunning landmarked architecture.
Historic church, with ties to the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. Home of the oldest continuing African-American congregation in Brooklyn.
Bridge Street AME Church
277 Stuyvesant AveHistoric church, with ties to the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. Home of the oldest continuing African-American congregation in Brooklyn.
This block (Stuyvesant Ave. between Quincy and Lexington) served as the set for Spike Lee's classic 1989 film, "Do the Right Thing."
178 Stuyvesant Ave
178 Stuyvesant AvenueThis block (Stuyvesant Ave. between Quincy and Lexington) served as the set for Spike Lee's classic 1989 film, "Do the Right Thing."