Guidebook for Brooklyn

Lindsey
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Arts & Culture

Great exhibitions, including Basquiat: The Unkown Notebooks through summer (8/23/15)! 3/4 mile walk from the apartment (on the way to Prospect Park).
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I-Museum yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Great exhibitions, including Basquiat: The Unkown Notebooks through summer (8/23/15)! 3/4 mile walk from the apartment (on the way to Prospect Park).
You can rent bikes for $15/day. A great way to explore the borough!
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Excelsior Bike Shop
694 Franklin Ave
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You can rent bikes for $15/day. A great way to explore the borough!
Great library!
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Brooklyn Public Library
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Great library!

Food Scene

Get the Don Pepino drink! They also have flights of tequila, great guacamole, Mexican food and a fun vibe.
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Chavela's
736 Franklin Ave
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Get the Don Pepino drink! They also have flights of tequila, great guacamole, Mexican food and a fun vibe.
One of my FAVORITE restaurants in the area. You really can't go wrong, but I'm happy to make specific recommendations :)
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Mayfield
688 Franklin Ave
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One of my FAVORITE restaurants in the area. You really can't go wrong, but I'm happy to make specific recommendations :)
If you need an Italian food fix, go here! Serious comfort food, great brunch, and they even deliver to my pad (great on those lazy nights)!
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Cent'Anni
742 Franklin Ave
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If you need an Italian food fix, go here! Serious comfort food, great brunch, and they even deliver to my pad (great on those lazy nights)!
YUM! Their pizzas are to die for!
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Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin Ave
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YUM! Their pizzas are to die for!
Literally downstairs from my apartment! A great place to get some work done, grab a cup of coffee or a pastry!
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Manhattanville Coffee - Crown Heights
167 Rogers Ave
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Literally downstairs from my apartment! A great place to get some work done, grab a cup of coffee or a pastry!
Great coffee, tasty bagels and sandwiches!
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Lula Bagel
816 Nostrand Ave.
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Great coffee, tasty bagels and sandwiches!
Decent coffee, great bagels, muffins, OJ, etc.
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The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin Avenue
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Decent coffee, great bagels, muffins, OJ, etc.
Good Indian food
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Pearl
738 Franklin Ave
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Good Indian food

Sightseeing

Take a walk, ride a bike or just chill. It's a pretty, relaxing park and only a 1-mile walk from the apartment.
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Iphaki yaseProspect
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Take a walk, ride a bike or just chill. It's a pretty, relaxing park and only a 1-mile walk from the apartment.
A great walk/bike ride if you can find the time!
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
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A great walk/bike ride if you can find the time!
Great little park to hang out in. Bring a picnic or just relax on the grass by the water! Grab a cone at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory or a slice at Julianna's!
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I-Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
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Great little park to hang out in. Bring a picnic or just relax on the grass by the water! Grab a cone at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory or a slice at Julianna's!

Everything Else

Tons of bars, restaurants, shops and cafes to peruse.
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Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue
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Tons of bars, restaurants, shops and cafes to peruse.
Pretty park, great place to take a walk -- beautiful in the spring/summer!
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Isitshalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington Ave
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Pretty park, great place to take a walk -- beautiful in the spring/summer!
Great yoga studio with a sliding scale payment schedule. Pay anywhere between $7 or $15, depending on what you can afford!
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Brooklyn Yoga Collective
795 Franklin Avenue
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Great yoga studio with a sliding scale payment schedule. Pay anywhere between $7 or $15, depending on what you can afford!

Drinks & Nightlife

Local watering hole with a cool vibe.
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The Crown Inn
724 Franklin Ave
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Local watering hole with a cool vibe.

Essentials

A cool weekly farmer's market! Open Saturdays Year Round, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It's right at the mouth of Prospect Park & next to BK Library and there's a really cool arc in the middle of the plaza.
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Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Flatbush Avenue
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A cool weekly farmer's market! Open Saturdays Year Round, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It's right at the mouth of Prospect Park & next to BK Library and there's a really cool arc in the middle of the plaza.
A bit pricy, but one of the closer places with fresh produce/groceries.
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Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin Ave
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A bit pricy, but one of the closer places with fresh produce/groceries.
Cheaper groceries
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Met Foodmarkets
131 Driggs Ave
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Cheaper groceries