Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Tugboat
546 Flatbush AvenueGreat teas, pastries and free wi-fi!
Awesome café, great food, great coffee, free wi-fi, friendly staff.
73 abantu bendawo batusa
Tip of the Tongue
43 Lincoln RoadAwesome café, great food, great coffee, free wi-fi, friendly staff.
One of the best places in all of NY to have brunch. Even members the Swedish royal family have eaten here!
225 abantu bendawo batusa
Tom’s
782 Washington AveOne of the best places in all of NY to have brunch. Even members the Swedish royal family have eaten here!
Amazing middle eastern restaurant with the best falafal and kebabs you'll have outside the middle east! Gorgeous outdoor patio as well!
88 abantu bendawo batusa
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt AveAmazing middle eastern restaurant with the best falafal and kebabs you'll have outside the middle east! Gorgeous outdoor patio as well!
Amazing and authentic Trinidadian take away. Brilliant rotis, doubles and aloo pies!
51 abantu bendawo batusa
De Hot Pot
1127 Washington AveAmazing and authentic Trinidadian take away. Brilliant rotis, doubles and aloo pies!
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt AveThe best ramen I've ever had. And I've had a LOT.
Authentic, home-madel pizza and Italian fare - and get their pine nut tart!
44 abantu bendawo batusa
Amorina Cucina Rustica
624 Vanderbilt AveAuthentic, home-madel pizza and Italian fare - and get their pine nut tart!
My very talented friend is the head baker but loved this place before she worked there! Where else would I get my cannele fix?
36 abantu bendawo batusa
Joyce Bakeshop
646 Vanderbilt AveMy very talented friend is the head baker but loved this place before she worked there! Where else would I get my cannele fix?
Geido
331 Flatbush AveFabulous sushi restaurant, lively and cool atmosphere and great food!
Sushi Tatsu III
644 Flatbush AveGood locals using joint; perfect for eat-in or delivery.
Phenomenal Caribbean/French fusion restaurant with a fun atmosphere.
20 abantu bendawo batusa
Kaz an Nou
53 6th AvePhenomenal Caribbean/French fusion restaurant with a fun atmosphere.
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveGreat Mexican fare!
Cent'Anni
742 Franklin AvePhenomenal handmade pasta and brilliant Italian fare.
Great farm to table restaurant with a gorgeous garden, beautiful fireplace and delicious cocktails! Highly recommended!
112 abantu bendawo batusa
Bluebird
504 Flatbush AveGreat farm to table restaurant with a gorgeous garden, beautiful fireplace and delicious cocktails! Highly recommended!
Morgan's Brooklyn Barbecue
267 Flatbush AvePhenomenal authentic BBQ!
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand StRidiculously good donuts and coffee!
Shake Shack
Madison AvenueWorld famous phenomenal burgers and shakes!
Great little shop for prepared foods and sandwiches. Ideal for a picnic in Prospect Park.
30 abantu bendawo batusa
R&D Foods
602 Vanderbilt AveGreat little shop for prepared foods and sandwiches. Ideal for a picnic in Prospect Park.
Citrico
681 Washington AvePhenomenal authentic Oaxacan (Mexican) food!
Everything Else
Iphaki yaseProspect
Best park in NY
Stunning garden in the middle of a metropolis. Can't say enough about this stunning place.
2030 abantu bendawo batusa
Isitshalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington AveStunning garden in the middle of a metropolis. Can't say enough about this stunning place.
Great venue where there are top acts playing for free in the summer.
113 abantu bendawo batusa
Prospect Park Bandshell
141 Prospect Park WestGreat venue where there are top acts playing for free in the summer.
Drinks & Nightlife
Ridiculously wonderful Italian restaurant that have spectacular food, great ambiance and reasonably priced!
100 abantu bendawo batusa
Bar Corvo
791 Washington AvenueRidiculously wonderful Italian restaurant that have spectacular food, great ambiance and reasonably priced!
Fabulous brick oven restaurant with a very cool ambience. They have Peroni on tap!
522 abantu bendawo batusa
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin AveFabulous brick oven restaurant with a very cool ambience. They have Peroni on tap!
Crazy cool cocktail bar and lounge with a beautiful patio out back.
234 abantu bendawo batusa
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt AveCrazy cool cocktail bar and lounge with a beautiful patio out back.
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlGreat chill bar
Lincoln Tavern
545 Flatbush AveGreat pub, local hang out spot.
This place has an awesome list of whiskeys (extensive and pulling great bottles from every tier of the cost-spectrum) plenty of good beers on tap, and the food is pretty damn tasty.
201 abantu bendawo batusa
Midwood Flats
577 Flatbush AveThis place has an awesome list of whiskeys (extensive and pulling great bottles from every tier of the cost-spectrum) plenty of good beers on tap, and the food is pretty damn tasty.
Erv's
2122 Beekman PlAmazing mixology bar! Tiny but their drinks pack a punch!
Shopping
Magnificent ice cream shop with the most creative flavors as well as traditional. All natural and home made. Dare I say artisanal?
370 abantu bendawo batusa
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveMagnificent ice cream shop with the most creative flavors as well as traditional. All natural and home made. Dare I say artisanal?
Sightseeing
I-Museum yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyOne of the best museums in the country.
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeThe most beautiful bridge in the world, in my opinion!
Brooklyn Heights Association Inc
55 Pierrepont StBest view of NYC!
Entertainment & Activities
Great park to spent the afternoon! They have peacocks, seals and red pandas!
540 abantu bendawo batusa
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush AveGreat park to spent the afternoon! They have peacocks, seals and red pandas!
Arts & Culture
I-Center ye-Barclays
620 Atlantic AvePremier concert and sports venue in NY.
Amazing theatre venue where I've seen the likes of Cate Blanchett and Kevin Spacey perform (Ibsen and Shakespeare, respectively).
521 abantu bendawo batusa
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton StAmazing theatre venue where I've seen the likes of Cate Blanchett and Kevin Spacey perform (Ibsen and Shakespeare, respectively).