Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
662 Franklin Ave
662 Franklin AvenueGreat coffee and food. My favorite breakfast spot.
The Islands
671 Washington AveBest Jamaican food in NYC
Cafe Zelda
728 Franklin AveGreat coffee and croissants
Cent'Anni
742 Franklin AveExcellent new Italian restaurant with great cocktails.
Breukelen Coffee House
764 Franklin AveWide variety of coffee and food.
Gloria's In & Out
987 Nostrand Ave.Excellent Jamaican and Trinidadian take out
Sweet Basil
670 Franklin AveGood, straightforward Thai restaurant.
738 Franklin Ave
738 Franklin AvenueExcellent Indian food
Excellent local farm to table cuisine. Oysters from Long Island Sound!
327 abantu bendawo batusa
Mayfield
688 Franklin AveExcellent local farm to table cuisine. Oysters from Long Island Sound!
the best and most authentic New York diner you'll ever find. Excellent food. Only open until 5 PM.
782 Washington Ave
782 Washington Avenuethe best and most authentic New York diner you'll ever find. Excellent food. Only open until 5 PM.
This place is fantastic. All natural juices and smoothies. Jamaican patties and the best soup around.
30 abantu bendawo batusa
Veggies Natural Juice Bar
785 Franklin AveThis place is fantastic. All natural juices and smoothies. Jamaican patties and the best soup around.
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveVoted best Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn year after year
Kelso
648 Franklin AvenueExcellent Panamanian take out...right across from our building!
743 Franklin Ave
743 Franklin AvenueNew Jamaican restaurant. Awesome stew chicken and jerk shrimp.
The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin AvenueGreat coffee right next to the subway
Bagel Pub
287 9th StExcellent coffee and bagels
Essentials
GalaFresh Farms
492 St Marks AveOpen 8 AM - 10 PM
Good selection of products. Cozy sushi bar in the back of the store.
6 abantu bendawo batusa
744 Franklin Ave
744 Franklin AvenueGood selection of products. Cozy sushi bar in the back of the store.
Good selection of products. Lots of sales. Open late.
87 abantu bendawo batusa
Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin AveGood selection of products. Lots of sales. Open late.
Drinks & Nightlife
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin AveWood-fired oven pizza.
The Crown Inn
724 Franklin AveDrinks, sandwiches, and garden
Doris
1088 Fulton StThe new, trendy place to be in Brooklyn.
Tiptop Bar & Grill
432 Franklin AveOld school neighborhood bar. Cheap, unique, and fun.
the #1 biergarten in the neighborhood. Indoor/outdoor seating. Poetry/fiction readings on Monday nights.
437 abantu bendawo batusa
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Plthe #1 biergarten in the neighborhood. Indoor/outdoor seating. Poetry/fiction readings on Monday nights.
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt AveFun, always busy bar.
Hot Bird
Unique bar in renovated auto-garage. Indoor and outdoor seating.
One of the best cocktail bars in Brooklyn. Wins awards every year.
102 abantu bendawo batusa
Tooker Alley
793 Washington AveOne of the best cocktail bars in Brooklyn. Wins awards every year.
The Way Station
683 Washington AveNew York's only "sci-fi" bar.
New, standard issue hipster bar. Not bad for a late night drink.
170 abantu bendawo batusa
Nostrand Avenue Pub
658 Nostrand Ave.New, standard issue hipster bar. Not bad for a late night drink.
Catfish
1433 Bedford AveThe food is okay, but the whiskey list is the best thing here.
King Tai
1095 Bergen StGreat rum and tequila bar
Arts & Culture
Great collection. Free parties on first Saturday of the month.
3011 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Museum yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyGreat collection. Free parties on first Saturday of the month.
One of NYC's best performance spaces. Dance, opera, music, theater almost every night of the week. Excellent movie theater as well.
521 abantu bendawo batusa
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton StOne of NYC's best performance spaces. Dance, opera, music, theater almost every night of the week. Excellent movie theater as well.
Shopping
Unnameable Books
615 Vanderbilt AveOne of the best bookstores in NYC, hands- down.
711 Franklin Ave
711 Franklin AvenueNew used bookstore. Small, but impressive collection.
Owl and Thistle General Store
Local, green clothing and housewares.
Everything Else
Greenmarket every Saturday. local organic produce and meat.
378 abantu bendawo batusa
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueGreenmarket every Saturday. local organic produce and meat.
Sightseeing
One of NYC's most beautiful botanic gardens.
2030 abantu bendawo batusa
Isitshalo saseBrooklyn Botanic
990 Washington AveOne of NYC's most beautiful botanic gardens.