Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Aita
132 Greene AveSimply delicious, seasonal American fare. Great for brunch and dinner.
Seasonal French cuisine. Great place to have a chocolate croissant and coffee while you read the Sunday paper.
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Maison May Dekalb
246 Dekalb AveSeasonal French cuisine. Great place to have a chocolate croissant and coffee while you read the Sunday paper.
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon AveBest. Pizza. Ever.
Hungry Ghost
253 Flatbush AveBest coffee in the neighborhood. Stumptown.
Greene Grape Annex
767 Fulton StBlue Bottle coffee, if you like it dark.
Newest beer garden in the area. Great staff, great beers. Gets jammed up with strollers occasionally, but the bar's usually got a spot or two.
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Black Forest Brooklyn
733 Fulton StNewest beer garden in the area. Great staff, great beers. Gets jammed up with strollers occasionally, but the bar's usually got a spot or two.
The Smoke Joint
87 South Elliott PlaceYou won't find better BBQ in this part of Brooklyn.
VERY fun outdoor drinking. Good frozen mojitos. Gets crazy crowded during nice days, so go early.
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Habana Outpost
757 Fulton StVERY fun outdoor drinking. Good frozen mojitos. Gets crazy crowded during nice days, so go early.
Great bloody marys. Perfect brunch and dinner spot. Open for lunch too.
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Olea
171 Lafayette AveGreat bloody marys. Perfect brunch and dinner spot. Open for lunch too.
Drinks & Nightlife
A friendly and accommodating bar. Good people, good drinks. Room for strollers if that's your thing.
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The Great Georgiana
248 Dekalb AveA friendly and accommodating bar. Good people, good drinks. Room for strollers if that's your thing.
Hot Bird
Just a fun place to drink. Outdoor picnic tables.
Madiba
195 Dekalb AvenueAmazing South African food and a great, lively atmosphere.
Perfect place for a drink before or after a show at BAM or a game at Barclays.
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No. 7
627 Greene AvePerfect place for a drink before or after a show at BAM or a game at Barclays.
Great bar, young and hip crowd, on a street that's still a bit rough but slowly coming up.
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Doris
1088 Fulton StGreat bar, young and hip crowd, on a street that's still a bit rough but slowly coming up.
Everything Else
Smooch
264 Carlton AveGood coffee, free WiFi
Every Saturday during the summer. Food vendors, coffee, and assorted bric-a-brac. Expensive! But fun to stroll through.
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Brooklyn Flea
51 North 6th StreetEvery Saturday during the summer. Food vendors, coffee, and assorted bric-a-brac. Expensive! But fun to stroll through.