Guidebook for Brooklyn
Drinks & Nightlife
Our local bar. Great place to watch the games. Happy hour from 11 am to 7pm! And a late night happy hour from 2 am - 4 am on Fri & Sat.
Plus. who doesn't love an inside out grilled cheese?
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Keg & Lantern Brewing Company
97 Nassau AveOur local bar. Great place to watch the games. Happy hour from 11 am to 7pm! And a late night happy hour from 2 am - 4 am on Fri & Sat.
Plus. who doesn't love an inside out grilled cheese?
Cozy bar warms you up with a fireplace in the back. Smaller selection of beers, but the place is full of good vibes.
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Black Rabbit
91 Greenpoint AveCozy bar warms you up with a fireplace in the back. Smaller selection of beers, but the place is full of good vibes.
This is my after work bar. New beergarden - good beer selection, brats and sausages. Usually quiet because it's so new.
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Spritzenhaus33
33 Nassau AveThis is my after work bar. New beergarden - good beer selection, brats and sausages. Usually quiet because it's so new.
The Gutter
200 N 14th StOld school bowling and bar.
Just around the corner from the subway, this place is great. This piano bar serves up delicious food and cocktails.
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Manhattan Inn
632 Manhattan AvenueJust around the corner from the subway, this place is great. This piano bar serves up delicious food and cocktails.
Need to fill up your growler and have a pint at the same time? This local spot has constantly rotating taps and is a beer-lovers paradise.
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Brouwerij Lane
78 Greenpoint AveNeed to fill up your growler and have a pint at the same time? This local spot has constantly rotating taps and is a beer-lovers paradise.
Food Scene
Great place for a chill date. $5 Mac & Cheese on Monday is amazing. Great rotating list of beers.
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Habitat
988 Manhattan AvenueGreat place for a chill date. $5 Mac & Cheese on Monday is amazing. Great rotating list of beers.
Must experience Paulie Gee's pizza if you're in Greenpoint. Gourmet pizza with unexpected toppings - honey, hot sauce, etc.
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Paulie Gee's
60 Greenpoint AveMust experience Paulie Gee's pizza if you're in Greenpoint. Gourmet pizza with unexpected toppings - honey, hot sauce, etc.
Small all natural restaurant, great for brunch. Everything is local and the menu changes daily. Ex: Instead of processed white sugar, they use maple syrup as a sweetener.
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Eat
124 Meserole AvenueSmall all natural restaurant, great for brunch. Everything is local and the menu changes daily. Ex: Instead of processed white sugar, they use maple syrup as a sweetener.
Wonderful brunch but expect a long wait. This is/was Heath Ledger's restaurant.
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Five Leaves
18 Bedford AveWonderful brunch but expect a long wait. This is/was Heath Ledger's restaurant.
Busy coffee shop that roasts and grinds their own coffee. Good place to go with your laptop for the afternoon, sometimes it looks like an Apply ad, seats can fill up pretty quick.
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Café Grumpy - Greenpoint
193 Meserole AveBusy coffee shop that roasts and grinds their own coffee. Good place to go with your laptop for the afternoon, sometimes it looks like an Apply ad, seats can fill up pretty quick.
Kyoto Sushi
161 Nassau AveFresh, yummy sushi. Free hot sake for dine-in.
Delicious pizza. Great specialty slices like black bean and avocado.
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Nonna's Pizzeria
253 Nassau AvenueDelicious pizza. Great specialty slices like black bean and avocado.
Mexican restaurant. They always seem to have fresh avocado, and even though it's $6-7 for an app, it's huge! Food is always delicious. Drinks are tasty.
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Calexico
645 Manhattan AveMexican restaurant. They always seem to have fresh avocado, and even though it's $6-7 for an app, it's huge! Food is always delicious. Drinks are tasty.
Vegan, vegetarian (can't remember if they have meat dishes) Asian good. Really like going here.
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Wild Ginger
226 East 51st StreetVegan, vegetarian (can't remember if they have meat dishes) Asian good. Really like going here.
560 Manhattan Ave
560 Manhattan AvenueGood lunch spot. Eclectic food, good bar.
Delicious Korean inspired menu. Hang over soup on a Sunday morning can't be beat.
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Mrs. Kim's
160 Franklin StDelicious Korean inspired menu. Hang over soup on a Sunday morning can't be beat.
Looking for a drink or a bite? This American Nouveau farm-to-table restaurant has a great menu and full bar.
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The Bedford
110 Bedford AveLooking for a drink or a bite? This American Nouveau farm-to-table restaurant has a great menu and full bar.
Quaint and quiet little coffeeshop on right in the Northern-most tip of Brooklyn.
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Ashbox
1154 Manhattan AveQuaint and quiet little coffeeshop on right in the Northern-most tip of Brooklyn.
Amazingly delicious artisan ice-cream, direct from Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
14 Old Fulton StAmazingly delicious artisan ice-cream, direct from Brooklyn.
The best slice place around our place. And, the best, Carmine is still there, making and eating pizzas everyday.
Original pizza and grill
93 Norman AvenueThe best slice place around our place. And, the best, Carmine is still there, making and eating pizzas everyday.
Pretty decent sandwich place. Good salads. I get my lattes here. People hang out with their laptops here.
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Lunchbox Brooklyn
120 Norman AvePretty decent sandwich place. Good salads. I get my lattes here. People hang out with their laptops here.
Everything Else
Super cute park, nice place to take a book and hang out on a bench and people watch. Small dog park on the east end of it.
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Iphakethe kaMsgr. McGolrick
Nassau AvenueSuper cute park, nice place to take a book and hang out on a bench and people watch. Small dog park on the east end of it.
This is the big park. Full-size track, lots of softball & soccer games happening. A pool (though I've never been to it.) Tennis & handball courts.
Farmer's market here every Saturday morning.
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McCarren Park
776 Lorimer StThis is the big park. Full-size track, lots of softball & soccer games happening. A pool (though I've never been to it.) Tennis & handball courts.
Farmer's market here every Saturday morning.
Love this park. On a nice day it's the perfect place to have lunch and have perfect, undisturbed views of Manhattan.
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East River State Park
90 Kent AveLove this park. On a nice day it's the perfect place to have lunch and have perfect, undisturbed views of Manhattan.
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop
727 Manhattan AveDelicious, delicious, DELICIOUS fresh donuts.
Watch them made Brooklyn Beer - they do a guided tour fairly often. You buy tokens and exchange them for beer. You can bring in your own food too.
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Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th StWatch them made Brooklyn Beer - they do a guided tour fairly often. You buy tokens and exchange them for beer. You can bring in your own food too.
Essentials
107 Norman Ave
107 Norman AvenuePublic library, free wifi access.
Fancy organic grocery store. Think more independent, hipper version of Whole Foods.
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The Garden
921 Manhattan AveFancy organic grocery store. Think more independent, hipper version of Whole Foods.
Shopping
Awesome little independent record store with a great selection of LPs.
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Permanent Records
Awesome little independent record store with a great selection of LPs.
I freaking love this place!! Small, but dedicated shop that has an amazing selection of instruments and as well as a great repair shop. Couldn't ask for a better place!
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Pentatonic Guitars
100 Franklin StI freaking love this place!! Small, but dedicated shop that has an amazing selection of instruments and as well as a great repair shop. Couldn't ask for a better place!