Guidebook for Brooklyn
Essentials
Fresh pasta, mozzarella, and the best prosciutto for miles!
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Caputo's Fine Foods
460 Court StFresh pasta, mozzarella, and the best prosciutto for miles!
Caputo's Bake Shop
329 Court StWarm, fresh bread. We visit nearly every day
Local guys making spicy soppresata & delicious sausages
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Esposito & Sons Pork Store
357 Court StLocal guys making spicy soppresata & delicious sausages
Buttery Italian cookies and pastries, and ornate cakes
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Pasticceria Monteleone BK
355 Court StButtery Italian cookies and pastries, and ornate cakes
Trader Joe's
130 Court StEverybody loves their TJ's
Fairway Market Red Hook
480-500 Van Brunt StThe biggest, best grocery in town
Food Scene
Trendy and overwhelmingly popular, it remains tiny and simple. Delicious brick oven pizza and calzones
168 abantu bendawo batusa
Lucali
575 Henry StTrendy and overwhelmingly popular, it remains tiny and simple. Delicious brick oven pizza and calzones
Reliably excellent Italian with a great wine selection. Cozy and romantic
165 abantu bendawo batusa
Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court StReliably excellent Italian with a great wine selection. Cozy and romantic
Finger-lickin fried chicken and cheddar waffles at a graceful white-linen establishment
159 abantu bendawo batusa
Buttermilk Channel
524 Court StFinger-lickin fried chicken and cheddar waffles at a graceful white-linen establishment
Sumptuous sandwiches & fresh bread. Try the #59 with grilled veggies, balsamic & mozzarella, or the chicken, Brie & Granny Smith apple.
Brooklyn Bread Cafe
412 Court StSumptuous sandwiches & fresh bread. Try the #59 with grilled veggies, balsamic & mozzarella, or the chicken, Brie & Granny Smith apple.
Tiny little hole in the wall with no sign... You have to take out, no space for a table! A slice of brick oven heaven
South Brooklyn Pizza
451 Court StreetTiny little hole in the wall with no sign... You have to take out, no space for a table! A slice of brick oven heaven
Sal's Pizza Store
305 Court StThe best classic thin-crust Brooklyn slice
Good Mexican is hard to find round these here parts. Their tamales & black bean soup more than make up for it. Hit Chavela's on your way to/from the Brooklyn Museum or Botanical Gardens
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Chavela's
736 Franklin AveGood Mexican is hard to find round these here parts. Their tamales & black bean soup more than make up for it. Hit Chavela's on your way to/from the Brooklyn Museum or Botanical Gardens
Delicious French. Get the Mussels au Ricard, a rich anise-infused cream sauce with so many razor-thin onion slices you won't be able to kiss anyone for 2 days. Totally worth it.
38 abantu bendawo batusa
Bacchus
409 Atlantic AveDelicious French. Get the Mussels au Ricard, a rich anise-infused cream sauce with so many razor-thin onion slices you won't be able to kiss anyone for 2 days. Totally worth it.
At the far end of Park Slope's restaurant row... Hearty Portuguese stews and game meats. Warm and cozy, enveloped in velvet curtains. Reservations needed.
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Convivium Osteria
68 5th AveAt the far end of Park Slope's restaurant row... Hearty Portuguese stews and game meats. Warm and cozy, enveloped in velvet curtains. Reservations needed.
The roasted duck is delectable. And they make a wicked Dark & Stormy
88 abantu bendawo batusa
Stone Park Cafe
324 5th AveThe roasted duck is delectable. And they make a wicked Dark & Stormy
A Fort Greene institution. Funky South African fare and a fat slice of sidewalk real estate. Good people-watching.
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Madiba
195 Dekalb AvenueA Fort Greene institution. Funky South African fare and a fat slice of sidewalk real estate. Good people-watching.
Everything Else
My favorite yoga studio in a converted brownstone. Vinyasa style with great teachers, $13 drop-in class. Gaze at restored tin ceilings as you Ohm..
8 abantu bendawo batusa
Area Yoga & Spa
144 Montague StMy favorite yoga studio in a converted brownstone. Vinyasa style with great teachers, $13 drop-in class. Gaze at restored tin ceilings as you Ohm..
Dodge YMCA
225 Atlantic AveFamily-friendly, well-equipped
Excellent selection of wine and spirits, with regular wine, whiskey, bourbon & gin tastings in their beautiful store
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Brooklyn Wine Exchange
138 Court StExcellent selection of wine and spirits, with regular wine, whiskey, bourbon & gin tastings in their beautiful store
Drinks & Nightlife
Fancy cocktails, a fireplace, and bartenders with impressive mustaches
143 abantu bendawo batusa
Clover Club
210 Smith StFancy cocktails, a fireplace, and bartenders with impressive mustaches
Abilene Bar
442 Court StFried pickles. 'nuf said.
Buschenschank
320 Court StGerman beer-garden style, big windows open onto the sidewalk