Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Great restaurant and drinking spot. Hip crowd. Use local ingredients and their pizza is to die for.
1621 abantu bendawo batusa
Roberta's
261 Moore StGreat restaurant and drinking spot. Hip crowd. Use local ingredients and their pizza is to die for.
Fantastic coffee shop (carry Stumptown coffee). Wifi. Great place to start the day before you board the subway
460 abantu bendawo batusa
Variety Coffee Roasters
368 Graham AveFantastic coffee shop (carry Stumptown coffee). Wifi. Great place to start the day before you board the subway
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan AveBBQ! and you get a lot of meat for little dollars.
Five Leaves
18 Bedford AveOne of my all time favorite restaurants. get the truffle fries.
Bahia
690 Grand StPupusas for $2. Go. You will love it!
Hands down the best Mexican in NYC. And I have tried most mexican. And cheap!
206 abantu bendawo batusa
La Superior
295 Berry StHands down the best Mexican in NYC. And I have tried most mexican. And cheap!
Venezuelan restaurant with lots of yummy arepas and salads and stuff. Also has a backyard. A great place to dine and budget friendly
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Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand StVenezuelan restaurant with lots of yummy arepas and salads and stuff. Also has a backyard. A great place to dine and budget friendly
One of the best for Italian. Fresh Pasta. Backyard and cozy interior. Reasonably priced and very close to home.
122 abantu bendawo batusa
Il Passatore
14 Bushwick AveOne of the best for Italian. Fresh Pasta. Backyard and cozy interior. Reasonably priced and very close to home.
Drinks & Nightlife
Usually a decent crowd. Local bar -- get the Margavesas (beer with lime margarita slush on top).
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Daddy's
437 Graham AvenueUsually a decent crowd. Local bar -- get the Margavesas (beer with lime margarita slush on top).
Spuyten Duyvil
359 Metropolitan AveFancy beers. Huge back patio.
A Brooklyn institution. Live Music. Patio. Taco Truck. Cheap Drinks.
521 abantu bendawo batusa
Union Pool
484 Union AveA Brooklyn institution. Live Music. Patio. Taco Truck. Cheap Drinks.
Yuppyish crowd in the evening, but good for a quiet drink. GO FOR BRUNCH. Its around $10 including a mimosa/bloody mary!
125 abantu bendawo batusa
Harefield Road
769 Metropolitan AveYuppyish crowd in the evening, but good for a quiet drink. GO FOR BRUNCH. Its around $10 including a mimosa/bloody mary!
Legion
790 Metropolitan Avenuewatering hole just a couple blocks away
Old Man Bar. Where the originals of Bedford Ave hang out and the youngest barmaid is 50.
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Rosemary's Greenpoint Tavern
296 Bedford AveOld Man Bar. Where the originals of Bedford Ave hang out and the youngest barmaid is 50.
The Commodore
366 Metropolitan AveBar and Restaurant. Get some fried chicken and a cocktail
Everything Else
Cooper Park
Maspeth AvenuePark to hang, play or let the dog run around
Watch the hipsters watch you. Get a foam cup of beer or margaritas at the Turkeys Nest on the corner of Bedford and N 12th
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McCarren Park
776 Lorimer StWatch the hipsters watch you. Get a foam cup of beer or margaritas at the Turkeys Nest on the corner of Bedford and N 12th
Beautiful Views of Manhattan.. and the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasbord (food market) happen on the weekends!
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East River State Park
90 Kent AveBeautiful Views of Manhattan.. and the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasbord (food market) happen on the weekends!
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey StHuge place to find some thrifted digs...
Another great thrift store (I actually prefer it to Beacon's Closet)!
146 abantu bendawo batusa
Buffalo Exchange
504 Driggs AveAnother great thrift store (I actually prefer it to Beacon's Closet)!
A really amazing store for checking out interior and industrial design. Many artists are locally based. Fun to check out if you are into that sort of thing
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Future Perfect
115 N 6th StA really amazing store for checking out interior and industrial design. Many artists are locally based. Fun to check out if you are into that sort of thing
Fantastic Bookstore. Specializes in art, design, and fashion books, periodicals, etc.
84 abantu bendawo batusa
Spoonbill & Sugartown Books
218 Bedford AveFantastic Bookstore. Specializes in art, design, and fashion books, periodicals, etc.
Built By Wendy Inc
Ladies and Mens clothes. Local designer.
One of my favorite shops. Mens and Womens clothing, accessories. Local designer.
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IGWT NYC - Greenpoint
70 Greenpoint AveOne of my favorite shops. Mens and Womens clothing, accessories. Local designer.
Catbird
108 Bedford AveGreat for gifts. Especially of the jewelry nature.
The local Laundromat. Drop off service available. Closed on Wednesdays.
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Bean & Clean
909 Metropolitan AveThe local Laundromat. Drop off service available. Closed on Wednesdays.