Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Talde
8 Erie StHard to describe but worth the wait. Try to go early.
Rose Water
787 Union StCould be best restaurant in all of Brooklyn. Need a reservation.
Usually voted best pizza in all of NYC. Usually very crowded but not touristy.
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franny's
348 Flatbush AvenueUsually voted best pizza in all of NYC. Usually very crowded but not touristy.
Good wood fired pizza. Lively and very Brooklyn crowd. I like sitting at the bar.
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La Villa Pizzeria
261 5th AveGood wood fired pizza. Lively and very Brooklyn crowd. I like sitting at the bar.
Root Hill Cafe
262 4th AveGreat muffins/coffee etc.
Kos Kaffe A Roasting House
251 5th AveMy personal fave.
Java Joe Coffee Tea & Spice Merchant
414 8th StAnother winner.
Provini
1302 8th AveGreat Italian food and cool bar.
Miriam
79 5th AveAwesome Mediterranean/Israeli food.
Dizzy's
511 9th StAmazing pancakes. Must go here.
12th street Bar&Grill
1123 8th AvenueAnother one of my faves. Good vibe,
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd AveBest pie on the planet. Homemade soda too.
Faros
84 7th AvenueGreek restaurant. Another fave.
Cafe Dada
Lunch and dinner and great coffee.
Never buy anything here. Just sit outside and watch people go by. Quite entertaining.
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Connecticut Muffin
1106 Cortelyou RdNever buy anything here. Just sit outside and watch people go by. Quite entertaining.
Sushi Katsuei
210 7th AveThe best. Nuff said.
Gorilla Coffee
On Bergen street too. Check it out.
Threes Brewing
333 Douglass StBrewery in Gowanus. Pretty cool.
Blue Ribbon
280 5th AveGood place and Brooklyn crowd.
Love this place. Nice walk over to Vanderbilt Ave. Great block to stroll in Prospect hts. Ample Hills Ice Cream is on Vanderbilt too.
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606 R&D
606 Vanderbilt AveLove this place. Nice walk over to Vanderbilt Ave. Great block to stroll in Prospect hts. Ample Hills Ice Cream is on Vanderbilt too.
Colson Patisserie
374 9th StAwesome bakery.
Konditori
240 7th AvenueYes. More coffee.
Cafe Martin
355 5th AveYep. And even more coffee.
The PINES
284 3rd AveReason to go to Gowanus.
Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd AvenueAnother good pizza joint.
Tom’s
782 Washington AveBeen there since the 30's. you gotta go.
Starbucks
405-409 Union AveThere is one on every corner but if you must there it is.
Henry's End
72 Henry StWhen in Brooklyn Hts a must go to.
Very popular Italian. Get there early. No reservations taken.
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al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveVery popular Italian. Get there early. No reservations taken.
The Burger Bistro
Pretty good burgs.
Bareburger
33-21 31st AveOrganic. Good place.
Bonnie's Grill
278 5th AveLove the atmosphere and burgers. A trip back in time.
Shopping
Bierkraft
191 5th AvenueGreat beer store in Park Slope.
Community Bookstore
143 7th AveBecause I can't stand Barnes and Noble.
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveIce cream to die for.
Dixon's Bicycle
792 Union StGood bike store.
9th Street Cycles
Can rent if you insist on riding a bike.
Prospect Heights Beer Works
648 Washington AvenueYep. More beer.
Häagen-Dazs®
109 7th AveGood ice cream.
Brooklyn Industries
206 5th AveCool clothes and best t-shirts on planet earth.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StPlace to buy great stuff and hang for lunch or dinner.
Fleishers Craft Butchery
192 5th AveOrganic butcher shop. Nice people too.
Union Market
240 E Houston StGourmet store. Please go there. You won't be sorry.
Basic stuff. Better off checking yourself out. Staff is a bit angry. Go to Associated on 5th ave. but longer walk.
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Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton StBasic stuff. Better off checking yourself out. Staff is a bit angry. Go to Associated on 5th ave. but longer walk.
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th AveGood grocery store.
Back To the Land Natural Foods
142 7th AvenueAll natural.
Hiller & Moon
814 Union StKiller stuff.
D'Vine Taste
150 7th AveHomemade bread to die for.
Valley Shepherd
211 7th AveGood gourmet store.
Russo's Mozzarella & Pasta
363 7th AveGo there. Now!
Drinks & Nightlife
Pork Slope
247 5th AvenueSame guy that owns Talde and Thistle Hill.
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union StBar and shuffleboard.
Lavender Lake is old name for Gowanus Canal and yes it was purple. Great bar.
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Lavender Lake Bar
53 Carroll StLavender Lake is old name for Gowanus Canal and yes it was purple. Great bar.
Parish Cocktail Bar
223 7th AveGood bar.
Union Hall
702 Union StGood bar. worth checking out.
Everything Else
Iphaki yaseProspect
You're across the street from it.
Bergen Street Comics
470 Bergen StWhere I get all my reading material.
The Morbid Anatomy Library
421 36th StreetCurious? Worth checking out. Cafe too.
Brooklyn Boulders Gowanus
575 Degraw StWall climbing. Huge fun with or without the kids.
Ride Brooklyn
468 Bergen StAnother good bike store.
I-Museum yaseBrooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyThe best!
Brooklyn Public Library
Cool library.
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue2/3 train is gotten here.
Down to Earth Park Slope Farmers Market
5th AvenueAnother good farmer's market.
Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th AveOpen 24 hours
Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Avethis is the one I go to but not open 24hours.
La Bagel Delight
73 Lafayette AveBagels. Of course.
Bagel Hole
400 7th AveMore bagels.
Park Slope Pharmacy
1018 8th AveA walk back in time. Check it out.
Medusa Salon
177 5th AveGood salon, bit pricey.
I-Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StYou gotta go.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont PlaceAwesome views.
Arts & Culture
The Bell House
149 7th StCool concert place.
The Pavilion Theater
Movies
Just opened after renovation. Second only to Radio City Music Hall.
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Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush AveJust opened after renovation. Second only to Radio City Music Hall.