Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Willburg Cafe
623 Grand StGreat for breakfast!
Amazing pan-Asian -- their happy hour appetizer / drinks specials are a great deal (and super delicious)
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Hachi
631 Grand StreetAmazing pan-Asian -- their happy hour appetizer / drinks specials are a great deal (and super delicious)
Do you want to eat the best pizza in the entire world!?! Then go to here.
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Forcella
485 Lorimer StDo you want to eat the best pizza in the entire world!?! Then go to here.
Mmmmm Indian take-out (or dine in) yummy yummy (I eat this at least once a week)
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Taj Kabab King
474 Grand StMmmmm Indian take-out (or dine in) yummy yummy (I eat this at least once a week)
Newer place with great cocktails and great food...just what we needed: *another* bar/restaurant close by...phewf
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The Grand Bar & Grill
647 Grand StreetNewer place with great cocktails and great food...just what we needed: *another* bar/restaurant close by...phewf
The steamed juicy pork buns are the best food ever created by human beings.
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M Shanghai
292 Grand StThe steamed juicy pork buns are the best food ever created by human beings.
Sel De Mer
374 Graham AvenueFresh, amazing seafood restaurant that is very reasonably priced.
24-hour authentic Mexican food. Dirt cheap. Can't beat it. Get the tamales. Or actually, get the tacos dorados.
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Grand Morelos
727 Grand St24-hour authentic Mexican food. Dirt cheap. Can't beat it. Get the tamales. Or actually, get the tacos dorados.
Delicious Italian. Cheap. Still kind of under the radar so a very relaxed atmosphere.
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Testo
141 Leonard StDelicious Italian. Cheap. Still kind of under the radar so a very relaxed atmosphere.
Best pasta in the neighborhood. Cute garden. Great for brunch. Cheap.
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Il Passatore
14 Bushwick AveBest pasta in the neighborhood. Cute garden. Great for brunch. Cheap.
M Noodle Shop
549 Metropolitan AvenueTwo words: scallion pancakes.
Suzume
545 Lorimer StTaking ramen to a whole new level...
I'm from Kansas City, the land of great BBQ, and this place is every bit as good as the top places back home. Get the brisket.
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Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan AveI'm from Kansas City, the land of great BBQ, and this place is every bit as good as the top places back home. Get the brisket.
Maybe the best restaurant in the neighborhood. The specialize in grilled meats and veggies. Eat there.
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St. Anselm
355 Metropolitan AveMaybe the best restaurant in the neighborhood. The specialize in grilled meats and veggies. Eat there.
Roberta's
261 Moore StFamously awesome pizza. Famously edgy location.
True to its name, this restaurant is better than any other Mexican place I've ever eaten at. And it's cheap! Drink a cayenne peppered margarita and eat some legit gorditas, quesadillas, esquites...
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La Superior
295 Berry StTrue to its name, this restaurant is better than any other Mexican place I've ever eaten at. And it's cheap! Drink a cayenne peppered margarita and eat some legit gorditas, quesadillas, esquites...
Drinks & Nightlife
Do you like whiskey? Do you like grilled cheese? Then it doesn't get any better than this...
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Noorman's Kil
609 Grand StDo you like whiskey? Do you like grilled cheese? Then it doesn't get any better than this...
Homemade punches and a laid-back vibe...no signage so you'll feel *extra hip* taking someone there
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The Drink
228 Manhattan AvenueHomemade punches and a laid-back vibe...no signage so you'll feel *extra hip* taking someone there
Very cute place with great beers on tap and kick-butt cocktails.
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Night of Joy
667 Lorimer StVery cute place with great beers on tap and kick-butt cocktails.
Lady Jay's
633 Grand StreetHipster bar. Just what you asked for.
Arts & Culture
Free live music. Every night. Tiny stage and not much seating, so very intimate. And the venue looks like a magical train car from 1872.
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Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer StFree live music. Every night. Tiny stage and not much seating, so very intimate. And the venue looks like a magical train car from 1872.
Go to one of the best museums in the city without having to go to Midtown or the Upper East Side!
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MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson AveGo to one of the best museums in the city without having to go to Midtown or the Upper East Side!
Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent AvenueDance your face off to some cool music shows.
Sightseeing
Want to be transported to old world Europe? It's not too bad of a schlep to the largest Hasidic community in the world. Lee Avenue on Saturday morning is a visit to the shtetl of your zayde's youth.
Lee Avenue
Lee AvenueWant to be transported to old world Europe? It's not too bad of a schlep to the largest Hasidic community in the world. Lee Avenue on Saturday morning is a visit to the shtetl of your zayde's youth.
Tour the brewery that's been around since before Williamsburg was "Williamsburg." Oh, it's also a bar so you won't go thirsty.
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Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th StTour the brewery that's been around since before Williamsburg was "Williamsburg." Oh, it's also a bar so you won't go thirsty.
Shopping
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey StVintage clothes, organized by color. Woah, cool.