Guidebook for Brooklyn

Emily
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Essentials

$ Convenient nearby supermarket
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Trader Joe's
130 Court St
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$ Convenient nearby supermarket
$$ Convenient high quality supermarket
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Brooklyn Fare
200 Schermerhorn St
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$$ Convenient high quality supermarket
Emporium of deliciousness. Prepared foods, olives, grains, dried fruits and nuts, olive oil, halva...
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Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
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Emporium of deliciousness. Prepared foods, olives, grains, dried fruits and nuts, olive oil, halva...
$ fruits and vegetables.
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Pacific Green Gourmet
151 Court Street
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$ fruits and vegetables.
Hummous, beet salad, lentil soup, and other prepared foods and pastries like meat pies, spinach pies, baklava, cookies, you name it. Nice friendly family owned bakery. Good pita too.
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Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic Ave
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Hummous, beet salad, lentil soup, and other prepared foods and pastries like meat pies, spinach pies, baklava, cookies, you name it. Nice friendly family owned bakery. Good pita too.
Butcher. Has organic anti-biotic free grass-fed beef, lamb, sausage, pork chops. Nice friendly atmosphere.
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Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith St
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Butcher. Has organic anti-biotic free grass-fed beef, lamb, sausage, pork chops. Nice friendly atmosphere.
Fresh locally caught wild fish available here. Ask for what is in from Montauk. Sword fish, tuna, sole, bay scallops, plus wild salmon and char from further afield.
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Fish Tales
191A Court St
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Fresh locally caught wild fish available here. Ask for what is in from Montauk. Sword fish, tuna, sole, bay scallops, plus wild salmon and char from further afield.
Good bagels, walking distance.
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Brownstone Bagels
671 Union St
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Good bagels, walking distance.
Expensive but good supermarket. Very nice roof deck has become quite the hangout. Market features products locally made. Juice bar.
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Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
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Expensive but good supermarket. Very nice roof deck has become quite the hangout. Market features products locally made. Juice bar.
Farmer's market on Saturdays is excellent.
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Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Flatbush Avenue
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Farmer's market on Saturdays is excellent.
Farmer's market Thursday and Saturday
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Borough Hall station
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Farmer's market Thursday and Saturday

Food Scene

Great local bar/cafe. The hamburger is good; the fries fantastic. You may also like the soups and the Cobb salad. A great place to hang out - good coffee, nice chill atmosphere.
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Building On Bond
112 Bond St
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Great local bar/cafe. The hamburger is good; the fries fantastic. You may also like the soups and the Cobb salad. A great place to hang out - good coffee, nice chill atmosphere.
Delicious Jewish deli in the Montreal tradition. Amazingly flavorful sandwiches, matzoh ball soup, smoked meats.
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Mile End Delicatessen
97 Hoyt St
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Delicious Jewish deli in the Montreal tradition. Amazingly flavorful sandwiches, matzoh ball soup, smoked meats.
Restaurant and bar. I love the garden in warm weather. Delicious food in a nice atmosphere. Monday there is a prix fixe deal!
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French Louie
320 Atlantic Ave
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Restaurant and bar. I love the garden in warm weather. Delicious food in a nice atmosphere. Monday there is a prix fixe deal!
Italian-American bakery with tiled floors, cafe tables so you can enjoy your pastry at the store if you wish. I like the pignoli cookies, the eclairs, the fruit tarts, and I love the cheesecake.
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Pasticceria Monteleone BK
355 Court St
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Italian-American bakery with tiled floors, cafe tables so you can enjoy your pastry at the store if you wish. I like the pignoli cookies, the eclairs, the fruit tarts, and I love the cheesecake.
Famous for its cheesecake but I like Monteleone's cheesecake better.
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Junior's Restaurant and Bakery
386 Flatbush Ave Ext
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Famous for its cheesecake but I like Monteleone's cheesecake better.
Simple, good Middle Eastern fare, so convenient to home. Lentil soup, falafal, lamb, tabbouleh. Eat in or order out. Garden in back is pleasant in warm weather.
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Bedouin Tent
405 Atlantic Ave
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Simple, good Middle Eastern fare, so convenient to home. Lentil soup, falafal, lamb, tabbouleh. Eat in or order out. Garden in back is pleasant in warm weather.
Really good creamy icecream, nice roof deck.
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Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
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Really good creamy icecream, nice roof deck.
ice cream! I love the pistachio icecream. The perfect after dinner stroll and treat.
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
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ice cream! I love the pistachio icecream. The perfect after dinner stroll and treat.
Good pizza, think crust, walking distance.
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Sottocasa
298 Atlantic Ave
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Good pizza, think crust, walking distance.
Pub/tavern. Simple well prepared food in a pleasant atmosphere.
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Alchemy
56 5th Ave
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Pub/tavern. Simple well prepared food in a pleasant atmosphere.
Vegetarian restaurant with beautiful garden in back
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M.O.B
525 Atlantic Avenue
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Vegetarian restaurant with beautiful garden in back

Arts & Culture

This is an AMAZING world class cultural center a few minutes away. The Opera House is beautiful and I also love the BAM Harvey. BAM Rose Cinema here is great with four screens.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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This is an AMAZING world class cultural center a few minutes away. The Opera House is beautiful and I also love the BAM Harvey. BAM Rose Cinema here is great with four screens.
I love the fall and spring theater festivals - I've seen performances here by John Tuttorro, Rebecca Hall, Fiona Shaw, Simon Russell Beale, among so many.
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BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St
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I love the fall and spring theater festivals - I've seen performances here by John Tuttorro, Rebecca Hall, Fiona Shaw, Simon Russell Beale, among so many.
Concerts, sports, home of the Nets (basketball team) and most importantly to me, the location of an excellent subway hub with many subway lines and the Long Island Rail Road too.
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Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
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Concerts, sports, home of the Nets (basketball team) and most importantly to me, the location of an excellent subway hub with many subway lines and the Long Island Rail Road too.
Invisible Dog Gallery often has good shows.
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The Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen St
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Invisible Dog Gallery often has good shows.
A gallery, a cafe, a store selling handmade glass, and Urban Glass is upstairs.
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BRIC
647 Fulton St
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A gallery, a cafe, a store selling handmade glass, and Urban Glass is upstairs.
One of the best known and best independent bookstores in NYC, with many events, author readings, etc. If you love books you'll love this place.
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BookCourt
163 Court Street
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One of the best known and best independent bookstores in NYC, with many events, author readings, etc. If you love books you'll love this place.
Nice small cinema, several screens.
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Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
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Nice small cinema, several screens.

Shopping

Pricy but beautiful well made clothes.
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Bird Brooklyn - Cobble Hill
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Pricy but beautiful well made clothes.
Nice shoes... !
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Soula Shoes
185 Smith St
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Nice shoes... !
Beautiful well made stores. She also has a store in Paris but we get to buy her clothes here.
Anne Willi
362 Atlantic Ave
Beautiful well made stores. She also has a store in Paris but we get to buy her clothes here.
Boutique. Clothes designed and made here.
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meg
54 N 6th St
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Boutique. Clothes designed and made here.
Great finds here, wonderful gifts.
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The Primary Essentials
372 Atlantic Ave
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Great finds here, wonderful gifts.
New eccentric store on Atlantic Ave, lots of antiques, interesting finds. I always want to buy things here.... sigh
Hunting With Jake
380 Atlantic Ave
New eccentric store on Atlantic Ave, lots of antiques, interesting finds. I always want to buy things here.... sigh

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the last great bars in Brooklyn, attracts writers aplenty.
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Brooklyn Inn
148 Hoyt St
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One of the last great bars in Brooklyn, attracts writers aplenty.
Delicious cocktails.
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Clover Club
210 Smith St
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Delicious cocktails.

Entertainment & Activities

Fabulous park, you can easily spend all afternoon here. Swing valley, sand boxes, jungle gyms, water area (bring water shoes and a towel), picnic spots, volleyball court, soccer, you name it.
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Brooklyn Bridge -puisto
334 Furman St
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Fabulous park, you can easily spend all afternoon here. Swing valley, sand boxes, jungle gyms, water area (bring water shoes and a towel), picnic spots, volleyball court, soccer, you name it.
Nice little park with playground, chess tables, grass, and a nearby cafe Ted & Honey's.
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Cobble Hill Cleaners & Laundry
226 Court St
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Nice little park with playground, chess tables, grass, and a nearby cafe Ted & Honey's.
There's a nice playground here open on the weekends to the neighborhood.
Public School 261
314 Pacific St
There's a nice playground here open on the weekends to the neighborhood.
Park to play in and there's also a Saturday farmer's market.
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Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
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Park to play in and there's also a Saturday farmer's market.

Everything Else

Very good chocolates. A few tables and chairs so you can sip your mocha and enjoy.
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Nunu Chocolates
185 Greenwich St
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Very good chocolates. A few tables and chairs so you can sip your mocha and enjoy.