Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
LARK
1007 Church Ave Great coffee shop serving Stumptown coffee.
AMAZING pizza, great cocktail list. One of our favorite places in the neighborhood.
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Wheated
905 Church AveAMAZING pizza, great cocktail list. One of our favorite places in the neighborhood.
Our favorite place for brunch during the weekend OR on a weekday. Their chocolate bread is amazing. They're open for dinner too.
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The Farm on Adderley
1108 Cortelyou RdOur favorite place for brunch during the weekend OR on a weekday. Their chocolate bread is amazing. They're open for dinner too.
Am Thai Bistro
1003 Church AveDelicious, inexpensive Thai food. A local favorite.
Close to the Fort Hamilton stop, they serve Brooklyn Roasting Company coffee.
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Steeplechase Coffee
3013 Fort Hamilton PkwyClose to the Fort Hamilton stop, they serve Brooklyn Roasting Company coffee.
Their kitchen is open late, casual and friendly with a great beer selection.
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Hunter's
213 Smith StTheir kitchen is open late, casual and friendly with a great beer selection.
Baba's Pierogies
295 3rd AveHands down the best pierogies we have ever had.
Their pies! The Salty Honey pie is Dina's favorite.
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Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd AveTheir pies! The Salty Honey pie is Dina's favorite.
Cozy and intimate Italian restaurant. They don't take reservations, so we recommend going on the earlier side.
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al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveCozy and intimate Italian restaurant. They don't take reservations, so we recommend going on the earlier side.
Check their website for the right location, it changes depending on the season! Amazing local food vendors.
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Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveCheck their website for the right location, it changes depending on the season! Amazing local food vendors.
Drinks & Nightlife
A great local bar with friendly staff and inexpensive drinks. Their Bloody Marys are awesome.
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Hinterlands Bar
739 Church AvenueA great local bar with friendly staff and inexpensive drinks. Their Bloody Marys are awesome.
The view from this rooftop bar at the Wythe Hotel is stunning!
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The Ides Bar
80 Wythe AveThe view from this rooftop bar at the Wythe Hotel is stunning!
They've got everything from concerts to chili cook-offs to science lectures at this cool venue.
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The Bell House
149 7th StThey've got everything from concerts to chili cook-offs to science lectures at this cool venue.
Live music, comedy shows, and all sorts of other cool events at this spot in Gowanus.
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Littlefield
635 Sackett StLive music, comedy shows, and all sorts of other cool events at this spot in Gowanus.
Nights with the live flamenco band are really fun.
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St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
345 Grand StNights with the live flamenco band are really fun.
Essentials
Wine & Liquor store with a friendly owner named Mary. They have a lot of bottles of wine under $15 with a wide selection of local NY state wines.
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The Gilded Grape
727 Church AveWine & Liquor store with a friendly owner named Mary. They have a lot of bottles of wine under $15 with a wide selection of local NY state wines.
Open 24-hours, inexpensive, and has mostly everything you would need.
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Isaac's Apple Farm
329 Church AveOpen 24-hours, inexpensive, and has mostly everything you would need.
There is also a Rite Aid a few blocks closer (it isn't showing up here for some reason!)
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Walgreens
9408 3rd AveThere is also a Rite Aid a few blocks closer (it isn't showing up here for some reason!)
A bit of a nicer grocery store. There's also a Whole Foods in Gowanus and a Trader Joe's in Cobble Hill that we frequent.
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Foodtown of Kensington
382 McDonald AveA bit of a nicer grocery store. There's also a Whole Foods in Gowanus and a Trader Joe's in Cobble Hill that we frequent.
Entertainment & Activities
A really cool movie theater where you can order meals and drinks (from a full bar) right to your seat. A combination of independent films and more mainstream movies. They also have themed menus based on the films!
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveA really cool movie theater where you can order meals and drinks (from a full bar) right to your seat. A combination of independent films and more mainstream movies. They also have themed menus based on the films!
Fulton Street Art Gallery
116 John StAnother great independent movie theater.
Arts & Culture
Great classical productions in a modern space.
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Theatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland PlGreat classical productions in a modern space.
BAM has it all - theatre, dance, live music, film at BAM Rose Cinemas.
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BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton StBAM has it all - theatre, dance, live music, film at BAM Rose Cinemas.
Brooklynin museo
200 Eastern PkwyThe Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin DrA cool museum in a beautiful park.
New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center Theatre, Orchestras & Symphonies are all centered here.
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center PlazaNew York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center Theatre, Orchestras & Symphonies are all centered here.
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StMetropolitan-taide museo
1000 5th AveSightseeing
This is a free ferry with a beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty.
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Whitehall Terminal station
4 Whitehall StThis is a free ferry with a beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty.
Ground Zero
Church Street
High Line -puisto
Times Square
Gorgeous views of downtown Manhattan and the East River, easy to stroll along.
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont PlaceGorgeous views of downtown Manhattan and the East River, easy to stroll along.
Charming brownstone buildings, boutiques, and restaurants close to Prospect Park.
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Park Slope
Charming brownstone buildings, boutiques, and restaurants close to Prospect Park.
The "hipster" scene is alive and well here. Great restaurants, bars, and shopping.
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Williamsburg
The "hipster" scene is alive and well here. Great restaurants, bars, and shopping.
What Williamsburg was like 6 years ago...a little calmer, a little less overrun by tourists, but with just as many amazing shops and restaurants.
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Greenpoint
What Williamsburg was like 6 years ago...a little calmer, a little less overrun by tourists, but with just as many amazing shops and restaurants.
The most charming neighborhood in Manhattan, the further west you go, the more beautiful it gets.
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West Village
The most charming neighborhood in Manhattan, the further west you go, the more beautiful it gets.
Great for people-watching, random live music, and the famous chess players on one corner. The fountain in the summer is great to cool off by.
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Washington Square Park
Washington SquareGreat for people-watching, random live music, and the famous chess players on one corner. The fountain in the summer is great to cool off by.
Parks & Nature
Prospect Park
Fort Tilden
Coney Island