Guidebook for Brooklyn

Liz & Kyle
Liz & Kyle
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Best. Pizza. Ever.
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Roberta's
261 Moore St
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Best. Pizza. Ever.
One of our most frequented spots in the neighborhood! This is an Italian bar/restaurant, featuring yummy small plates that are meant to be shared. Great for just drinking, or just eating, or both.
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The Saint Austere
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One of our most frequented spots in the neighborhood! This is an Italian bar/restaurant, featuring yummy small plates that are meant to be shared. Great for just drinking, or just eating, or both.
Great Asian food. Cheap, casual, fast, open late.
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M Noodle Shop
549 Metropolitan Avenue
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Great Asian food. Cheap, casual, fast, open late.
Hip Japanese spot. Ramen, sushi, and people watching. Small and busy, but worth the wait!
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Suzume
545 Lorimer St
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Hip Japanese spot. Ramen, sushi, and people watching. Small and busy, but worth the wait!
A cute Italian spot we visit at least once a month! Very affordable, delicious homemade pastas, big backyard.
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Il Passatore
14 Bushwick Ave
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A cute Italian spot we visit at least once a month! Very affordable, delicious homemade pastas, big backyard.
One of our favorite coffee shops in the area. They serve great pastries, muffins etc. Wi-Fi. People watching!
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Variety Coffee Roasters
368 Graham Ave
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One of our favorite coffee shops in the area. They serve great pastries, muffins etc. Wi-Fi. People watching!
Cute little coffee shop with about 5 tables. Also serves baked goods and breakfast foods like bagels, sandwiches and quiches. Wi-Fi.
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Lula Bean
797 Grand St
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Cute little coffee shop with about 5 tables. Also serves baked goods and breakfast foods like bagels, sandwiches and quiches. Wi-Fi.
One of the best breakfasts in the entire city, no joke. Fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Don't let the wait scare you.
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Egg
109 N 3rd St
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One of the best breakfasts in the entire city, no joke. Fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Don't let the wait scare you.
What this place lacks in ambiance (and alcohol) it makes up for in really delicious, affordable Thai food.
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Thip Osha
795 Grand St
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What this place lacks in ambiance (and alcohol) it makes up for in really delicious, affordable Thai food.
The best sandwiches this side of the city. Expect weird and absolutely yummy. Small counter to eat in, or take out.
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Saltie
378 Metropolitan Avenue
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The best sandwiches this side of the city. Expect weird and absolutely yummy. Small counter to eat in, or take out.
Great NY bagels, coffee, general breakfast spot. There are a few seats to eat in, but mostly this place is for take away.
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The Bagel Store Original Rainbow Bagel
69 5th Avenue
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Great NY bagels, coffee, general breakfast spot. There are a few seats to eat in, but mostly this place is for take away.
Cocktails and proper pots of tea. Interesting, healthy and satisfying menu. Great place to hang out on couches or at tables.
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Roebling Tea Room
143 Roebling Street
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Cocktails and proper pots of tea. Interesting, healthy and satisfying menu. Great place to hang out on couches or at tables.
In the snobby coffee world, this place is a big deal :)
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Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
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In the snobby coffee world, this place is a big deal :)
Extremely high quality, tiny Japanese restaurant. "We offer a traditional Ichiju Sansai set meal for breakfast and lunch." = one of the best breakfasts we have ever had. Go during the day, not dinner!
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OKONOMI // YUJI Ramen
150 Ainslie St
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Extremely high quality, tiny Japanese restaurant. "We offer a traditional Ichiju Sansai set meal for breakfast and lunch." = one of the best breakfasts we have ever had. Go during the day, not dinner!
Simple and relaxed cafe atmosphere. Great coffee, wi-fi. Breakfast, lunch, dinner too. Delicious!
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C.Lo Café
39 Bushwick Ave
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Simple and relaxed cafe atmosphere. Great coffee, wi-fi. Breakfast, lunch, dinner too. Delicious!
Great coffee shop with an extensive menu. Daytime is wi-fi and laptop vibes, nighttime is beer and wine (cheap happy hour too!). People watching mecca.
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Blind Barber
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Great coffee shop with an extensive menu. Daytime is wi-fi and laptop vibes, nighttime is beer and wine (cheap happy hour too!). People watching mecca.
Our absolute favorite spot for 'modern Chinese' food. Grab two seats at the bar, and ask for the soup dumpling special!
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Kings Co Imperial
20 Skillman Ave
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Our absolute favorite spot for 'modern Chinese' food. Grab two seats at the bar, and ask for the soup dumpling special!
We are obsessed with Win Son! Its modern Taiwanese food, really affordable prices and a cool scene in general. If you like fried chicken sandwiches, look no further.
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Win Son
159 Graham Ave
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We are obsessed with Win Son! Its modern Taiwanese food, really affordable prices and a cool scene in general. If you like fried chicken sandwiches, look no further.
Denizen is a sweet neighborhood restaurant. We love to sit at the bar and enjoy their extensive wine list, cheese boards and amazing dishes. Get a bunch of small plates and share - the chef is talented and adventurous. Amazing brunch on weekends too.
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denizen
88 Roebling St
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Denizen is a sweet neighborhood restaurant. We love to sit at the bar and enjoy their extensive wine list, cheese boards and amazing dishes. Get a bunch of small plates and share - the chef is talented and adventurous. Amazing brunch on weekends too.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local bar. Back room has live music (free or cheap) every night, and theres a magical backyard too!
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Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer St
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Great local bar. Back room has live music (free or cheap) every night, and theres a magical backyard too!
This is a laid back locals spot. Daytime its a coffee, sandwich sort of place where you can bring your laptop. Night time its a bar, cheese plate sort of place. Beautiful backyard with fireplace.
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Tuffet
286 Graham Ave
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This is a laid back locals spot. Daytime its a coffee, sandwich sort of place where you can bring your laptop. Night time its a bar, cheese plate sort of place. Beautiful backyard with fireplace.
Fun little bar. Live Jazz on Sundays. Big backyard, good bar snacks (like warm chocolate chip cookies)!
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Basik
323 Graham Ave
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Fun little bar. Live Jazz on Sundays. Big backyard, good bar snacks (like warm chocolate chip cookies)!
Great bar, nothing too fancy. Free bagels with cocktails during weekend days, also serve a few bar snacks during nighttime.
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Matt Torrey's
46 Bushwick Ave
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Great bar, nothing too fancy. Free bagels with cocktails during weekend days, also serve a few bar snacks during nighttime.
Tiny and charming bar/restaurant serving only American beverages and food. Good for snacking and sharing plates (but probably not that great if you are very hungry!).
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Humboldt & Jackson
434 Humboldt St
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Tiny and charming bar/restaurant serving only American beverages and food. Good for snacking and sharing plates (but probably not that great if you are very hungry!).
Free pizza with every drink! And theres a pool table. There is a slight sports bar feeling to the place, but seriously: a free pizza with every drink.
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Alligator Lounge
600 Metropolitan Ave
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Free pizza with every drink! And theres a pool table. There is a slight sports bar feeling to the place, but seriously: a free pizza with every drink.
Tiki cocktails, nachos, dancing late night!
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The Commodore
366 Metropolitan Ave
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Tiki cocktails, nachos, dancing late night!
Fun local bar
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Reclamation Bar
817 Metropolitan Ave
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Fun local bar
This "Caribbean inspired" bar is one of our favorite spots in the area - big patio for drinks and food (try the frozen Dark n Stormy!) when its nice outside. Weekends this spot is usually a great dance party!
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Battery Harris
64 Frost Street
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This "Caribbean inspired" bar is one of our favorite spots in the area - big patio for drinks and food (try the frozen Dark n Stormy!) when its nice outside. Weekends this spot is usually a great dance party!
One of our favorite local bars - very low key and cool spot!
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ORE-BAR
277 Graham Ave
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One of our favorite local bars - very low key and cool spot!
Top notch beer bar for adventurous beer lovers! Great crowd, usually pretty low key.
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Beer Street
413 Graham Ave
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Top notch beer bar for adventurous beer lovers! Great crowd, usually pretty low key.
Swanky hotel bar on the 22nd floor. Amazing views of the Manhattan skyline, a roof deck, and fabulous cocktails.
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Westlight
111 N 12th St
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Swanky hotel bar on the 22nd floor. Amazing views of the Manhattan skyline, a roof deck, and fabulous cocktails.
The bartenders at Featherweight have come from some of the fanciest bars in the city to work here. Its known for the delicious cocktail list, but its also a great date spot - intimate, dim interior and a speakeasy vibe. Look for the huge feather painted on the exterior of the building!
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Featherweight
135 Graham Ave
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The bartenders at Featherweight have come from some of the fanciest bars in the city to work here. Its known for the delicious cocktail list, but its also a great date spot - intimate, dim interior and a speakeasy vibe. Look for the huge feather painted on the exterior of the building!
Big bar in the front, great venue in the back. Its not tiny, but its not too big - you can always get a good view of the stage.
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Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Ave
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Big bar in the front, great venue in the back. Its not tiny, but its not too big - you can always get a good view of the stage.
Really laid back bar with food, backyard and great cocktails. Its ski lodge themed... which is fun.
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The Drift
579 Meeker Ave
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Really laid back bar with food, backyard and great cocktails. Its ski lodge themed... which is fun.

Everything Else

One of the classic old Italian bakeries of Brooklyn. They are known for their cannolis, but they do everything well - gelato, espressos, pastries, etc.
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Fortunato Brothers
289 Manhattan Ave
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One of the classic old Italian bakeries of Brooklyn. They are known for their cannolis, but they do everything well - gelato, espressos, pastries, etc.

Shopping

European style meat and cheese shop. Sells many local provisions. Great sandwiches too!
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Campbell Cheese Grocery & Catering
502 Lorimer St
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European style meat and cheese shop. Sells many local provisions. Great sandwiches too!
Visit the Farmers Market here Saturdays from 8:00am-3:00pm.
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McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
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Visit the Farmers Market here Saturdays from 8:00am-3:00pm.
New Yorks only hot sauce tasting room. Surprisingly, way more fun than it sounds!
HEATONIST
121 Wythe Ave
New Yorks only hot sauce tasting room. Surprisingly, way more fun than it sounds!
THE vintage store of Brooklyn
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Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey St
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THE vintage store of Brooklyn
This is THE kitchen store to end all kitchen stores. Great for serious cooks, gifts, etc
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The Brooklyn Kitchen
100 Frost St
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This is THE kitchen store to end all kitchen stores. Great for serious cooks, gifts, etc
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OAK
55 Nassau Ave
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Essentials

24 hour laundry. Drop off or do yourself.
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The Laundry On Graham
425 Graham Ave
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24 hour laundry. Drop off or do yourself.
Sweet little shop selling wine and alcohol
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The Bottle Shoppe
353 Graham Ave
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Sweet little shop selling wine and alcohol
Huge grocery store - large and varied selection. Good healthy and organic selections.
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CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham Ave
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Huge grocery store - large and varied selection. Good healthy and organic selections.
Great place to pick up toiletries, prescriptions etc. (now called City Chemist)
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City Chemist
335 Graham Ave
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Great place to pick up toiletries, prescriptions etc. (now called City Chemist)

Arts & Culture

Indie film house serving food and drinks - both in the theater and in a separate bar area
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
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Indie film house serving food and drinks - both in the theater and in a separate bar area

Entertainment & Activities

Huge public pool, free to the public. It is operated by the city, so the rules are very strictly enforced, but its a great place to spend a hot summer day! Visit their website before you go.
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McCarren Hotel & Pool
160 N 12th St
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Huge public pool, free to the public. It is operated by the city, so the rules are very strictly enforced, but its a great place to spend a hot summer day! Visit their website before you go.