Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Quaint, charming french cafe with delicious cappuccinos and croissants right across the street!
85 localnici recomandă
Cafe Regular
318 11th St
85 localnici recomandă
Quaint, charming french cafe with delicious cappuccinos and croissants right across the street!
Family friendly restaraunt with a sophisticated feel. Decent Italian Bistro food!
45 localnici recomandă
Bar Toto
411 11th St
45 localnici recomandă
Family friendly restaraunt with a sophisticated feel. Decent Italian Bistro food!
Just around the corner; serving decent priced French Bisto food. Great hamburgers, wonderful salads, good wine, occasional live music, patio seating.
20 localnici recomandă
Olivier Bistro
469 4th Ave
20 localnici recomandă
Just around the corner; serving decent priced French Bisto food. Great hamburgers, wonderful salads, good wine, occasional live music, patio seating.
Gotta have bagels while in Brooklyn!
134 localnici recomandă
Bagel Pub
287 9th St
134 localnici recomandă
Gotta have bagels while in Brooklyn!
Coal oven pizza at its best. In the summer they have outdoor movies!
60 localnici recomandă
Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd Avenue
60 localnici recomandă
Coal oven pizza at its best. In the summer they have outdoor movies!
great cappuccinos, wonderful pastries etc.
54 localnici recomandă
Colson Patisserie
374 9th St
54 localnici recomandă
great cappuccinos, wonderful pastries etc.
Pan-Asian menu done by top Chef, Dale Tadle. Good Brunch. Call to make a reservation.
203 localnici recomandă
Talde
8 Erie St
203 localnici recomandă
Pan-Asian menu done by top Chef, Dale Tadle. Good Brunch. Call to make a reservation.
Delicious and eclectic Pan Latin Cuisine. The restaurant is in the first floor of a brownstone with a wonderful tasting menu and lovely wines. The decor is absolutely charming, comfortable and uniquely done.
27 localnici recomandă
Palo Santo
652 Union St
27 localnici recomandă
Delicious and eclectic Pan Latin Cuisine. The restaurant is in the first floor of a brownstone with a wonderful tasting menu and lovely wines. The decor is absolutely charming, comfortable and uniquely done.
Delecious food! Nice outdoor patio. Good restaurant for couples, grown ups.
30 localnici recomandă
Mariella
492 6th Ave
30 localnici recomandă
Delecious food! Nice outdoor patio. Good restaurant for couples, grown ups.
Pies, Pies, Pies!!!! Great unique and classic pies made fresh everyday! Good coffee and just a nice place to hang out.
89 localnici recomandă
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
89 localnici recomandă
Pies, Pies, Pies!!!! Great unique and classic pies made fresh everyday! Good coffee and just a nice place to hang out.

Arts & Culture

A wonderful theater showing cutting edge cultural pieces
859 localnici recomandă
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 localnici recomandă
A wonderful theater showing cutting edge cultural pieces
Wonderful Museum! Check out the museum's great event: "First Saturdays" , along with their mainstay works of art which are quite nicely curated, they often have very interesting exhibitions. They also have a very nice art program (tour and class made super fun) for children as well.
3011 localnici recomandă
Muzeul Brooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 localnici recomandă
Wonderful Museum! Check out the museum's great event: "First Saturdays" , along with their mainstay works of art which are quite nicely curated, they often have very interesting exhibitions. They also have a very nice art program (tour and class made super fun) for children as well.
Cutting edge progressive theatre
Irondale Ensemble Project
Cutting edge progressive theatre

Drinks & Nightlife

This hole in the wall live music venue is straight out of Paris. Great jazz, avant-garde and international live music in the back room and bar in front.
206 localnici recomandă
Barbès
376 9th St
206 localnici recomandă
This hole in the wall live music venue is straight out of Paris. Great jazz, avant-garde and international live music in the back room and bar in front.
Fantastic mixed drinks and nicely done small plates.
62 localnici recomandă
Blueprint
196 5th Ave
62 localnici recomandă
Fantastic mixed drinks and nicely done small plates.
Cool Brooklyn Bar right up the block. Outdoor seating in summer
33 localnici recomandă
Skylark
477 5th Ave
33 localnici recomandă
Cool Brooklyn Bar right up the block. Outdoor seating in summer

Shopping

Just a block away. Fantastic selection of wine and spirits. Very friendly and knowledgable staff.
7 localnici recomandă
Gowanus Wine Merchants
493 3rd Ave
7 localnici recomandă
Just a block away. Fantastic selection of wine and spirits. Very friendly and knowledgable staff.
Gourmet grocery market with nice selection of cheeses, vegetables, fruits and more.
522 localnici recomandă
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 localnici recomandă
Gourmet grocery market with nice selection of cheeses, vegetables, fruits and more.
Good wines at a decent price
11 localnici recomandă
Big Nose Full Body
389 7th Ave
11 localnici recomandă
Good wines at a decent price
Close by! Only three blocks away.
10 localnici recomandă
Jo, Brian & Joseph's Food Market
493 5th Ave
10 localnici recomandă
Close by! Only three blocks away.
Clothes made for and by Brooklynites
70 localnici recomandă
Brooklyn Industries
206 5th Ave
70 localnici recomandă
Clothes made for and by Brooklynites
vintage and modern clothing shop listed as one of the top 10 shops in NYC
71 localnici recomandă
Beacon's Closet Park Slope
92 5th Ave
71 localnici recomandă
vintage and modern clothing shop listed as one of the top 10 shops in NYC
Brooklyn designed clothing; flirty and quirky.
Flirt Brooklyn
586 5th Ave
Brooklyn designed clothing; flirty and quirky.

Essentials

24 hour pharmacy! Family owned, well stocked with all of your needs.
25 localnici recomandă
Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Ave
25 localnici recomandă
24 hour pharmacy! Family owned, well stocked with all of your needs.
for your laundry needs
Clean 'n Green Laundromat
for your laundry needs

Parks & Nature

Great Playground. Historical Civil War Battle of Brooklyn was fought here! The restored Old Stone House houses a charming Civil War museum. The Old Stone House is in JJ Bryne Park witch is a great park with a playground, soccer field, basket ball and handballs courts, skate park etc.
336 3rd St
336 3rd Street
Great Playground. Historical Civil War Battle of Brooklyn was fought here! The restored Old Stone House houses a charming Civil War museum. The Old Stone House is in JJ Bryne Park witch is a great park with a playground, soccer field, basket ball and handballs courts, skate park etc.
Beautiful!! Hours of things to do: long walks, bike riding, playgrounds, boating, merry go round, iceskating rink, bird watching, Celebrate Brooklyn (concerts in the park), zoo and much much more. Only a 15 min. walk away!
3418 localnici recomandă
Parcul Prospect
3418 localnici recomandă
Beautiful!! Hours of things to do: long walks, bike riding, playgrounds, boating, merry go round, iceskating rink, bird watching, Celebrate Brooklyn (concerts in the park), zoo and much much more. Only a 15 min. walk away!
Beautiful, peaceful and serene. Large Cherry Blossom Festival.
2030 localnici recomandă
Grădina Botanică Brooklyn
990 Washington Ave
2030 localnici recomandă
Beautiful, peaceful and serene. Large Cherry Blossom Festival.

Getting Around

Car Service--great for getting to the airport etc
Express 11 Car Services
475 5th Ave
Car Service--great for getting to the airport etc
Only a block away, rent a car for the day...
28 localnici recomandă
Zipcar
1360 Fulton St
28 localnici recomandă
Only a block away, rent a car for the day...
Bike ride around Prospect Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, to Coney Island or take in NYC neighborhood by neighborhood- on bike! Brooklyn has designated bike lanes and while not necessarally for the faint of heart ; bikes have captured Brooklyn's hearts. 9th Street Cycles is a great shop with good rental bikes. Call em up!
8 localnici recomandă
9th Street Cycles
8 localnici recomandă
Bike ride around Prospect Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, to Coney Island or take in NYC neighborhood by neighborhood- on bike! Brooklyn has designated bike lanes and while not necessarally for the faint of heart ; bikes have captured Brooklyn's hearts. 9th Street Cycles is a great shop with good rental bikes. Call em up!