Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Quaint, charming french cafe with delicious cappuccinos and croissants right across the street!
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Cafe Regular
318 11th StQuaint, charming french cafe with delicious cappuccinos and croissants right across the street!
Family friendly restaraunt with a sophisticated feel. Decent Italian Bistro food!
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Bar Toto
411 11th StFamily 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.
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Olivier Bistro
469 4th AveJust around the corner; serving decent priced French Bisto food. Great hamburgers, wonderful salads, good wine, occasional live music, patio seating.
Bagel Pub
287 9th StGotta have bagels while in Brooklyn!
Coal oven pizza at its best. In the summer they have outdoor movies!
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Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd AvenueCoal oven pizza at its best. In the summer they have outdoor movies!
Colson Patisserie
374 9th Stgreat cappuccinos, wonderful pastries etc.
Pan-Asian menu done by top Chef, Dale Tadle. Good Brunch. Call to make a reservation.
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Talde
8 Erie StPan-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.
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Palo Santo
652 Union StDelicious 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.
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Mariella
492 6th AveDelecious 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.
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Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd AvePies, 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
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveA 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.
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyWonderful 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.
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.
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Barbès
376 9th StThis 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.
Blueprint
196 5th AveFantastic mixed drinks and nicely done small plates.
Skylark
477 5th AveCool 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.
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Gowanus Wine Merchants
493 3rd AveJust 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.
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Union Market
240 E Houston StGourmet grocery market with nice selection of cheeses, vegetables, fruits and more.
Big Nose Full Body
389 7th AveGood wines at a decent price
Jo, Brian & Joseph's Food Market
493 5th AveClose by! Only three blocks away.
Brooklyn Industries
206 5th AveClothes made for and by Brooklynites
vintage and modern clothing shop listed as one of the top 10 shops in NYC
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Beacon's Closet Park Slope
92 5th Avevintage and modern clothing shop listed as one of the top 10 shops in NYC
Flirt Brooklyn
586 5th AveBrooklyn designed clothing; flirty and quirky.
Essentials
24 hour pharmacy! Family owned, well stocked with all of your needs.
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Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Ave24 hour pharmacy! Family owned, well stocked with all of your 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.
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336 3rd StreetGreat 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!
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Prospect Park
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.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveBeautiful, peaceful and serene. Large Cherry Blossom Festival.
Getting Around
Express 11 Car Services
475 5th AveCar Service--great for getting to the airport etc
Zipcar
1360 Fulton St 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!
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9th Street Cycles
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!