Guidebook for Brooklyn
Essentials
Pretty good selection but less specialty items than the closer supermarket, no beer and a little further away.
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Key Food
200 Malcolm X BlvdPretty good selection but less specialty items than the closer supermarket, no beer and a little further away.
Closest supermarket. Wide selection including organic items, gluten-free items etc. Has nice beer selection! They also have toiletries if you need something extra.
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Halsey Traders Market
587 Halsey StClosest supermarket. Wide selection including organic items, gluten-free items etc. Has nice beer selection! They also have toiletries if you need something extra.
This is a vegetable/fruit store that is incredibly inexpensive. It also has some other goods, like pantry items / dairy etc but those aren’t as well-priced as the produce.
This isn’t immediately near the house but is on the way to it, on the J train line if you ever end up taking that. It is worth making a big haul and taking an Uber home, since the produce is so inexpensive there.
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Mr. Kiwi's
957 BroadwayThis is a vegetable/fruit store that is incredibly inexpensive. It also has some other goods, like pantry items / dairy etc but those aren’t as well-priced as the produce.
This isn’t immediately near the house but is on the way to it, on the J train line if you ever end up taking that. It is worth making a big haul and taking an Uber home, since the produce is so inexpensive there.
This isn’t near the house, but is a go-to supermarket for many a New Yorker, we all go there even if we don’t live next to it! This particular one is about a 5 minute walk from the Hoyt Schernerhorn subway station on the A C line (the line closest to the house).
You might find one that is more conveniently located to your workplace or school.
It is an American supermarket chain with well-priced products that are consistently good quality and often interesting!
Trader Joe's
This isn’t near the house, but is a go-to supermarket for many a New Yorker, we all go there even if we don’t live next to it! This particular one is about a 5 minute walk from the Hoyt Schernerhorn subway station on the A C line (the line closest to the house).
You might find one that is more conveniently located to your workplace or school.
It is an American supermarket chain with well-priced products that are consistently good quality and often interesting!
Drinks & Nightlife
Southern comfort food. I love brunch here - I always get the shrimp & grits, served with a white wine, creamy sauce. Go to the bar next door if the wait is too long - they serve the same food.
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Peaches
393 Lewis AveSouthern comfort food. I love brunch here - I always get the shrimp & grits, served with a white wine, creamy sauce. Go to the bar next door if the wait is too long - they serve the same food.
Neighborhood dive bar with relaxed atmosphere and backyard. Right around the corner from the house.
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Turtles all the way down
236 Malcolm X BlvdNeighborhood dive bar with relaxed atmosphere and backyard. Right around the corner from the house.
Food scene (near the house)
this is right on the corner. Classic delicious French cuisine in an intimate, cozy space, owned by a local chef.
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L'Antagoniste
238 Malcolm X Blvdthis is right on the corner. Classic delicious French cuisine in an intimate, cozy space, owned by a local chef.
one of my favorite wood-fired oven pizza restaurants. Very cozy, rustic atmosphere with a backyard. Serves brunch as well.
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Saraghina
350 Lewis Aveone of my favorite wood-fired oven pizza restaurants. Very cozy, rustic atmosphere with a backyard. Serves brunch as well.
Nice baked goods & coffee but also some to-go specialty grocery items like cheeses, charcuterie, homemade pasta.
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Saraghina Bakery
433 Halsey StNice baked goods & coffee but also some to-go specialty grocery items like cheeses, charcuterie, homemade pasta.
This is a pretty inexpensive fish store but also very affordable pickup dinner option if you like fish - I usually get the steamed veggie + fish option, healthy, cheap and delicious. This is a hole in the wall type of place, not really a destination for an evening.
B&K Fish Mini Market
1161 BroadwayThis is a pretty inexpensive fish store but also very affordable pickup dinner option if you like fish - I usually get the steamed veggie + fish option, healthy, cheap and delicious. This is a hole in the wall type of place, not really a destination for an evening.
Stores
Quintessential bookstore with great selection and several floors
The Strand Bookstore
828 BroadwayFood scene (not near house but I love these!)
This place serves Japanese breakfast, which is a unique and aesthetic experience. It is very tiny (seats maybe 10 people) so come early in the morning on a weekday preferably.
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OKONOMI // YUJI Ramen
150 Ainslie StThis place serves Japanese breakfast, which is a unique and aesthetic experience. It is very tiny (seats maybe 10 people) so come early in the morning on a weekday preferably.