Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
This is probably the hippest/cutest restaurant in the neighborhood.
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The Bonnie
29-12 23rd AveThis is probably the hippest/cutest restaurant in the neighborhood.
This is a good local bar & restaurant - it's a little more dive-y but the food is excellent.
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The Sparrow Tavern
24-01 29th StThis is a good local bar & restaurant - it's a little more dive-y but the food is excellent.
This is a great place for breakfast close by.
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New York City Bagel & Coffee House
29-08 23rd AveThis is a great place for breakfast close by.
BZ Grill
27-02 Astoria BlvdJake loves this place for fast Greek food like gyros & kebabs
Astoria is a Greek neighborhood, so there are a ton of Greek restaurants. This is our favorite - it is cheap and adorably kitschy and has great food and outdoor seating.
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Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna
26-02 23rd AveAstoria is a Greek neighborhood, so there are a ton of Greek restaurants. This is our favorite - it is cheap and adorably kitschy and has great food and outdoor seating.
This is another Greek restaurant situated right on the park with outdoor seating
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Agnanti
19-06 Ditmars BlvdThis is another Greek restaurant situated right on the park with outdoor seating
VIA VAI
31-09 23rd AveThis is a cute Italian restaurant with outdoor seating
Gelato & Co
2902 23rd AveGelato for those warm days!
Healthiest place in the neighborhood - good for salads, smoothies, acai bowls etc. Also has sandwiches, burgers, creative side items.
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Create
36-03 30th AveHealthiest place in the neighborhood - good for salads, smoothies, acai bowls etc. Also has sandwiches, burgers, creative side items.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a cute bar nearby that has good cocktails and appetizers. Opens at 5pm daily.
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Mosaic Cafe & Lounge
25-19 24th AveThis is a cute bar nearby that has good cocktails and appetizers. Opens at 5pm daily.
This is the oldest beer garden in NYC. Opens 5pm on the weekends, 12pm on weekends. Bring your IDs for entry!
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Bohemian Hall
29-19 24th AvenueThis is the oldest beer garden in NYC. Opens 5pm on the weekends, 12pm on weekends. Bring your IDs for entry!
Parks & Nature
This is a great riverfront park in the neighborhood that is not crowded. There is a free public pool and running trail right by the waterfront. The easiest way to get there is to take a left on 24th Ave and follow that all the way to the end.
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Astoria Park
19 19th StThis is a great riverfront park in the neighborhood that is not crowded. There is a free public pool and running trail right by the waterfront. The easiest way to get there is to take a left on 24th Ave and follow that all the way to the end.
Essentials
This is the large grocery store that is closest. There are other small markets/bodegas closer by.
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Key Food
This is the large grocery store that is closest. There are other small markets/bodegas closer by.
Avenue 24 Laundry
27-03 24th AveThis is a big laundromat right on our corner.
Othello's Deli
26-19 24th AveThis is our friendly corner store
This place has turned over 3x in the past year. I haven't visited this recent incarnation, but it has generally been a semi-organic boutique-y food shop.
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Food Story Natural Market
40 Bogart StThis place has turned over 3x in the past year. I haven't visited this recent incarnation, but it has generally been a semi-organic boutique-y food shop.
Start Fresh
2523 BroadwaySmall organic foods shop with smoothies & other goodies
Shopping
Buffalo Exchange
504 Driggs AveInexpensive second-hand stuff
The Brass Owl
36-19 Ditmars BlvdBoutique shop with all kinds of stuff