Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Great food, good vibe, great cocktails.
118 locals recommend
Dino
222 Dekalb Avenue
118 locals recommend
Great food, good vibe, great cocktails.
Authentic Mexican food. Huge burritos, tasty guacamole, and fresh made tortillas. Don't forget the Horchata!
43 locals recommend
Castro's
511 Myrtle Ave
43 locals recommend
Authentic Mexican food. Huge burritos, tasty guacamole, and fresh made tortillas. Don't forget the Horchata!
Cute, trendy coffee and sandwich spot. The perfect Brooklyn experience for a book or a short meeting.
109 locals recommend
Urban Vintage
294 Grand Ave
109 locals recommend
Cute, trendy coffee and sandwich spot. The perfect Brooklyn experience for a book or a short meeting.
Great menu, great cocktails, really good brunch.
94 locals recommend
The General Greene
229 Dekalb Avenue
94 locals recommend
Great menu, great cocktails, really good brunch.
Hands down the best slice in Brooklyn. I've eaten everywhere else. Get the sausage or meatballs on top. If there's any left.
6 locals recommend
Tony's Pizza Spot
431 Dekalb Ave
6 locals recommend
Hands down the best slice in Brooklyn. I've eaten everywhere else. Get the sausage or meatballs on top. If there's any left.
Czech pastries with both sweet & savory fillings served in a casual space with backyard seating.
122 locals recommend
Brooklyn Kolache Co.
520 Dekalb Ave
122 locals recommend
Czech pastries with both sweet & savory fillings served in a casual space with backyard seating.
The best classic diner fare in a down-home corner shop setting, popular with Pratt students & other locals. Good luck getting a table on the weekends. Steak & Eggs $10.
49 locals recommend
Mike's Coffee Shop
328 Dekalb Ave
49 locals recommend
The best classic diner fare in a down-home corner shop setting, popular with Pratt students & other locals. Good luck getting a table on the weekends. Steak & Eggs $10.
Corner storefront wine bar offering Italian plates all day long amid renovated rustic-sleek digs.
65 locals recommend
NeroDoro
395 Classon Ave
65 locals recommend
Corner storefront wine bar offering Italian plates all day long amid renovated rustic-sleek digs.
Coffee and wifi during the day. And Taste Korea is a perfect bibimbap spot for evening dinner in the lower level.
14 locals recommend
232 Taaffe Pl
232 Taaffe Place
14 locals recommend
Coffee and wifi during the day. And Taste Korea is a perfect bibimbap spot for evening dinner in the lower level.
Southern food with a twist is paired with cocktails & DJ sets at this sleek active scene. Get the wings. And order a Manhattan. You won't be disappointed.
93 locals recommend
Soco
509 Myrtle Ave
93 locals recommend
Southern food with a twist is paired with cocktails & DJ sets at this sleek active scene. Get the wings. And order a Manhattan. You won't be disappointed.
Modest, industrial-chic Japanese eatery serving both sushi & classic meat & noodle entrees.
13 locals recommend
Yamashiro
466 Myrtle Ave
13 locals recommend
Modest, industrial-chic Japanese eatery serving both sushi & classic meat & noodle entrees.
Great german food and soccer games.
71 locals recommend
Black Forest Brooklyn
733 Fulton St
71 locals recommend
Great german food and soccer games.
Great sushi and ramen options.
19 locals recommend
Waza Sushi + Ramen
485 Myrtle Ave
19 locals recommend
Great sushi and ramen options.
Great coffee. Possibly the best in the neighborhood.
243 locals recommend
Choice Market
318 Lafayette Ave
243 locals recommend
Great coffee. Possibly the best in the neighborhood.
Great little spot for coffee, amazing sandwiches (the pork and BLT are to die for), and at night the have beers, wine, and sake. Go for it!
201 locals recommend
South 4th Bar & Cafe
90 S 4th St
201 locals recommend
Great little spot for coffee, amazing sandwiches (the pork and BLT are to die for), and at night the have beers, wine, and sake. Go for it!
Great spot for coffee and good sandwiches. There's a backyard for outdoor dining.
28 locals recommend
pillow cafe-lounge
505 Myrtle Ave
28 locals recommend
Great spot for coffee and good sandwiches. There's a backyard for outdoor dining.
Thin style pizza. Cute. Trendy.
590 locals recommend
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon Ave
590 locals recommend
Thin style pizza. Cute. Trendy.
New BBQ spot. Yummy!
8 locals recommend
Humo Smokehouse
336 Myrtle Ave
8 locals recommend
New BBQ spot. Yummy!
Delicious middle eastern food.
505 locals recommend
Black Swan
505 locals recommend
Delicious middle eastern food.
The best middle eastern food in the neighborhood. BYOB.
88 locals recommend
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt Ave
88 locals recommend
The best middle eastern food in the neighborhood. BYOB.
Waffles.
Fork Cafe
507 Myrtle Ave
Waffles.
Best chinese food in the neighborhood.
Grace Kitchen
545 Myrtle Ave
Best chinese food in the neighborhood.
Great spot with a good selection of bourbons. Also amazing food.
115 locals recommend
Beast of Bourbon
710 Myrtle Avenue
115 locals recommend
Great spot with a good selection of bourbons. Also amazing food.
Decent breakfast and lunch spot.
Clinton Park Cafe
274 Hall St
Decent breakfast and lunch spot.
Good mexican food. Try the corn.
45 locals recommend
Villa Pancho
1047 Bedford Avenue
45 locals recommend
Good mexican food. Try the corn.
Great coffee spot.
184 locals recommend
Outpost
1014 Fulton St
184 locals recommend
Great coffee spot.

Everything Else

The center of design in Brooklyn. An incredible physical campus with the largest sculpture park in the city area. Galleries. Lectures. Gardens. Not to be missed.
103 locals recommend
Santander Bank
103 locals recommend
The center of design in Brooklyn. An incredible physical campus with the largest sculpture park in the city area. Galleries. Lectures. Gardens. Not to be missed.
Let's Go Mets!
328 locals recommend
Citi Field
41 Seaver Way
328 locals recommend
Let's Go Mets!
Beautiful park for taking a walk (or run). Go up to the top plaza for a beautiful view of lower Manhattan.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
791 locals recommend
Beautiful park for taking a walk (or run). Go up to the top plaza for a beautiful view of lower Manhattan.
New trendy wine spot.
19 locals recommend
Corkscrew Wines Brooklyn
489 Myrtle Ave
19 locals recommend
New trendy wine spot.
Best bagel in the hood.
39 locals recommend
Bergen Bagels On Myrtle
536 Myrtle Ave
39 locals recommend
Best bagel in the hood.
Good, clean gym.
96 locals recommend
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA
1121 Bedford Ave
96 locals recommend
Good, clean gym.

Shopping

Cute wine store with good options.
16 locals recommend
Tipsy
584 Myrtle Ave
16 locals recommend
Cute wine store with good options.
You have to go here. Don't ask. Just go!
638 locals recommend
Dough Doughnuts
5th Avenue
638 locals recommend
You have to go here. Don't ask. Just go!

Essentials

Great prices, decent produce, cheap deli, and same owners for 10 years.
663 locals recommend
CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham Ave
663 locals recommend
Great prices, decent produce, cheap deli, and same owners for 10 years.
My favorite bike spot in the neighborhood. Serves coffee and beer. They have wifi.
27 locals recommend
Red Lantern Bicycles
27 locals recommend
My favorite bike spot in the neighborhood. Serves coffee and beer. They have wifi.

Drinks & Nightlife

Indoor/outdoor barroom with a large variety of bottled & tap brews, along with pub grub.
87 locals recommend
Brooklyn Tap House
590 Myrtle Ave
87 locals recommend
Indoor/outdoor barroom with a large variety of bottled & tap brews, along with pub grub.
Hip neighborhood spot with locally sourced, daily changing New American small plates.
261 locals recommend
Roman's
243 Dekalb Ave
261 locals recommend
Hip neighborhood spot with locally sourced, daily changing New American small plates.
Amazing mac n cheese. Brilliant english breakfast. And soccer games.
505 locals recommend
Black Swan
505 locals recommend
Amazing mac n cheese. Brilliant english breakfast. And soccer games.
Great food especially the burgers, and a huge selection of beers.
78 locals recommend
Brooklyn Public House
247 Dekalb Ave
78 locals recommend
Great food especially the burgers, and a huge selection of beers.
Beer, wings, pool, shuffleboard, tv for sports.
126 locals recommend
Bedford Hall
1177 Bedford Avenue
126 locals recommend
Beer, wings, pool, shuffleboard, tv for sports.
Trendy bar. Great happy hour. Cool DJ vibe. 90s style bar.
21 locals recommend
The Emerson
561 Myrtle Ave
21 locals recommend
Trendy bar. Great happy hour. Cool DJ vibe. 90s style bar.
Great restaurant. Quality brunch. Very trendy.
304 locals recommend
Olea
171 Lafayette Ave
304 locals recommend
Great restaurant. Quality brunch. Very trendy.
Really good food. Decent cocktails. Trendy.
166 locals recommend
Alice's Arbor
549 Classon Avenue
166 locals recommend
Really good food. Decent cocktails. Trendy.
Best Italian in the neighborhood. Authentic. Amazing wine list.
238 locals recommend
Locanda Vini & Olii
129 Gates Ave
238 locals recommend
Best Italian in the neighborhood. Authentic. Amazing wine list.