Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Because you can't come to Crown Heights without trying some Caribbean food! Try the Jerk chicken or the Pumpkin Roti for a vegetarian friendly option!
107 locals recommend
Gloria's In & Out
987 Nostrand Ave.
107 locals recommend
Because you can't come to Crown Heights without trying some Caribbean food! Try the Jerk chicken or the Pumpkin Roti for a vegetarian friendly option!
Grab a quick cup of joe on your way to the train!
26 locals recommend
Capitoline Grounds
1499 Fulton Street
26 locals recommend
Grab a quick cup of joe on your way to the train!
Meme's has it all and it's all good for you! Juices, smoothies, breakfast and lunch and even sweets.
72 locals recommend
Meme's Healthy Nibbles
707 Nostrand Ave.
72 locals recommend
Meme's has it all and it's all good for you! Juices, smoothies, breakfast and lunch and even sweets.
Because everything on the menu is pretty much to die for! Especially the mussels in garlic butter sauce with house-made bread. Go for brunch or go for dinner and drinks, either way you won't be disappointed!
18 locals recommend
The Breukelen
710 Nostrand Avenue
18 locals recommend
Because everything on the menu is pretty much to die for! Especially the mussels in garlic butter sauce with house-made bread. Go for brunch or go for dinner and drinks, either way you won't be disappointed!
House roasted coffee and killer biscuits and gravy.
44 locals recommend
Ibis Eats
663 Franklin Ave
44 locals recommend
House roasted coffee and killer biscuits and gravy.
When you need your Brooklyn Bagel fix, hit up Lula and try their Lox on your everything bagel!
129 locals recommend
Lula Bagel
816 Nostrand Ave.
129 locals recommend
When you need your Brooklyn Bagel fix, hit up Lula and try their Lox on your everything bagel!
Great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or an evening drink. Open 8am-midnight.
69 locals recommend
Basil Pizza & Wine Bar
270 Kingston Ave
69 locals recommend
Great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or an evening drink. Open 8am-midnight.
The best Jewish bakery in the area! Everything is delicious! As you walk down the street, you will feel as though you've stepped into another neighborhood and culture!
16 locals recommend
Gombo's Heimishe Bakery
328 Kingston Ave
16 locals recommend
The best Jewish bakery in the area! Everything is delicious! As you walk down the street, you will feel as though you've stepped into another neighborhood and culture!

Parks & Nature

Local park with playground, skate park, and basketball courts. On Sundays you can catch a local soccer game.
86 locals recommend
Brower Park
Prospect Place
86 locals recommend
Local park with playground, skate park, and basketball courts. On Sundays you can catch a local soccer game.
Famous, gorgeous gardens on the edge of Brooklyn's largest park. It's also free on Saturday mornings if you get in before noon!
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Famous, gorgeous gardens on the edge of Brooklyn's largest park. It's also free on Saturday mornings if you get in before noon!

Arts & Culture

The best children's museum in NYC. Perfect for those days when you just can't walk anymore (it's one block away!) or it's too rainy for sight-seeing.
489 locals recommend
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave
489 locals recommend
The best children's museum in NYC. Perfect for those days when you just can't walk anymore (it's one block away!) or it's too rainy for sight-seeing.
Because they curate the art in a unique contexual method rather than chronologically.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Because they curate the art in a unique contexual method rather than chronologically.

Essentials

Perfect spot for all your basic grocery needs. Keep in mind the entrances are on Herkimer St. or Fulton Ave. You will have to walk through a gate and little walkway to get to the entrance.
228 locals recommend
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton St
228 locals recommend
Perfect spot for all your basic grocery needs. Keep in mind the entrances are on Herkimer St. or Fulton Ave. You will have to walk through a gate and little walkway to get to the entrance.
Perfect place for snacks, personal care items, or medication. Open 24hrs.
66 locals recommend
Walgreens Pharmacy
1040 St Johns Pl
66 locals recommend
Perfect place for snacks, personal care items, or medication. Open 24hrs.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fantastic outdoor space and connected to Dutchboy Burgers! Grab a local brew and try the garlic parmesan fries!
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Pl
437 locals recommend
Fantastic outdoor space and connected to Dutchboy Burgers! Grab a local brew and try the garlic parmesan fries!
This place has a nice pub feel, smaller, dimmer, and with a nice little patio area outside.
170 locals recommend
Nostrand Avenue Pub
658 Nostrand Ave.
170 locals recommend
This place has a nice pub feel, smaller, dimmer, and with a nice little patio area outside.