Guidebook for Brooklyn
Drinks & Nightlife
Excellent beer garden with outdoor bocce courts and spacious seating areas. There are heat lamps for the colder months as well!
555 7th Ave
555 East 7th StreetExcellent beer garden with outdoor bocce courts and spacious seating areas. There are heat lamps for the colder months as well!
A mahogany library (complete with roaring fireplace), bocce court, and performance space ALL IN ONE BAR? If that sounds good to you, don't miss out on Union Hall. Event Calendar: http://bit.ly/170pS3
186 locals recommend
Union Hall
702 Union StA mahogany library (complete with roaring fireplace), bocce court, and performance space ALL IN ONE BAR? If that sounds good to you, don't miss out on Union Hall. Event Calendar: http://bit.ly/170pS3
Delicious bar food and fun environment just a few blocks away! If the weather is right, don't miss out on the waterfall on their back patio!
64 locals recommend
Sea Witch
703 5th AveDelicious bar food and fun environment just a few blocks away! If the weather is right, don't miss out on the waterfall on their back patio!
Food Scene
This retail arm of the larger bakery - Aladdin Bakers - offers delicious sandwiches, coffee, pastries along with bread and bagels direct from the oven!
240 25th St
240 25th StreetThis retail arm of the larger bakery - Aladdin Bakers - offers delicious sandwiches, coffee, pastries along with bread and bagels direct from the oven!
Has Beans is a relaxed space for enjoying some coffee and people watching.
6 locals recommend
Has Beans
620 5th AveHas Beans is a relaxed space for enjoying some coffee and people watching.
Their coffee blends can't be beat. If you've got the cash, buy their ground coffee to take home! I highly recommend the Guatemalan blend.
57 locals recommend
Gorilla Coffee
Their coffee blends can't be beat. If you've got the cash, buy their ground coffee to take home! I highly recommend the Guatemalan blend.
Engage in the great bagel debate and check out one of the contenders for the coveted Best Bagel in NY title! Try the tofu cream cheese!
107 locals recommend
Bergen Bagels
473 Bergen StEngage in the great bagel debate and check out one of the contenders for the coveted Best Bagel in NY title! Try the tofu cream cheese!
Bagel Hole
400 7th AveAnother contender in the great bagel debate for Best Bagel in NY!
Enjoy some Latin American eats and drinks at this bustling restaurant. They have excellent happy hour specials and many gluten-free options. The wait can be long, so going early is your best bet.
81 locals recommend
Bogota Latin Bistro
141 5th AveEnjoy some Latin American eats and drinks at this bustling restaurant. They have excellent happy hour specials and many gluten-free options. The wait can be long, so going early is your best bet.
Excellent Asian-American food by Chef Dale Talde (of Bravo's Top Chef). I can safely recommend everything on this menu. A little pricey and a bit of a wait but it's well worth it!
203 locals recommend
Talde
8 Erie StExcellent Asian-American food by Chef Dale Talde (of Bravo's Top Chef). I can safely recommend everything on this menu. A little pricey and a bit of a wait but it's well worth it!
Great tacos and the place is BYOB, so stop into the wine store or natural grocery to pick up a few beers or a bottle of wine to enjoy with your food!
155 locals recommend
Oaxaca Taqueria
1116 Bedford AveGreat tacos and the place is BYOB, so stop into the wine store or natural grocery to pick up a few beers or a bottle of wine to enjoy with your food!
Beet2
344 7th AveExcellent Thai food for reasonable prices. They also deliver!
Sightseeing
Ponds, picnic grounds, softball fields, a zoo, a carousel. Why make the trek to Central Park when you have the second largest park just around the corner??
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
Ponds, picnic grounds, softball fields, a zoo, a carousel. Why make the trek to Central Park when you have the second largest park just around the corner??
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveThe new home of the Brooklyn Nets is finally open!
Shopping
In NY for a little shopping? Check out one of Park Slope's best thrift shops!
71 locals recommend
Beacon's Closet Park Slope
92 5th AveIn NY for a little shopping? Check out one of Park Slope's best thrift shops!
Essentials
This grocery store will have all the basics and is located 1.5 blocks from the house and just a few steps away from the 25th St R Station.
663 locals recommend
CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham AveThis grocery store will have all the basics and is located 1.5 blocks from the house and just a few steps away from the 25th St R Station.
Polish Grocery with an unbeatable beer selection. If you've got a hankering for pierogi or need that specific craft beer, it'll be at Eagle.
20 locals recommend
Eagle Provisions
628 5th AvePolish Grocery with an unbeatable beer selection. If you've got a hankering for pierogi or need that specific craft beer, it'll be at Eagle.
Arts & Culture
Stop in to one of NYC's less-visited museums. If you're visiting on the 1st Sat of the month, there are free events (and free admission) found here: http://bit.ly/2v4UTy
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyStop in to one of NYC's less-visited museums. If you're visiting on the 1st Sat of the month, there are free events (and free admission) found here: http://bit.ly/2v4UTy
Interested in seeing a Broadway show but want to get a deal on tickets? Come to the TKTS booth to get same day tickets at half price! Get in line early! Hours of operation here: http://bit.ly/AGxHe
25 locals recommend
TKTS Downtown Brooklyn
Interested in seeing a Broadway show but want to get a deal on tickets? Come to the TKTS booth to get same day tickets at half price! Get in line early! Hours of operation here: http://bit.ly/AGxHe