Guidebook for New York
Essentials
Hana Natural
24 Wyckoff AveThis is a 24 hour organic grocery store. Great deli sandwiches too.
Cypress Laundromat
215 Cypress AveReasonable rates and run by the nicest folks!
Food Scene
High quality, authentic Mexican food for surprisingly low prices. Also it's BYOB.
289 locals recommend
Tortilleria Mexicanas Los Hermanos
271 Starr StHigh quality, authentic Mexican food for surprisingly low prices. Also it's BYOB.
Cozy, well established coffee shop. Great coffee, bagels, pastries and awesome staff.
130 locals recommend
Wyckoff Starr Coffee Shop
30 Wyckoff AveCozy, well established coffee shop. Great coffee, bagels, pastries and awesome staff.
Quality, authentic Vietnamese food for pretty cheap. Run by friendly, enthusiastic, sincere staff. It's BYOB to boot. The apartment is also in their delivery range.
137 locals recommend
Bunker Vietnamese
99 Scott AveQuality, authentic Vietnamese food for pretty cheap. Run by friendly, enthusiastic, sincere staff. It's BYOB to boot. The apartment is also in their delivery range.
It is casual Asian restaurant and bar with a psychedelic interior comprised of mirrored walls, neon striped ceiling and day-glo and spray painted murals. Cheap good food and tiki inspired drinks.
90 locals recommend
King Noodle
1045 Flushing AvenueIt is casual Asian restaurant and bar with a psychedelic interior comprised of mirrored walls, neon striped ceiling and day-glo and spray painted murals. Cheap good food and tiki inspired drinks.
This place is a local favorite and international destination alike. You can go small or go big here (pizza and pitcher or steak and champagne). Go early or late to avoid the crowds.
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore StThis place is a local favorite and international destination alike. You can go small or go big here (pizza and pitcher or steak and champagne). Go early or late to avoid the crowds.
Italian owned serving classics (really good pizza from wood fired oven). Very relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.
170 locals recommend
Union Pizza Works
423 Troutman StItalian owned serving classics (really good pizza from wood fired oven). Very relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.
Relaxed bar serving simple pub grub. Has a great outdoor patio as well. This place is about 5 min walk from the apt.
445 Troutman St
445 Troutman StreetRelaxed bar serving simple pub grub. Has a great outdoor patio as well. This place is about 5 min walk from the apt.
Drinks & Nightlife
Just a great lo-key bar. Dive bar vibe with cheap drink specials but professionally awesome cocktails too. Sun filled during the day and romantically candle lit at night.
264 locals recommend
Pearl's Social & Billy Club
40 St Nicholas AveJust a great lo-key bar. Dive bar vibe with cheap drink specials but professionally awesome cocktails too. Sun filled during the day and romantically candle lit at night.
This place opened fairly recently. It is a craft beer retail store and bar with over 100 bottles and 16 on tap. Really friendly staff with expertise knowledge to help guide you.
143 locals recommend
The Sampler Bushwick
234 Starr StThis place opened fairly recently. It is a craft beer retail store and bar with over 100 bottles and 16 on tap. Really friendly staff with expertise knowledge to help guide you.
Slightly more refined cocktail bar (though they also have great beer and shot specials as well as a patty melt on the menu). Truly awesome cocktails though. And huge, well furnished back yard.
333 locals recommend
The Narrows
1037 Flushing AveSlightly more refined cocktail bar (though they also have great beer and shot specials as well as a patty melt on the menu). Truly awesome cocktails though. And huge, well furnished back yard.
This place makes and serves they're own mead. They have a full bar as well if that's not your thing. Run by great folks.
40 locals recommend
Honey's
93 Scott AveThis place makes and serves they're own mead. They have a full bar as well if that's not your thing. Run by great folks.
Inventive and serious cocktails. A professional sound system attracts great DJs too.
53 locals recommend
Jupiter Disco
1237 Flushing AveInventive and serious cocktails. A professional sound system attracts great DJs too.
Windjammer Bar
552 Grandview AveOnderdonk & Sons
566 Onderdonk AveArts & Culture
This is a historically preserved farm house (back when Bushwick was a Dutch colony). They hold regular, free, weekend events on their 2 acres of lawn (flea markets, musical acts, strawberry festival).
30 locals recommend
Greater Ridgewood Historical Society
18-20 Flushing AveThis is a historically preserved farm house (back when Bushwick was a Dutch colony). They hold regular, free, weekend events on their 2 acres of lawn (flea markets, musical acts, strawberry festival).
This is the Bushwick outpost of this blue-chip Chelsea gallery. Go to see mid-career heavy hitter artists and other less commercially minded projects they can't afford to give space to in Chelsea.
24 locals recommend
Luhring Augustine Gallery
531 W 24th StThis is the Bushwick outpost of this blue-chip Chelsea gallery. Go to see mid-career heavy hitter artists and other less commercially minded projects they can't afford to give space to in Chelsea.
SIGNAL
260 Johnson AveC L E A R I N G
260 Johnson AveShopping
L Train Vintage
1377 Dekalb AveEverything Else
Great bit of greenery in the neighborhood. Regular basketball pick up games, skateboarders, dog walkers, picnic goers, etc.
356 locals recommend
Maria Hernandez Park
Knickerbocker AvenueGreat bit of greenery in the neighborhood. Regular basketball pick up games, skateboarders, dog walkers, picnic goers, etc.