Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Attractive, lively bar/restaurant with great fish tacos and frozen margaritas. Bartenders are always friendly, great neighborhood crowd.
44 locals recommend
Bar Bruno
520 Henry St
44 locals recommend
Attractive, lively bar/restaurant with great fish tacos and frozen margaritas. Bartenders are always friendly, great neighborhood crowd.
Classic drinks and $8 paninis,in an old-fashioned bar environment. Pool table in the back!
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Social
335 Smith St
82 locals recommend
Classic drinks and $8 paninis,in an old-fashioned bar environment. Pool table in the back!
Great neighborhood spot, always a dozen cocktail specials, great charcuterie and cheese board.
19 locals recommend
The JakeWalk
282 Smith Street
19 locals recommend
Great neighborhood spot, always a dozen cocktail specials, great charcuterie and cheese board.
This small rustic spot has 20 or so wines by the glass, great small bites from a tiny kitchen, a roaring fire in the back. Cozy and convivial.
52 locals recommend
Black Mountain Wine House
52 locals recommend
This small rustic spot has 20 or so wines by the glass, great small bites from a tiny kitchen, a roaring fire in the back. Cozy and convivial.
Always two dozen craft beers on tap. Great lamb burger, music.
11 locals recommend
Strong Place
270 Court St
11 locals recommend
Always two dozen craft beers on tap. Great lamb burger, music.
French bar, great steak frites, good music Sunday-Thursday nights.
113 locals recommend
Bar Tabac
128 Smith St
113 locals recommend
French bar, great steak frites, good music Sunday-Thursday nights.

Food Scene

Great neighborhood coffee spot, amazing egg sandwiches and baked stuff. Shelves full of interesting, off-beat regional groceries.
69 locals recommend
Court Street Grocers
485 Court St
69 locals recommend
Great neighborhood coffee spot, amazing egg sandwiches and baked stuff. Shelves full of interesting, off-beat regional groceries.
Great huevos rancheros, great coffee, great homemade zucchini bread. A great spot to pick up a bite and eat in the lovely small park across the street.
28 locals recommend
Ted & Honey
264 Clinton Street
28 locals recommend
Great huevos rancheros, great coffee, great homemade zucchini bread. A great spot to pick up a bite and eat in the lovely small park across the street.
In demand brick oven pizza. No reservations--go early, put your name on the list, and repair to Bar Bruno up the street to have a margarita, and they'll call you when your table's ready.
168 locals recommend
Lucali
575 Henry St
168 locals recommend
In demand brick oven pizza. No reservations--go early, put your name on the list, and repair to Bar Bruno up the street to have a margarita, and they'll call you when your table's ready.
Order Vietnamese takeout here. The summer rolls, bahn mi medium spicy, rice vermicelli salad with shredded chicken are all my favorites.
90 locals recommend
Hanco's
134 Smith St
90 locals recommend
Order Vietnamese takeout here. The summer rolls, bahn mi medium spicy, rice vermicelli salad with shredded chicken are all my favorites.
Starbucks. If you need a fix.
577 locals recommend
Starbucks
154 N 7th St
577 locals recommend
Starbucks. If you need a fix.
Coffee roasters, right across the street.
6 locals recommend
D'Amico Coffee
309 Court St
6 locals recommend
Coffee roasters, right across the street.

Shopping

One of the few remaining independent bookstores. Really good selection, places to sit and read, a regular schedule of readings always on deck.
39 locals recommend
BookCourt
163 Court Street
39 locals recommend
One of the few remaining independent bookstores. Really good selection, places to sit and read, a regular schedule of readings always on deck.
Pick up ready made lasagna, eggplant parmesan, rice balls here. Home cured soppressata is the best. Good red sauce ready to go, good meat counter too.
9 locals recommend
Esposito & Sons Pork Store
357 Court St
9 locals recommend
Pick up ready made lasagna, eggplant parmesan, rice balls here. Home cured soppressata is the best. Good red sauce ready to go, good meat counter too.

Everything Else

Old fashioned neighborhood movie theater.
145 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
145 locals recommend
Old fashioned neighborhood movie theater.
Beerhall style pub, and it (oddly) houses South Brooklyn Pizza, with really good thin crust pizza.
13 locals recommend
Buschenschank
320 Court St
13 locals recommend
Beerhall style pub, and it (oddly) houses South Brooklyn Pizza, with really good thin crust pizza.
Italian specialties. The absolute best fresh mozzarella in the area.
30 locals recommend
Caputo's Fine Foods
460 Court St
30 locals recommend
Italian specialties. The absolute best fresh mozzarella in the area.
Good gourmet groceries, prepared food, cheeses etc. Go across the street for produce.
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals recommend
Good gourmet groceries, prepared food, cheeses etc. Go across the street for produce.
Great butcher shop.
30 locals recommend
Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith St
30 locals recommend
Great butcher shop.
Farmers market on Sundays. Go early, it closes by two.
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket
337 Smith St
Farmers market on Sundays. Go early, it closes by two.
There are plenty of CVS's and Rite-Aids, but I like to support our local businesses.
Wyckoff's Corner Pharmacy
203 Court Street
There are plenty of CVS's and Rite-Aids, but I like to support our local businesses.
Trader Joe's.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's.
Middle Eastern groceries.
130 locals recommend
Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
130 locals recommend
Middle Eastern groceries.