Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

kind people, fast wi-fi, delicious crepes/sandwiches
144 locals recommend
Le Paris Dakar
518 Nostrand Ave.
144 locals recommend
kind people, fast wi-fi, delicious crepes/sandwiches
New Orleans food, ridiculous brunch, a mean bloody mary, a nice backyard
199 locals recommend
Catfish
1433 Bedford Ave
199 locals recommend
New Orleans food, ridiculous brunch, a mean bloody mary, a nice backyard
delicious coffee and breakfast/lunch food (salads, eggs, tamales); great place to work on a laptop or read or chat
89 locals recommend
Colina Cuervo
759 Nostrand Ave.
89 locals recommend
delicious coffee and breakfast/lunch food (salads, eggs, tamales); great place to work on a laptop or read or chat
delicious, cheap Caribbean curries, doubles, etc. I like the pumpkin curry or the goat curry, and a double (fried bread with chickpeas inside) is amazing and $2
107 locals recommend
Gloria's In & Out
987 Nostrand Ave.
107 locals recommend
delicious, cheap Caribbean curries, doubles, etc. I like the pumpkin curry or the goat curry, and a double (fried bread with chickpeas inside) is amazing and $2
good Japanese food for takeout
24 locals recommend
Sakura Tokyo
604 Nostrand Ave.
24 locals recommend
good Japanese food for takeout
INCREDIBLE PIZZA
1260 locals recommend
Saraghina
350 Lewis Ave
1260 locals recommend
INCREDIBLE PIZZA
nice place to get some french-african food or coffee and a pastry; lovely outdoor seating in the summer
156 locals recommend
Cafe Rue Dix
1451 Bedford Ave
156 locals recommend
nice place to get some french-african food or coffee and a pastry; lovely outdoor seating in the summer
good place for a cup of coffee or a wifi session, fish tank tropical vibe
44 locals recommend
Ibis Eats
663 Franklin Ave
44 locals recommend
good place for a cup of coffee or a wifi session, fish tank tropical vibe
you're in New York, you will need a bagel
129 locals recommend
Lula Bagel
816 Nostrand Ave.
129 locals recommend
you're in New York, you will need a bagel

Drinks & Nightlife

local watering hole extraordinaire, backyard, friendly
170 locals recommend
Nostrand Avenue Pub
658 Nostrand Ave.
170 locals recommend
local watering hole extraordinaire, backyard, friendly
awesome local bar, beautiful inside, great happy hour, outdoor seating in summer
120 locals recommend
King Tai
1095 Bergen St
120 locals recommend
awesome local bar, beautiful inside, great happy hour, outdoor seating in summer
great big bar, outdoor space for nice weather, burgers/fries, dance party on weekends
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Pl
437 locals recommend
great big bar, outdoor space for nice weather, burgers/fries, dance party on weekends
great space for music, live hip-hop or rock or sometimes DJ nights; relaxed, but good dancing later at night (post 10pm)
139 locals recommend
Friends and Lovers
641 Classon Ave
139 locals recommend
great space for music, live hip-hop or rock or sometimes DJ nights; relaxed, but good dancing later at night (post 10pm)

Essentials

one of the largest supermarkets I have seen in all of NYC, has most everything, nearby are other fruit/veggie/meat/fish stands on Fulton St.
228 locals recommend
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton St
228 locals recommend
one of the largest supermarkets I have seen in all of NYC, has most everything, nearby are other fruit/veggie/meat/fish stands on Fulton St.
great produce, other essentials, you can also grab a quick cup of coffee or sandwich here, local NYC "bodega" deli, also has some korean take-out
11 locals recommend
Kim's Blueberry Farm Inc
602 Nostrand Ave.
11 locals recommend
great produce, other essentials, you can also grab a quick cup of coffee or sandwich here, local NYC "bodega" deli, also has some korean take-out

Parks & Nature

don't leave Brooklyn without spending an afternoon here! Meadows, lakes, walking paths, trees. . .
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
don't leave Brooklyn without spending an afternoon here! Meadows, lakes, walking paths, trees. . .
local little community garden; the doors are open usually on the weekends, take a coffee in there and relax!
Bergen Street Garden
1107 Bergen St
local little community garden; the doors are open usually on the weekends, take a coffee in there and relax!

Shopping

Brooklyn flea market, also some great food options
262 locals recommend
BERG'N
899 Bergen St
262 locals recommend
Brooklyn flea market, also some great food options

Arts & Culture

check out their website for any music, theatre, dance, etc. going on, they always have great shows; also Friday nights they have a cafe with free music
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
check out their website for any music, theatre, dance, etc. going on, they always have great shows; also Friday nights they have a cafe with free music
by-donation visit to a solid collection; beautiful building; great way to spend an afternoon; or they have late nights on Thursday and the 1st Saturday of the month, those are great for people-watching!
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
by-donation visit to a solid collection; beautiful building; great way to spend an afternoon; or they have late nights on Thursday and the 1st Saturday of the month, those are great for people-watching!

Sightseeing

arc-de-triomphe style monument, best entrance to the park, near the beautiful central Brooklyn Library and museum, a good walk from the apartment (take Dean St. to get there, it's beautiful!)
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 locals recommend
arc-de-triomphe style monument, best entrance to the park, near the beautiful central Brooklyn Library and museum, a good walk from the apartment (take Dean St. to get there, it's beautiful!)