Guidebook for Brooklyn

Caroline & Adriaan
Caroline & Adriaan
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Great coffee & bagels nearby. More of a to-go spot.
129 locals recommend
Lula Bagel
816 Nostrand Ave.
129 locals recommend
Great coffee & bagels nearby. More of a to-go spot.
Best coffee in the neighborhood. Fewer options for food but their bagels are great. Closed on Saturdays. Also, great place to do some work at. Nice and quiet cafe.
51 locals recommend
Manhattanville Coffee - Crown Heights
167 Rogers Ave
51 locals recommend
Best coffee in the neighborhood. Fewer options for food but their bagels are great. Closed on Saturdays. Also, great place to do some work at. Nice and quiet cafe.
Great and cozy dinner spot. New American cuisine.
327 locals recommend
Mayfield
688 Franklin Ave
327 locals recommend
Great and cozy dinner spot. New American cuisine.
Best pizza in the neighborhood. Open late and also has delicious cocktails.
522 locals recommend
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin Ave
522 locals recommend
Best pizza in the neighborhood. Open late and also has delicious cocktails.
Fun beer garden with great burgers.
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Pl
437 locals recommend
Fun beer garden with great burgers.
Fantastic Mexican food and drinks.
566 locals recommend
Chavela's
736 Franklin Ave
566 locals recommend
Fantastic Mexican food and drinks.
Handmade pasta, cozy environment, and very affordable prices.
163 locals recommend
Cent'Anni
742 Franklin Ave
163 locals recommend
Handmade pasta, cozy environment, and very affordable prices.
Tasty Korean food.
53 locals recommend
Bunsmith
789 Franklin Ave
53 locals recommend
Tasty Korean food.
Great place to grab brunch.
50 locals recommend
Aita Trattoria
798A Franklin Ave
50 locals recommend
Great place to grab brunch.
Fun Jamaican restaurant.
192 locals recommend
Glady's
788 Franklin Ave
192 locals recommend
Fun Jamaican restaurant.
Cute and cozy restuarant with a fantastic backyard.
123 locals recommend
Vinegar Hill House
72 Hudson Ave
123 locals recommend
Cute and cozy restuarant with a fantastic backyard.
Fun seafood restaurant with views of the statue of Liberty and great summer vibes. Mini golf and other games in their backyard.
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Crab
24 Reed St
82 locals recommend
Fun seafood restaurant with views of the statue of Liberty and great summer vibes. Mini golf and other games in their backyard.
Fantastic korean restaurant. Sit in the bar for a more intimate experience and they have kareoke in the back!
35 locals recommend
Insa
328 Douglass St
35 locals recommend
Fantastic korean restaurant. Sit in the bar for a more intimate experience and they have kareoke in the back!
Fantastic French restaurant.
56 locals recommend
Café Paulette
1 S Elliott Pl
56 locals recommend
Fantastic French restaurant.
Best steakhouse in the city! Great decor! The ceiling is filled with pipes since the restaurant used to be a clubhouse.
61 locals recommend
Keens Steakhouse
72 W 36th St
61 locals recommend
Best steakhouse in the city! Great decor! The ceiling is filled with pipes since the restaurant used to be a clubhouse.
A Tribeca classic!
42 locals recommend
The Odeon
145 W Broadway
42 locals recommend
A Tribeca classic!

Parks & Nature

Lovely garden to take a stroll or have a picnic. There is an entrance fee around $12-15 and the garden does not allow picnic blankets on the grass.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Lovely garden to take a stroll or have a picnic. There is an entrance fee around $12-15 and the garden does not allow picnic blankets on the grass.
Great park for a picnic, taking a walk, running or biking. There is a farmer's market at the entrance on Grand Army Plaza on Saturdays.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Great park for a picnic, taking a walk, running or biking. There is a farmer's market at the entrance on Grand Army Plaza on Saturdays.
Beautiful arch and fountain.
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 locals recommend
Beautiful arch and fountain.
Great elevated park. Used to an elevated train track.
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Great elevated park. Used to an elevated train track.

Arts & Culture

Great museum with a suggested donation as entrance fee so you can decide what you want to pay to get in.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Great museum with a suggested donation as entrance fee so you can decide what you want to pay to get in.
Great museum for modern art. Both indoor and outdoor.
884 locals recommend
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
884 locals recommend
Great museum for modern art. Both indoor and outdoor.
Tibetanese and Himalaya art.
106 locals recommend
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th St
106 locals recommend
Tibetanese and Himalaya art.
Could spend days at this museum. Our favorite parts of the museum are the Egyptian temple and the roof garden.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
Could spend days at this museum. Our favorite parts of the museum are the Egyptian temple and the roof garden.
Classic museum. Fantastic Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.
1126 locals recommend
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave
1126 locals recommend
Classic museum. Fantastic Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.

Drinks & Nightlife

Small and cozy neighborhood bar. Some night there is live jazz and comedy shows.
122 locals recommend
Two Saints
753 Nostrand Ave.
122 locals recommend
Small and cozy neighborhood bar. Some night there is live jazz and comedy shows.
Cozy speakeasy bar with live jazz and a fantastic backyard.
95 locals recommend
The Way Station
683 Washington Ave
95 locals recommend
Cozy speakeasy bar with live jazz and a fantastic backyard.
Cozy tiki-inspired bar.
136 locals recommend
Bearded Lady
686A Washington Ave
136 locals recommend
Cozy tiki-inspired bar.
Fun and busy tiki bar with a backyard.
91 locals recommend
Super Power
722 Nostrand Ave.
91 locals recommend
Fun and busy tiki bar with a backyard.
Dancefloor, tasty drinks and backyard.
36 locals recommend
Diamond Reef
1057 Atlantic Ave
36 locals recommend
Dancefloor, tasty drinks and backyard.
Adobe inspired bar with record player music and backyard.
260 locals recommend
Doris
1088 Fulton St
260 locals recommend
Adobe inspired bar with record player music and backyard.
Great rooftop with jaw-dropping views of Manhattan, all the surrounding bridges and the statue of Liberty. Perfect spot for a warm day in the city.
43 locals recommend
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge
60 Furman St
43 locals recommend
Great rooftop with jaw-dropping views of Manhattan, all the surrounding bridges and the statue of Liberty. Perfect spot for a warm day in the city.
Great rooftop both indoor and outdoor with beautiful views of Manhattan.
539 locals recommend
Wythe Hotel
80 Wythe Ave
539 locals recommend
Great rooftop both indoor and outdoor with beautiful views of Manhattan.
One of our favorite sunset roof bars. The art deco decor is superb! The drinks are on the expensive side and you will need to dress smart but the atmosphere, great views and live jazz (from 5 - 10 pm) will make it worth it.
58 locals recommend
The Top of the Standard
848 Washington St
58 locals recommend
One of our favorite sunset roof bars. The art deco decor is superb! The drinks are on the expensive side and you will need to dress smart but the atmosphere, great views and live jazz (from 5 - 10 pm) will make it worth it.
Great live jazz in the basement of the Roxy Hotel.
8 locals recommend
The Django
8 locals recommend
Great live jazz in the basement of the Roxy Hotel.
Fantastic jazz club with views of Central Park.
38 locals recommend
Dizzy's Club
10 Columbus Cir
38 locals recommend
Fantastic jazz club with views of Central Park.
Fantastic burlesque and dinner venue.
20 locals recommend
Duane Park
3836 166 Duane St
20 locals recommend
Fantastic burlesque and dinner venue.
Great, intimate music venue.
226 locals recommend
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St
226 locals recommend
Great, intimate music venue.

Entertainment & Activities

Fun and comfortable movie theater serving drinks and food during the movie.
266 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square W
266 locals recommend
Fun and comfortable movie theater serving drinks and food during the movie.
Lots of great games and concerts at this venue.
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
1418 locals recommend
Lots of great games and concerts at this venue.
Great modern dance venue.
54 locals recommend
The Cell
175 8th Ave
54 locals recommend
Great modern dance venue.
Fantastic venue with various types of shows.
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
Fantastic venue with various types of shows.
Fun, small movie theater, serving drinks and food during the movie.
941 locals recommend
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
941 locals recommend
Fun, small movie theater, serving drinks and food during the movie.
Fun movie theater, serving drinks and food during the movie.
274 locals recommend
Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen
40 Bogart St
274 locals recommend
Fun movie theater, serving drinks and food during the movie.
Fun deco movie theater. A bar and restaurant are attached to the theatre so you can have a drink or food before or after the movie.
131 locals recommend
Metrograph
7 Ludlow St
131 locals recommend
Fun deco movie theater. A bar and restaurant are attached to the theatre so you can have a drink or food before or after the movie.

Shopping

39 locals recommend
Apple Downtown Brooklyn
123 Flatbush Ave
39 locals recommend
52 locals recommend
City Point
445 Albee Square W
52 locals recommend
Fantastic vintage store with a large selection and good prices.
454 locals recommend
Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey St
454 locals recommend
Fantastic vintage store with a large selection and good prices.

Everything Else

Lovely bookstore with new and used books.
7 locals recommend
Hullabaloo Books
7 locals recommend
Lovely bookstore with new and used books.