Guidebook for Brooklyn

Alex & Maura
Alex & Maura
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Best Neapolitan pizza in New York and delicious cocktails. (NB: cash only)
1260 locals recommend
Saraghina
350 Lewis Ave
1260 locals recommend
Best Neapolitan pizza in New York and delicious cocktails. (NB: cash only)
Nashville-style fried chicken; highly recommended (order it "very hot" at your own risk)
604 locals recommend
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins Ave
604 locals recommend
Nashville-style fried chicken; highly recommended (order it "very hot" at your own risk)
American soul food
756 locals recommend
Peaches
393 Lewis Ave
756 locals recommend
American soul food
Open 24 hours — for emergency use only!
193 locals recommend
McDonald's
1380 Broadway
193 locals recommend
Open 24 hours — for emergency use only!
Dominican food — good Cubanos and rotisserie chicken
31 locals recommend
El Rey
1310 Broadway
31 locals recommend
Dominican food — good Cubanos and rotisserie chicken
The best local coffee shop
249 locals recommend
Manny's
212 Patchen Ave
249 locals recommend
The best local coffee shop
Delicious and fresh Haitian cuisine.
158 locals recommend
Grandchamps
197 Patchen Ave
158 locals recommend
Delicious and fresh Haitian cuisine.
Upscale tradition French cuisine
350 locals recommend
L'Antagoniste
238 Malcolm X Blvd
350 locals recommend
Upscale tradition French cuisine
Delicious ramen on the way to or from the A train.
134 locals recommend
Nana Ramem
330 Malcolm X Blvd
134 locals recommend
Delicious ramen on the way to or from the A train.
Standard Brooklyn cafe with pastry and coffee.
58 locals recommend
Cup of Brooklyn
1071 Gates Avenue
58 locals recommend
Standard Brooklyn cafe with pastry and coffee.
Solid French bistro
329 locals recommend
Chez Oskar
310 Malcolm X Blvd
329 locals recommend
Solid French bistro
Vegan take out
165 locals recommend
Toad Style
93 Ralph Ave
165 locals recommend
Vegan take out
Super famous pizzeria
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 locals recommend
Super famous pizzeria

Essentials

Grocery stocking local, organic produce, fish and meat
107 locals recommend
Bed-Stuy Fresh and Local
210 Patchen Avenue
107 locals recommend
Grocery stocking local, organic produce, fish and meat
A good local market for fruits and vegetables and food staples
2 Ralph Ave
2 Ralph Avenue
A good local market for fruits and vegetables and food staples
The corner store. Beer, chips, NY Post, lotto cards. It probably has a name, but who knows?
890 Quincy St
890 Quincy Street
The corner store. Beer, chips, NY Post, lotto cards. It probably has a name, but who knows?
The local grocery store. Convenient place to stop to pick up dinner supplies when getting off the train
1291 Broadway
1291 Broadway
The local grocery store. Convenient place to stop to pick up dinner supplies when getting off the train

Drinks & Nightlife

The local dive bar
133 locals recommend
Lone Wolf
1089 Broadway
133 locals recommend
The local dive bar
I've wasted hours here on shuffleboard tables
126 locals recommend
Bedford Hall
1177 Bedford Avenue
126 locals recommend
I've wasted hours here on shuffleboard tables
Great burger and beer selection, soccer (football) on the TV
505 locals recommend
Black Swan
505 locals recommend
Great burger and beer selection, soccer (football) on the TV
Gay-friendly bar with a spacious back yard.
141 locals recommend
One Last Shag
348 Franklin Avenue
141 locals recommend
Gay-friendly bar with a spacious back yard.
Local hipster dive
329 locals recommend
Dynaco
1112 Bedford Ave
329 locals recommend
Local hipster dive
We haven't been here but looks interesting.
307 locals recommend
Casablanca Cocktail Lounge
300 Malcolm X Blvd
307 locals recommend
We haven't been here but looks interesting.
Cocktails and live music
394 locals recommend
LunÀtico
486 Halsey St
394 locals recommend
Cocktails and live music
Closest bar to the apartment, craft beers and OK sandwiches.
134 locals recommend
The Wilky
108 Patchen Ave
134 locals recommend
Closest bar to the apartment, craft beers and OK sandwiches.
Closest shop for wine & liquor. (You can buy beer at deli)
6 locals recommend
Goodfellas Wine and Spirits
1295 Broadway
6 locals recommend
Closest shop for wine & liquor. (You can buy beer at deli)

Shopping

Pharmacy for medicine, diapers, milk, etc.
1366 Broadway
1366 Broadway
Pharmacy for medicine, diapers, milk, etc.

Everything Else

This is our train! It's called the Gates Ave stop, but the entrance is on Quincy St and Broadway
1336 Broadway
1336 Broadway
This is our train! It's called the Gates Ave stop, but the entrance is on Quincy St and Broadway
A shiny new gym around the corner. You can sign up for a free one-time day pass at the front desk
Ocean Hill
A shiny new gym around the corner. You can sign up for a free one-time day pass at the front desk
It's a bank. $3 ATM fee if you're not a BOA customer.
93 locals recommend
Bank of America Financial Center
781 Eastern Pkwy
93 locals recommend
It's a bank. $3 ATM fee if you're not a BOA customer.
Sandwiches, cookies, treats!
117 locals recommend
Chez Alex
72 Ralph Ave
117 locals recommend
Sandwiches, cookies, treats!
A laundromat
15 locals recommend
Super Cleaners
181 Wyckoff Ave
15 locals recommend
A laundromat

Parks & Nature

Basic Brooklyn city park with playground and ball fields. Not much nature but good for people-watching.
9 locals recommend
P.O. Reinaldo Salgado Playground
750 Monroe St
9 locals recommend
Basic Brooklyn city park with playground and ball fields. Not much nature but good for people-watching.