Guidebook for Brooklyn

Jillian
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

I go for the Stumptown coffee and stay for the blood orange hibiscus donuts from Dough.
160 locals recommend
Hungry Ghost
253 Flatbush Ave
160 locals recommend
I go for the Stumptown coffee and stay for the blood orange hibiscus donuts from Dough.
Brunch toasties! (Expect a wait.)
125 locals recommend
Milk Bar
620 Vanderbilt Ave
125 locals recommend
Brunch toasties! (Expect a wait.)
Some of the best ramen in NYC, but the real treat is the salt & pepper chicken wings. (Expect a wait)
283 locals recommend
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt Ave
283 locals recommend
Some of the best ramen in NYC, but the real treat is the salt & pepper chicken wings. (Expect a wait)
Doesn't matter how cold it is. Get the salted crack caramel.
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 locals recommend
Doesn't matter how cold it is. Get the salted crack caramel.
An NYC staple.
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
993 locals recommend
An NYC staple.
Impressive spot to bring parents or a date. Excellent brunch. (Expect a wait)
205 locals recommend
al di la Trattoria
248 5th Ave
205 locals recommend
Impressive spot to bring parents or a date. Excellent brunch. (Expect a wait)
Irreverent Bed-Stuy eatery with an edgy global menu that includes dishes like foie gras donuts. Get a sphericle shot.
361 locals recommend
Do or Dive Bar
1108 Bedford Ave
361 locals recommend
Irreverent Bed-Stuy eatery with an edgy global menu that includes dishes like foie gras donuts. Get a sphericle shot.
Texas-style BBQ a mere 2 blocks from my studio. I can vouch for their brisket. Shiner on tap.
58 locals recommend
Morgan's Brooklyn Barbecue
267 Flatbush Ave
58 locals recommend
Texas-style BBQ a mere 2 blocks from my studio. I can vouch for their brisket. Shiner on tap.
Some of the best tacos in Brooklyn, IMHO.
194 locals recommend
Gueros
605 Prospect Pl
194 locals recommend
Some of the best tacos in Brooklyn, IMHO.
Vietnamese-style restaurant. Sharing-style menu inspired by native food stalls. Get the collard greens salad.
17 locals recommend
Nightingale Nine
329 Smith St
17 locals recommend
Vietnamese-style restaurant. Sharing-style menu inspired by native food stalls. Get the collard greens salad.
Juicy pork dumplings.
110 locals recommend
M Shanghai
292 Grand St
110 locals recommend
Juicy pork dumplings.
Stylish restaurant & bar with sceney rooftop deck.
19 locals recommend
ESH Brooklyn, Woodfired Grill, Bar, Rooftop, Event Space
98 North 6th Street
19 locals recommend
Stylish restaurant & bar with sceney rooftop deck.
Don't miss it. (Expect a wait)
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 locals recommend
Don't miss it. (Expect a wait)
Farm-to-table menu in beautiful Ditmas Park.
229 locals recommend
The Farm on Adderley
1108 Cortelyou Rd
229 locals recommend
Farm-to-table menu in beautiful Ditmas Park.
Cozy gastropub with awesome burgers.
79 locals recommend
The Ox Tavern
1715 Newkirk Ave
79 locals recommend
Cozy gastropub with awesome burgers.
Northern Thai food in a tiny no-frills, no-reservations waterfront spot with a garden.
97 locals recommend
Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia Street
97 locals recommend
Northern Thai food in a tiny no-frills, no-reservations waterfront spot with a garden.
Seasonal New American cooking in a cozy, shabby chic spot with a garden. Grab brunch here and then walk along the waterfront.
123 locals recommend
Vinegar Hill House
72 Hudson Ave
123 locals recommend
Seasonal New American cooking in a cozy, shabby chic spot with a garden. Grab brunch here and then walk along the waterfront.
Eco-friendly cafe serving fair-trade coffees, espresso & pastries in loft-style digs. Very "DUMBO."
136 locals recommend
Brooklyn Roasting Company
136 locals recommend
Eco-friendly cafe serving fair-trade coffees, espresso & pastries in loft-style digs. Very "DUMBO."

Drinks & Nightlife

Sophisticated speakeasy-style cocktail bar. Not to be missed.
234 locals recommend
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt Ave
234 locals recommend
Sophisticated speakeasy-style cocktail bar. Not to be missed.
Broccoli tacos! (Closed on Mondays.)
83 locals recommend
No. 7
627 Greene Ave
83 locals recommend
Broccoli tacos! (Closed on Mondays.)
Can you say, "dive bar"?
36 locals recommend
Sharlene's
353 Flatbush Ave
36 locals recommend
Can you say, "dive bar"?
Daily happy hour from noon to 7pm, $4 craft drafts.
84 locals recommend
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave
84 locals recommend
Daily happy hour from noon to 7pm, $4 craft drafts.
Hard-to-find crafts for beer snobs. BYOVinyl.
38 locals recommend
Gold Star Beer Counter
176 Underhill Ave
38 locals recommend
Hard-to-find crafts for beer snobs. BYOVinyl.
My favorite watering hole. Cozy, low-lit, 70s vibe. Complementary goldfish with your drinks.
329 locals recommend
Dynaco
1112 Bedford Ave
329 locals recommend
My favorite watering hole. Cozy, low-lit, 70s vibe. Complementary goldfish with your drinks.
Good winter bar/lounge. Library decor plus 2 bocce courts & a basement performance space.
186 locals recommend
Union Hall
702 Union St
186 locals recommend
Good winter bar/lounge. Library decor plus 2 bocce courts & a basement performance space.
Classic, grown-up cocktail bar with American small plates.
143 locals recommend
Clover Club
210 Smith St
143 locals recommend
Classic, grown-up cocktail bar with American small plates.
Farm-to-table Northern Italian fare restaurant on a tree-lined block of Brooklyn brownstones. Their pie is from Four & Twenty Blackbirds.
148 locals recommend
Rucola
190 Dean St
148 locals recommend
Farm-to-table Northern Italian fare restaurant on a tree-lined block of Brooklyn brownstones. Their pie is from Four & Twenty Blackbirds.
Bar serving up eponymous drafts, other craft brews& food by pop-up eateries. There's also a coffee bar.
85 locals recommend
Threes Brewing
333 Douglass St
85 locals recommend
Bar serving up eponymous drafts, other craft brews& food by pop-up eateries. There's also a coffee bar.
Quirky bar tucked behind a florist shop with an open garden.
244 locals recommend
Sycamore Bar + Flower Shop
1118 Cortelyou Rd
244 locals recommend
Quirky bar tucked behind a florist shop with an open garden.
Hip cocktail bar and gastropub with great food. Don't miss the bone marro or the turkey sandwich. Cash only.
86 locals recommend
Henry Public
329 Henry St
86 locals recommend
Hip cocktail bar and gastropub with great food. Don't miss the bone marro or the turkey sandwich. Cash only.

Arts & Culture

I won't go to any other movie theatre.
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
I won't go to any other movie theatre.
My favorite live music venue in NYC. Also serves dinner & weekend brunch.
289 locals recommend
This n' That
108 N 6th St
289 locals recommend
My favorite live music venue in NYC. Also serves dinner & weekend brunch.
A newly restored/expanded movie palace-type theater in Flatbush neighborhood.
185 locals recommend
Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush Ave
185 locals recommend
A newly restored/expanded movie palace-type theater in Flatbush neighborhood.

Essentials

24-hour grocery store with organic, upscale/artisan, and hard-to-find brands.
20 locals recommend
DNY Natural Land
322 Flatbush Ave
20 locals recommend
24-hour grocery store with organic, upscale/artisan, and hard-to-find brands.

Shopping

Right across the street and open 24/7.
132 locals recommend
Duane Reade
1517 Cortelyou Rd
132 locals recommend
Right across the street and open 24/7.
What else could you possibly need?
399 locals recommend
Target
139 Flatbush Ave
399 locals recommend
What else could you possibly need?