Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Essentials

A fancy deli. Good sandwiches and organic things late at night.
22 locals recommend
The Palace
206 Nassau Ave
22 locals recommend
A fancy deli. Good sandwiches and organic things late at night.
24-fresh fruit, groceries, european snacks
21 locals recommend
Rachel's Garden
116 Nassau Ave
21 locals recommend
24-fresh fruit, groceries, european snacks
Very stinky and expensive cheeses.
132 locals recommend
Bedford Cheese Shop
265 Bedford Ave
132 locals recommend
Very stinky and expensive cheeses.
Wine. Sometimes wine tastings.
42 locals recommend
Uva Wines & Spirits
237 Bedford Ave
42 locals recommend
Wine. Sometimes wine tastings.

Drinks & Nightlife

Very cheap dive bar.
27 locals recommend
Turkey's Nest
94 Bedford Ave
27 locals recommend
Very cheap dive bar.
Free pizza with beer.
84 locals recommend
Alligator Lounge
600 Metropolitan Ave
84 locals recommend
Free pizza with beer.
DJ & live music
521 locals recommend
Union Pool
484 Union Ave
521 locals recommend
DJ & live music

Food Scene

Creative cocktails and food, live piano music. Next door to organic ice cream.
150 locals recommend
Manhattan Inn
632 Manhattan Avenue
150 locals recommend
Creative cocktails and food, live piano music. Next door to organic ice cream.
Top notch food & sangria overlooking the park.
6 locals recommend
Lokal Mediterranean Bistro
905 Lorimer St
6 locals recommend
Top notch food & sangria overlooking the park.
Fantastic food, beer, and cocktals.
800 locals recommend
Five Leaves
18 Bedford Ave
800 locals recommend
Fantastic food, beer, and cocktals.
One of my favorite Italian restaurants. Linen table cloths and the waiters are straight out of Saturday Night Live's Belissima skit.
15 locals recommend
Da Francesco
442 Graham Ave
15 locals recommend
One of my favorite Italian restaurants. Linen table cloths and the waiters are straight out of Saturday Night Live's Belissima skit.
Super-basic mexican food, but mostly beer.
253 locals recommend
Calexico
645 Manhattan Ave
253 locals recommend
Super-basic mexican food, but mostly beer.
Amazing, skillfully prepared food mediterranean-latin fusion food and wine. This is a grown up restaurant.
6 locals recommend
Miranda
80 Berry St
6 locals recommend
Amazing, skillfully prepared food mediterranean-latin fusion food and wine. This is a grown up restaurant.
French-ish wine bar w/food.
35 locals recommend
Fada
35 locals recommend
French-ish wine bar w/food.
24 hours. But, I'd only bother after midnight.
70 locals recommend
Kellogg's Diner
518 Metropolitan Ave
70 locals recommend
24 hours. But, I'd only bother after midnight.
I don't really recommend McDonalds, but here it is just in case.
14 locals recommend
Staples
1011 Flatbush Ave
14 locals recommend
I don't really recommend McDonalds, but here it is just in case.
Good Thai food but the reason you'll want to go here is that it looks so cool.
133 locals recommend
SEA
114 N 6th St
133 locals recommend
Good Thai food but the reason you'll want to go here is that it looks so cool.
Good Mexican food, good frozen margaritas
10 locals recommend
VeraCruz
195 Bedford Ave
10 locals recommend
Good Mexican food, good frozen margaritas

Arts & Culture

Hipster bowling alley + bar. Southern food, DJ, and of course bowling.
825 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
825 locals recommend
Hipster bowling alley + bar. Southern food, DJ, and of course bowling.
Interesting bar. Sometimes there are shows there.
30 locals recommend
Warsaw
261 Driggs Ave
30 locals recommend
Interesting bar. Sometimes there are shows there.
Live music
56 locals recommend
Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent Avenue
56 locals recommend
Live music
Live music.
234 locals recommend
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Ave
234 locals recommend
Live music.
Live music
6 locals recommend
The Trash Bar
256 Grand Street
6 locals recommend
Live music

Everything Else

Bar with 1980s video game machines.
587 locals recommend
Barcade
388 Union Ave
587 locals recommend
Bar with 1980s video game machines.
Neat stuff.
8 locals recommend
Meeker Avenue Vintage and Antique Warehouse
391 Leonard St
8 locals recommend
Neat stuff.
One stop from Bedford Ave L train.
216 locals recommend
East Village
216 locals recommend
One stop from Bedford Ave L train.
Walk across the Williamsburg Bridge or take a quick taxi ride at night.
214 locals recommend
Lower East Side
175 Eldridge St
214 locals recommend
Walk across the Williamsburg Bridge or take a quick taxi ride at night.
Just take the L-train straight across to get to Chelsea
20 locals recommend
9th Avenue
9th Avenue
20 locals recommend
Just take the L-train straight across to get to Chelsea