Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
The fried chicken and waffles for weekend brunch will save your life. Trust and go early because they do not take reservations.
604 locals recommend
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins AveThe fried chicken and waffles for weekend brunch will save your life. Trust and go early because they do not take reservations.
Affordable Indian food, their curry dishes are great. They also deliver but I encourage you to get outside for fresh air and enjoy the five minute walk.
12 locals recommend
Bombay Grill
1176 Bedford AveAffordable Indian food, their curry dishes are great. They also deliver but I encourage you to get outside for fresh air and enjoy the five minute walk.
Drinks & Nightlife
Small hole in the wall neighborhood bar next door to a dollar store. Cash only, just look for the yellow door and be sure to order the grilled cheese sandwich.
260 locals recommend
Doris
1088 Fulton StSmall hole in the wall neighborhood bar next door to a dollar store. Cash only, just look for the yellow door and be sure to order the grilled cheese sandwich.
Fun live music. It is usually packed on weekend nights, be ready to move and sweat.
135 locals recommend
C'mon Everybody
325 Franklin AveFun live music. It is usually packed on weekend nights, be ready to move and sweat.
Arts & Culture
Lots of free world-class arts and cultural events. Check out their monthly calendar online:
https://www.bam.org/#Calendar
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveLots of free world-class arts and cultural events. Check out their monthly calendar online:
https://www.bam.org/#Calendar
Shopping
If you need to stock up on things at Target, the Atlantic Terminal location is a 15 minute bus ride away. If you'd like to walk, its a lovely 30 minutes through some of Brooklyn's historic districts.
477 locals recommend
Atlantic Terminal station
If you need to stock up on things at Target, the Atlantic Terminal location is a 15 minute bus ride away. If you'd like to walk, its a lovely 30 minutes through some of Brooklyn's historic districts.
Essentials
Local chair grocery store about a 6 minute walk away, right across the street from the post office.
583 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton StLocal chair grocery store about a 6 minute walk away, right across the street from the post office.
24 hour self-service laundry mat about a six minute walk away. It has a small parking lot for those of you who'd like to drive their laundry over. No judgement. : )
52 locals recommend
Clean Rite Center
1 Putnam Ave24 hour self-service laundry mat about a six minute walk away. It has a small parking lot for those of you who'd like to drive their laundry over. No judgement. : )
Low-cost healthcare services for women in downtown Brooklyn.
Planned Parenthood - Boro Hall Health Center
44 Court StLow-cost healthcare services for women in downtown Brooklyn.
Getting Around
Franklin Avenue C Train Brooklyn Station located on Fulton Street two blocks away.
8 locals recommend
Franklin Av station
Franklin Avenue C Train Brooklyn Station located on Fulton Street two blocks away.
Parks & Nature
Prospect Park is a 526-acre public park in New York City, and the second largest public park in Brooklyn. It was designed by the same landscape architect who created Central Park in Manhattan, Frederick Law Olmsted. He was the protégé of design partner Calvert Vaux, and in 1867 they designed Prospect Park.
Check out the park's monthly calendar of events online: https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a 526-acre public park in New York City, and the second largest public park in Brooklyn. It was designed by the same landscape architect who created Central Park in Manhattan, Frederick Law Olmsted. He was the protégé of design partner Calvert Vaux, and in 1867 they designed Prospect Park.
Check out the park's monthly calendar of events online: https://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/