Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Delicious Italian in an absolutely adorable setting. Save room for desert!
165 locals recommend
Aita
132 Greene Ave
165 locals recommend
Delicious Italian in an absolutely adorable setting. Save room for desert!
Some of the city's best brick oven pizza, and don't skip over the side dishes! Also, the IRL location of Ray's Coffee Shop on Girls.
590 locals recommend
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon Ave
590 locals recommend
Some of the city's best brick oven pizza, and don't skip over the side dishes! Also, the IRL location of Ray's Coffee Shop on Girls.
Classic cafe faire plus some very tasty vegan and gluten free options! They just opened up an ice cream window around the corner.
192 locals recommend
Clementine Bakery
395 Classon Ave
192 locals recommend
Classic cafe faire plus some very tasty vegan and gluten free options! They just opened up an ice cream window around the corner.
Legendary Brooklyn Creamery (and for good reason).
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 locals recommend
Legendary Brooklyn Creamery (and for good reason).
Grab a cone and head to Fort Greene Park!
Fort Grace Ice Cream & Sweet Shop
229 Dekalb Avenue
Grab a cone and head to Fort Greene Park!

Drinks & Nightlife

Classic local Brooklyn joint plus frozen drinks on tap and a tasty (and cheap!) taco truck out back.
236 locals recommend
Chilo's
323 Franklin Ave
236 locals recommend
Classic local Brooklyn joint plus frozen drinks on tap and a tasty (and cheap!) taco truck out back.
Oyster Bar with a decent happy hour. Don't be alarmed by the B rating - its because they haven't yet installed a ventilator, making the upstairs smell like burgers.
11 locals recommend
Smoking Monkey
214 Greene Ave
11 locals recommend
Oyster Bar with a decent happy hour. Don't be alarmed by the B rating - its because they haven't yet installed a ventilator, making the upstairs smell like burgers.

Parks & Nature

Brooklyn's Central Park. Check the web to see if any events are going on during your stay!
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Brooklyn's Central Park. Check the web to see if any events are going on during your stay!
Hours melt away here. Spend some time walking around and enjoying the impeccably maintained grounds.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Hours melt away here. Spend some time walking around and enjoying the impeccably maintained grounds.
A lovely respite from the city, especially in the heat of summer. Grab an ice cream on Dekalb and relax under a tree on the hill.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
791 locals recommend
A lovely respite from the city, especially in the heat of summer. Grab an ice cream on Dekalb and relax under a tree on the hill.
Great place for a walk on the water.
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals recommend
Great place for a walk on the water.

Arts & Culture

521 locals recommend
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St
521 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Drop-in dance classes in anything from modern to West African. Take a class and try to catch a glimpse of the professional dancers practicing in the studios.
32 locals recommend
Mark Morris Dance Group
3 Lafayette Ave
32 locals recommend
Drop-in dance classes in anything from modern to West African. Take a class and try to catch a glimpse of the professional dancers practicing in the studios.
Eat-in movie theater with DELICIOUS popcorn and a full-bar. Small movie selection, but totally worth it.
266 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square W
266 locals recommend
Eat-in movie theater with DELICIOUS popcorn and a full-bar. Small movie selection, but totally worth it.

Shopping

Vintage clothing store & hair salon with an enviable window display.
16 locals recommend
Su'juk
216 Greene Ave
16 locals recommend
Vintage clothing store & hair salon with an enviable window display.

Essentials

Classic American Target
399 locals recommend
Target
139 Flatbush Ave
399 locals recommend
Classic American Target