Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Guidebook for Brooklyn and NYC

Gelato, cookies and cakes. Neighborhood staple. Feels like your in Italy. Great to stop by on the way walking to the water in Williamsburg or if coming back walking...
86 locals recommend
Fortunato Brothers
289 Manhattan Ave
86 locals recommend
Gelato, cookies and cakes. Neighborhood staple. Feels like your in Italy. Great to stop by on the way walking to the water in Williamsburg or if coming back walking...
Organic products and juices. Friendly service. Inclusive atmosphere. Small gift shop. Light food
68 locals recommend
Grass Roots Juicery
336a Graham Ave
68 locals recommend
Organic products and juices. Friendly service. Inclusive atmosphere. Small gift shop. Light food
I love the mole sauce. They have decent Mexican fair with a great sound tract. The service is spotty but the food makes up for it. Can get noisy during bar hours.
26 locals recommend
Mcondo Los Tacos
502 Grand St
26 locals recommend
I love the mole sauce. They have decent Mexican fair with a great sound tract. The service is spotty but the food makes up for it. Can get noisy during bar hours.
Open AM to PM, Good Coffee and draft ice coffee, Homemade banana bread, Latin influenced menu for Breakfast, Lunch and Diner Cocktails or wine early evening
35 locals recommend
C.Lo Café
39 Bushwick Ave
35 locals recommend
Open AM to PM, Good Coffee and draft ice coffee, Homemade banana bread, Latin influenced menu for Breakfast, Lunch and Diner Cocktails or wine early evening
Best latte in the neighborhood! Fast, workspace friendly, hipster
460 locals recommend
Variety Coffee Roasters
368 Graham Ave
460 locals recommend
Best latte in the neighborhood! Fast, workspace friendly, hipster
Cheapest Mexican with large portions. Try the Tortilla soup and flautas.
15 locals recommend
Loco Burrito
345 Graham Ave
15 locals recommend
Cheapest Mexican with large portions. Try the Tortilla soup and flautas.
Homemade pasta, Great wine, small and friendly, Everything on the menu is recommended. Huge back garden. Great service. Great deserts
122 locals recommend
Il Passatore
14 Bushwick Ave
122 locals recommend
Homemade pasta, Great wine, small and friendly, Everything on the menu is recommended. Huge back garden. Great service. Great deserts
During good weather, the back garden is peaceful and nice. Excellent Isreali fair.
44 locals recommend
Hummus Market
361 Graham Ave
44 locals recommend
During good weather, the back garden is peaceful and nice. Excellent Isreali fair.
Pizza, a neighborhood staple
106 locals recommend
Carmine's Pizzeria
358 Graham Ave
106 locals recommend
Pizza, a neighborhood staple
Expensive and hard to get into restaurant. American food. All grilled. The skillet mash potatoes are amazing. Wonderful wine and beer selection. Next to a great wine and beer bar with a back yard if you need to wait until your reservation is called.
269 locals recommend
St. Anselm
355 Metropolitan Ave
269 locals recommend
Expensive and hard to get into restaurant. American food. All grilled. The skillet mash potatoes are amazing. Wonderful wine and beer selection. Next to a great wine and beer bar with a back yard if you need to wait until your reservation is called.
Morrocan fair. Excellent coffee, cocktails or wine. They are open morning to night and do all those different dining times perfectly. They are consistent with their food quality and service is impeccable. Waitlist often for brunch.
856 locals recommend
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Ave
856 locals recommend
Morrocan fair. Excellent coffee, cocktails or wine. They are open morning to night and do all those different dining times perfectly. They are consistent with their food quality and service is impeccable. Waitlist often for brunch.
Syrian and middle Eastern food. Pleasant diner atmosphere. Decent wines. Try the pizzas, the cold dishes, and Andrew likes the burger here.
77 locals recommend
Dar525
525 Grand St
77 locals recommend
Syrian and middle Eastern food. Pleasant diner atmosphere. Decent wines. Try the pizzas, the cold dishes, and Andrew likes the burger here.
Peruvian fair. Great Sangria, loud and sometimes crowded but the food is well priced for portions. If you like steak and seafood, this is a good spot you can walk to.
38 locals recommend
Chimu
482 Union Ave
38 locals recommend
Peruvian fair. Great Sangria, loud and sometimes crowded but the food is well priced for portions. If you like steak and seafood, this is a good spot you can walk to.
Small grocery with a deli and coffee. Secret back garden with picnic tables. Work space friendly. Busy. Try the gauc. or the vegan treats, or salmon and lox bagel is a steal! Don't forget to tip!
14 locals recommend
Brooklyn Standard 2
766 Grand St
14 locals recommend
Small grocery with a deli and coffee. Secret back garden with picnic tables. Work space friendly. Busy. Try the gauc. or the vegan treats, or salmon and lox bagel is a steal! Don't forget to tip!
Pho. Affordable. Good.
44 locals recommend
Mama Pho (on Grand St.)
580 Grand St
44 locals recommend
Pho. Affordable. Good.
Chinese Dry Pot. Try the 1,000 year egg and spicey chilies with eggplant ap.
25 locals recommend
MáLà Project
122 1st Ave.
25 locals recommend
Chinese Dry Pot. Try the 1,000 year egg and spicey chilies with eggplant ap.
Historic Spanish Tapas restaurant. Close to 14th St. and 8th Ave where L train meets the ACE line. Great wine. May need a reservation. Causal attire.
La Nacional
239 W 14th St
Historic Spanish Tapas restaurant. Close to 14th St. and 8th Ave where L train meets the ACE line. Great wine. May need a reservation. Causal attire.
My favorite ramen place. There is a line because it is so small so go early or late or expect to wait outside
138 locals recommend
Totto Ramen Midtown West
138 locals recommend
My favorite ramen place. There is a line because it is so small so go early or late or expect to wait outside
Thai. Has a restaurant and a bar in two separate sections. If you want a date, go to restaurant, and if you want thai food at the bar, it's nice as a single person.
244 locals recommend
Sage
299-301 Graham Ave
244 locals recommend
Thai. Has a restaurant and a bar in two separate sections. If you want a date, go to restaurant, and if you want thai food at the bar, it's nice as a single person.
Small and fast. Quality beans and organic foods offered. Good service. Near subway and my apt.
72 locals recommend
Lula Bean
797 Grand St
72 locals recommend
Small and fast. Quality beans and organic foods offered. Good service. Near subway and my apt.

Drinks & Nightlife

Because it's beer from Brooklyn! They also have a lot of current events or tours
456 locals recommend
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St
456 locals recommend
Because it's beer from Brooklyn! They also have a lot of current events or tours
They offer live music and a bar on one side and an upscale bowling area with expensive gourmet pub food on the other side.
825 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
825 locals recommend
They offer live music and a bar on one side and an upscale bowling area with expensive gourmet pub food on the other side.
One of the oldest restaurants and wine bars in Williamsburg. Feels homey and very Sardinian. Natalie Portman has dined here! It's close to the water of the East River and the Bedford Ave Stop on the L train. I recommend the tiramisu
30 locals recommend
D.O.C. Wine Bar
83 N 7th St
30 locals recommend
One of the oldest restaurants and wine bars in Williamsburg. Feels homey and very Sardinian. Natalie Portman has dined here! It's close to the water of the East River and the Bedford Ave Stop on the L train. I recommend the tiramisu

Shopping

Best New York Bookstore off of Union Square.
207 locals recommend
The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway
207 locals recommend
Best New York Bookstore off of Union Square.
This is a jewelry store on the West side of Manhattan that is easily accessed, a straight shot across on the L train til the last stop. In the basement, is a tiny hair studio where a famous hairdresser, Joey Paulina Ryan works. He is the best hairdresser in NYC. Make an apt. He is always booked. Tell him I sent you. He also performs every weekend at Lucky Changs.
Phoenix Roze
13 8th Ave
This is a jewelry store on the West side of Manhattan that is easily accessed, a straight shot across on the L train til the last stop. In the basement, is a tiny hair studio where a famous hairdresser, Joey Paulina Ryan works. He is the best hairdresser in NYC. Make an apt. He is always booked. Tell him I sent you. He also performs every weekend at Lucky Changs.
Handmade local items like jewelry etc. Perfect for gift giving. Expensive.
24 locals recommend
WE SEE STARS
351 Graham Ave
24 locals recommend
Handmade local items like jewelry etc. Perfect for gift giving. Expensive.
Closest art supply store with gifts and cards
17 locals recommend
Artist & Craftsman Supply Brooklyn
761 Metropolitan Ave
17 locals recommend
Closest art supply store with gifts and cards
Close vintage clothing store
231 locals recommend
L Train Vintage
1377 Dekalb Ave
231 locals recommend
Close vintage clothing store

Parks & Nature

Best East River views during the day and at night. Open until 1AM and well lit. Can be good for everyone. Good for selfies, romantic strolls, and familys or groups to meet up. There are great views of lower Manhattan and the Williamsburg Bridge. I highly recommend walking from our apt. to the Domino Park and making several stops along the way for either icecream or beer or BBQ or shopping...
432 locals recommend
Domino Park
15 Kent Ave
432 locals recommend
Best East River views during the day and at night. Open until 1AM and well lit. Can be good for everyone. Good for selfies, romantic strolls, and familys or groups to meet up. There are great views of lower Manhattan and the Williamsburg Bridge. I highly recommend walking from our apt. to the Domino Park and making several stops along the way for either icecream or beer or BBQ or shopping...
Close to the apt. Good for a jog, or to lay in the grass and read a book.
90 locals recommend
Cooper Park
Maspeth Avenue
90 locals recommend
Close to the apt. Good for a jog, or to lay in the grass and read a book.
It has truly 3 sections: The park on Bedford Ave. where you can sit and people watch or enjoy a picnic. There are also some baseball fields and your welcome to watch a hipster league. There is a dog run City Bikes The 2nd section is a track and has some racket ball courts as well as out door gym area. The 3rd section is a free public pool. If you really want to try that be sure to look up the pool rules and hours on the website. It can get crowded.
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
798 locals recommend
It has truly 3 sections: The park on Bedford Ave. where you can sit and people watch or enjoy a picnic. There are also some baseball fields and your welcome to watch a hipster league. There is a dog run City Bikes The 2nd section is a track and has some racket ball courts as well as out door gym area. The 3rd section is a free public pool. If you really want to try that be sure to look up the pool rules and hours on the website. It can get crowded.
Very near connection to the East River Ferry, which is a great way to see part of Manhattan and brooklyn by water in an affordable way. I highly recommend this. Taking your time and walking down to the park from our apt.is very nice and you can stop along the way and enjoy Williamsburg via icecream, beer and wine, food trucks, or shopping
451 locals recommend
East River State Park
90 Kent Ave
451 locals recommend
Very near connection to the East River Ferry, which is a great way to see part of Manhattan and brooklyn by water in an affordable way. I highly recommend this. Taking your time and walking down to the park from our apt.is very nice and you can stop along the way and enjoy Williamsburg via icecream, beer and wine, food trucks, or shopping
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Fav.
124 locals recommend
Cold Spring
124 locals recommend
Fav.
Beautiful. Good for hiking, climbing, and dogs
39 locals recommend
Lake Minnewaska
39 locals recommend
Beautiful. Good for hiking, climbing, and dogs
The bridge is iconic. The views are fantastic. Carousel, Grimaldi's Pizza
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals recommend
The bridge is iconic. The views are fantastic. Carousel, Grimaldi's Pizza

Entertainment & Activities

meditation, healing, gifts
13 locals recommend
Maha Rose
200 Columbia Street
13 locals recommend
meditation, healing, gifts
Circus classes, shows, hidden gem
18 locals recommend
The Muse
32D S 1st St
18 locals recommend
Circus classes, shows, hidden gem
For dancers
Movement Research Inc.
150 1st Ave.
For dancers

Arts & Culture

World famous dance companies, opera companies, theater and circus companies come to perform here. My favorite theater. It also has a movie theater if you are a film buff.
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
World famous dance companies, opera companies, theater and circus companies come to perform here. My favorite theater. It also has a movie theater if you are a film buff.
117 locals recommend
Lincoln Center Plaza
Lincoln Center Plaza
117 locals recommend
Eastern art and historical artifacts. Excellent gift shop and cafe. Events with live music sometimes
106 locals recommend
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th St
106 locals recommend
Eastern art and historical artifacts. Excellent gift shop and cafe. Events with live music sometimes
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
Art
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Art
Handmade art books, local https://www.brooklynartlibrary.com/tinysketchbook/
22 locals recommend
Brooklyn Art Library
2622 Frost St
22 locals recommend
Handmade art books, local https://www.brooklynartlibrary.com/tinysketchbook/
Intimate, Inclusive, multiple types of live performance. L.E.S. Modern dance, theater. comedy, Gay, LTGB friendly
10 locals recommend
Dixon Place
161A Chrystie St
10 locals recommend
Intimate, Inclusive, multiple types of live performance. L.E.S. Modern dance, theater. comedy, Gay, LTGB friendly
Modern dancers
8 locals recommend
Triskelion Arts
106 Calyer St
8 locals recommend
Modern dancers
Check out the cafe while your there, wonderful service!
Museum of modern art
11 W 53rd St
Check out the cafe while your there, wonderful service!
307 locals recommend
Frick Collection
1 E 70th St
307 locals recommend
Check out the cafe before or after for a cake and coffee
176 locals recommend
Neue Galerie
1048 5th Ave
176 locals recommend
Check out the cafe before or after for a cake and coffee