Guidebook for Brooklyn
Drinks & Nightlife
Amazing cocktails with the best ingredients. Definitely pricey but totally worth it if you enjoy a hand-crafted libation.
62 locals recommend
Blueprint
196 5th AveAmazing cocktails with the best ingredients. Definitely pricey but totally worth it if you enjoy a hand-crafted libation.
Popular bar right around the corner with a downstairs music venue. They even have Bocce Ball!
186 locals recommend
Union Hall
702 Union StPopular bar right around the corner with a downstairs music venue. They even have Bocce Ball!
Essentials
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th AveGroceries just a few steps away.
Union Market
240 E Houston StMore upscale groceries for the choosier types.
The incredible, and brand new, Brooklyn Whole Foods. It's a city of deliciousness.
The location is actually at 3rd st. and 3rd Ave.
7 locals recommend
3rd Street
3rd StreetThe incredible, and brand new, Brooklyn Whole Foods. It's a city of deliciousness.
The location is actually at 3rd st. and 3rd Ave.
Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton StYet another grocery store in our area.
Pharmacy just a block away. Kind of upscale but very local with really nice owners.
7 locals recommend
Park Chemists
164 5th AvePharmacy just a block away. Kind of upscale but very local with really nice owners.
Food Scene
Venticinque Cafe
162 5th AveClosest place for decent coffee.
Gorilla Coffee
A nice local coffee shop. Not the best but pretty good.
Amazing local ice cream joint with lots of flavors and creative ingredients. The salted crack caramel is no joke!
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveAmazing local ice cream joint with lots of flavors and creative ingredients. The salted crack caramel is no joke!
Kind of a long walk from our place, but this is my favorite pizza in the NYC. My suggestion is show up before 6pm when they open to get your name on the list. Otherwise you'll wait for an hour.
168 locals recommend
Lucali
575 Henry StKind of a long walk from our place, but this is my favorite pizza in the NYC. My suggestion is show up before 6pm when they open to get your name on the list. Otherwise you'll wait for an hour.
Really cute, old-fashioned soda fountain shop. Great, classic shakes and other desserts. Go here after pizza at Lucali.
62 locals recommend
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain
513 Henry StReally cute, old-fashioned soda fountain shop. Great, classic shakes and other desserts. Go here after pizza at Lucali.
Good Vegan empanadas, which is kind of random, and so is this restaurant, but still pretty tasty and great for Vegan/Vegetarians.
28 locals recommend
The VSPOT
156 5th AveGood Vegan empanadas, which is kind of random, and so is this restaurant, but still pretty tasty and great for Vegan/Vegetarians.
This place has been in Park Slope for a long time and is still really popular. Quaint and cozy, casual but not necessarily cheap, really tasty Italian place. A neighborhood favorite.
205 locals recommend
al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveThis place has been in Park Slope for a long time and is still really popular. Quaint and cozy, casual but not necessarily cheap, really tasty Italian place. A neighborhood favorite.
There's a heated debate going on in NYC for who has the best doughnuts, "Dough" or "Doughnut Plant". My wife picks Dough, I prefer Doughnut Plant, but both are amazing and Doughnut Plant is in the neighborhood! You must try the Creme Brulee!
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand StThere's a heated debate going on in NYC for who has the best doughnuts, "Dough" or "Doughnut Plant". My wife picks Dough, I prefer Doughnut Plant, but both are amazing and Doughnut Plant is in the neighborhood! You must try the Creme Brulee!
The best sushi we've had in Brooklyn. Simple design with nothing too fancy as far as decor or the menu, but the sushi is excellent. Great place to go before or after a stroll through Prospect Park.
31 locals recommend
Sushi Katsuei
210 7th AveThe best sushi we've had in Brooklyn. Simple design with nothing too fancy as far as decor or the menu, but the sushi is excellent. Great place to go before or after a stroll through Prospect Park.
This is our new favorite date night dinner spot in the neighborhood. Ridiculously tasty modern Vietnamese with a really inviting interior and a super cute outdoor patio. It's pricey casual food, which is sometimes annoying, but the quality of the menu makes it worth it!
37 locals recommend
Bricolage
162 5th AveThis is our new favorite date night dinner spot in the neighborhood. Ridiculously tasty modern Vietnamese with a really inviting interior and a super cute outdoor patio. It's pricey casual food, which is sometimes annoying, but the quality of the menu makes it worth it!
Entertainment & Activities
Home of the Brooklyn Nets and a ton of high profile events and concerts. State of the art venue and we love how the architect fit the giant building into the neighborhood so nicely.
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveHome of the Brooklyn Nets and a ton of high profile events and concerts. State of the art venue and we love how the architect fit the giant building into the neighborhood so nicely.
Arts & Culture
Great place to see a movie or any of the live theater events at BAM.
521 locals recommend
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton StGreat place to see a movie or any of the live theater events at BAM.
Parks & Nature
Prospect Park
Our favorite park in NYC!
Sightseeing
My favorite view of the city in this newly built park. You can take a ferry from here or just picnic on the lawns. On a nice evening the sunset is perfect.
Brooklyn Bridge Garden Bar
12 Furman StMy favorite view of the city in this newly built park. You can take a ferry from here or just picnic on the lawns. On a nice evening the sunset is perfect.