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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Always-hopping hot spot, with amazing wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches and pastas, a hip vibe and stellar coffee. (Entrance on Lewis.)
1260 locals recommend
Saraghina
350 Lewis Ave
1260 locals recommend
Always-hopping hot spot, with amazing wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches and pastas, a hip vibe and stellar coffee. (Entrance on Lewis.)
Tasty, Latin-tinged menu, plus fun cocktails and live music at night.
154 locals recommend
Brooklyn Beso
370 Lewis Ave
154 locals recommend
Tasty, Latin-tinged menu, plus fun cocktails and live music at night.
Delicious soul and Southern food in a chic-yet-homey atmosphere. Weekend brunch gets VERY crowded. (There's also a low-key sports bar next door that serves Peaches' menu.)
756 locals recommend
Peaches
393 Lewis Ave
756 locals recommend
Delicious soul and Southern food in a chic-yet-homey atmosphere. Weekend brunch gets VERY crowded. (There's also a low-key sports bar next door that serves Peaches' menu.)
Fun, retro-style coffee shop run by a French woman who makes amazing coffee. Very family-friendly, with lots of books and toys for babies and kids.
162 locals recommend
Georges-Andre Vintage Cafe
558 Halsey St
162 locals recommend
Fun, retro-style coffee shop run by a French woman who makes amazing coffee. Very family-friendly, with lots of books and toys for babies and kids.
Yummy frozen yogurt. Friendly, neighborhood-y place.
35 locals recommend
Brooklyn Swirl
35 locals recommend
Yummy frozen yogurt. Friendly, neighborhood-y place.
Hip Southern-food restaurant. Famous fried chicken!
604 locals recommend
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins Ave
604 locals recommend
Hip Southern-food restaurant. Famous fried chicken!
Australian café with the best coffee in the neighborhood and a delicious menu. Our favorite! (Entrance on Marcus Garvey Blvd.)
144 Decatur St
144 Decatur Street
Australian café with the best coffee in the neighborhood and a delicious menu. Our favorite! (Entrance on Marcus Garvey Blvd.)
Awesome espresso and French-press coffee, plus baked goods from local bakers.
36 locals recommend
rabbit moon
334 Marcus Garvey Blvd
36 locals recommend
Awesome espresso and French-press coffee, plus baked goods from local bakers.
Cheap, family-run diner.
54 locals recommend
Emeline's
373 Lewis Avenue
54 locals recommend
Cheap, family-run diner.
Trendy, upscale (yet casual) new farm-to-table restaurant from a pedigreed Manhattan chef.
217 locals recommend
Eugene & Company
397 Tompkins Ave
217 locals recommend
Trendy, upscale (yet casual) new farm-to-table restaurant from a pedigreed Manhattan chef.
Cool coffee shop with delicious, fresh sandwiches, burgers, panini, salads, prepared foods and baked goods. A real gem.
249 locals recommend
Manny's
212 Patchen Ave
249 locals recommend
Cool coffee shop with delicious, fresh sandwiches, burgers, panini, salads, prepared foods and baked goods. A real gem.
Amazing, cheap, gourmet-style tacos and other casual Mexican fare made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. They also deliver!
89 locals recommend
Oaxaca Tacos
478 Halsey St
89 locals recommend
Amazing, cheap, gourmet-style tacos and other casual Mexican fare made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. They also deliver!
Excellent, farm-to-table French restaurant. Easily the nicest, most upscale place in the neighborhood. It’s a bit expensive, but definitely worth it!
350 locals recommend
L'Antagoniste
238 Malcolm X Blvd
350 locals recommend
Excellent, farm-to-table French restaurant. Easily the nicest, most upscale place in the neighborhood. It’s a bit expensive, but definitely worth it!

Drinks & Nightlife

Friendly atmosphere, nice wines and charcuterie, plus a lovely outdoor patio.
137 locals recommend
Therapy Wine Bar Re-opening Late Spring 2018 @
137 locals recommend
Friendly atmosphere, nice wines and charcuterie, plus a lovely outdoor patio.
Upscale bar featuring wines, cocktails, and small plates—plus eclectic live music.
394 locals recommend
LunÀtico
486 Halsey St
394 locals recommend
Upscale bar featuring wines, cocktails, and small plates—plus eclectic live music.
Fun, friendly lounge with a nice outdoor patio and Caribbean-themed bar snacks.
24 locals recommend
TreeHouse BK
417 Marcus Garvey Blvd
24 locals recommend
Fun, friendly lounge with a nice outdoor patio and Caribbean-themed bar snacks.
Hip neighborhood spot serving craft cocktails, with a DJ spinning cool beats.
307 locals recommend
Casablanca Cocktail Lounge
300 Malcolm X Blvd
307 locals recommend
Hip neighborhood spot serving craft cocktails, with a DJ spinning cool beats.

Essentials

High-end organic grocery with meat counter, farm-fresh produce, bakery breads and juice bar. It’s small, but everything they offer is high quality.
107 locals recommend
Bed-Stuy Fresh and Local
210 Patchen Avenue
107 locals recommend
High-end organic grocery with meat counter, farm-fresh produce, bakery breads and juice bar. It’s small, but everything they offer is high quality.
Huge supermarket, with a good selection of organic and international foods, too. This is the best big grocery store in the neighborhood.
228 locals recommend
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton St
228 locals recommend
Huge supermarket, with a good selection of organic and international foods, too. This is the best big grocery store in the neighborhood.
There's a small, seasonal farmers' market on Malcolm X Blvd., in front of Jackie Robinson Park, from mid-July to early-November. Saturdays, 8am-3pm.
Jackie Robinson Park Playground
341 Malcolm X Blvd
There's a small, seasonal farmers' market on Malcolm X Blvd., in front of Jackie Robinson Park, from mid-July to early-November. Saturdays, 8am-3pm.
The best bodega (small corner market) in the neighborhood.
39 locals recommend
Green Gourmet Market
354 Lewis Ave
39 locals recommend
The best bodega (small corner market) in the neighborhood.
This and Green Gourmet are the two best bodegas (small corner markets) in the neighborhood. Between the two, you can find enough ingredients to put together a decent meal.
307 Stuyvesant Ave
307 Stuyvesant Avenue
This and Green Gourmet are the two best bodegas (small corner markets) in the neighborhood. Between the two, you can find enough ingredients to put together a decent meal.
Large grocery store with a bigger selection than the bodegas. Quality is OK, not great, but it’s closer than Foodtown.
80 locals recommend
Fine Fare Supermarket
476 Marcus Garvey Blvd
80 locals recommend
Large grocery store with a bigger selection than the bodegas. Quality is OK, not great, but it’s closer than Foodtown.

Shopping

Our friendly neighborhood wine store.
92 locals recommend
Olivino Wines Bed-Stuy
426D Marcus Garvey Blvd
92 locals recommend
Our friendly neighborhood wine store.
Cute vintage clothing store owned by a celebrity stylist.
15 locals recommend
Shirley + Alice Vintage & Indie Designer Boutique
434 Marcus Garvey Boulevard
15 locals recommend
Cute vintage clothing store owned by a celebrity stylist.
Friendly dress shop that features independent designers and a few vintage items. Great for accessories and gifts too.
10 locals recommend
Little Red Boutique
374 Lewis Ave
10 locals recommend
Friendly dress shop that features independent designers and a few vintage items. Great for accessories and gifts too.
Small boutique specializing in handmade and fair-trade items, from jewelry to quirky home-décor pieces. They also offer yoga classes.
15 locals recommend
And Yoga Studios - Marcus Garvey
410 Marcus Garvey Blvd
15 locals recommend
Small boutique specializing in handmade and fair-trade items, from jewelry to quirky home-décor pieces. They also offer yoga classes.

Entertainment & Activities

A neighborhood treasure, this award-winning library features a great children's reading area and the best toddler story-time event in all of Brooklyn!
34 locals recommend
Brooklyn Public Library - Macon Branch
Macon Street
34 locals recommend
A neighborhood treasure, this award-winning library features a great children's reading area and the best toddler story-time event in all of Brooklyn!
Good kids' playground adjacent to a schoolyard. There's also basketball and tennis courts on the premises.
6 locals recommend
Decatur Playground
242 MacDonough St
6 locals recommend
Good kids' playground adjacent to a schoolyard. There's also basketball and tennis courts on the premises.
Children's play space, with daily classes and playgroups for babies, toddlers and kids (dance, art, music, etc.), plus free puppet shows on Sundays. They also offer yoga classes for grown-ups.
521 Halsey St
521 Halsey Street
Children's play space, with daily classes and playgroups for babies, toddlers and kids (dance, art, music, etc.), plus free puppet shows on Sundays. They also offer yoga classes for grown-ups.
Another good playground for the neighborhood's kids.
El-Shabazz Playground
412 MacDonough St
Another good playground for the neighborhood's kids.
This is the biggest playground in the area, with separate structures for toddlers and big kids. It's also shady—a bonus in the summer!
Elizabeth Stroud Playground
419 Stuyvesant Ave
This is the biggest playground in the area, with separate structures for toddlers and big kids. It's also shady—a bonus in the summer!

Everything Else

This is the closest pharmacy. It's small, but they're very helpful.
Med Pharmacy
264 Malcolm X Blvd
This is the closest pharmacy. It's small, but they're very helpful.
Nice, clean, full-service nail salon, with reasonable prices. Can’t beat the location!
The Nail Boutique
326 Lewis Ave
Nice, clean, full-service nail salon, with reasonable prices. Can’t beat the location!
Fresh blended, healthy juices and smoothies, plus pastries and coffee.
88 locals recommend
Natural Blend Vegan Cafe & Juice Bar
243 Malcolm X Blvd
88 locals recommend
Fresh blended, healthy juices and smoothies, plus pastries and coffee.
Urgent care
17 locals recommend
Interfaith Medical Center
1545 Atlantic Ave
17 locals recommend
Urgent care
Emergency room
Brooklyn Hospital
121 Dekalb Ave
Emergency room
Doctor's office. Call for an appointment: 646.962.9200
535 Clinton Ave
535 Clinton Avenue
Doctor's office. Call for an appointment: 646.962.9200

Sightseeing

Historic mansion located on what's been named the Greenest Block in Brooklyn several years in a row! Check out Macon, Decatur, Bainbridge, etc., around this area for stunning landmarked architecture.
Akwaaba Mansion
347 MacDonough St
Historic mansion located on what's been named the Greenest Block in Brooklyn several years in a row! Check out Macon, Decatur, Bainbridge, etc., around this area for stunning landmarked architecture.
Historic church, with ties to the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. Home of the oldest continuing African-American congregation in Brooklyn.
Bridge Street AME Church
277 Stuyvesant Ave
Historic church, with ties to the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. Home of the oldest continuing African-American congregation in Brooklyn.
This block (Stuyvesant Ave. between Quincy and Lexington) served as the set for Spike Lee's classic 1989 film, "Do the Right Thing."
178 Stuyvesant Ave
178 Stuyvesant Avenue
This block (Stuyvesant Ave. between Quincy and Lexington) served as the set for Spike Lee's classic 1989 film, "Do the Right Thing."