Guidebook for Clinton Hill
Food Scene
Friendly cafe for hanging out in the daytime. I recommend the apple pie and the lemon cake, omelettes, scrambled eggs, and the apple-chicken-thyme salad.
109 locals recommend
Urban Vintage
294 Grand AveFriendly cafe for hanging out in the daytime. I recommend the apple pie and the lemon cake, omelettes, scrambled eggs, and the apple-chicken-thyme salad.
Good fresh pastries and desserts, with some takeaway food including rotisserie chicken.
243 locals recommend
Choice Market
318 Lafayette AveGood fresh pastries and desserts, with some takeaway food including rotisserie chicken.
Up front is a fancy market with excellent cheese and charcuterie, plus coffee, tea, ice cream, some fresh produce, etc. Don't miss the chocolate babka, baked by a family-owned Jewish bakery in the neighborhood. In the back is a bar/cafe/restaurant. The baked oysters are great; so is the porchetta sandwich and the late night hot chicken sandwich. Beers come from some of the best breweries in the region and the staff knows a lot about them; the wines are good, too.
148 locals recommend
Mekelburg's
293 Grand AveUp front is a fancy market with excellent cheese and charcuterie, plus coffee, tea, ice cream, some fresh produce, etc. Don't miss the chocolate babka, baked by a family-owned Jewish bakery in the neighborhood. In the back is a bar/cafe/restaurant. The baked oysters are great; so is the porchetta sandwich and the late night hot chicken sandwich. Beers come from some of the best breweries in the region and the staff knows a lot about them; the wines are good, too.
Tiny and excellent Italian restaurant with a strong seasonal bent. Prices are a bit high but the quality is good.
261 locals recommend
Roman's
243 Dekalb AveTiny and excellent Italian restaurant with a strong seasonal bent. Prices are a bit high but the quality is good.
Oversize yeast doughnuts that people wait in line for. The hibiscus glaze is worth checking out.
638 locals recommend
Dough Doughnuts
5th AvenueOversize yeast doughnuts that people wait in line for. The hibiscus glaze is worth checking out.
Local Brooklyn branch of a historic smoked-fish store, now baking their own bagels, bialys, babka and rugelach.
16 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
141 Flushing AveLocal Brooklyn branch of a historic smoked-fish store, now baking their own bagels, bialys, babka and rugelach.
Great for pastries and coffee in the morning; in the evening it's good for aperitifs, wine, and light meals.
34 locals recommend
Otway
930 Fulton StGreat for pastries and coffee in the morning; in the evening it's good for aperitifs, wine, and light meals.
Drinks & Nightlife
Old school Brooklyn joint with a great R&B jukebox, photos of Obama and a backyard.
53 locals recommend
Tiptop Bar & Grill
432 Franklin AveOld school Brooklyn joint with a great R&B jukebox, photos of Obama and a backyard.
A very civilized cocktail den and Japanese restaurant hidden behind an unmarked door in the back of Walker's.
33 locals recommend
Karasu
166 Dekalb AveA very civilized cocktail den and Japanese restaurant hidden behind an unmarked door in the back of Walker's.
Great neighborhood hangout that's been serving locals for more than 40 years. On any given night there might be karaoke, live music, stand up comedy or a sports game on TV.
28 locals recommend
Frank's Cocktail Lounge
660 Fulton StGreat neighborhood hangout that's been serving locals for more than 40 years. On any given night there might be karaoke, live music, stand up comedy or a sports game on TV.
Parks & Nature
The column at the top of the park honors Revolutionary War soldiers who died on prison ships in the harbor. There's a small museum inside the park office and a self-guided tour of the park's diverse trees.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland AvenueThe column at the top of the park honors Revolutionary War soldiers who died on prison ships in the harbor. There's a small museum inside the park office and a self-guided tour of the park's diverse trees.
Entertainment & Activities
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveArts & Culture
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AvePratt Institute
200 Willoughby AveThe main campus doubles as a sculpture garden.
Essentials
Brother's Cleaners
349 Waverly AveParadise Deli
320 Lafayette AveOpen all night, I think--at least I've never seen it closed.
The closest grocery store to the house. They pack a lot into a small space so ask if you can't find something.
367 Waverly Ave
367 Waverly Avenue The closest grocery store to the house. They pack a lot into a small space so ask if you can't find something.
Thirst Wine Merchants
11 Greene AveGreat small shop focused on natural wines.
Eclectic wine and spirits shop that carries bottles from the usual regions and some unusual ones (Australia, Slovenia).
18 locals recommend
Bondi Wines & Spirits
350 Franklin AveEclectic wine and spirits shop that carries bottles from the usual regions and some unusual ones (Australia, Slovenia).
Gnarly Vines
350 Myrtle AveThe best selection of any wine and spirits store in the area.
The best source for meat (butchered on site) and fish in the neighborhood, along with produce, cheese, charcuterie, breads and so on.
214 locals recommend
Greene Grape Wine & Spirits
765 Fulton StThe best source for meat (butchered on site) and fish in the neighborhood, along with produce, cheese, charcuterie, breads and so on.
Best selection and prices among the local grocery stores, but a bit of a walk."
509 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle AveBest selection and prices among the local grocery stores, but a bit of a walk."