Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazing Cocktail Bar with great drinks and great food. Live music on Wednesday nights with a trad jazz band!
143 locals recommend
Clover Club
210 Smith St
143 locals recommend
Amazing Cocktail Bar with great drinks and great food. Live music on Wednesday nights with a trad jazz band!
Great food and great drink!
72 locals recommend
Hunter's
213 Smith St
72 locals recommend
Great food and great drink!
It's exactly what the name implies. Small neighborhood bar with a great vibe and no frills.
10 locals recommend
Minibar
482 Court St
10 locals recommend
It's exactly what the name implies. Small neighborhood bar with a great vibe and no frills.
Quaint and cozy wine bar with a fireplace and a small charcuterie menu.
52 locals recommend
Black Mountain Wine House
52 locals recommend
Quaint and cozy wine bar with a fireplace and a small charcuterie menu.
Play shuffle board all year long in this spacious bar with several lanes of shuffle board and some of the best food trucks brought directly to you!
176 locals recommend
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union St
176 locals recommend
Play shuffle board all year long in this spacious bar with several lanes of shuffle board and some of the best food trucks brought directly to you!
Good dive bar. Open really late
25 locals recommend
Bar Great Harry
280 Smith St
25 locals recommend
Good dive bar. Open really late
Open in the summer months (May - October). Outdoor beer bar. Cheap. No frills. Good vibes. One of my favorite spots in the summer.
19 locals recommend
Gowanus Yacht Club
323 Smith St
19 locals recommend
Open in the summer months (May - October). Outdoor beer bar. Cheap. No frills. Good vibes. One of my favorite spots in the summer.
Great Thai place. Lots of hype, but it deserves it.
97 locals recommend
Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia Street
97 locals recommend
Great Thai place. Lots of hype, but it deserves it.
Great Cocktail bar.
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Social
335 Smith St
82 locals recommend
Great Cocktail bar.
Great Cocktail bar and restaurant.
19 locals recommend
The JakeWalk
282 Smith Street
19 locals recommend
Great Cocktail bar and restaurant.
Great little cocktail bar
86 locals recommend
Henry Public
329 Henry St
86 locals recommend
Great little cocktail bar

Essentials

A wonderful cheese shop with cured meats, specialty grocery items, amazing beer, great coffee, incredible cheese and a knowledgeable & friendly staff!
47 locals recommend
Stinky Bklyn LLC
215 Smith St
47 locals recommend
A wonderful cheese shop with cured meats, specialty grocery items, amazing beer, great coffee, incredible cheese and a knowledgeable & friendly staff!
Great wine store with a nice selection of wine and liquor.
26 locals recommend
Smith & Vine
317 Smith St
26 locals recommend
Great wine store with a nice selection of wine and liquor.
Need to stock up on milk? TJ's is only a 5 minute walk.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Need to stock up on milk? TJ's is only a 5 minute walk.
Another option for groceries.
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals recommend
Another option for groceries.

Food Scene

Great for a quick & delicious Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich or tasty Pho. It's by far one of my favorite places in the neighborhood. Casual and yummy!
90 locals recommend
Hanco's
134 Smith St
90 locals recommend
Great for a quick & delicious Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich or tasty Pho. It's by far one of my favorite places in the neighborhood. Casual and yummy!
Wonderful Korean sandwich shop with a lot of fun twists on traditional sandwiches. A great spot for a quick eat.
Red Star Sandwich Shop
176 Smith St
Wonderful Korean sandwich shop with a lot of fun twists on traditional sandwiches. A great spot for a quick eat.
Coffee. Delicious coffee
45 locals recommend
Smith Canteen
241 Smith St
45 locals recommend
Coffee. Delicious coffee
Fried Chicken in a really nice atmosphere and great service.
8 locals recommend
Wilma Jean
8 locals recommend
Fried Chicken in a really nice atmosphere and great service.
Incredible Vietnamese/Asian Cuisine. Great cocktails. Tell Morgan, the head chef, I said hi!
17 locals recommend
Nightingale Nine
329 Smith St
17 locals recommend
Incredible Vietnamese/Asian Cuisine. Great cocktails. Tell Morgan, the head chef, I said hi!
Restaurant and great cocktail bar!
111 locals recommend
Prime Meats
465 Court St
111 locals recommend
Restaurant and great cocktail bar!
Classic italian food with a fancy twist.
165 locals recommend
Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court St
165 locals recommend
Classic italian food with a fancy twist.
A very popular brunch spot, known mostly for their delicious pancakes!
64 locals recommend
Cafe Luluc
214 Smith St
64 locals recommend
A very popular brunch spot, known mostly for their delicious pancakes!
Wonderful French restaurant and bar
113 locals recommend
Bar Tabac
128 Smith St
113 locals recommend
Wonderful French restaurant and bar
Vegan Restaurant
69 locals recommend
LuAnne's Wild Ginger
380 Broome St
69 locals recommend
Vegan Restaurant
Great restaurant and wonderful place for brunch!
101 locals recommend
Colonie
127 Atlantic Ave
101 locals recommend
Great restaurant and wonderful place for brunch!
World renowned for its brick oven pizza!
168 locals recommend
Lucali
575 Henry St
168 locals recommend
World renowned for its brick oven pizza!
Amazing brunch! Chicken and waffles anyone??
159 locals recommend
Buttermilk Channel
524 Court St
159 locals recommend
Amazing brunch! Chicken and waffles anyone??

Everything Else

Desserts, coffee, cookies, ice cream, flavored milk! It's all delicious and has become an institution in NYC.
37 locals recommend
Milk Bar Carroll Gardens
37 locals recommend
Desserts, coffee, cookies, ice cream, flavored milk! It's all delicious and has become an institution in NYC.
One of the best butchers in the city. Want some thick cut bacon? No problem! I make a sunday gravy and get all my meat for meatballs there. Lots of choices and friendly service.
30 locals recommend
Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith St
30 locals recommend
One of the best butchers in the city. Want some thick cut bacon? No problem! I make a sunday gravy and get all my meat for meatballs there. Lots of choices and friendly service.
Great bagels and one of my favorite places to get a bacon, egg & cheese.
Brothers Bagels
285 Court St
Great bagels and one of my favorite places to get a bacon, egg & cheese.
Movie Theater! Classic, old school. Great little theater
145 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
145 locals recommend
Movie Theater! Classic, old school. Great little theater

Shopping

Small, quaint and wonderful little Antique Shop. You'll find anything from old photos and records, to dishes, to large tables and dressers. Say hi to Craig and Linda!
7 locals recommend
Yesterday's News Antiques and Collectibles
428 Court St
7 locals recommend
Small, quaint and wonderful little Antique Shop. You'll find anything from old photos and records, to dishes, to large tables and dressers. Say hi to Craig and Linda!
Really wonderful record store that serves up some of the best coffee in the neighborhood. Say hi to Jeff!
23 locals recommend
Black Gold Records
461 Court St
23 locals recommend
Really wonderful record store that serves up some of the best coffee in the neighborhood. Say hi to Jeff!
ICE CREAM!! Homemade onsite. delicious
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 locals recommend
ICE CREAM!! Homemade onsite. delicious
If you need to get your fix, there's one right down the street.
29 locals recommend
American Apparel
29 locals recommend
If you need to get your fix, there's one right down the street.
My favorite bookstore. Stop by and view the latest books and search for old and new.
39 locals recommend
BookCourt
163 Court Street
39 locals recommend
My favorite bookstore. Stop by and view the latest books and search for old and new.