Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Great looking bar right around the corner - there's no sign, so look for the white tiled storefront
234 locals recommend
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt Ave
234 locals recommend
Great looking bar right around the corner - there's no sign, so look for the white tiled storefront
Amazing jazz at all times - check the website and book a table or sit at the bar. It gets extremely crowded and great performers sell out quickly. Get here early!
168 locals recommend
Blue Note
131 West 3rd Street
168 locals recommend
Amazing jazz at all times - check the website and book a table or sit at the bar. It gets extremely crowded and great performers sell out quickly. Get here early!

Food Scene

Brunch and dinner - this is a local place, really tasty
23 locals recommend
Belli Osteria
860 Fulton St
23 locals recommend
Brunch and dinner - this is a local place, really tasty
Good pizza, cozy
44 locals recommend
Amorina Cucina Rustica
624 Vanderbilt Ave
44 locals recommend
Good pizza, cozy
Excellent food
38 locals recommend
Alta Calidad
552 Vanderbilt Ave
38 locals recommend
Excellent food
Trendy spot for experimental ramen
283 locals recommend
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt Ave
283 locals recommend
Trendy spot for experimental ramen
Best sushi in the neighborhood
35 locals recommend
Taro Sushi
244 Flatbush Ave
35 locals recommend
Best sushi in the neighborhood
Cool interior and good vibe
60 locals recommend
Geido
331 Flatbush Ave
60 locals recommend
Cool interior and good vibe
Great Haitian food - very local place - also, live music on the weekends, mostly Friday and Saturday nights
11 locals recommend
Kombit
279 Flatbush Ave
11 locals recommend
Great Haitian food - very local place - also, live music on the weekends, mostly Friday and Saturday nights
Cupcakes and cakes are delicious
93 locals recommend
Little Cupcake Bakeshop
30 Prince St
93 locals recommend
Cupcakes and cakes are delicious
Down the middle, good middle eastern food. Cash only
88 locals recommend
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt Ave
88 locals recommend
Down the middle, good middle eastern food. Cash only
Lots of New York restaurants located in the food hall in the basement. Lots to try, lots of different cuisines
52 locals recommend
City Point
445 Albee Square W
52 locals recommend
Lots of New York restaurants located in the food hall in the basement. Lots to try, lots of different cuisines
Iconic original Brooklyn-made cheesecake - this is a must if you've never had it before
158 locals recommend
Junior's Restaurant and Bakery
386 Flatbush Ave Ext
158 locals recommend
Iconic original Brooklyn-made cheesecake - this is a must if you've never had it before
Trendy restaurant, good food with a middle eastern twist
304 locals recommend
Olea
171 Lafayette Ave
304 locals recommend
Trendy restaurant, good food with a middle eastern twist
Amazing food - great for dinner
590 locals recommend
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon Ave
590 locals recommend
Amazing food - great for dinner
Blend of Korean and Mexican - Fried Korean chicken taco is my favorite.
67 locals recommend
Kimchi Grill
766 Washington Ave
67 locals recommend
Blend of Korean and Mexican - Fried Korean chicken taco is my favorite.
Traditional Italian American food - the Da Nonna Rosa pizza is delicious.
12 locals recommend
Da Nonna Rosa
140 7th Ave
12 locals recommend
Traditional Italian American food - the Da Nonna Rosa pizza is delicious.
Best classic New York pizza in the neighborhood
14 locals recommend
Antonioni's
177 Chrystie St
14 locals recommend
Best classic New York pizza in the neighborhood
Favorite coffee shop - small and intimate. Can also get breakfast here.
29 locals recommend
Lunitas
1039 Fulton Street
29 locals recommend
Favorite coffee shop - small and intimate. Can also get breakfast here.
I love this place for brunch
166 locals recommend
Alice's Arbor
549 Classon Avenue
166 locals recommend
I love this place for brunch
Best bagels in the neighborhood
107 locals recommend
Bergen Bagels
473 Bergen St
107 locals recommend
Best bagels in the neighborhood
Best bagels in the neighborhood - slightly better seating than the one on Bergen Street
107 locals recommend
Bergen Bagels
473 Bergen St
107 locals recommend
Best bagels in the neighborhood - slightly better seating than the one on Bergen Street
This is my favorite Chinese place in the neighborhood. A bit of walk, but a good place to dine in, and they have extremely fast delivery.
26 locals recommend
Hunan Delight
752 Union St
26 locals recommend
This is my favorite Chinese place in the neighborhood. A bit of walk, but a good place to dine in, and they have extremely fast delivery.
This pie is amazing. They also sell them in the Brooklyn Public Library when it's open. This pie is worth the trek.
89 locals recommend
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
89 locals recommend
This pie is amazing. They also sell them in the Brooklyn Public Library when it's open. This pie is worth the trek.
Doughnuts. Period.
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
313 locals recommend
Doughnuts. Period.
High end, local cheese and meats
30 locals recommend
R&D Foods
602 Vanderbilt Ave
30 locals recommend
High end, local cheese and meats
Great butcher
24 locals recommend
Fleishers Craft Butchery
192 5th Ave
24 locals recommend
Great butcher
Ice cream that you won't find anywhere else. This is the original location
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 locals recommend
Ice cream that you won't find anywhere else. This is the original location

Parks & Nature

A second best known Olmsted park in New York (the other is Central Park).
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
A second best known Olmsted park in New York (the other is Central Park).
Beautiful to see
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Beautiful to see

Arts & Culture

This is a great museum, and there are often talks and events happening, particularly the First Saturday of the month.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
This is a great museum, and there are often talks and events happening, particularly the First Saturday of the month.
There are lots of plays, concerts, and performances happening at BAM. There's also a cinema. Check out the website for what's happening!
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
There are lots of plays, concerts, and performances happening at BAM. There's also a cinema. Check out the website for what's happening!

Essentials

70 locals recommend
Foodtown of Prospect Heights
632 Vanderbilt Ave
70 locals recommend
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals recommend
Closest hospital in the neighborhood
26 locals recommend
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
506 6th St
26 locals recommend
Closest hospital in the neighborhood
Urgent care for minor medical problems
7 locals recommend
CityMD Prospect Heights Urgent Care - Brooklyn
288 Flatbush Ave
7 locals recommend
Urgent care for minor medical problems
My dry cleaners
Golden Touch Cleaners Inc
326 Flatbush Ave
My dry cleaners
Local pharmacy
25 locals recommend
Kings Pharmacy
241 Bedford Ave
25 locals recommend
Local pharmacy
Local pharmacy
132 locals recommend
Duane Reade
1517 Cortelyou Rd
132 locals recommend
Local pharmacy
Target has a bit of everything. This one gets extremely crowded. There is also a new one at the CityPoint mall, described in another recommendation. If you're getting larger items, it will be easier to transport by subway (or even by car) from the City Point location
399 locals recommend
Target
139 Flatbush Ave
399 locals recommend
Target has a bit of everything. This one gets extremely crowded. There is also a new one at the CityPoint mall, described in another recommendation. If you're getting larger items, it will be easier to transport by subway (or even by car) from the City Point location
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend

Sightseeing

This is the new entrance to the subway and mall underneath the World Trade Center. It's a must see.
66 locals recommend
The Oculus
Church Street
66 locals recommend
This is the new entrance to the subway and mall underneath the World Trade Center. It's a must see.
This memorial of the victims of 9/11 is a must experience
616 locals recommend
4 World Trade Center
150 Greenwich St
616 locals recommend
This memorial of the victims of 9/11 is a must experience
This park is great. It has a carousel and great restaurants nearby, roller skating, and a lot of other entertainment.
422 locals recommend
Dumbo
65 Plymouth St
422 locals recommend
This park is great. It has a carousel and great restaurants nearby, roller skating, and a lot of other entertainment.