Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Essentials

$ Convenient nearby supermarket
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
$ Convenient nearby supermarket
$$ Convenient high quality supermarket
140 locals recommend
Brooklyn Fare
200 Schermerhorn St
140 locals recommend
$$ Convenient high quality supermarket
Emporium of deliciousness. Prepared foods, olives, grains, dried fruits and nuts, olive oil, halva...
130 locals recommend
Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
130 locals recommend
Emporium of deliciousness. Prepared foods, olives, grains, dried fruits and nuts, olive oil, halva...
$ fruits and vegetables.
10 locals recommend
Pacific Green Gourmet
151 Court Street
10 locals recommend
$ fruits and vegetables.
Hummous, beet salad, lentil soup, and other prepared foods and pastries like meat pies, spinach pies, baklava, cookies, you name it. Nice friendly family owned bakery. Good pita too.
20 locals recommend
Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic Ave
20 locals recommend
Hummous, beet salad, lentil soup, and other prepared foods and pastries like meat pies, spinach pies, baklava, cookies, you name it. Nice friendly family owned bakery. Good pita too.
Butcher. Has organic anti-biotic free grass-fed beef, lamb, sausage, pork chops. Nice friendly atmosphere.
30 locals recommend
Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith St
30 locals recommend
Butcher. Has organic anti-biotic free grass-fed beef, lamb, sausage, pork chops. Nice friendly atmosphere.
Fresh locally caught wild fish available here. Ask for what is in from Montauk. Sword fish, tuna, sole, bay scallops, plus wild salmon and char from further afield.
16 locals recommend
Fish Tales
191A Court St
16 locals recommend
Fresh locally caught wild fish available here. Ask for what is in from Montauk. Sword fish, tuna, sole, bay scallops, plus wild salmon and char from further afield.
Good bagels, walking distance.
14 locals recommend
Brownstone Bagels
671 Union St
14 locals recommend
Good bagels, walking distance.
Expensive but good supermarket. Very nice roof deck has become quite the hangout. Market features products locally made. Juice bar.
800 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
800 locals recommend
Expensive but good supermarket. Very nice roof deck has become quite the hangout. Market features products locally made. Juice bar.
Farmer's market on Saturdays is excellent.
206 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Flatbush Avenue
206 locals recommend
Farmer's market on Saturdays is excellent.
Farmer's market Thursday and Saturday
46 locals recommend
Borough Hall station
46 locals recommend
Farmer's market Thursday and Saturday

Food Scene

Great local bar/cafe. The hamburger is good; the fries fantastic. You may also like the soups and the Cobb salad. A great place to hang out - good coffee, nice chill atmosphere.
82 locals recommend
Building On Bond
112 Bond St
82 locals recommend
Great local bar/cafe. The hamburger is good; the fries fantastic. You may also like the soups and the Cobb salad. A great place to hang out - good coffee, nice chill atmosphere.
Delicious Jewish deli in the Montreal tradition. Amazingly flavorful sandwiches, matzoh ball soup, smoked meats.
78 locals recommend
Mile End Delicatessen
97 Hoyt St
78 locals recommend
Delicious Jewish deli in the Montreal tradition. Amazingly flavorful sandwiches, matzoh ball soup, smoked meats.
Restaurant and bar. I love the garden in warm weather. Delicious food in a nice atmosphere. Monday there is a prix fixe deal!
60 locals recommend
French Louie
320 Atlantic Ave
60 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar. I love the garden in warm weather. Delicious food in a nice atmosphere. Monday there is a prix fixe deal!
Italian-American bakery with tiled floors, cafe tables so you can enjoy your pastry at the store if you wish. I like the pignoli cookies, the eclairs, the fruit tarts, and I love the cheesecake.
18 locals recommend
Pasticceria Monteleone BK
355 Court St
18 locals recommend
Italian-American bakery with tiled floors, cafe tables so you can enjoy your pastry at the store if you wish. I like the pignoli cookies, the eclairs, the fruit tarts, and I love the cheesecake.
Famous for its cheesecake but I like Monteleone's cheesecake better.
158 locals recommend
Junior's Restaurant and Bakery
386 Flatbush Ave Ext
158 locals recommend
Famous for its cheesecake but I like Monteleone's cheesecake better.
Simple, good Middle Eastern fare, so convenient to home. Lentil soup, falafal, lamb, tabbouleh. Eat in or order out. Garden in back is pleasant in warm weather.
41 locals recommend
Bedouin Tent
405 Atlantic Ave
41 locals recommend
Simple, good Middle Eastern fare, so convenient to home. Lentil soup, falafal, lamb, tabbouleh. Eat in or order out. Garden in back is pleasant in warm weather.
Really good creamy icecream, nice roof deck.
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 locals recommend
Really good creamy icecream, nice roof deck.
ice cream! I love the pistachio icecream. The perfect after dinner stroll and treat.
313 locals recommend
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
313 locals recommend
ice cream! I love the pistachio icecream. The perfect after dinner stroll and treat.
Good pizza, think crust, walking distance.
43 locals recommend
Sottocasa
298 Atlantic Ave
43 locals recommend
Good pizza, think crust, walking distance.
Pub/tavern. Simple well prepared food in a pleasant atmosphere.
31 locals recommend
Alchemy
56 5th Ave
31 locals recommend
Pub/tavern. Simple well prepared food in a pleasant atmosphere.
Vegetarian restaurant with beautiful garden in back
21 locals recommend
M.O.B
525 Atlantic Avenue
21 locals recommend
Vegetarian restaurant with beautiful garden in back

Arts & Culture

This is an AMAZING world class cultural center a few minutes away. The Opera House is beautiful and I also love the BAM Harvey. BAM Rose Cinema here is great with four screens.
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
This is an AMAZING world class cultural center a few minutes away. The Opera House is beautiful and I also love the BAM Harvey. BAM Rose Cinema here is great with four screens.
I love the fall and spring theater festivals - I've seen performances here by John Tuttorro, Rebecca Hall, Fiona Shaw, Simon Russell Beale, among so many.
521 locals recommend
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St
521 locals recommend
I love the fall and spring theater festivals - I've seen performances here by John Tuttorro, Rebecca Hall, Fiona Shaw, Simon Russell Beale, among so many.
Concerts, sports, home of the Nets (basketball team) and most importantly to me, the location of an excellent subway hub with many subway lines and the Long Island Rail Road too.
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
1418 locals recommend
Concerts, sports, home of the Nets (basketball team) and most importantly to me, the location of an excellent subway hub with many subway lines and the Long Island Rail Road too.
Invisible Dog Gallery often has good shows.
30 locals recommend
The Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen St
30 locals recommend
Invisible Dog Gallery often has good shows.
A gallery, a cafe, a store selling handmade glass, and Urban Glass is upstairs.
55 locals recommend
BRIC
647 Fulton St
55 locals recommend
A gallery, a cafe, a store selling handmade glass, and Urban Glass is upstairs.
One of the best known and best independent bookstores in NYC, with many events, author readings, etc. If you love books you'll love this place.
39 locals recommend
BookCourt
163 Court Street
39 locals recommend
One of the best known and best independent bookstores in NYC, with many events, author readings, etc. If you love books you'll love this place.
Nice small cinema, several screens.
145 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
145 locals recommend
Nice small cinema, several screens.

Shopping

Pricy but beautiful well made clothes.
22 locals recommend
Bird Brooklyn - Cobble Hill
22 locals recommend
Pricy but beautiful well made clothes.
Nice shoes... !
9 locals recommend
Soula Shoes
185 Smith St
9 locals recommend
Nice shoes... !
Beautiful well made stores. She also has a store in Paris but we get to buy her clothes here.
Anne Willi
362 Atlantic Ave
Beautiful well made stores. She also has a store in Paris but we get to buy her clothes here.
Boutique. Clothes designed and made here.
7 locals recommend
meg
54 N 6th St
7 locals recommend
Boutique. Clothes designed and made here.
Great finds here, wonderful gifts.
13 locals recommend
The Primary Essentials
372 Atlantic Ave
13 locals recommend
Great finds here, wonderful gifts.
New eccentric store on Atlantic Ave, lots of antiques, interesting finds. I always want to buy things here.... sigh
Hunting With Jake
380 Atlantic Ave
New eccentric store on Atlantic Ave, lots of antiques, interesting finds. I always want to buy things here.... sigh

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the last great bars in Brooklyn, attracts writers aplenty.
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Inn
148 Hoyt St
82 locals recommend
One of the last great bars in Brooklyn, attracts writers aplenty.
Delicious cocktails.
143 locals recommend
Clover Club
210 Smith St
143 locals recommend
Delicious cocktails.

Entertainment & Activities

Fabulous park, you can easily spend all afternoon here. Swing valley, sand boxes, jungle gyms, water area (bring water shoes and a towel), picnic spots, volleyball court, soccer, you name it.
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals recommend
Fabulous park, you can easily spend all afternoon here. Swing valley, sand boxes, jungle gyms, water area (bring water shoes and a towel), picnic spots, volleyball court, soccer, you name it.
Nice little park with playground, chess tables, grass, and a nearby cafe Ted & Honey's.
40 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cleaners & Laundry
226 Court St
40 locals recommend
Nice little park with playground, chess tables, grass, and a nearby cafe Ted & Honey's.
There's a nice playground here open on the weekends to the neighborhood.
Public School 261
314 Pacific St
There's a nice playground here open on the weekends to the neighborhood.
Park to play in and there's also a Saturday farmer's market.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
791 locals recommend
Park to play in and there's also a Saturday farmer's market.

Everything Else

Very good chocolates. A few tables and chairs so you can sip your mocha and enjoy.
10 locals recommend
Nunu Chocolates
185 Greenwich St
10 locals recommend
Very good chocolates. A few tables and chairs so you can sip your mocha and enjoy.