Guidebook for Brooklyn
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Yoga classes range from $7-$15 for an hour to an hour and a half! Fantastic instruction, check their website for a schedule: http://brooklynyogacollective.com/
36 locals recommend
Brooklyn Yoga Collective
795 Franklin AvenueYoga classes range from $7-$15 for an hour to an hour and a half! Fantastic instruction, check their website for a schedule: http://brooklynyogacollective.com/
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveMargaritas!
Trinidadian + Chinese food fusion. Authentic, fast-food (to-go with a few tables and chairs). Get the chicken lo-mein platter, it will blow your mind. Try the pastries, especially if you love coconut!
17 locals recommend
Trinidad Golden Place
788 Nostrand Ave.Trinidadian + Chinese food fusion. Authentic, fast-food (to-go with a few tables and chairs). Get the chicken lo-mein platter, it will blow your mind. Try the pastries, especially if you love coconut!
Unnameable Books
615 Vanderbilt AveMy favorite little used & new book shop.
Outdoor flea market--well curated, more "vintage and handmade" than "flea". Saturdays, 10am-5pm
266 locals recommend
Brooklyn Flea
51 North 6th StreetOutdoor flea market--well curated, more "vintage and handmade" than "flea". Saturdays, 10am-5pm
Food Scene
Little Zelda
728 Franklin AveTiny, charming coffee shop
Hipster meets Caribbean cuisine (which is a pretty great way to sum up this part of the neighborhood)!
192 locals recommend
Glady's
788 Franklin AveHipster meets Caribbean cuisine (which is a pretty great way to sum up this part of the neighborhood)!
The BEST ramen in NYC! Hands down. Be prepared for a wait for a table, but it is so completely worth it. (Order the pork bone ramen special, you won't go wrong...)
283 locals recommend
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt AveThe BEST ramen in NYC! Hands down. Be prepared for a wait for a table, but it is so completely worth it. (Order the pork bone ramen special, you won't go wrong...)
Great bagels! A bar and chairs line the big windows, allowing people watching on Nostrand Ave while you eat.
129 locals recommend
Lula Bagel
816 Nostrand Ave.Great bagels! A bar and chairs line the big windows, allowing people watching on Nostrand Ave while you eat.
The brand new beer-hall in the neighborhood, featuring food-truck style food booths with favorites from Smorgasburg. Features a big open space, great food, and very good coffee.
262 locals recommend
BERG'N
899 Bergen StThe brand new beer-hall in the neighborhood, featuring food-truck style food booths with favorites from Smorgasburg. Features a big open space, great food, and very good coffee.
Drinks & Nightlife
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin AveAmazing wood-fire pizza in a very "Brooklyn" ambiance
Hipster as heck, in a good way. Southwest-style decor. Crowded on weekend nights.
260 locals recommend
Doris
1088 Fulton StHipster as heck, in a good way. Southwest-style decor. Crowded on weekend nights.
New Orleans cooking--poboys, great brunch. Fantastic beer selection, and tons of space (at the bar, small tables, and rows of long tables with barstools). I go here when everywhere else is packed.
199 locals recommend
Catfish
1433 Bedford AveNew Orleans cooking--poboys, great brunch. Fantastic beer selection, and tons of space (at the bar, small tables, and rows of long tables with barstools). I go here when everywhere else is packed.
Speakeasy-style, very Brooklyn-hipster. Crowded on the weekends. Since Lena Dunham name-dropped it on the first season of "Girls", the secret's been out on this one.
234 locals recommend
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt AveSpeakeasy-style, very Brooklyn-hipster. Crowded on the weekends. Since Lena Dunham name-dropped it on the first season of "Girls", the secret's been out on this one.
Mellow vibe, great cocktails, and a pool table. A late night, comedown kind of a place.
136 locals recommend
Bearded Lady
686A Washington AveMellow vibe, great cocktails, and a pool table. A late night, comedown kind of a place.
Sightseeing
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueBeautiful! Photogenic! A must-see!
The most gorgeous park in Brooklyn (and in my opinion, of all of NYC). An absolute must-see. Bring a picnic (and borrow our frisbee) on the weekend! Rent a bike and do some laps. It's beautiful.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
The most gorgeous park in Brooklyn (and in my opinion, of all of NYC). An absolute must-see. Bring a picnic (and borrow our frisbee) on the weekend! Rent a bike and do some laps. It's beautiful.
Brooklyn Public Library
Absolutely stunning facade.
A perfectly curated garden. Not overwhelmingly huge, like the NYCBG is, it's easy to leisurely traverse in a few hours.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveA perfectly curated garden. Not overwhelmingly huge, like the NYCBG is, it's easy to leisurely traverse in a few hours.
Entertainment & Activities
Indoor rock climbing! Day passes and gear rental. If you've never done it, try it!
93 locals recommend
Brooklyn Boulders Gowanus
575 Degraw StIndoor rock climbing! Day passes and gear rental. If you've never done it, try it!
Arts & Culture
Go for the exhibitions, not so much for the permanent collection. Open late w/ fantastic free events on the first Saturday of the month (Brooklyn Museum First Saturdays)
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyGo for the exhibitions, not so much for the permanent collection. Open late w/ fantastic free events on the first Saturday of the month (Brooklyn Museum First Saturdays)
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton StMovie theatre, opera house, theatre: shows of all kinds!
Shopping
Vintage and hand-made shopping all in one big warehouse space! This is the location of the flea during the fall/winter months.
1000 Dean St
1002 Dean StreetVintage and hand-made shopping all in one big warehouse space! This is the location of the flea during the fall/winter months.