Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Locally-sourced meat and produce with a changing menu depending on what's available and fresh. Nightlife, a pool table, and art.
48 locals recommend
Superfine
126 Front St
48 locals recommend
Locally-sourced meat and produce with a changing menu depending on what's available and fresh. Nightlife, a pool table, and art.
Very good Italian food and homemade limoncello that I make here at my home.
27 locals recommend
AlMar
111 Front St
27 locals recommend
Very good Italian food and homemade limoncello that I make here at my home.
A lovely French bistro. My favorite are the lamb merguez sausages.
113 locals recommend
Bar Tabac
128 Smith St
113 locals recommend
A lovely French bistro. My favorite are the lamb merguez sausages.
World famous! and so close :)
180 locals recommend
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
1 Front St
180 locals recommend
World famous! and so close :)
Decent coffee and sandwiches.
7 locals recommend
Archway Cafe
57B Pearl St
7 locals recommend
Decent coffee and sandwiches.
Coffee roasted on premises. Tours are available.
25 Jay St
25 Jay Street
Coffee roasted on premises. Tours are available.
Very good sushi.
18 locals recommend
Iron Chef House
92 Clark St
18 locals recommend
Very good sushi.

Essentials

It's on the same block! Basics and gourmet selections. There is also a deli inside with prepared food and sandwiches. Just go out the back door and cross the yard.
6 locals recommend
Meat Market
1201 Fulton St
6 locals recommend
It's on the same block! Basics and gourmet selections. There is also a deli inside with prepared food and sandwiches. Just go out the back door and cross the yard.
24-hour grocer.
24 locals recommend
Peas & Pickles
55 Washington St
24 locals recommend
24-hour grocer.
Decent selection of inexpensive microwaveable meals. (Though I don't condone using extra packaging, especially plastic, if you're on a tight budget they help.)
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Decent selection of inexpensive microwaveable meals. (Though I don't condone using extra packaging, especially plastic, if you're on a tight budget they help.)

Sightseeing

Great views of Manhattan! And home to Jane's Carousel.
17 locals recommend
Empire Fulton Ferry State Park
1 Water St
17 locals recommend
Great views of Manhattan! And home to Jane's Carousel.
Lovely walk by the harbor and beautiful city views.
407 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
407 locals recommend
Lovely walk by the harbor and beautiful city views.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good ol' Irish joint. With greasy food and a fine selection of ales.
11 locals recommend
Henry Street Ale House
62 Henry St
11 locals recommend
Good ol' Irish joint. With greasy food and a fine selection of ales.
Meet locals and artists while drinking cheap beer. (Well, cheap for New York, anyway.)
13 locals recommend
68 Jay Street Bar
68 Jay Street
13 locals recommend
Meet locals and artists while drinking cheap beer. (Well, cheap for New York, anyway.)

Arts & Culture

It's right near the ale house and it shows interesting movies. Often independent films. Sometimes blockbuster.
50 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Association Inc
55 Pierrepont St
50 locals recommend
It's right near the ale house and it shows interesting movies. Often independent films. Sometimes blockbuster.

Shopping

Brooklyn-made chocolate. An ice-cream store is next door. Try the chili hot chocolate.
34 locals recommend
Jacques Torres Chocolate - DUMBO
66 Water St
34 locals recommend
Brooklyn-made chocolate. An ice-cream store is next door. Try the chili hot chocolate.
A lot of great gifts. Many are designed right there in Dumbo.
Stewart/Stand Design Store
141A Front St
A lot of great gifts. Many are designed right there in Dumbo.
Some local clothing designers. Women's clothing only.
Trunk
68 Jay St
Some local clothing designers. Women's clothing only.
Vinyl records, if you're into that. Also other cool stuff by local artists and designers.
6 locals recommend
Halcyon
53 Broadway
6 locals recommend
Vinyl records, if you're into that. Also other cool stuff by local artists and designers.
Inside is the 2/3 subway station, a shoe and watch repair shop, and a deli.
St George Hotel
100 Henry St
Inside is the 2/3 subway station, a shoe and watch repair shop, and a deli.

Everything Else

Get your stamps and mail your postcards.
85 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
271 Cadman Plaza E
85 locals recommend
Get your stamps and mail your postcards.
Need to ship something overnight? This is the place.
40 locals recommend
The UPS Store
217 Centre St
40 locals recommend
Need to ship something overnight? This is the place.