Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

One of the most famous pizza joints in NYC. They have a seasonal, ever-changing menu but start by sharing a Margherita pizza as an appetizer. From there try anything; you really can't go wrong.
1621 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the most famous pizza joints in NYC. They have a seasonal, ever-changing menu but start by sharing a Margherita pizza as an appetizer. From there try anything; you really can't go wrong.
One of my favorite brunch spots.
191 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cafe Ghia
24 Irving Avenue
191 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of my favorite brunch spots.
A trendsetting precursor to the locally-sourced restaurants now popular in Bushwick and Brooklyn. A personal favorite.
280 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Northeast Kingdom
18 Wyckoff Avenue
280 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A trendsetting precursor to the locally-sourced restaurants now popular in Bushwick and Brooklyn. A personal favorite.
A tiny Mexican joint located inside a working tortilla factory. That means fresh, made-to-order shells for your tostadas and tacos.
289 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tortilleria Mexicanas Los Hermanos
271 Starr St
289 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A tiny Mexican joint located inside a working tortilla factory. That means fresh, made-to-order shells for your tostadas and tacos.
Communal tables and dim lighting create a boisterous atmosphere, while the food—like the Pork Betty, a serving of slow-cooked pork belly served with a wasabi cream sauce—is inventive.
412 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Momo Sushi Shack
43 Bogart St
412 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Communal tables and dim lighting create a boisterous atmosphere, while the food—like the Pork Betty, a serving of slow-cooked pork belly served with a wasabi cream sauce—is inventive.
Hole-in-the-wall storefront Arancini Bros. doles out Italian-inspired rice balls to a late-night crowd. Six varieties of the fried delicacy are always available.
940 Flushing Ave
940 Flushing Avenue
Hole-in-the-wall storefront Arancini Bros. doles out Italian-inspired rice balls to a late-night crowd. Six varieties of the fried delicacy are always available.
One of the best local cafés. Very cozy.
130 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wyckoff Starr Coffee Shop
30 Wyckoff Ave
130 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the best local cafés. Very cozy.
A hidden treasure. Locally sourced British fare served in a snug, candlelit space with equestrian decor & bric-a-brac. An impeccable menu that rivals that of any gastropub in NYC.
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sincerely Burger
41 Wilson Avenue
163 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A hidden treasure. Locally sourced British fare served in a snug, candlelit space with equestrian decor & bric-a-brac. An impeccable menu that rivals that of any gastropub in NYC.
Street-food Hanoi and Saigon style, with a subtle french twist.
102 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Falansai
112 Harrison Pl
102 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Street-food Hanoi and Saigon style, with a subtle french twist.
The focus here is on sandwiches, including a fried chicken sandwich and fried bacalao...
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fritzl's Lunch Box
173 Irving Avenue
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The focus here is on sandwiches, including a fried chicken sandwich and fried bacalao...
Moderately priced menu of Gallic classics with a few daily specials; the cozy digs have a lived-in feel, with newspapered walls, antique mirrors and soft golden lighting.
276 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mominette Bistro
221 Knickerbocker Ave
276 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Moderately priced menu of Gallic classics with a few daily specials; the cozy digs have a lived-in feel, with newspapered walls, antique mirrors and soft golden lighting.
Closest pizza joint. Nothing special here, just the average. If you want quality, take a 15 min. walk to Roberta's.
443 Knickerbocker Ave
Closest pizza joint. Nothing special here, just the average. If you want quality, take a 15 min. walk to Roberta's.
Good coffee and great bagels. Try the "Borough Park" on an "everything" bagel: smoked salmon, tomato, onion, capers, and cream cheese.
139 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Milk & Pull
181 Irving Ave
139 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good coffee and great bagels. Try the "Borough Park" on an "everything" bagel: smoked salmon, tomato, onion, capers, and cream cheese.
Superb Mexican cuisine. Very reasonable prices. Try the goat tacos.
171 Irving Ave
171 Irving Avenue
Superb Mexican cuisine. Very reasonable prices. Try the goat tacos.
This place is a brand new expansion of a Williamsburg based local chain cafe and roastery.
146 Wyckoff Ave
146 Wyckoff Avenue
This place is a brand new expansion of a Williamsburg based local chain cafe and roastery.
This bar's selection offers Scotch, single malts, blends, bourbons, and ryes. I love their Manhattan cocktail. They also dish out the most mouth-watering chicken biscuits in all of Bushwick.
196 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Heavy Woods
50 Wyckoff Ave
196 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This bar's selection offers Scotch, single malts, blends, bourbons, and ryes. I love their Manhattan cocktail. They also dish out the most mouth-watering chicken biscuits in all of Bushwick.
This is one of the newest coffee shops in the neighborhood.
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Strangeways
87 Saint Nicholas Avenue
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is one of the newest coffee shops in the neighborhood.
This place serves some of the best pizza in the neighborhood -- and it's closer than the longtime landmark Roberta's.
170 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Union Pizza Works
423 Troutman St
170 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This place serves some of the best pizza in the neighborhood -- and it's closer than the longtime landmark Roberta's.
Vegan Ethiopian - highly recommended! One of the best Ethiopian restaurants in NYC.
285 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bunna Cafe
1084 Flushing Ave
285 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Vegan Ethiopian - highly recommended! One of the best Ethiopian restaurants in NYC.
This place has excellent and affordable combo platters.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sushi & Noodles
274 Troutman St
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This place has excellent and affordable combo platters.

Sightseeing

There's a great farmer's market every Saturday here from 9AM-4PM.
356 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Maria Hernandez
Knickerbocker Avenue
356 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
There's a great farmer's market every Saturday here from 9AM-4PM.
This Romanesque Revival brick fortress is one of several mansions built by the Bushwick beer barons. It was completed in 1885 for William Ulmer, who owned the Ulmer Brewery.
670 Bushwick Ave
670 Bushwick Avenue
This Romanesque Revival brick fortress is one of several mansions built by the Bushwick beer barons. It was completed in 1885 for William Ulmer, who owned the Ulmer Brewery.
The William Ulmer Brewery was a brewery founded by William Ulmer (1833–1907) at 31 Belvidere Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. The main brew house dates from 1872.
31 Belvidere St
31 Belvidere Street
The William Ulmer Brewery was a brewery founded by William Ulmer (1833–1907) at 31 Belvidere Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. The main brew house dates from 1872.
Completed in 1905, built in the Classical Revival style, funded with Carnegie money.
790 Bushwick Ave
790 Bushwick Avenue
Completed in 1905, built in the Classical Revival style, funded with Carnegie money.
Built in 1853 for a congregation founded in 1654, this church predates the construction of the mansions built by the Bushwick beer barons in the late 1800s. Himrod St. was named for its first pastor.
855 Bushwick Ave
855 Bushwick Avenue
Built in 1853 for a congregation founded in 1654, this church predates the construction of the mansions built by the Bushwick beer barons in the late 1800s. Himrod St. was named for its first pastor.

Shopping

A minimall housed in an old textile factory.
103 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Shops at the Loom
1087 Flushing Ave
103 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A minimall housed in an old textile factory.
Quirky finds from local designers.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Better Than Jam's STORE & STUDIO
10 Grattan St
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Quirky finds from local designers.
In addition to a fine selection of used fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art books, Molasses Books sells coffee, beer, and wine. I've lost a small fortune to this wonderful little bookstore.
114 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Molasses Books
770 Hart St
114 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
In addition to a fine selection of used fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art books, Molasses Books sells coffee, beer, and wine. I've lost a small fortune to this wonderful little bookstore.
If you need it.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Payless ShoeSource
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
If you need it.
Cheap everything.
Shoppers World
60 Graham Ave
Cheap everything.

Arts & Culture

Jason Andrew's humble apartment gallery.
83 Wyckoff Ave
83 Wyckoff Avenue
Jason Andrew's humble apartment gallery.
Another of Bushwick's many local art galleries.
114 Forrest St
114 Forrest Street
Another of Bushwick's many local art galleries.
An Obie Award winning not-for-profit theater that presents an annual season of new work in theater, dance, and puppetry. A neighborhood gem!
143 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Sampler Bushwick
234 Starr St
143 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
An Obie Award winning not-for-profit theater that presents an annual season of new work in theater, dance, and puppetry. A neighborhood gem!
Another of the neighborhood's art gems, the Silent Barn is a multi-functional all-ages art incubation space, facilitating music, performing arts, and other events.
102 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Silent Barn
603 Bushwick Avenue
102 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Another of the neighborhood's art gems, the Silent Barn is a multi-functional all-ages art incubation space, facilitating music, performing arts, and other events.
Sardine is an art gallery where directors Lacey Fekishazy and Jon Lutz present solo exhibitions along with limited editions by their featured artists.
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
SARDINE
286 Stanhope St
15 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sardine is an art gallery where directors Lacey Fekishazy and Jon Lutz present solo exhibitions along with limited editions by their featured artists.
Orgy Park was founded in 2012 by Steve Mykietyn. It is a 600sq.ft basement exhibition space with spacious living room and outdoor area which hosts artists in curated exhibitions.
237 Jefferson St
237 Jefferson Street
Orgy Park was founded in 2012 by Steve Mykietyn. It is a 600sq.ft basement exhibition space with spacious living room and outdoor area which hosts artists in curated exhibitions.
Lorimoto Is an art gallery owned and operated by Lori Kirkbride and Nao Matsumoto. Formally a knitting factory, the front end of the building was transformed into an exhibition space.
16-23 Hancock St
16-23 Hancock Street
Lorimoto Is an art gallery owned and operated by Lori Kirkbride and Nao Matsumoto. Formally a knitting factory, the front end of the building was transformed into an exhibition space.
OUTLET Fine Art is an exhibition space dedicated to presenting innovative and dynamic programming. They host monthly exhibitions and workshops.
253 Wilson Ave
253 Wilson Avenue
OUTLET Fine Art is an exhibition space dedicated to presenting innovative and dynamic programming. They host monthly exhibitions and workshops.
The BogArt at 56 Bogart Street is diagonally across the street from the subway station and is home to non-profits, galleries and artists.
27 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
56 Bogart St
56 Bogart Street
27 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The BogArt at 56 Bogart Street is diagonally across the street from the subway station and is home to non-profits, galleries and artists.
The mansion @ 751 Bushwick Ave is home to artists and musicians. It was the subject of a NY Times article by Constance Rosenblum, who wrote that Bushwick is “arguably the coolest place on the planet."
751 Bushwick Ave
751 Bushwick Avenue
The mansion @ 751 Bushwick Ave is home to artists and musicians. It was the subject of a NY Times article by Constance Rosenblum, who wrote that Bushwick is “arguably the coolest place on the planet."

Essentials

Solid local bakery. I love their guava preserve pastries.
178 Irving Ave
178 Irving Avenue
Solid local bakery. I love their guava preserve pastries.
The closest liquor store with a competent—not extensive—selection of wine and all standard spirits. Average prices.
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
B&S WINE AND SPIRITS
152 Wyckoff Ave
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The closest liquor store with a competent—not extensive—selection of wine and all standard spirits. Average prices.
If you're looking for a good cake or other confectionary goods, this is the best place in the neighborhood.
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Circo's Pastry Shop
312 Knickerbocker Ave
25 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
If you're looking for a good cake or other confectionary goods, this is the best place in the neighborhood.
Another nearby supermarket.
311 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
City Fresh Market
518 32nd St
311 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Another nearby supermarket.
Closest supermarket.
72 Wyckoff Ave
72 Wyckoff Avenue
Closest supermarket.
Local fish market with a wide range of fresh catches.
302 Knickerbocker Ave
Local fish market with a wide range of fresh catches.
Mexican meat market and grocery store (CARNICERIA Y PRODUCTOS MEXICANOS E HISPANOS EN GENERAL). I shop here a lot.
268 Knickerbocker Ave
Mexican meat market and grocery store (CARNICERIA Y PRODUCTOS MEXICANOS E HISPANOS EN GENERAL). I shop here a lot.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good cocktail lounge. Try the Babushka, a springlike quaff that combines vodka, ginger syrup, lime juice and club soda; if the weather's warm enough, sip your drink in the bar's back garden.
333 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Narrows
1037 Flushing Ave
333 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good cocktail lounge. Try the Babushka, a springlike quaff that combines vodka, ginger syrup, lime juice and club soda; if the weather's warm enough, sip your drink in the bar's back garden.
A good local dive bar. Unpretentious and with a good jukebox. Home of the "beergarita."
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cain's Tavern
36 Wilson Avenue
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A good local dive bar. Unpretentious and with a good jukebox. Home of the "beergarita."
Coffee shop by day, dive bar by night, this is one of my favorite drinking spots (whether coffee or beer) in the neighborhood.
145 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Cobra Club
6 Wyckoff Ave
145 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Coffee shop by day, dive bar by night, this is one of my favorite drinking spots (whether coffee or beer) in the neighborhood.
A warm, wood-accented establishment that whips up delectable libations including two that you won't go astray ordering: The Amphion or Numero Dinero.
40 St Nicholas Ave
40 Saint Nicholas Avenue
A warm, wood-accented establishment that whips up delectable libations including two that you won't go astray ordering: The Amphion or Numero Dinero.
A large bar with an expansive, fire-pit aided outdoor space, and an expertly curated cocktail list. Try the Highland Boy: Cragganmore 12, Heering, Stone's Ginger Wine, Ramazzotti, and OJ.
166 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Rookery Bar
425 Troutman Street
166 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A large bar with an expansive, fire-pit aided outdoor space, and an expertly curated cocktail list. Try the Highland Boy: Cragganmore 12, Heering, Stone's Ginger Wine, Ramazzotti, and OJ.
For a $5 cocktail happy hour that runs until 9pm and billiards for a buck, you'll naturally want to swing by Welcome To The Johnsons.
369 Troutman St
369 Troutman Street
For a $5 cocktail happy hour that runs until 9pm and billiards for a buck, you'll naturally want to swing by Welcome To The Johnsons.
Once upon a time, Tandem was THE neighborhood bar by the lonely Jefferson L stop. Since then, 46 million other drinking holes have moved into the area. Still, a good place
201 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tandem
236 Troutman Street
201 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Once upon a time, Tandem was THE neighborhood bar by the lonely Jefferson L stop. Since then, 46 million other drinking holes have moved into the area. Still, a good place
This lounge bar is very new. Though it's no thumping club, there's a dance floor, DJ and littering of couches and dimly-lit chandelier lights... but the real draw here is the outdoor patio.
108 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lot 45 Bushwick
411 Troutman St
108 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This lounge bar is very new. Though it's no thumping club, there's a dance floor, DJ and littering of couches and dimly-lit chandelier lights... but the real draw here is the outdoor patio.
Owned by the same folks who run nearby beer bar Heavy Woods, this wine-heavy drinking spot offers an equally friendly, slightly more intimate ambiance.
130 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Little Beaver
24 St Nicholas Ave
130 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Owned by the same folks who run nearby beer bar Heavy Woods, this wine-heavy drinking spot offers an equally friendly, slightly more intimate ambiance.
This place has managed to become one of the most popular spots in the neighborhood since opening in '14, offering $6 Bud-and-shot deals, cheap beers, an excellent jukebox, red booths and a backyard.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
211 Knickerbocker Ave
211 Knickerbocker Avenue
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This place has managed to become one of the most popular spots in the neighborhood since opening in '14, offering $6 Bud-and-shot deals, cheap beers, an excellent jukebox, red booths and a backyard.
Great little English-themed pub. Excellent food (mostly meat) and solid cocktails.
106 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Miles
101 Wilson Avenue
106 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great little English-themed pub. Excellent food (mostly meat) and solid cocktails.
Hands down my favorite bar in the area. A little divey with the best jukebox spinning funk, punk, and great old psych-rock.
48 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bootleg Bar
1438 Myrtle Ave
48 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hands down my favorite bar in the area. A little divey with the best jukebox spinning funk, punk, and great old psych-rock.
*Hipster warning* Late-night corner tavern with an edgy vibe that presents a no-nonsense menu of beer, booze & BBQ.
136 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Boobie Trap
308 Bleecker St
136 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
*Hipster warning* Late-night corner tavern with an edgy vibe that presents a no-nonsense menu of beer, booze & BBQ.

Everything Else

If you need it.
86 Wyckoff Ave
86 Wyckoff Avenue
If you need it.
Closest hardware store.
347 Knickerbocker Ave
Closest hardware store.
Small bike shop with the basics. A bit overpriced - and the service has a lot of attitude, but it's close by if you need it.
1345 Dekalb Ave
1345 Dekalb Avenue
Small bike shop with the basics. A bit overpriced - and the service has a lot of attitude, but it's close by if you need it.