Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Great all around Israeli restaurant with an amazing brunch (dinner is wonderful too!).
107 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Miriam
79 5th AveGreat all around Israeli restaurant with an amazing brunch (dinner is wonderful too!).
Consistently rated one of the best new restaurants to open last year, this place is amazing. Good luck getting a reservation, best bet is to arrive early and put your name in for the bar expecting an hour or two wait. Get a drink nearby or in their backyard in the meantime.
124 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Olmsted
659 Vanderbilt AveConsistently rated one of the best new restaurants to open last year, this place is amazing. Good luck getting a reservation, best bet is to arrive early and put your name in for the bar expecting an hour or two wait. Get a drink nearby or in their backyard in the meantime.
Great relatively upscale Vietnamese restaurant.
37 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bricolage
162 5th AveGreat relatively upscale Vietnamese restaurant.
Market Saturdays, amazing breakfast taco stand daily. The biggest farmer's market in Brooklyn.
206 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Flatbush AvenueMarket Saturdays, amazing breakfast taco stand daily. The biggest farmer's market in Brooklyn.
Sushi Katsuei
210 7th AveDelicious sushi and Japanese food.
Varrio 408
412 5th AveThe carnitas tacos here are AMAZING.
Most popular brunch spot in Park Slope. Delicious and interesting food.
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rose Water
787 Union StMost popular brunch spot in Park Slope. Delicious and interesting food.
Good and cheap hole-in-the-wall taco joint right around the corner. The huaraches are especially good.
Papi's Grill
161 7th AveGood and cheap hole-in-the-wall taco joint right around the corner. The huaraches are especially good.
The best ice cream in the world. There's another location in Gowanus.
370 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveThe best ice cream in the world. There's another location in Gowanus.
White Tiger
601 Vanderbilt AveAwesome Korean food and good cocktails.
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt AveBest ramen in Brooklyn.
If you've never had Uzbek food, and you like roast meat and/or dumplings and/or delicious breads, drop everything and go eat here.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nargis Bar & Grill
155 5th AvenueIf you've never had Uzbek food, and you like roast meat and/or dumplings and/or delicious breads, drop everything and go eat here.
Fantastic authentic Italian restaurant. Well priced and doesn't take reservations so you might expect a wait here.
205 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveFantastic authentic Italian restaurant. Well priced and doesn't take reservations so you might expect a wait here.
Pig Beach
480 Union StBig BBQ joint with large outdoor space.
Super authentic and delicious and affordable Isan Thai food.
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
LOOK by Plant Love House
622 Washington AveSuper authentic and delicious and affordable Isan Thai food.
Drinks & Nightlife
With three shows every night of the week and a maximum cover of $10 (if there is one), Barbés is always a good bet for hearing live music in a (very) small venue. The shows are eclectic - check the website for listings - with anything from bluegrass to slavic brass bands to salsa. I've been to dozens of shows there and they've all been great.
206 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barbès
376 9th StWith three shows every night of the week and a maximum cover of $10 (if there is one), Barbés is always a good bet for hearing live music in a (very) small venue. The shows are eclectic - check the website for listings - with anything from bluegrass to slavic brass bands to salsa. I've been to dozens of shows there and they've all been great.
Best place for a great variety of microbrews. Elegant setting.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Gold Star Beer Counter
176 Underhill AveBest place for a great variety of microbrews. Elegant setting.
Great simple dive bar (up a notch from a regular dive bar, hence 'high dive') with a backyard and free popcorn.
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
High Dive
243 5th AveGreat simple dive bar (up a notch from a regular dive bar, hence 'high dive') with a backyard and free popcorn.
Always a fun scene. Large brewery with amazing backyard (but ample indoor space too) and one of the best meat-based food menus in Brooklyn. Bluegrass on Sundays.
85 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Threes Brewing
333 Douglass StAlways a fun scene. Large brewery with amazing backyard (but ample indoor space too) and one of the best meat-based food menus in Brooklyn. Bluegrass on Sundays.
Low key cool bar with a nice outdoor area.
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mission Dolores
249 4th AveLow key cool bar with a nice outdoor area.
Classy cocktail bar with great (but a bit expensive) food. Nice backyard too.
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Blueprint
196 5th AveClassy cocktail bar with great (but a bit expensive) food. Nice backyard too.
Big events venue with live music, themed DJ nights (e.g. 90s night or Prince night), etc.
132 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Bell House
149 7th StBig events venue with live music, themed DJ nights (e.g. 90s night or Prince night), etc.
Friends and Lovers
641 Classon AveFor dancing.
Beer hall with rotating food stalls from local Brooklyn vendors. Frequent events like trivia nights.
262 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
BERG'N
899 Bergen StBeer hall with rotating food stalls from local Brooklyn vendors. Frequent events like trivia nights.
For dancing on a big indoor dance floor, or for chilling outside on picnic tables with beer.
437 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlFor dancing on a big indoor dance floor, or for chilling outside on picnic tables with beer.
Parks & Nature
It's the best park in New York City. The apartment is near the entrance by the big field where everyone likes to picnic (or build snowmen in the winter), but continue further east if you want to explore tiny dirt paths by a ravine with waterfalls, the Prospect Park Zoo, ice skating, the lake, the famous Sunday afternoon gazebo drum circle, etc. There's several great running loops as well.
3418 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Prospect
It's the best park in New York City. The apartment is near the entrance by the big field where everyone likes to picnic (or build snowmen in the winter), but continue further east if you want to explore tiny dirt paths by a ravine with waterfalls, the Prospect Park Zoo, ice skating, the lake, the famous Sunday afternoon gazebo drum circle, etc. There's several great running loops as well.
Arts & Culture
Museum with a good local collection and great rotating exhibitions. ESPECIALLY recommended for the first Saturday of the month when the museum is open at night with drinks, live music performances, and free admission. It's a favorite vibrant local scene and a great way to start a night out.
3011 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Brooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyMuseum with a good local collection and great rotating exhibitions. ESPECIALLY recommended for the first Saturday of the month when the museum is open at night with drinks, live music performances, and free admission. It's a favorite vibrant local scene and a great way to start a night out.
Great and affordable venue for interesting comedy shows and occasionally live music.
42 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Littlefield
635 Sackett StGreat and affordable venue for interesting comedy shows and occasionally live music.
Essentials
Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton StEntertainment & Activities
Awesome basement divey sports bar / billiards hall that also has ping pong, air hockey, arcade games, and even a few candlepin bowling lanes. FUN and especially comes alive on weekend nights.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ocean's 8
308 Flatbush AveAwesome basement divey sports bar / billiards hall that also has ping pong, air hockey, arcade games, and even a few candlepin bowling lanes. FUN and especially comes alive on weekend nights.
Good yoga studio nearby with frequent classes and pilates.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Park Slope Yoga Center
82 Prospect Park WestGood yoga studio nearby with frequent classes and pilates.
It's Barclays. You can go watch the Nets play or see Beyonce.
155 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Atlantic Av-Barclays Center station
It's Barclays. You can go watch the Nets play or see Beyonce.
Shopping
Cute housewares store, with a lot of Scandanavian design. Prices vary from cheap to expensive.
Lucky Rubber Ducky
194 7th AveCute housewares store, with a lot of Scandanavian design. Prices vary from cheap to expensive.