Guidebook for Brooklyn

Sarah
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Great farm-to-table brunch and dinner
58 locals raden deze aan
Rose Water
787 Union St
58 locals raden deze aan
Great farm-to-table brunch and dinner
Brunch 7 days a week! My favorite. Organic, with good Mexican-inspired options.
24 locals raden deze aan
Juventino
370 5th Avenue
24 locals raden deze aan
Brunch 7 days a week! My favorite. Organic, with good Mexican-inspired options.
My favorite neighborhood thai
30 locals raden deze aan
Born
293 Flatbush Ave
30 locals raden deze aan
My favorite neighborhood thai
My favorite Ethiopian in the city
35 locals raden deze aan
Ghenet
348 Douglass St
35 locals raden deze aan
My favorite Ethiopian in the city
Charming corner cafe
85 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Regular
318 11th St
85 locals raden deze aan
Charming corner cafe
Cafe with good food, serves wine in the evening
19 locals raden deze aan
Cafe Dada
19 locals raden deze aan
Cafe with good food, serves wine in the evening
My favorite neighborhood Mediterranean
Olive Vine Cafe
54 7th Ave
My favorite neighborhood Mediterranean
Asian-inspired vegan
16 locals raden deze aan
Dao Palate
329 Flatbush Ave
16 locals raden deze aan
Asian-inspired vegan
Fun sushi
60 locals raden deze aan
Geido
331 Flatbush Ave
60 locals raden deze aan
Fun sushi
My favorite neighborhood drinks/ tapas place
20 locals raden deze aan
Miti Miti
138 5th Ave
20 locals raden deze aan
My favorite neighborhood drinks/ tapas place
My favorite neighborhood BBQ
58 locals raden deze aan
Morgan's Brooklyn Barbecue
267 Flatbush Ave
58 locals raden deze aan
My favorite neighborhood BBQ
Cuban, pitchers of white sangria
11 locals raden deze aan
Cubana Café
80 6th Avenue
11 locals raden deze aan
Cuban, pitchers of white sangria
Best bagels
45 locals raden deze aan
La Bagel Delight
73 Lafayette Ave
45 locals raden deze aan
Best bagels
Also best bagels
19 locals raden deze aan
The Bagel Market
106 7th Ave
19 locals raden deze aan
Also best bagels
Adventurous Asian fusion by one of the Top Chef guys
203 locals raden deze aan
Talde
8 Erie St
203 locals raden deze aan
Adventurous Asian fusion by one of the Top Chef guys
BBQ. Dudes really love this place. They have tater tots.
23 locals raden deze aan
Pork Slope
247 5th Avenue
23 locals raden deze aan
BBQ. Dudes really love this place. They have tater tots.
More of a sit-down Mediterranean with brunch and half-off bottle nights.
107 locals raden deze aan
Miriam
79 5th Ave
107 locals raden deze aan
More of a sit-down Mediterranean with brunch and half-off bottle nights.
Farm-to-table with separate bar and extensive drinks menu
67 locals raden deze aan
Flatbush Farm
67 locals raden deze aan
Farm-to-table with separate bar and extensive drinks menu
I don't get pizza too often, but when I do this is where I order from because they deliver smaller pies
10 locals raden deze aan
Pizza Plus
359 7th Ave
10 locals raden deze aan
I don't get pizza too often, but when I do this is where I order from because they deliver smaller pies
Famous old-school Brooklyn diner with great breakfast including 12 different kinds of pancakes. Line looks long but moves super fast.
225 locals raden deze aan
Tom’s
782 Washington Ave
225 locals raden deze aan
Famous old-school Brooklyn diner with great breakfast including 12 different kinds of pancakes. Line looks long but moves super fast.
BBQ with live music
409 locals raden deze aan
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
409 locals raden deze aan
BBQ with live music

Drinks & Nightlife

Standard dive bar
36 locals raden deze aan
Sharlene's
353 Flatbush Ave
36 locals raden deze aan
Standard dive bar
Dive bar with games
30 locals raden deze aan
High Dive
243 5th Ave
30 locals raden deze aan
Dive bar with games
Bar with food and bocce ball
186 locals raden deze aan
Union Hall
702 Union St
186 locals raden deze aan
Bar with food and bocce ball
Fun bar with awesome food (especially the wings and pierogies) and DJs on some nights
84 locals raden deze aan
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave
84 locals raden deze aan
Fun bar with awesome food (especially the wings and pierogies) and DJs on some nights
My favorite neighborhood cocktails (try the Jala-Pina!). Also serves small plates.
102 locals raden deze aan
Tooker Alley
793 Washington Ave
102 locals raden deze aan
My favorite neighborhood cocktails (try the Jala-Pina!). Also serves small plates.
Bar with shuffleboard (not likely to get a spot on weekend nights)
176 locals raden deze aan
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union St
176 locals raden deze aan
Bar with shuffleboard (not likely to get a spot on weekend nights)

Everything Else

Reasonably-priced nail salon (there are four or five on this corner but this is where I go)
Lin Li Nails
Reasonably-priced nail salon (there are four or five on this corner but this is where I go)
Great massages and spa services
Venelle Salon & Spa
62 7th Ave
Great massages and spa services
Not the best yoga classes of the dozens in the neighborhood, but pleasant and only a $5 donation
8 locals raden deze aan
Brooklyn Yoga School
82 6th Ave
8 locals raden deze aan
Not the best yoga classes of the dozens in the neighborhood, but pleasant and only a $5 donation
Best neighborhood wash-and-fold service. They do hang-dry.
101 7th Ave
101 7th Avenue
Best neighborhood wash-and-fold service. They do hang-dry.
Self-serve laundromat
204 5th Ave
204 5th Avenue
Self-serve laundromat
Drugstore
132 locals raden deze aan
Duane Reade
1517 Cortelyou Rd
132 locals raden deze aan
Drugstore

Essentials

Organic market, best produce in neighborhood
522 locals raden deze aan
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals raden deze aan
Organic market, best produce in neighborhood
Saturday Farmer's Market
378 locals raden deze aan
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 locals raden deze aan
Saturday Farmer's Market
24-hour market, also sells beer and cheap wine
75 7th Ave
75 7th Avenue
24-hour market, also sells beer and cheap wine
24-hour organic market, also sells sushi and beer
20 locals raden deze aan
DNY Natural Land
322 Flatbush Ave
20 locals raden deze aan
24-hour organic market, also sells sushi and beer
24-hour grocery store
185 5th Ave
185 5th Avenue
24-hour grocery store

Sightseeing

Best park in the city!
3418 locals raden deze aan
Prospect Park
3418 locals raden deze aan
Best park in the city!
Stunning view of Manhattan.
407 locals raden deze aan
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
407 locals raden deze aan
Stunning view of Manhattan.
More stunning views of Manhattan
951 locals raden deze aan
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals raden deze aan
More stunning views of Manhattan

Arts & Culture

Art museum with great exhibits and free parties the first Saturday of every month. Caters more to New Yorkers, so you get a different mix of exhibits than at the big tourist-heavy museums.
3011 locals raden deze aan
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals raden deze aan
Art museum with great exhibits and free parties the first Saturday of every month. Caters more to New Yorkers, so you get a different mix of exhibits than at the big tourist-heavy museums.