Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Best mexican food in New York. You have to try the smoked trout guac and the churros!
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Chavela's
736 Franklin AveBest mexican food in New York. You have to try the smoked trout guac and the churros!
Best brunch in the neighborhood! Try the "hangover cure" which inlcudes hashbrown, eggs, bacon, salad and a ricotta lemon pancake. Never a wait to get a table, and really sweet waitstaff.
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Aita Trattoria
798A Franklin AveBest brunch in the neighborhood! Try the "hangover cure" which inlcudes hashbrown, eggs, bacon, salad and a ricotta lemon pancake. Never a wait to get a table, and really sweet waitstaff.
Great new american food in a beautiful edison-lightbub-and-subway-tile setting.
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Mayfield
688 Franklin AveGreat new american food in a beautiful edison-lightbub-and-subway-tile setting.
Bunsmith
789 Franklin AveSuch a fun spot for a late-night bite or some warming ramen.
Authentic Caribbean menu. Good for small plates and tikki drinks with a beautiful relaxed miami design vibe.
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Glady's
788 Franklin AveAuthentic Caribbean menu. Good for small plates and tikki drinks with a beautiful relaxed miami design vibe.
Home-made brooklyn based ice cream that always has a line around the block! A must visit in the summer months.
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Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveHome-made brooklyn based ice cream that always has a line around the block! A must visit in the summer months.
Israeli/ meditteranean food in a beautiful setting. Michelan-guide rated. The shawarma hummus is not to be missed. Tables can be hard to get so go early or late.
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Miss Ada
184 Dekalb AveIsraeli/ meditteranean food in a beautiful setting. Michelan-guide rated. The shawarma hummus is not to be missed. Tables can be hard to get so go early or late.
Beautiful chef-created tasting menu featuring seasonal, local dishes. Beautiful hand-made pastas and really fun drinks. The setting is beatiful, chic and cozy.
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Evelina
211 Dekalb AveBeautiful chef-created tasting menu featuring seasonal, local dishes. Beautiful hand-made pastas and really fun drinks. The setting is beatiful, chic and cozy.
Great italian hand-made pasta and a back garden. Near the beautiful fort-green park.
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Dino
222 Dekalb AvenueGreat italian hand-made pasta and a back garden. Near the beautiful fort-green park.
A really wonderful brunch spot that always fills up fast. Isreali/ Middle eastern menu but with brunch stables like fried eggs and labneh cheese. In the fun Park Slope neighborhood.
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Miriam
79 5th AveA really wonderful brunch spot that always fills up fast. Isreali/ Middle eastern menu but with brunch stables like fried eggs and labneh cheese. In the fun Park Slope neighborhood.
Great coffee house with awesome breakfast sandwiches, steps from the Brooklyn Museum and the Botanic Garden. A great place to start your adventure.
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Lincoln Station
409 Lincoln PlGreat coffee house with awesome breakfast sandwiches, steps from the Brooklyn Museum and the Botanic Garden. A great place to start your adventure.
An old campus of industrial buildings has been renovated to include 2 new food halls, lots of fun shopping, concerts and bars. Go before sunset for incredible views of the water and the statue of liberty. About a 10 minute walk from Greenwood Cemetery.
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Industry City
220 36th StAn old campus of industrial buildings has been renovated to include 2 new food halls, lots of fun shopping, concerts and bars. Go before sunset for incredible views of the water and the statue of liberty. About a 10 minute walk from Greenwood Cemetery.
Parks & Nature
Smaller than Central Park but it feels bigger with beautiful pavilions and lots of winding walks to lose yourself in.
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Prospect Park
Smaller than Central Park but it feels bigger with beautiful pavilions and lots of winding walks to lose yourself in.
Amazing views of the skyline, a great collection of native plants and some cool art installations.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StAmazing views of the skyline, a great collection of native plants and some cool art installations.
Beautiful botanic garden next to the museum and the park. Features include a japanese garden, cherry tree esplanade, rose garden, shakepeare garden, conservatory garden, lily ponds, native garden and a farming garden. Perfect place to get lost for hours.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveBeautiful botanic garden next to the museum and the park. Features include a japanese garden, cherry tree esplanade, rose garden, shakepeare garden, conservatory garden, lily ponds, native garden and a farming garden. Perfect place to get lost for hours.
Shopping
Unique bookstore featuring new and used books, with an event space in the back. Great place to browse and see what finds you!
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Unnameable Books
615 Vanderbilt AveUnique bookstore featuring new and used books, with an event space in the back. Great place to browse and see what finds you!
Vintage store featuring an awesome 80s/ boho chic vibe. They sell clothing, home goods and now have a local and organic beauty products section and a new manicure/pedicure station.
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Marche Rue Dix
1453 Bedford AveVintage store featuring an awesome 80s/ boho chic vibe. They sell clothing, home goods and now have a local and organic beauty products section and a new manicure/pedicure station.
Fun spot to check out lots of vendors in one spot: food, shopping, and a movie theater (Alamo Drafthouse). A great place to escape a spot of bad weather.
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Dekalb Market Hall
445 Albee Square WFun spot to check out lots of vendors in one spot: food, shopping, and a movie theater (Alamo Drafthouse). A great place to escape a spot of bad weather.
Museums
My faborite mueseum in the city. Features small, well-curated and easily digestible exhibitions of classic art, illustration and some modern special exhibits. Free on friday afternoons, and with live music in the beautiful glass atrium. Always on exhibit are the original library and office of J.P. Morgan which include coffered ceilings, italian tiling, original Shakespeare Folios, a Gutenberg bible, and tons of special historical first editions.
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Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison AveMy faborite mueseum in the city. Features small, well-curated and easily digestible exhibitions of classic art, illustration and some modern special exhibits. Free on friday afternoons, and with live music in the beautiful glass atrium. Always on exhibit are the original library and office of J.P. Morgan which include coffered ceilings, italian tiling, original Shakespeare Folios, a Gutenberg bible, and tons of special historical first editions.
On a more manageable scale than the Metropolitan Museum of Art with great permanent collections of Egyptian and African art. Rotating exhibitions usually feature more modern artists and the experience of wandering through the galleries is always inspiring and eclectic.
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyOn a more manageable scale than the Metropolitan Museum of Art with great permanent collections of Egyptian and African art. Rotating exhibitions usually feature more modern artists and the experience of wandering through the galleries is always inspiring and eclectic.
Neighborhoods
Beautiful residential neighborhood with fun shopping, good restaurants and nice neighbors. Walk down 5th avenue in Brooklyn, and end at the Old Stone House muesum.
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Park Slope
Beautiful residential neighborhood with fun shopping, good restaurants and nice neighbors. Walk down 5th avenue in Brooklyn, and end at the Old Stone House muesum.
Janes Carousel, St. Annes Warehouse, great shopping and food and beautiful water-front views. Walk through Brooklyn bridge park and find yourself at the waterfront food stalls, and walk a little further to the carousel. Catch a show at St. Annes if you can, or walk through the shopping and restaurant district. There's a great rooftop bar at Harriet's for even better views.
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Dumbo
Janes Carousel, St. Annes Warehouse, great shopping and food and beautiful water-front views. Walk through Brooklyn bridge park and find yourself at the waterfront food stalls, and walk a little further to the carousel. Catch a show at St. Annes if you can, or walk through the shopping and restaurant district. There's a great rooftop bar at Harriet's for even better views.
BAM, Dekalb Market, Greenlight Bookstore, Green Grape food and provisions, and Fort Greene park. This part of town has a lot of new architecture, but some of the best brown stone and tree-lined streets and my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn.
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Fort Greene
BAM, Dekalb Market, Greenlight Bookstore, Green Grape food and provisions, and Fort Greene park. This part of town has a lot of new architecture, but some of the best brown stone and tree-lined streets and my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn.
Theater and Film
Great spot for off-broadway new works. If you want to see something that is uniquely Brooklyn check out whats playing at the Starr.
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The Sampler Bushwick
234 Starr StGreat spot for off-broadway new works. If you want to see something that is uniquely Brooklyn check out whats playing at the Starr.