Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Delicious Fancy meals! Happy hour everyday until 5:30pm $1 oysters $4 drafts $5 well drinks
327 locals recommend
Mayfield
688 Franklin Ave
327 locals recommend
Delicious Fancy meals! Happy hour everyday until 5:30pm $1 oysters $4 drafts $5 well drinks
Best Indian in the neighborhood.
52 locals recommend
Bombay Masala
678 Franklin Avenue
52 locals recommend
Best Indian in the neighborhood.
Pizza by the slice or whole pies. Good for a quick bite.
59 locals recommend
Rosco's Pizza
685 Franklin Avenue
59 locals recommend
Pizza by the slice or whole pies. Good for a quick bite.
Thai Food
46 locals recommend
Sweet Basil
670 Franklin Ave
46 locals recommend
Thai Food
Coffee Shop
169 locals recommend
Little Zelda
728 Franklin Ave
169 locals recommend
Coffee Shop
Mexican at its best. Great cocktails too. Definitely one of my favorites in the nieghborhood.
566 locals recommend
Chavela's
736 Franklin Ave
566 locals recommend
Mexican at its best. Great cocktails too. Definitely one of my favorites in the nieghborhood.
Great I mean really, really great wood oven pizza. Must go!
522 locals recommend
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin Ave
522 locals recommend
Great I mean really, really great wood oven pizza. Must go!
Coffee and Bagels right before you get on the train. Quite convenient.
54 locals recommend
The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin Avenue
54 locals recommend
Coffee and Bagels right before you get on the train. Quite convenient.
Pizza with unique topping combinations. Cool back yard space.
19 locals recommend
PeteZaaz
766 Classon Ave
19 locals recommend
Pizza with unique topping combinations. Cool back yard space.
Great space to have coffe and read a paper.
24 locals recommend
Glass Shop
766 Classon Ave
24 locals recommend
Great space to have coffe and read a paper.
Get a great picture of nostalgic Brooklyn Diner Experience here. Been in the neighborhood since 1936. Classic breakfast and luncheonette fare.
225 locals recommend
Tom’s
782 Washington Ave
225 locals recommend
Get a great picture of nostalgic Brooklyn Diner Experience here. Been in the neighborhood since 1936. Classic breakfast and luncheonette fare.
Seriously a gem in this neighborhood. Great Japanese cuisine. Definitely worth trying more than just the sushi here. It's very tasty and unique.
95 locals recommend
Gen
659 Washington Ave
95 locals recommend
Seriously a gem in this neighborhood. Great Japanese cuisine. Definitely worth trying more than just the sushi here. It's very tasty and unique.
I reccomend getting the noodle dishes like pad thai, or pad see ew. There other dishes like curries are just ok.
27 locals recommend
Udom Thai
661 Washington Ave
27 locals recommend
I reccomend getting the noodle dishes like pad thai, or pad see ew. There other dishes like curries are just ok.
Mediteranean. Great Backyard/outdoor space. Great falafel plate and excellent hummus.
88 locals recommend
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt Ave
88 locals recommend
Mediteranean. Great Backyard/outdoor space. Great falafel plate and excellent hummus.
Northern Italian. Housemade fresh pasta dishes and excellent varieties of dishes. Great wine selection of Italian wines. The owner is quite adorable and always wears a funny hat.
Aliseo Osteria Del Borgo
665 Vanderbilt Ave
Northern Italian. Housemade fresh pasta dishes and excellent varieties of dishes. Great wine selection of Italian wines. The owner is quite adorable and always wears a funny hat.
French Bistro. Great place for breakfast, lunch or brunch. Excellent Croque Monsiuers and Madames as well as lattes.
31 locals recommend
Le Gamin
556 Vanderbilt Avenue
31 locals recommend
French Bistro. Great place for breakfast, lunch or brunch. Excellent Croque Monsiuers and Madames as well as lattes.
Great spot for brunch, lunch, breakfast.
125 locals recommend
Milk Bar
620 Vanderbilt Ave
125 locals recommend
Great spot for brunch, lunch, breakfast.

Drinks & Nightlife

Drinks and Sandwiches
240 locals recommend
The Crown Inn
724 Franklin Ave
240 locals recommend
Drinks and Sandwiches
Excellent menu and great bar.
194 locals recommend
Gueros
605 Prospect Pl
194 locals recommend
Excellent menu and great bar.
Pretty good place to go when the other spots are too full.
739 Franklin Ave
739 Franklin Avenue
Pretty good place to go when the other spots are too full.
Great big open space of a bar. Also a good place to scope the neighborhood.
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Pl
437 locals recommend
Great big open space of a bar. Also a good place to scope the neighborhood.
Great bar for beers and cocktails
84 locals recommend
Washington Commons
748 Washington Ave
84 locals recommend
Great bar for beers and cocktails
Good Bar for big meet ups with larger groups. They serve some food too.
84 locals recommend
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave
84 locals recommend
Good Bar for big meet ups with larger groups. They serve some food too.
So cool to have a specialty cocktail at this place. Careful not to miss it, no signage outside. Just look for white subway tiles outside.
234 locals recommend
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt Ave
234 locals recommend
So cool to have a specialty cocktail at this place. Careful not to miss it, no signage outside. Just look for white subway tiles outside.
Great gourmet food. Started by a michelen rated chef,
77 locals recommend
The Vanderbilt
570 Vanderbilt Ave
77 locals recommend
Great gourmet food. Started by a michelen rated chef,
Soccer Bar.
30 locals recommend
Woodwork
583 Vanderbilt Avenue
30 locals recommend
Soccer Bar.
Another fun bar.
136 locals recommend
Bearded Lady
686A Washington Ave
136 locals recommend
Another fun bar.

Essentials

Decent selection of fruits and vegetables.
11 locals recommend
Nam's Fruit Market
769 Franklin Ave
11 locals recommend
Decent selection of fruits and vegetables.
Huge supermarket to get lots of basic groceries. Though a little overpriced on organic products.
87 locals recommend
GalaFresh Farms
492 St Marks Ave
87 locals recommend
Huge supermarket to get lots of basic groceries. Though a little overpriced on organic products.

Everything Else

A great little ice cream place to beat the summer heat. Grassfed organic happy cows make the best ice cream for sure.
79 locals recommend
Blue Marble Ice Cream
186 Underhill Ave
79 locals recommend
A great little ice cream place to beat the summer heat. Grassfed organic happy cows make the best ice cream for sure.

Shopping

Cute Boutique selling random assortment of local artisan wares. Clothing, gifts, greeting cards, etc.
7 locals recommend
Owl and Thistle General Store
7 locals recommend
Cute Boutique selling random assortment of local artisan wares. Clothing, gifts, greeting cards, etc.
Carefully selected vintage clothing.
10 locals recommend
Rosebud Vintage
721 Franklin Ave
10 locals recommend
Carefully selected vintage clothing.
Specialty boutique for the little ones. clothing and toys.
Stork
726 Franklin Ave
Specialty boutique for the little ones. clothing and toys.
Great Boutique specializing in ethnic goods. Unique jewelry and clothing from Africa, Carribean, Pacific South East, etc.
Calabar Imports
708 Franklin Ave
Great Boutique specializing in ethnic goods. Unique jewelry and clothing from Africa, Carribean, Pacific South East, etc.

Arts & Culture

Always housing a cool new exhibition as well as an impressive permanent collection. Great Events on every first Saturday of the month.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Always housing a cool new exhibition as well as an impressive permanent collection. Great Events on every first Saturday of the month.
Basketball and Concerts!!! Go Nets!
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
1418 locals recommend
Basketball and Concerts!!! Go Nets!
Great theater to see most critically acclaimed movies. They also do some older genre revivals according to artist, director or theme.
221 locals recommend
BAM Fisher
321 Ashland Pl
221 locals recommend
Great theater to see most critically acclaimed movies. They also do some older genre revivals according to artist, director or theme.
Theater, dance and music performances.
221 locals recommend
BAM Fisher
321 Ashland Pl
221 locals recommend
Theater, dance and music performances.

Sightseeing

Beautiful in all seasons. Cherry blossoms in April. Lilacs in May. Roses in June/July Lily ponds in August. Wonderful greenhouses indoors too. Awesome desert room and great collection of bonzai trees.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Beautiful in all seasons. Cherry blossoms in April. Lilacs in May. Roses in June/July Lily ponds in August. Wonderful greenhouses indoors too. Awesome desert room and great collection of bonzai trees.
Great park!
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Great park!