Lee And Tara's Guidebook to NYC
Food scene
Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand StGreat atmosphere and Venezuelan food and happy hour is 🌟🌟
Best Mexican food in the hood. Very local and down to earth.
39 locals recommend
Mexico 2000 Restaurant
369 BroadwayBest Mexican food in the hood. Very local and down to earth.
Dar525
525 Grand StAmazing atmosphere and great Syrian food.
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge StBest dumplings in town. Hard to spend more than $15!
Great place to sample one of nearly 100 Brooklyn food trucks with a great view of manhattan.
777 locals recommend
Smorgasburg
90 Kent AveGreat place to sample one of nearly 100 Brooklyn food trucks with a great view of manhattan.
Bakeri
150 Wythe AveAdorable and delicious bakery and breakfast/lunch spot. Very small!
Dotory
353 BroadwayCute Korean home style food
FourFiveSix
199 Richardson StGorgeous converted garage art bar and delicious Italian food.
Brooklyn Winery
61 N 8th StGo to where they make great wine!
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th StGo to where they make the beer!
Spuyten Duyvil
359 Metropolitan AveBest beer selection around.
Think Coffee
10 Devoe StGreat coffee, great breakfast sandwiches, nice outdoor seating
El Gran Canario
174 Borinquen PlBest rotisserie chicken and Dominican food in the neighborhood.
Gimme Coffee
495 Lorimer StGreat coffee
The Blue Stove
415 Graham AvePeople come from all over just to try their pies.
Really fun traditional German beer hall. Live music most nights.
339 locals recommend
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd StReally fun traditional German beer hall. Live music most nights.
Like cheese? This gives you the feel you are in France (although not as cheap, unfortunately!)
132 locals recommend
Bedford Cheese Shop
265 Bedford AveLike cheese? This gives you the feel you are in France (although not as cheap, unfortunately!)
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StWe shop here a lot for organic food and groceries
Bozu
296 Grand StSome of the best sushi around.
Great food and oyster happy hour! The owners are a brother and sister and almost always there too! Best sour dough around.
135 locals recommend
Lighthouse
145 Borinquen PlGreat food and oyster happy hour! The owners are a brother and sister and almost always there too! Best sour dough around.
Best wine shop in the neighborhood. They have free wine tastings most Friday evenings from 6-8pm!
20 locals recommend
Bibber & Bell Wine and Spirits
418 Union AveBest wine shop in the neighborhood. They have free wine tastings most Friday evenings from 6-8pm!
Sightseeing
Fun park to go on a weekend and people watch. Big fabulous farmers market there Saturday am until about 2pm.
798 locals recommend
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer StFun park to go on a weekend and people watch. Big fabulous farmers market there Saturday am until about 2pm.
Domino Park
15 Kent AveMust see waterfront park.
House of Yes
2 Wyckoff AvenueCan’t get more artsy or Brooklyn for a crazy night out.
MOFAD - Museum of Food and Drink
55 Bayard StCool small museum.
A little feel of Europe in nyc. Beautiful art museum.
27 locals recommend
The Cloister Center of Medieval Art
99 Margaret Corbin DrA little feel of Europe in nyc. Beautiful art museum.
Jacob Riis Park
157 Rockaway Beach BlvdBest nyc beach.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
235 BoweryGreat contemporary art museum.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyAmazing art museum right on prospect park.
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson AveCool art museum in an old nyc school building.
The City Reliquary Museum
370 Metropolitan AveSmall quirky museum of NYC history and relics.
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveGreat art-house cinema with food and drinks in your seat!
Wonderful Brooklyn park! Great to go and walk around on a nice day—particularly weekends. You have the Brooklyn botanic garden, Brooklyn museum, and zoo right there too!
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
Wonderful Brooklyn park! Great to go and walk around on a nice day—particularly weekends. You have the Brooklyn botanic garden, Brooklyn museum, and zoo right there too!
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan AveGreat local music venue. Concerts every night.