Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Brunch is awesome! Or if you're looking for amazing coffee (they serve La Colombe coffee one of the best brands out there) or the freshest donuts EVER (Dough donuts from Bushwick, this is your place.
12 locals recommend
La Defense Bistro
2 MetroTech CenterBrunch is awesome! Or if you're looking for amazing coffee (they serve La Colombe coffee one of the best brands out there) or the freshest donuts EVER (Dough donuts from Bushwick, this is your place.
Great place to have a quick pint. In the summer there is a little terrace. There is a bingo night (not sure what night) and sometimes someone is playing the old organ near the entrance.
Palmer's
343 Gold StreetGreat place to have a quick pint. In the summer there is a little terrace. There is a bingo night (not sure what night) and sometimes someone is playing the old organ near the entrance.
One of the most famous diners in Brooklyn, and the most famous cheesecake in NYC. Definitely worth checking it out. Photos of all the celebs who have passed through are all over the walls.
158 locals recommend
Junior's Restaurant and Bakery
386 Flatbush Ave ExtOne of the most famous diners in Brooklyn, and the most famous cheesecake in NYC. Definitely worth checking it out. Photos of all the celebs who have passed through are all over the walls.
Smoked meat served here based on Montreal-style famous smoked meat. Cute little restaurant nestled in Boerum Hill.
78 locals recommend
Mile End Delicatessen
97 Hoyt StSmoked meat served here based on Montreal-style famous smoked meat. Cute little restaurant nestled in Boerum Hill.
Amazing brunch - you must try the chicken and waffles. The waitresses are the best you'll get in the city, so friendly!
253 locals recommend
Walter's
166 Dekalb AveAmazing brunch - you must try the chicken and waffles. The waitresses are the best you'll get in the city, so friendly!
Hidden in a unique nook in DUMBO, you might miss it if you walk by too quickly. This small restaurant is super-cozy in the winter and offers a menu of gourmet yumminess for dinner. Worth the wait!
123 locals recommend
Vinegar Hill House
72 Hudson AveHidden in a unique nook in DUMBO, you might miss it if you walk by too quickly. This small restaurant is super-cozy in the winter and offers a menu of gourmet yumminess for dinner. Worth the wait!
Brunch here is so homemade it's unbelievable. Great crowd and situated on a beautiful tree-filled street of brownstones.
40 locals recommend
Iris Cafe
125 Columbia PlBrunch here is so homemade it's unbelievable. Great crowd and situated on a beautiful tree-filled street of brownstones.
Free internet, amazing staff, local/community feel, cozy place to hang out. The coffee is amazing, and the baguette sandwiches are cheap and gourmet!
136 locals recommend
Brooklyn Roasting Company
Free internet, amazing staff, local/community feel, cozy place to hang out. The coffee is amazing, and the baguette sandwiches are cheap and gourmet!
Sightseeing
Walk over to Manhattan in 45 mins. Amazing views of Brooklyn and Manhattan from the bridge. Make sure to stay walking in the 'walking' lane as sometimes cyclists ride pretty fast in their lane.
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeWalk over to Manhattan in 45 mins. Amazing views of Brooklyn and Manhattan from the bridge. Make sure to stay walking in the 'walking' lane as sometimes cyclists ride pretty fast in their lane.
Incredible views of the Manhattan skyline and a new walkway grants access to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
407 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont PlaceIncredible views of the Manhattan skyline and a new walkway grants access to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
This park has incredible view of the Manhattan skyline and of both bridges. During the summer there is a food festival every Saturday near the bridge.
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StThis park has incredible view of the Manhattan skyline and of both bridges. During the summer there is a food festival every Saturday near the bridge.
Drinks & Nightlife
Anne is one of my fave bartenders here, she works Tuesday evening. There are often blue grass bands that play here, and the atmosphere is very warehouse-y, DUMBO at it's 'finest'.
48 locals recommend
Superfine
126 Front StAnne is one of my fave bartenders here, she works Tuesday evening. There are often blue grass bands that play here, and the atmosphere is very warehouse-y, DUMBO at it's 'finest'.
Arts & Culture
There are tons of cool shows that go on here. The venue is really neat with walkways over top of a network of streams of water.
16 locals recommend
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main StThere are tons of cool shows that go on here. The venue is really neat with walkways over top of a network of streams of water.
there are speakers here all the time, it's a really neat bookstore with an art space as well.
7 locals recommend
powerHouse Books
32 Adams Stthere are speakers here all the time, it's a really neat bookstore with an art space as well.
Shopping
H&M, Armani Exchange, Modell's, Macy's all located at Fulton Mall. Not the most glamorous street, but it's accessible by foot, so pretty convenient.
136 locals recommend
Fulton Mall
H&M, Armani Exchange, Modell's, Macy's all located at Fulton Mall. Not the most glamorous street, but it's accessible by foot, so pretty convenient.