Guidebook for South Slope

Kevin
Guidebook for South Slope

Food Scene

Mexican fine dining, always very crowded, make reservations or plan to stand in line or wait at the small bar!
173 locals recommend
Fonda
434 7th Ave
173 locals recommend
Mexican fine dining, always very crowded, make reservations or plan to stand in line or wait at the small bar!
Best take-out Bahn Mi sandwiches, amazing Pho soups. Casual dining experience, and very good for take out. Their bread is made on site and is legendary. A cut above most Vietnamese food.
90 locals recommend
Hanco's
134 Smith St
90 locals recommend
Best take-out Bahn Mi sandwiches, amazing Pho soups. Casual dining experience, and very good for take out. Their bread is made on site and is legendary. A cut above most Vietnamese food.
Closer/cheaper Bahn Mi than Hanco's, nearly as good. Almost exclusively take-out, but just around the corner.
Henry's
433 7th Ave
Closer/cheaper Bahn Mi than Hanco's, nearly as good. Almost exclusively take-out, but just around the corner.
Best sit-down restaurant pizza experience. They only serve whole pies. Menu contains many other Italian specialties, with absolutely legendary marinara sauce. Outdoor dining out back, an old neighborhood staple.
10 locals recommend
Pizza Plus
359 7th Ave
10 locals recommend
Best sit-down restaurant pizza experience. They only serve whole pies. Menu contains many other Italian specialties, with absolutely legendary marinara sauce. Outdoor dining out back, an old neighborhood staple.
Super high quality northern Italian cuisine, in a quiet unassuming spot. A gem.
34 locals recommend
Piccoli Trattoria
522 6th Ave
34 locals recommend
Super high quality northern Italian cuisine, in a quiet unassuming spot. A gem.
Closest Sushi restaurant with table service, always very crowded inside and sidewalk tables.
15 locals recommend
Ten Japanese Cuisine
440 7th Ave
15 locals recommend
Closest Sushi restaurant with table service, always very crowded inside and sidewalk tables.
Very good tacos with a few tables for customers. Mostly we order take-out.
22 locals recommend
Fatty Daddy Taco
310 9th St
22 locals recommend
Very good tacos with a few tables for customers. Mostly we order take-out.
Take-out sushi, very high quality, very fast service. Our go-to.
12 locals recommend
Kiku Sushi
453-A 7th Ave
12 locals recommend
Take-out sushi, very high quality, very fast service. Our go-to.
Closest Coney Island-style Pizzeria where they sell by the slice. Some seating at the location.
11 locals recommend
Smiling Pizzeria
323 7th Ave
11 locals recommend
Closest Coney Island-style Pizzeria where they sell by the slice. Some seating at the location.
Best Italian food near our house, seriously good on a charmingly renovated spot.
23 locals recommend
Provini
1302 8th Ave
23 locals recommend
Best Italian food near our house, seriously good on a charmingly renovated spot.
Brand new quirky candy shop.
Fferins of Brooklyn
438 7th Ave
Brand new quirky candy shop.
Closest coffee shop with wonderful owner and a very chill vibe. A few tables and some baked goods to complement the fine coffee.
15 locals recommend
Ost Cafe
511 Grand St
15 locals recommend
Closest coffee shop with wonderful owner and a very chill vibe. A few tables and some baked goods to complement the fine coffee.
Hyper-trendy hipster coffee chain made famous by HBO show "Girls."
36 locals recommend
Cafe Grumpy - Park Slope
383 7th Ave
36 locals recommend
Hyper-trendy hipster coffee chain made famous by HBO show "Girls."
Eat in or take out, excellent coffee, croissants, salads and other offerings. 2nd closest to our house.
26 locals recommend
Couleur Café
435 7th Ave
26 locals recommend
Eat in or take out, excellent coffee, croissants, salads and other offerings. 2nd closest to our house.
Coffee hang-out situated in newly trendy Greenwood neighborhood, fantastic array of baked goods and sandwiches.
48 locals recommend
Southside Coffee
654 6th Ave
48 locals recommend
Coffee hang-out situated in newly trendy Greenwood neighborhood, fantastic array of baked goods and sandwiches.
Closest and oldest bagel spot near us. The real deal.
39 locals recommend
Bagel Hole
400 7th Ave
39 locals recommend
Closest and oldest bagel spot near us. The real deal.
Phenomenally popular bagel spot with huge array of various cream cheeses and other deli offerings.
134 locals recommend
Bagel Pub
287 9th St
134 locals recommend
Phenomenally popular bagel spot with huge array of various cream cheeses and other deli offerings.
Small pizzeria, closest to the house. Pretty good quality, good large pies to serve a larger group. Pizza Pasta is better but they can be a longer wait.
Mike Daddy's Pizza
449 7th Ave
Small pizzeria, closest to the house. Pretty good quality, good large pies to serve a larger group. Pizza Pasta is better but they can be a longer wait.
Ultra fancy and expensive, with spectacular views. Reservations required.
72 locals recommend
The River Café
1 Water Street
72 locals recommend
Ultra fancy and expensive, with spectacular views. Reservations required.
Oldest restaurant in the NY city region I believe. Steak and Chicken and surly old waiters. Quite an experience.
503 locals recommend
Peter Luger Steak House
178 Broadway
503 locals recommend
Oldest restaurant in the NY city region I believe. Steak and Chicken and surly old waiters. Quite an experience.
Hipster take on a lobster shack.
65 locals recommend
Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt St
65 locals recommend
Hipster take on a lobster shack.
Best Pizza in NYC. Pizzeria dining like it used to be. There's gonna be a line when you get there. You're gonna want to stand in that line. Charming oldies set the mood for all the chewing and slurping.
33 locals recommend
NY Pizza Suprema
413 8th Ave
33 locals recommend
Best Pizza in NYC. Pizzeria dining like it used to be. There's gonna be a line when you get there. You're gonna want to stand in that line. Charming oldies set the mood for all the chewing and slurping.
Best place to find an $8 cup of coffee.
467 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
467 locals recommend
Best place to find an $8 cup of coffee.
A food court for foodies. Some wild choices and unmatched variety.
148 locals recommend
Dekalb Market Hall
445 Albee Square W
148 locals recommend
A food court for foodies. Some wild choices and unmatched variety.
Classic iconic, one of the original delicatessens, one of the last of it's kind. Right near 2nd Avenue stop on F train, so maybe a half hour from our house.
690 locals recommend
Katz's Delicatessen
205 E Houston St
690 locals recommend
Classic iconic, one of the original delicatessens, one of the last of it's kind. Right near 2nd Avenue stop on F train, so maybe a half hour from our house.
Outstanding plain and exotic doughnuts, made on site.
313 locals recommend
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
313 locals recommend
Outstanding plain and exotic doughnuts, made on site.
Brand new location, right next to Nitehawk Cinema. Indoor seating allowed. Try the Long Meadow flavor, unique to that location.
8 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery Prospect Park West
192 Prospect Park West
8 locals recommend
Brand new location, right next to Nitehawk Cinema. Indoor seating allowed. Try the Long Meadow flavor, unique to that location.
Local BBQ
Stella's
2831 Merrick Rd
Local BBQ
Newest place in neighborhood. We have yet to go, but I have yet to pass by on any evening where they aren't crowded to the max.
LORE
441 7th Avenue
Newest place in neighborhood. We have yet to go, but I have yet to pass by on any evening where they aren't crowded to the max.
Get in line. This place is tiny and the people line up out the door. With good reason. Maybe greater than Doughnut Plant. You tell me.
638 locals recommend
Dough Doughnuts
5th Avenue
638 locals recommend
Get in line. This place is tiny and the people line up out the door. With good reason. Maybe greater than Doughnut Plant. You tell me.
Crazy good fried chicken sandwich.
Gnarly Eats
447 7th Ave
Crazy good fried chicken sandwich.
A neighborhood staple with surprisingly amazing doughnuts and pastries.
20 locals recommend
7th Ave Donuts & Diner
324 7th Ave
20 locals recommend
A neighborhood staple with surprisingly amazing doughnuts and pastries.

Parks & Nature

This place has it all. A must see. Don't miss the zoo and carousel, especially if there are little ones among your group.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
This place has it all. A must see. Don't miss the zoo and carousel, especially if there are little ones among your group.
Historic botanical garden. See the water lilies in August. Beautiful Japanese garden, herb garden and Shakespeare's garden. Wonderful attractions for little ones as well.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Historic botanical garden. See the water lilies in August. Beautiful Japanese garden, herb garden and Shakespeare's garden. Wonderful attractions for little ones as well.
Wonderful park along East River with spectacular views of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge. There's ferry service to Manhattan as well.
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals recommend
Wonderful park along East River with spectacular views of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge. There's ferry service to Manhattan as well.

Arts & Culture

Great repository of contemporary art, and a lot of early American art as well. Beautiful modern renovation of a Gilded Age classic building.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Great repository of contemporary art, and a lot of early American art as well. Beautiful modern renovation of a Gilded Age classic building.
Movies, concerts, theatre.
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
Movies, concerts, theatre.
Local nationally-recognized Shakespeare theatre company.
27 locals recommend
Theatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland Pl
27 locals recommend
Local nationally-recognized Shakespeare theatre company.
Avant-garde and contemporary theatre mostly by European companies on tour.
52 locals recommend
St. Ann's Warehouse
45 Water St
52 locals recommend
Avant-garde and contemporary theatre mostly by European companies on tour.
Great stop for serious cineastes or casual movie/television lovers. Spectacular recent renovation, steps away from Kaufman Astoria Studios (original home to Paramount Pictures), where Marx Brothers and others made many classic films.
507 locals recommend
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
507 locals recommend
Great stop for serious cineastes or casual movie/television lovers. Spectacular recent renovation, steps away from Kaufman Astoria Studios (original home to Paramount Pictures), where Marx Brothers and others made many classic films.
It's a short trip via subway from our house to the Meatpacking District. There you'll find the spectacular new home of the Whitney, and after taking in the legendary art you can stroll along the iconic High Line.
884 locals recommend
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
884 locals recommend
It's a short trip via subway from our house to the Meatpacking District. There you'll find the spectacular new home of the Whitney, and after taking in the legendary art you can stroll along the iconic High Line.
Brand new renovated art cinema with current features as well. Servers bring you your food while you watch! You can have an elite dining experience, or munch on popcorn. Assigned seating via online booking. We love this great neighborhood upgrade!
48 locals recommend
Nitehawk Prospect Park
188 Prospect Park West
48 locals recommend
Brand new renovated art cinema with current features as well. Servers bring you your food while you watch! You can have an elite dining experience, or munch on popcorn. Assigned seating via online booking. We love this great neighborhood upgrade!

Getting Around

F and G service. Shortest walk and quickest connection to Manhattan from us.
9 locals recommend
7 Avenue Station
9 locals recommend
F and G service. Shortest walk and quickest connection to Manhattan from us.
B67 and B69 Bus service for connections to the subway or to go to downtown Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods
7 Av/15 St station
B67 and B69 Bus service for connections to the subway or to go to downtown Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods
B63 Service to Atlantic Avenue, all the way to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
5 Av/14 St station
B63 Service to Atlantic Avenue, all the way to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
F train on the traffic circle, same distance from house as one on 9th St/7th Ave.
27 locals recommend
15 St - Prospect Park Station
27 locals recommend
F train on the traffic circle, same distance from house as one on 9th St/7th Ave.
R train service to Atlantic Ave, Barclay's Center and Manhattan
7 locals recommend
Prospect Av Station
Prospect Avenue
7 locals recommend
R train service to Atlantic Ave, Barclay's Center and Manhattan
Great way to get into Manhattan.
56 locals recommend
East River Ferry
56 locals recommend
Great way to get into Manhattan.

Entertainment & Activities

Home of NY Islanders, Brooklyn Nets and headline concert performers from all over the world.
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
1418 locals recommend
Home of NY Islanders, Brooklyn Nets and headline concert performers from all over the world.
2nd closest cinema from house. Walkable, if you're not in any hurry. Charming unpretentious small theatre with great concession stand.
145 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
145 locals recommend
2nd closest cinema from house. Walkable, if you're not in any hurry. Charming unpretentious small theatre with great concession stand.
Upscale movie theatre where wait staff serve food and alcoholic beverages.
266 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square W
266 locals recommend
Upscale movie theatre where wait staff serve food and alcoholic beverages.
Music and comedy venue
132 locals recommend
The Bell House
149 7th St
132 locals recommend
Music and comedy venue
Major amusement park about a half hour subway ride on the F train.
128 locals recommend
Luna Park, Coney Island
1000 Surf Ave
128 locals recommend
Major amusement park about a half hour subway ride on the F train.
World-class aquarium, right next to legendary amusement park at Coney Island.
173 locals recommend
New York Aquarium
602 Surf Ave
173 locals recommend
World-class aquarium, right next to legendary amusement park at Coney Island.
Wonderful Victorian-style renovated carousel with a real pipe organ and hand-carved wooden animals. Right beside Prospect Park Zoo.
26 locals recommend
Prospect Park Carousel
452 Flatbush Ave
26 locals recommend
Wonderful Victorian-style renovated carousel with a real pipe organ and hand-carved wooden animals. Right beside Prospect Park Zoo.
Small, friendly local zoo with conscientious presentation of wildlife.
540 locals recommend
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Ave
540 locals recommend
Small, friendly local zoo with conscientious presentation of wildlife.
Opened in 1899, the Bronx Zoo in New York City is the biggest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats. The zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are endangered.
572 locals recommend
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd
572 locals recommend
Opened in 1899, the Bronx Zoo in New York City is the biggest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats. The zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are endangered.
Beautifully located ice/roller rink on pond in the middle of Prospect Park. Great snack bar as well.
194 locals recommend
LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park Brooklyn
171 East Dr
194 locals recommend
Beautifully located ice/roller rink on pond in the middle of Prospect Park. Great snack bar as well.
Closest ocean facing beach, requires a car.
68 locals recommend
Jacob Riis Park
157 Rockaway Beach Blvd
68 locals recommend
Closest ocean facing beach, requires a car.
Cheapest baseball tickets in the city, and you get to take the Staten Island Ferry to get there. Panoramic views of the city as you sit with your beer enjoying the next generation of big-leaguers.
26 locals recommend
Staten Island Yankees
75 Richmond Terrace
26 locals recommend
Cheapest baseball tickets in the city, and you get to take the Staten Island Ferry to get there. Panoramic views of the city as you sit with your beer enjoying the next generation of big-leaguers.
Classic blue collar bowling alley with a snack bar offering pizza, chicken nuggets and fries. Way cheaper than Chelsea Piers and a step back in time.
24 locals recommend
Melody Lanes NY
461 37th St
24 locals recommend
Classic blue collar bowling alley with a snack bar offering pizza, chicken nuggets and fries. Way cheaper than Chelsea Piers and a step back in time.
Last of the great slot car arcades in the city. Catch it before it is no more. Heckuva lot of fun to spend an hour there. VERY limited hours on weekends only.
Buzz-A-Rama
69 Church Ave
Last of the great slot car arcades in the city. Catch it before it is no more. Heckuva lot of fun to spend an hour there. VERY limited hours on weekends only.

Essentials

Upscale grocery store with meat/fish/poultry to order and gourmet coffees and other ingredients. Pricier than some.
522 locals recommend
Union Market
240 E Houston St
522 locals recommend
Upscale grocery store with meat/fish/poultry to order and gourmet coffees and other ingredients. Pricier than some.
Comprehensive grocery store with generic and brand foods. A deli counter and some OK fresh veg and fruit offerings. Delivery can be arranged.
663 locals recommend
CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham Ave
663 locals recommend
Comprehensive grocery store with generic and brand foods. A deli counter and some OK fresh veg and fruit offerings. Delivery can be arranged.
Nearest pharmacy, standard big chain drug store.
43 locals recommend
Rite Aid
7 Madison St
43 locals recommend
Nearest pharmacy, standard big chain drug store.
Another pharmacy, this one is open 24/7, in case of emergency.
25 locals recommend
Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Ave
25 locals recommend
Another pharmacy, this one is open 24/7, in case of emergency.
Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.
181 locals recommend
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
181 locals recommend
Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.
Beautifully renovated bank, now a Trader Joe's!
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Beautifully renovated bank, now a Trader Joe's!
Neighborhood 7-Eleven
520 5th Ave
520 5th Avenue
Neighborhood 7-Eleven
Fairly close for a quick run. A little upscale.
10 locals recommend
Prospect Market
236-238 Prospect Park West
10 locals recommend
Fairly close for a quick run. A little upscale.

Everything Else

Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.
181 locals recommend
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
181 locals recommend
Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.