Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Good full-service restaurant, with a great hip scene. Three minute walk.
150 locals recommend
Peaches Shrimp & Crab
285 Grand AveGood full-service restaurant, with a great hip scene. Three minute walk.
French Bistro. Great soups, sandwiches, deli-type entrees, scrumptious deserts and breads. Really good coffee. Three minute walk.
243 locals recommend
Choice Market
318 Lafayette AveFrench Bistro. Great soups, sandwiches, deli-type entrees, scrumptious deserts and breads. Really good coffee. Three minute walk.
Small eat-in area, with a few outdoor tables for dining street-side. Mainly a take-out spot for classic New York pizza, and a vast menu of other Italian dishes. Three minute walk from the house.
21 locals recommend
The 3 Luigis
275 Grand AveSmall eat-in area, with a few outdoor tables for dining street-side. Mainly a take-out spot for classic New York pizza, and a vast menu of other Italian dishes. Three minute walk from the house.
Renowned handmade doughnuts in a plethora of distinct flavors. Dough has become a favorite Brooklyn spot, that locals and tourist alike visit. They now ship their doughnuts all over the world to adoring fans.
638 locals recommend
Dough Doughnuts
5th AvenueRenowned handmade doughnuts in a plethora of distinct flavors. Dough has become a favorite Brooklyn spot, that locals and tourist alike visit. They now ship their doughnuts all over the world to adoring fans.
A Clinton Hill Brooklyn staple for decades. It's funny hearing the owners as they greet guest, and talk about having fed generations of families from the neighborhood.
This is your quintessential Brooklyn coffe-shop/diner, and is a popular spot for breakfast lunch and early dinner.
49 locals recommend
Mike's Coffee Shop
328 Dekalb AveA Clinton Hill Brooklyn staple for decades. It's funny hearing the owners as they greet guest, and talk about having fed generations of families from the neighborhood.
This is your quintessential Brooklyn coffe-shop/diner, and is a popular spot for breakfast lunch and early dinner.
Great Coffee, pastries, cookies, teas, etc. Great rainy day spot, and with free Wi-Fi, its the perfect spot to pull up to a table with some good coffee or tea, and get some work done on the computer.
109 locals recommend
Urban Vintage
294 Grand AveGreat Coffee, pastries, cookies, teas, etc. Great rainy day spot, and with free Wi-Fi, its the perfect spot to pull up to a table with some good coffee or tea, and get some work done on the computer.
Another Brooklyn coffee shop/diner. Good breakfast griddle menu, as well as a good selection of burgers, sandwiches, entrees, etc., Brooklyn deli style.
Clinton Park Cafe
274 Hall StAnother Brooklyn coffee shop/diner. Good breakfast griddle menu, as well as a good selection of burgers, sandwiches, entrees, etc., Brooklyn deli style.
If you like Thai cuisine, you will love Myrtle Thai. Great food and great flavor. Medium-sized dining room for eat-in dining.
32 locals recommend
Myrtle Thai
438 Myrtle AveIf you like Thai cuisine, you will love Myrtle Thai. Great food and great flavor. Medium-sized dining room for eat-in dining.
Myrtle Bagel
410 Myrtle AveBergen Bagels On Myrtle
536 Myrtle AveJapanese cuisine. Very good and affordable. Small quiet dining room, and full sushi-bar.
13 locals recommend
Yamashiro
466 Myrtle AveJapanese cuisine. Very good and affordable. Small quiet dining room, and full sushi-bar.
Kum Kau is a Brooklyn staple, known for its delicious Chinese cuisine. It offers both a take-out and eat-in dining experience.
15 locals recommend
Kum Kau
463 Myrtle AveKum Kau is a Brooklyn staple, known for its delicious Chinese cuisine. It offers both a take-out and eat-in dining experience.
Great food, cool/hip crowd, nice bar scene, and did I mention the great southern cuisine.
93 locals recommend
Soco
509 Myrtle AveGreat food, cool/hip crowd, nice bar scene, and did I mention the great southern cuisine.
The Smoke Joint
87 South Elliott PlaceGood barbecue and other smoked dishes.
Madiba
195 Dekalb AvenueAfrican cuisine! Delicious.
Habana Outpost
757 Fulton StQuaint neighborhood Italian trattoria, serving locally sourced dishes in intimate, rustic environs.
165 locals recommend
Aita
132 Greene AveQuaint neighborhood Italian trattoria, serving locally sourced dishes in intimate, rustic environs.
Smoking Monkey
214 Greene AveThe Pink Tea Cup
Soul Food in the heart of Fort Greene Brooklyn. Nice scene and good food.
67 Burger
67 Lafayette AveGreat charbroiled burger. One of the best in Brooklyn.
Academy
69 Lafayette AveGreat Brooklyn coffee shop/diner food.
Big Bar and good American Restaurant foods. Good burgers and fries, etc.
40 locals recommend
Mullanes Bar & Grill
71 Lafayette AveBig Bar and good American Restaurant foods. Good burgers and fries, etc.
Peter Luger Steak House
178 BroadwayIconic Peter Luger Steak House!
Entertainment & Activities
The Barclays Center is New York City's newest and most important sports and entertainment venue, hosting the hottest concerts and shows, and serving as the home venue of the Brooklyn Nets. A mere 10 minute walk from the house!
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveThe Barclays Center is New York City's newest and most important sports and entertainment venue, hosting the hottest concerts and shows, and serving as the home venue of the Brooklyn Nets. A mere 10 minute walk from the house!
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveEntertainment venue for shows, concerts, movies, etc.
BAMcafé
30 Lafayette AveParks & Nature
Prospect Park
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveFort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StShopping
IKEA
1 Beard StMacy's
151 W 34th StFulton Mall
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StGreene Grape Wine & Spirits
765 Fulton StBest Buy
1280 Lexington AveLocated in Atlantic Center Mall.
Includes: Target, Best Buy, Marshalls, Grocery Store, etc.
477 locals recommend
Atlantic Terminal station
Includes: Target, Best Buy, Marshalls, Grocery Store, etc.
Target for all home and personal needs, located in Atlantic Terminal Mall.
399 locals recommend
Target
139 Flatbush AveTarget for all home and personal needs, located in Atlantic Terminal Mall.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mo's Bar & Lounge
80 Lafayette AveLong established bar in the neighborhood.
Frank's Cocktail Lounge
660 Fulton StNeighborhood staple!
Putnam's Pub & Cooker
419 Myrtle AveBrooklyn Public House
247 Dekalb AveDick and Jane’s
266 Adelphi StEssentials
Nice sized neighborhood grocery store. Clean and well stocked for grocery, cleaning, grooming, etc. supplies.
33 locals recommend
Associated Supermarket
367 Waverly AvenueNice sized neighborhood grocery store. Clean and well stocked for grocery, cleaning, grooming, etc. supplies.
Full-service Pharmacy / Drug Store. Also carries grooming, and health items.
12 locals recommend
Prospect Drugs
94 Greene AveFull-service Pharmacy / Drug Store. Also carries grooming, and health items.
Getting Around
This is the NY Subway Stop for the A-Train and the C-Train. Approximately a 15 minute train ride into lower Manhattan.
74 locals recommend
Clinton - Washington Av. station
This is the NY Subway Stop for the A-Train and the C-Train. Approximately a 15 minute train ride into lower Manhattan.