Guidebook for Brooklyn
Essentials
Union Market
240 E Houston StGood grocery store with fresh bread and prepared foods.
Neighborhood fruit and vegetable store with great selection and prices.
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K & Y Fruit & Veggie Inc
291 Court StNeighborhood fruit and vegetable store with great selection and prices.
Closest market but least selection. Not great fresh stuff – best for basics like flour & sugar.
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CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham AveClosest market but least selection. Not great fresh stuff – best for basics like flour & sugar.
Bien Cuit
120 Smith StDelicious bakery!
Staubitz Market
222 Court StOldest local meat market
Very large selection of everything you can imagine, also prepared food and beer garden/deck for eating on 2nd floor. Check out the Gowanus Canal while you're there!
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Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StVery large selection of everything you can imagine, also prepared food and beer garden/deck for eating on 2nd floor. Check out the Gowanus Canal while you're there!
Great cheese shop with lots of gourmet items and fresh bread.
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Stinky Bklyn LLC
215 Smith StGreat cheese shop with lots of gourmet items and fresh bread.
Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith StGreat fresh meat market/butcher
Smith & Vine
317 Smith StLocal wine/liquor shop
Brooklyn Fare
200 Schermerhorn StGood grocery store
Food Scene
Rucola
190 Dean StDelicious local restaurant. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th StExcellent
Battersby
255 Smith StLocal favorite. Small, dinner only, very good – often long wait!
Smith St. Bagels
202 Smith StGreat bagels & cream cheese + deli! Take out only
French food and fresh pastries. Croissants baked each morning. Lunch and dinner too.
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Provence en Boite
263 Smith StFrench food and fresh pastries. Croissants baked each morning. Lunch and dinner too.
Coffee/muffins in the morning, good weekend brunch and lunch and dinner
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Building On Bond
112 Bond StCoffee/muffins in the morning, good weekend brunch and lunch and dinner
Black Mountain Wine House
Wine bar and food, cozy atmosphere. Dinner.
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt AveGreat inexpensive Mediterranean/falafel. Lunch/dinner.
Joya
215 Court StGood Thai, cash only
Konditori
114 Smith StGood cafe and coffee
Entertainment & Activities
Carroll Park
President StreetGood park for kids
Boerum Park
364 Warren StGood park for kids
Great park and walk for kids with swings, slides, and paths along the water.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 / Atlantic Avenue station
Great park and walk for kids with swings, slides, and paths along the water.