Guidebook for Brooklyn
Essentials
Foodtown of Crown Heights
905-13 Franklin AveClose locations with a nice selection of food.
A grocery store for more slightly higher end items.
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Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin AveA grocery store for more slightly higher end items.
A great place to grab snacks before heading to the park or the Q train.
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Wholesome Gourmet Market
534 Flatbush AveA great place to grab snacks before heading to the park or the Q train.
Food Scene
Manhattanville Coffee - Crown Heights
167 Rogers AveA nice vibe with good tea & coffee.
Tip of the Tongue
43 Lincoln RoadCoffee and pastries.
Tugboat
546 Flatbush AvenueTea, Coffee, and local art.
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveExcellent Mexican. Expect a wait.
Bar Corvo
791 Washington AvenueHigher end restaurant with a nice brunch.
Cent'Anni
742 Franklin AveGreat brunch and happy hour or fancy Italian dinner.
Great Caribbean place with a tiny dining room upstairs and great for take out.
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The Islands
671 Washington AveGreat Caribbean place with a tiny dining room upstairs and great for take out.
Gloria's In & Out
987 Nostrand Ave.Try the doubles.
Saul
200 Eastern ParkwayHigh end and delicious restaurant museum by the Michelin starred chef.
Four & Twenty Blackbirds at the Central Library
10 Grand Army PlazaPie & Coffee in the library.
Cheryl's Global Soul
236 Underhill AveGreat for brunch.
Sit & Wonder
688 Washington AveCoffee & wonderment.
Emily
919 Fulton StPizza: Try to the Salsa Verde pizza
Gueros
605 Prospect PlAustin style Mexican
Ital Kitchen
1032 Union StBYOB!
The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin AvenueCoffee & Bagels.
Catfish
1433 Bedford AveNew Orleans inspired.
Cafe Rue Dix
1451 Bedford AveFrench Senegalese cuisine.
A classic. Generally a fast moving line forms outside on the weekend: Closes at 4pm.
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Tom’s
782 Washington AveA classic. Generally a fast moving line forms outside on the weekend: Closes at 4pm.
Saraghina
350 Lewis AveSome of the best pizza in Brooklyn!
The Farm on Adderley
1108 Cortelyou RdBrunch or dinner.
Milk And Honey Cafe
1119 Newkirk AveLight filled coffee shop.
Royal Bakery
575 Nostrand Ave.Roti, doubles, and more.
Ibis Eats
663 Franklin AveCoffee & Food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Butter & Scotch
53 Rockaway AvenueCocktails with a side of dessert!
Bluebird
504 Flatbush AveCheck out the backyard if the weather's nice.
This hole in the wall has great cocktails--it's hidden on this dead end street.
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Erv's
2122 Beekman PlThis hole in the wall has great cocktails--it's hidden on this dead end street.
BERG'N
899 Bergen StLight filled bar with food vendors.
Branch Ofc.
225 Rogers AvePin ball machines!
Nostrand Avenue Pub
658 Nostrand Ave.Backyard!
Fancy cocktails and a nice backyard, but not for off menu orderers.
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Tooker Alley
793 Washington AveFancy cocktails and a nice backyard, but not for off menu orderers.
The Way Station
683 Washington AveThe place for Dr. Who fans and/or live music.
Greenwood Park
555 7th AveBeer Garden.
Covenhoven
730 Classon AveBeer & a backyard.
The Crown Inn
724 Franklin AveBar & Backyard.
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlBeer, drinks, trivia, reading series, ski ball . . .
Sightseeing
A beautiful park: check out the boathouse, the Nethermead, and the Long Meadow.
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Prospect Park
A beautiful park: check out the boathouse, the Nethermead, and the Long Meadow.
Check out the Cherry Blossoms (April/May), Japanese Garden. Ask about the pass.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveCheck out the Cherry Blossoms (April/May), Japanese Garden. Ask about the pass.
Check out the old houses, Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, and the newest rotating exhibit.
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyCheck out the old houses, Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, and the newest rotating exhibit.
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueBrooklyn's own Arc de Triomphe.
Jewish Children's Museum
792 Eastern PkwyJewish Children's Museum.
Arts & Culture
Ice skating in the winter. Roller skating: Memorial Day through October.
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LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park Brooklyn
171 East DrIce skating in the winter. Roller skating: Memorial Day through October.
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn AveChildren's museum.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveCatch a performance or a movie.
Shopping
Winter home to the Brooklyn artsy, high end flea market.
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Brooklyn Flea Market
1000 Dean StWinter home to the Brooklyn artsy, high end flea market.
Owl and Thistle General Store
833 Franklin AvenuePresents.
Everything Else
The library, while not as beautiful as the NYPL main branch in Bryant Park, this library has pie: Four and Twenty Blackbird's kiosk is in the lobby.
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Brooklyn Public Library
The library, while not as beautiful as the NYPL main branch in Bryant Park, this library has pie: Four and Twenty Blackbird's kiosk is in the lobby.
Beside the location of the former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers: now apartment buildings. This is where Jackie Robinson played.
Ebbets Field Middle School
46 McKeever PlaceBeside the location of the former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers: now apartment buildings. This is where Jackie Robinson played.