Guidebook for Brooklyn

Rachel
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Arts & Culture

Great place to see movies, plays, dance and opera. It's our go-to movie theater, they also have screening series where they play older/independent films
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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Great place to see movies, plays, dance and opera. It's our go-to movie theater, they also have screening series where they play older/independent films
Always has great exhibits.
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Always has great exhibits.
Very cool space for comedy and music shows, lectures, and dance nights
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Littlefield
635 Sackett St
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Very cool space for comedy and music shows, lectures, and dance nights
Hosts a few great dance parties, also a venue for comedy and music shows.
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The Bell House
149 7th St
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Hosts a few great dance parties, also a venue for comedy and music shows.
Home of the Brooklyn Nets. Huge place to see big music concerts as well. Brooklyn's version of Madison Square Garden.
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Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
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Home of the Brooklyn Nets. Huge place to see big music concerts as well. Brooklyn's version of Madison Square Garden.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy, cheap bar attached to one of the best pizza joints in Brooklyn.
Cherry Tree Bar
65 4th Ave
Cozy, cheap bar attached to one of the best pizza joints in Brooklyn.
Awesome little German-style beer hall. Great german beers plus good german snack food.
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Die Stammkneipe/ Der Schwarze Koelner
710 Fulton St
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Awesome little German-style beer hall. Great german beers plus good german snack food.
Classic spot for a good cocktail
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Clover Club
210 Smith St
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Classic spot for a good cocktail
An amazing restaurant for dinner, but next store they've got a really nice bar with gastropub food. Beautiful backyard in the summertime.
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Flatbush Farm
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An amazing restaurant for dinner, but next store they've got a really nice bar with gastropub food. Beautiful backyard in the summertime.
Great straight forward bar. Very cool.
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Mission Dolores
249 4th Ave
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Great straight forward bar. Very cool.
Oldest bar in Brooklyn. Super duper cozy neighborhood spot.
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Brooklyn Inn
148 Hoyt St
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Oldest bar in Brooklyn. Super duper cozy neighborhood spot.
Classic dive, loud music, fun people
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Hank's Saloon
345 Adams Street
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Classic dive, loud music, fun people
Great little divey bar. Really good burgers. Outdoor seating. Rachel used to waitress there.
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Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave
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Great little divey bar. Really good burgers. Outdoor seating. Rachel used to waitress there.
Cute little cocktail bar in the heart of Gowanus.
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Halyards
406 3rd Ave
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Cute little cocktail bar in the heart of Gowanus.
New brewery in the neighborhood. Very cool. Has rotating guest chefs from Brooklyn's favorite restaurants. Super fun time. Often live music.
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Threes Brewing
333 Douglass St
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New brewery in the neighborhood. Very cool. Has rotating guest chefs from Brooklyn's favorite restaurants. Super fun time. Often live music.
Low key bar, good jukebox.
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The Sackett
661 Sackett St
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Low key bar, good jukebox.
Bar/lounge with bocci ball courts. Basement music and storytelling venue. Often you can catch a really good show.
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Union Hall
702 Union St
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Bar/lounge with bocci ball courts. Basement music and storytelling venue. Often you can catch a really good show.
Low key bar, a little bit divey, very neighborhoody, friendly bartenders, comfortable place to meet with friends.
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Boat
175 Smith St
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Low key bar, a little bit divey, very neighborhoody, friendly bartenders, comfortable place to meet with friends.
A must-do for the summertime. All outdoor seating, great crowd, good food, great margaritas.
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Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St
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A must-do for the summertime. All outdoor seating, great crowd, good food, great margaritas.

Food Scene

Really lovely, cozy, more upscale place, new american cuisine. A neighborhood favorite for a special date.
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Rucola
190 Dean St
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Really lovely, cozy, more upscale place, new american cuisine. A neighborhood favorite for a special date.
Low key, American restaurant, good food, great decor
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Building On Bond
112 Bond St
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Low key, American restaurant, good food, great decor
Our favorite local brunch spot. Great coffee and BLTs. Outside seating in the summer. Family friendly. Big cozy booths.
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Alchemy
56 5th Ave
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Our favorite local brunch spot. Great coffee and BLTs. Outside seating in the summer. Family friendly. Big cozy booths.
Great Coffee
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Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
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Great Coffee
Great ice cream and espresso
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
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Great ice cream and espresso
Our favorite place for Vietnamese pho and bahn mi.
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Hanco's
134 Smith St
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Our favorite place for Vietnamese pho and bahn mi.
Small, homey place for great ramen.
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Zuzu Ramen
173 4th Ave
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Small, homey place for great ramen.
Great bagels. They also deliver to our apartment if you're feeling lazy.
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Bergen Bagels
473 Bergen St
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Great bagels. They also deliver to our apartment if you're feeling lazy.
We think this place has the best lox in the city.
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Brownstone Bagels
671 Union St
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We think this place has the best lox in the city.
Good beer and hot dogs. Counter service with places to sit.
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Bark Hot Dogs
474 Bergen Street
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Good beer and hot dogs. Counter service with places to sit.
Super tiny hole in the wall, great Mexican, good lunch specials and cheap margaritas during happy hour.
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Pequeña
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Super tiny hole in the wall, great Mexican, good lunch specials and cheap margaritas during happy hour.
Great little french coffee shop, nice sandwiches for a light lunch.
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Bacchus
409 Atlantic Ave
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Great little french coffee shop, nice sandwiches for a light lunch.
Strong stuff.
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Gorilla Coffee
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Strong stuff.
Classic BBQ Joint, an offshoot of the famed Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem.
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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
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Classic BBQ Joint, an offshoot of the famed Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem.
Really lovely, more upscale, super cozy German fare
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Berlyn
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Really lovely, more upscale, super cozy German fare
Great low key neighborhood french bistro.
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Bar Tabac
128 Smith St
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Great low key neighborhood french bistro.
Really good, affordable thai food.
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National
295 Fulton St
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Really good, affordable thai food.
Fancy fun beer and really super delicious sandwich shop. Also a play to buy six packs and growlers to go.
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Bierkraft
191 5th Avenue
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Fancy fun beer and really super delicious sandwich shop. Also a play to buy six packs and growlers to go.
One of the best upscale Italian restaurants. Super cozy and delicious.
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al di la Trattoria
248 5th Ave
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One of the best upscale Italian restaurants. Super cozy and delicious.
Great Vegan food.
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M.O.B
525 Atlantic Avenue
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Great Vegan food.
Delicious raw, vegan.
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Sun In Bloom
460 Bergen Street
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Delicious raw, vegan.
Good Kosher food.
Pardes
497 Atlantic Ave
Good Kosher food.

Sightseeing

The heart of Brooklyn, known as even more beautiful than Central Park. Big farmers market on Saturdays. The place to enjoy the warm summer months.
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Prospect Park
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The heart of Brooklyn, known as even more beautiful than Central Park. Big farmers market on Saturdays. The place to enjoy the warm summer months.

Essentials

Straight forward grocery store.
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Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton St
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Straight forward grocery store.
Good groceries at good prices.
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Trader Joe's
130 Court St
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Good groceries at good prices.
Brooklyn just got a whole foods and it is insane. It is so big and upstairs there is a beer bar, restaurant, and rooftop seating.
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Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
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Brooklyn just got a whole foods and it is insane. It is so big and upstairs there is a beer bar, restaurant, and rooftop seating.
Our favorite place to go. Middle Eastern grocery store, awesome bulk section, cheap feta, great prepared foods section.
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Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
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Our favorite place to go. Middle Eastern grocery store, awesome bulk section, cheap feta, great prepared foods section.

Shopping

Brooklyn's favorite thrift store. Good prices, great clothes.
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Beacon's Closet Park Slope
92 5th Ave
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Brooklyn's favorite thrift store. Good prices, great clothes.
Great place for your basics.
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UNIQLO Atlantic Terminal
139 Flatbush Ave
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Great place for your basics.
Great shoe store.
DNA Footwear Park Slope
220 5th Ave
Great shoe store.

Everything Else

Our local climbing gym.
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Brooklyn Boulders Gowanus
575 Degraw St
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Our local climbing gym.