Guidebook for Brooklyn
Everything Else
Dough Doughnuts
5th AvenueBest donuts ever
Food Scene
Corner Grind Coffee Kitchen
1183 Bedford AveGood coffee right on the corner
Le Paris Dakar
518 Nostrand Ave.Great crepes and pastries, amazing! good coffee too.
Xochitl Taqueria
1015 Fulton StGood Mexican food, take a walk or have them deliver.
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt AveAmazing Ramen, walk on a nice day or take a short train ride
Shake Shack
Madison AvenueThe closest Shake Shack, always busy but totally worth it.
Walter's
166 Dekalb AveVery nice restaurant and bar
Our favorite restaurant in Brooklyn. They don't take reservations and can be busy. It is worth the wait though, especially when the weather is nice and you can walk around the neighborhood.
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al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveOur favorite restaurant in Brooklyn. They don't take reservations and can be busy. It is worth the wait though, especially when the weather is nice and you can walk around the neighborhood.
Napoleon’s Southern Cuisine and Bakery
1180 Bedford AveFried Chicken & Waffles!!!
Amazing southern/soul food restaurant. Great brunch and Dinner. Very busy but worth the potential wait.
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Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins AveAmazing southern/soul food restaurant. Great brunch and Dinner. Very busy but worth the potential wait.
Hungry Ghost
253 Flatbush AveCoffee shop open late.
Calaca
139 Putnam AveNice small mexican place for snack and drinks
Tom’s
782 Washington AveGood food! American diner.
Best Coffee in NYC? This is a seriously unique indoor/outdoor coffee shop open year round.
Coffee Snob
1177 Bedford AveBest Coffee in NYC? This is a seriously unique indoor/outdoor coffee shop open year round.
Outpost
1014 Fulton StGreat food, drinks. Good for breakfast lunch or brunch.
Tacos El Bronco
4324 4th AveAmazing authentic Mexican Food. Great taco's and cheap
Fonda
434 7th AveFancy Mexican restaurant. Amazing food.
Bagel Pub
287 9th StBest Bagels in the area.
Lucha Lucha
283 Nostrand Ave.Great California style burritos
Arts & Culture
BAM movie theater, see the newest indie films/documentaries at a great theater
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveBAM movie theater, see the newest indie films/documentaries at a great theater
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveSee the Brooklyn Nets or the New York Islanders at home.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyGreat Museum close by
Bushwick Community Darkroom
73 Troutman StDarkroom and gallery, get film processed, take a class.
Drinks & Nightlife
Secret speakeasy... shhhh... amazing inside like walking into the 1920's. Great bartenders. There is no sign just white tile outside, walk right in.
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Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt AveSecret speakeasy... shhhh... amazing inside like walking into the 1920's. Great bartenders. There is no sign just white tile outside, walk right in.
Bedford Hall
1177 Bedford AvenueGrab a drink right around the corner
Essentials
Trader Joe's
130 Court StCheap groceries.
Metropolitan Citymarket
1142 Bedford AveClosest grocery store
Shopping
Walgreens
2325 Flatbush AvePharmacy
Frame shop that makes amazing frames. Also Borough Photo that can print your photos.
Make A Frame Bedford ltd
1175 Bedford AveFrame shop that makes amazing frames. Also Borough Photo that can print your photos.
Sightseeing
Prospect Park
Visit Brooklyn's largest park.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveI haven't been yet but I hear it is nice.