Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Saraghina
350 Lewis AveDelicious brick oven pizza, rustic-inspired, relaxed atmosphere
606 R&D
606 Vanderbilt AveGreat weekend brunch or dinner spot. Lovely decor.
Do or Dive Bar
1108 Bedford AveGreat food, great atmosphere, great drinks!
Puerto Rican/Dominican (Latin American) Cuisine.
Live music, relaxed atmosphere, delicious food at reasonable prices, great beer and wine
564 Grand Ave
564 Grand AvenuePuerto Rican/Dominican (Latin American) Cuisine.
Live music, relaxed atmosphere, delicious food at reasonable prices, great beer and wine
Abigail Cafe and Wine Bar
807 Classon AvenueFood, music, wine, beer
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveGreat fresh mexican food
Thirstbaravin
629 Classon AveGreat food and wine
Miriam
79 5th AveDelicious Mediterranean cuisine. Great weekend brunch location.
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt AveBest middle eastern food!
Lovely outdoor garden
Inexpensive
Alchemy is a low-key, comfortable, pub-style restaurant on the North end of 5th Ave. in Park Slope.
31 locals recommend
Alchemy
56 5th AveAlchemy is a low-key, comfortable, pub-style restaurant on the North end of 5th Ave. in Park Slope.
Brooklyn Fish Camp
162 5th AvenueDelicious seafood, cocktails, beers, wine. YUM!
Fonda
434 7th AveBrunch
Happy Hour
Dinner
Bogota Latin Bistro
141 5th AveColombian cuisine.
Luz Restaurant
177 Vanderbilt AvenueLatin American cuisine
Basil Pizza & Wine Bar
270 Kingston AvePizza & Wine Bar
Caracas Arepa Bar
291 Grand StVenezuelan cuisine
Delicious and affordable breakfast/brunch/lunch, great atmosphere, spacious, friendly staff, excellent drinks (we recommend the Pimms Cup) and a cute outdoor area (for lazy summer days).
199 locals recommend
Catfish
1433 Bedford AveDelicious and affordable breakfast/brunch/lunch, great atmosphere, spacious, friendly staff, excellent drinks (we recommend the Pimms Cup) and a cute outdoor area (for lazy summer days).
Drinks & Nightlife
Beer garden. Lovely outdoor area for enjoying beers during warm months. You can also order Dutch Boy burgers to enjoy inside Franklin Park (buildings are connected)
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlBeer garden. Lovely outdoor area for enjoying beers during warm months. You can also order Dutch Boy burgers to enjoy inside Franklin Park (buildings are connected)
Everything Else
Williamsburg
Brooklyn nieghborhood worth visiting
Park Slope
Brooklyn neighborhood worth visiting
Boerum Hill
Brooklyn neighborhood worth visiting
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn neighborhood worth visiting
Red Hook
Brooklyn neighborhood worth visiting
Carroll Gardens
Brooklyn neighborhood worth visiting
Fort Greene
Brooklyn neighborhood worth visiting
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn neighborhood worth visiting
Shop, eat, listen to music, chat with artisans and designers. Fun for all! You can even ride our bikes there :D
266 locals recommend
Brooklyn Flea
51 North 6th StreetShop, eat, listen to music, chat with artisans and designers. Fun for all! You can even ride our bikes there :D
Photography & electronics retail store
47 locals recommend
B&H Photo Video - Electronics and Camera Store
420 9th AvePhotography & electronics retail store
223 Kingston Ave
223 Kingston AvenueDrop-off laundromat
If you're lucky enough to be in NYC for the summer months, consider visiting the beach for a day. Don't forget your sunblock and sun glasses!
224 locals recommend
Rockaway Beach
If you're lucky enough to be in NYC for the summer months, consider visiting the beach for a day. Don't forget your sunblock and sun glasses!
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyMuseum
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West<3
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveThe Met
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetMoMA
The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin DrThe Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe
One of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the United States. In the summer time, you can enjoy the WarmUp events. Check out website for more info!
575 locals recommend
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson AveOne of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the United States. In the summer time, you can enjoy the WarmUp events. Check out website for more info!
Sightseeing
Built in 1831. The first rail line into New York City, the New York and Harlem Railroad, was formed. The following year, it began service to a terminus at Fourth Ave. and 23rd St.
781 locals recommend
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd StBuilt in 1831. The first rail line into New York City, the New York and Harlem Railroad, was formed. The following year, it began service to a terminus at Fourth Ave. and 23rd St.
Empire State Building
20 W 34th StEmpire State Building
Top of the Rock
30 Rockefeller PlazaBest views of Manhattan from its observation deck
Rockefeller Plaza
Rockefeller PlazaRockefeller Center
Staten Island Ferry
Staten Island FerryFREE!
Prospect Park is a 585-acre public park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a 585-acre public park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn
Central Park
85 S Jefferson RdCentral Park
A 550-acre riverside park and estuarine sanctuary located on the west side of Manhattan between Battery Place and W 59th Street
155 locals recommend
Hudson River Park
A 550-acre riverside park and estuarine sanctuary located on the west side of Manhattan between Battery Place and W 59th Street
A public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan's West Side
144 locals recommend
Empire Diner
210 10th AveA public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan's West Side
Union Square is an important and historic intersection in Manhattan in New York City, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Fourth Avenue[4] – came together in the early 19th century
440 locals recommend
Madison Square Park
11 Madison AveUnion Square is an important and historic intersection in Manhattan in New York City, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Fourth Avenue[4] – came together in the early 19th century
Nolita
North of Little Italy - Manhattan neighborhood
TriBeCa
Triangle below Canal Street - Manhattan neighborhood
Often referred to in New York as simply "the Village". in the late 19th to mid 20th centuries as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, and the East Coast birthplace of the Beat movement.
180 locals recommend
Greenwich Village
Often referred to in New York as simply "the Village". in the late 19th to mid 20th centuries as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, and the East Coast birthplace of the Beat movement.
Referred to as "The L.E.S." - traditionally an immigrant, working-class neighborhood. Underwent rapid gentrification in mid-2000. Listed as one of America's Most Endangered Places.
214 locals recommend
Lower East Side
175 Eldridge StReferred to as "The L.E.S." - traditionally an immigrant, working-class neighborhood. Underwent rapid gentrification in mid-2000. Listed as one of America's Most Endangered Places.
Located on the outskirts of the West Village, this area has become upscale and gentrified.
276 locals recommend
Meatpacking District
Located on the outskirts of the West Village, this area has become upscale and gentrified.
The neighborhood is primarily residential. Western Chelsea has become a center of the New York art world, with many art galleries located in both new buildings and rehabilitated warehouses.
192 locals recommend
Chelsea
The neighborhood is primarily residential. Western Chelsea has become a center of the New York art world, with many art galleries located in both new buildings and rehabilitated warehouses.
Harlem
Go there!
Shopping
Shopping for inexpensive sneakers/runners? You won't be disappointed here!
136 locals recommend
Fulton Mall
Shopping for inexpensive sneakers/runners? You won't be disappointed here!
Century21 Stores
32 Church StShop shop shop!
This location is in Brooklyn. During the warm months, it is nice to take a walk near the Verrazano Bridge, then go shopping at Century 21.
97 locals recommend
Century 21
472 86th StThis location is in Brooklyn. During the warm months, it is nice to take a walk near the Verrazano Bridge, then go shopping at Century 21.
Tekserve
119 W 23rd StTop quality techie devices at better prices than the competition!
J&R Electronics Inc
Music, Computers, Cameras + More!
Forever 21
40 E 14th StClothing store
H&M
150 East 86th StreetClothing Store
Urban Outfitters
162 2nd AveClothing store
Essentials
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton StSuper market
Trader Joe's
130 Court StSuper market