Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Just one of the best Italian places around. Never had a bad meal there. Very cool and romantic.
22 locals recommend
Bar Tano
457 3rd Avenue
22 locals recommend
Just one of the best Italian places around. Never had a bad meal there. Very cool and romantic.
Lovely and reasonable. Good food.
Thai Sky
386 5th Avenue
Lovely and reasonable. Good food.
Terrific NY BBQ all from sustainable food and farms. Great choice of bourbons and beers as well. Enjoyable, hipster atmosphere and easy-going service.
28 locals recommend
Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue
408 3rd Ave
28 locals recommend
Terrific NY BBQ all from sustainable food and farms. Great choice of bourbons and beers as well. Enjoyable, hipster atmosphere and easy-going service.
Great and wholesome Chinese take out.
6 locals recommend
Michael & Ping's
437 3rd Ave
6 locals recommend
Great and wholesome Chinese take out.
Great PIES and nice place to meet for coffee. Right around the corner.
89 locals recommend
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
89 locals recommend
Great PIES and nice place to meet for coffee. Right around the corner.
Remarkable brick oven pizza. Very popular.
60 locals recommend
Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd Avenue
60 locals recommend
Remarkable brick oven pizza. Very popular.
Good Thai food and comfortable setting.
6 locals recommend
Sai Thai Kitchen
437 5th Ave
6 locals recommend
Good Thai food and comfortable setting.
Nice neighborhood coffee bar.
18 locals recommend
Cafe Martin
355 5th Ave
18 locals recommend
Nice neighborhood coffee bar.
All outdoor BBQ. Right on the Gowanus at Union St. Full bar. Great for large groups. Outstanding BBQ.
51 locals recommend
Pig Beach
480 Union St
51 locals recommend
All outdoor BBQ. Right on the Gowanus at Union St. Full bar. Great for large groups. Outstanding BBQ.

Essentials

800 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
800 locals recommend
103 locals recommend
CVS
1070 Flatbush Ave
103 locals recommend
663 locals recommend
CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham Ave
663 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Ocean Fish Market
35-08 30th Ave
9 locals recommend
Full service pharmacy. 24 hours
25 locals recommend
Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Ave
25 locals recommend
Full service pharmacy. 24 hours

Everything Else

Anything you could possibly need --from aspirin to socks to hardware to office supplies to flip-flops. Really one of the great "general stores' left in Brooklyn.
Save On Fifth
421 5th Ave
Anything you could possibly need --from aspirin to socks to hardware to office supplies to flip-flops. Really one of the great "general stores' left in Brooklyn.
Leopoldi Hardware
415 5th Ave

Getting Around

Find F, G, & R trains to all points in the 5 boros.
16 locals recommend
4 Av - 9 St Station
16 locals recommend
Find F, G, & R trains to all points in the 5 boros.

Drinks & Nightlife

Major NYC music venue featuring every genre of live music. Lovely lounge if you're not attending performances. The live broadcast site of NPR's weekly show "Ask Me Another."
132 locals recommend
The Bell House
149 7th St
132 locals recommend
Major NYC music venue featuring every genre of live music. Lovely lounge if you're not attending performances. The live broadcast site of NPR's weekly show "Ask Me Another."

Parks & Nature

3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Brand new waterfront park stretches from Dumbo(Manhattan Bridge) all the way down to Atlantic Ave. Stunning views. Great bicycling, walking and general relaxation. Reached via A-train to "High Street" or F-train to "York Street."
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals recommend
Brand new waterfront park stretches from Dumbo(Manhattan Bridge) all the way down to Atlantic Ave. Stunning views. Great bicycling, walking and general relaxation. Reached via A-train to "High Street" or F-train to "York Street."

Entertainment & Activities

First run multiplex for all your movie needs.
68 locals recommend
The Pavilion Theater
68 locals recommend
First run multiplex for all your movie needs.
Independent and 1st run movies.
145 locals recommend
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
145 locals recommend
Independent and 1st run movies.
BAM Rose cinemas. 1st run art films and cinemateque.
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
BAM Rose cinemas. 1st run art films and cinemateque.