Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Great coffee. Nice atmosphere. Good pastries. Fresh bread.
48 locals recommend
Steeplechase Coffee
3013 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
48 locals recommend
Great coffee. Nice atmosphere. Good pastries. Fresh bread.
A bar and restaurant with high-end pub food.
72 locals recommend
Hunter's
213 Smith St
72 locals recommend
A bar and restaurant with high-end pub food.
Phenomenal pizza by any standard.
90 locals recommend
Wheated
905 Church Ave
90 locals recommend
Phenomenal pizza by any standard.
Classic diner. Good breakfasts.
Terrace Coffee Shop
598 19th St
Classic diner. Good breakfasts.

Everything Else

Stiff from too much walking? Stretch it out!
19 locals recommend
Jaya Yoga East
2902 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
19 locals recommend
Stiff from too much walking? Stretch it out!
This is a post office, and also the Church Avenue station for the F and G trains.
30 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
419 McDonald Ave
30 locals recommend
This is a post office, and also the Church Avenue station for the F and G trains.
Summer concerts, most of them free. Calendar, when it is ready, is at http://bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn
113 locals recommend
Prospect Park Bandshell
141 Prospect Park West
113 locals recommend
Summer concerts, most of them free. Calendar, when it is ready, is at http://bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn

Shopping

Amazing sandwiches, salads, roast chickens.
35 locals recommend
Brancaccio's Food Shop
3011 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
35 locals recommend
Amazing sandwiches, salads, roast chickens.

Entertainment & Activities

Got kids? Want a pickup game of basketball? Want to see some occasional very amateur cricket? This is the place. This is also the Fort Hamilton Avenue station for the F and G trains.
6 locals recommend
Greenwood Playground
Prospect Expressway
6 locals recommend
Got kids? Want a pickup game of basketball? Want to see some occasional very amateur cricket? This is the place. This is also the Fort Hamilton Avenue station for the F and G trains.
Great playground. Good duck-watching across the street.
8 locals recommend
Vanderbilt Playground
170 West Dr
8 locals recommend
Great playground. Good duck-watching across the street.

Essentials

A very impressive selection of produce and ethnic goods of every ethnicity. Open 24 hours.
13 locals recommend
Isaac's Apple Farm
329 Church Ave
13 locals recommend
A very impressive selection of produce and ethnic goods of every ethnicity. Open 24 hours.
Supermarket with deli and a wide selection of beers.
40 locals recommend
Foodtown of Kensington
382 McDonald Ave
40 locals recommend
Supermarket with deli and a wide selection of beers.
Great wine and liquor shop with very friendly knowledgeable staff. Often have free tastings in the early evenings. Also the north end of the Fort Hamilton station on the F and G trains.
34 locals recommend
Juice Box Wine & Spirits
1289 Prospect Ave
34 locals recommend
Great wine and liquor shop with very friendly knowledgeable staff. Often have free tastings in the early evenings. Also the north end of the Fort Hamilton station on the F and G trains.

Sightseeing

Boardwalk, beach. F train to Coney Island.
663 locals recommend
Coney Island
663 locals recommend
Boardwalk, beach. F train to Coney Island.
The arch! F train to West 4th St.
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington Square
946 locals recommend
The arch! F train to West 4th St.
Great views of Manhattan, carousel. F train to York.
422 locals recommend
Dumbo
65 Plymouth St
422 locals recommend
Great views of Manhattan, carousel. F train to York.
Beautiful views. F train to Jay St.
50 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Association Inc
55 Pierrepont St
50 locals recommend
Beautiful views. F train to Jay St.
Detailed map is http://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/park-map/
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Detailed map is http://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/park-map/

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar with good food. Lots of shops and restaurants here.
97 locals recommend
The Double Windsor
210 Prospect Park West
97 locals recommend
Great bar with good food. Lots of shops and restaurants here.