Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Alice's Arbor
549 Classon AvenueNext door, great decor, good brunch and bar
Outpost
1014 Fulton StOur favorite coffee shop, nearby, good coffee. Service is slow.
Very popular Mexican restaurant. Great decor. Long lines. Tends to be more healthy than authentic, but still probably one of the best Mexican places in NYC.
566 locals recommend
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveVery popular Mexican restaurant. Great decor. Long lines. Tends to be more healthy than authentic, but still probably one of the best Mexican places in NYC.
Do or Dive Bar
1108 Bedford AveFunky place with good food. A little pricey.
Fuleen
11 Division StOne of my favorite Chinese restaurants, $6 lunch menu.
Kaz an Nou
53 6th AveSouthern food. My favorite brunch place.
Stacey's favorite Italian restaurant. Great service, excellent quality. Portions are a little bit small and a little bit expensive thought.
11 locals recommend
Caffe e Vino
Stacey's favorite Italian restaurant. Great service, excellent quality. Portions are a little bit small and a little bit expensive thought.
Senegalese restaurant. Good food, nice decor, reasonable prices. Slow service.
52 locals recommend
Joloff
1168 Bedford AveSenegalese restaurant. Good food, nice decor, reasonable prices. Slow service.
Hill Cafe
17 Putnam AveNice atmosphere, good food.
Le Paris Dakar
518 Nostrand Ave.Good coffee. Really good crepes.
Imperial Chinese Food Kitchen
1120 Fulton StThe local Chinese takeout place. Good portions.
Marrakech Door
525 Franklin AveExcellent Moroccan food. Very slow service.
Well priced and actually really solid Mexican food in NYC...what a gift to the neighborhood!
12 locals recommend
Xochitl Taqueria
1015 Fulton StWell priced and actually really solid Mexican food in NYC...what a gift to the neighborhood!
Drinks & Nightlife
Fulton Grand
1011 Fulton StLow key spot, good selection of beer, nice patio area.
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlLocal bar, with dancing on Friday and Saturday nights
Glorietta Baldy
502 Franklin AveNice bar. New hispter joint in neighborhood.
Local watering hole, nice decor. Attracts people from outside the neighborhood and crowded with hipsters. Selected by Time Out New York as the best bar in the area.
260 locals recommend
Doris
1088 Fulton StLocal watering hole, nice decor. Attracts people from outside the neighborhood and crowded with hipsters. Selected by Time Out New York as the best bar in the area.
Everything Else
Our favorite late night food option on the block. Good sandwiches, and cheap.
Latin Brothers Food Corporation
1141 Fulton StOur favorite late night food option on the block. Good sandwiches, and cheap.
J&R Electronics Inc
Large electronics emporium...well located too. Good selection.
Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
1368 Fulton StAfrican dance classes.
Mark Morris Dance Group
3 Lafayette AveModern facility with a lot of dance classes on offer.
The anchor of Fulton Street Mall...a lot of new shops are opening up here. Good place for clothes shopping nearby.
696 locals recommend
Macy's
151 W 34th StThe anchor of Fulton Street Mall...a lot of new shops are opening up here. Good place for clothes shopping nearby.
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveThe new arena. Lots of shows. Nets. Within walking distance.
Excellent place to walk to. It is free in the mornings as well.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveExcellent place to walk to. It is free in the mornings as well.
This is where Stacey works. Arguably the best performing arts center in the United States if not the World! (we are biased). Movies and performances. www.bam.org
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveThis is where Stacey works. Arguably the best performing arts center in the United States if not the World! (we are biased). Movies and performances. www.bam.org
Atlantic Terminal Mall has a number of shopping options, including Best Buy, Uniqlo, and Target.
15 locals recommend
UNIQLO Atlantic Terminal
139 Flatbush AveAtlantic Terminal Mall has a number of shopping options, including Best Buy, Uniqlo, and Target.
The Mall has become a prime shopping destination in the past new years, with Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, Gap Outlet and other stores opening up. Come here to shop for clothes.
136 locals recommend
Fulton Mall
The Mall has become a prime shopping destination in the past new years, with Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, Gap Outlet and other stores opening up. Come here to shop for clothes.
Arts & Culture
This is where Stacey works, and is one of the best performing arts centers in the World. Dance, theater, music, comedy, movies, etc.... Check out the schedule at bam.org.
521 locals recommend
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton StThis is where Stacey works, and is one of the best performing arts centers in the World. Dance, theater, music, comedy, movies, etc.... Check out the schedule at bam.org.
Shopping
Discount outlet of Nordstrom, not necessarily cheap. But they have nice stuff and some of the clearance items are deals.
23 locals recommend
Nordstrom Rack Union Square
60 E 14th StDiscount outlet of Nordstrom, not necessarily cheap. But they have nice stuff and some of the clearance items are deals.
Discount retailer, popular with tourists. The selection can be strange and the crowds large. But they do have some good clothes and a decent household goods selection downstairs.
260 locals recommend
Century21 Stores
32 Church StDiscount retailer, popular with tourists. The selection can be strange and the crowds large. But they do have some good clothes and a decent household goods selection downstairs.