Guidebook for Brooklyn

Melissa
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Amazing pies!
89 locals recommend
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
89 locals recommend
Amazing pies!
Wonderful bakery with French classics, and gluten free items! Nice little cafe area for dining in, good for breakfast or lunch.
54 locals recommend
Colson Patisserie
374 9th St
54 locals recommend
Wonderful bakery with French classics, and gluten free items! Nice little cafe area for dining in, good for breakfast or lunch.
409 locals recommend
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
409 locals recommend
Excellent raw bar happy hour, friendly service
42 locals recommend
Littleneck
288 3rd Ave
42 locals recommend
Excellent raw bar happy hour, friendly service
Intimate setting, great baked goods and top notch food on a seasonal menu
38 locals recommend
Runner & Stone
285 3rd Ave
38 locals recommend
Intimate setting, great baked goods and top notch food on a seasonal menu
Charming French bistro with a laid-back vibe
20 locals recommend
Olivier Bistro
469 4th Ave
20 locals recommend
Charming French bistro with a laid-back vibe
Omakase!
31 locals recommend
Sushi Katsuei
210 7th Ave
31 locals recommend
Omakase!
Amazing Italian food, made with fresh ingredients! A great neighborhood spot.
205 locals recommend
al di la Trattoria
248 5th Ave
205 locals recommend
Amazing Italian food, made with fresh ingredients! A great neighborhood spot.
Delicious brick oven pizza, perfect char on the bottom of the crust. And these guys were on Shark Tank!
60 locals recommend
Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd Avenue
60 locals recommend
Delicious brick oven pizza, perfect char on the bottom of the crust. And these guys were on Shark Tank!
One of NYC's best bagels. Great breakfast bagel sandwiches - go for the bacon-egg-cheese!
134 locals recommend
Bagel Pub
287 9th St
134 locals recommend
One of NYC's best bagels. Great breakfast bagel sandwiches - go for the bacon-egg-cheese!
Korean BBQ, really solid food and drinks, great for groups. And there's karaoke rooms for after-dinner entertainment!
35 locals recommend
Insa
328 Douglass St
35 locals recommend
Korean BBQ, really solid food and drinks, great for groups. And there's karaoke rooms for after-dinner entertainment!
Great for brunch and dinner, good wine and cocktail list, the food never disappoints. With outdoor seating in good weather.
88 locals recommend
Stone Park Cafe
324 5th Ave
88 locals recommend
Great for brunch and dinner, good wine and cocktail list, the food never disappoints. With outdoor seating in good weather.
Amazing mezcal and food! Sit at the bar and ask the bartender to curate a tasting to go with your meal!
25 locals recommend
Claro
284 3rd Ave
25 locals recommend
Amazing mezcal and food! Sit at the bar and ask the bartender to curate a tasting to go with your meal!
Solid steakhouse, also great for brunch, and serves a mean Bloody Mary!
14 locals recommend
Benchmark
339A 2nd St
14 locals recommend
Solid steakhouse, also great for brunch, and serves a mean Bloody Mary!
Great pierogi’s, super-local place. And a great choice for some filling but cheap eats!
10 locals recommend
Baba's Pierogies
295 3rd Ave
10 locals recommend
Great pierogi’s, super-local place. And a great choice for some filling but cheap eats!
Go here to get your BBQ fix, and then post it on Instagram!
51 locals recommend
Pig Beach
480 Union St
51 locals recommend
Go here to get your BBQ fix, and then post it on Instagram!
Authentic Italian in a charming atmosphere, amazing natural wine list! House made pastas!
7 locals recommend
Terre
341 5th Ave
7 locals recommend
Authentic Italian in a charming atmosphere, amazing natural wine list! House made pastas!
High quality sushi rolls, casual.
Daigo Sushi Roll Bar
527 Carroll Street
High quality sushi rolls, casual.
Modern sushi restaurant, limited outdoor seating.
Oita Sushi
833 Union Street
Modern sushi restaurant, limited outdoor seating.
Local favorite, dine in, takeout, or get fresh pasta meal kits to prepare at home!
8 locals recommend
Pasta Louise
803 8th Avenue
8 locals recommend
Local favorite, dine in, takeout, or get fresh pasta meal kits to prepare at home!
Local Favorite, yummy burgers and great shakes. Really good value. https://instagram.com/harlemshakenyc?utm_medium=copy_link
Harlem Shake
Sterling Place
Local Favorite, yummy burgers and great shakes. Really good value. https://instagram.com/harlemshakenyc?utm_medium=copy_link
Woman-owned bar/eatery featuring French female winemakers. https://instagram.com/winemakher.brooklynbar?utm_medium=copy_link
Winemak'Her Bar
492 5th Avenue
Woman-owned bar/eatery featuring French female winemakers. https://instagram.com/winemakher.brooklynbar?utm_medium=copy_link
Charming local restaurant with a hipster-tiki vibe. Known for expertly crafted (strong!) creative cocktails, great tacos and platters.
22 locals recommend
Bar Tano
457 3rd Avenue
22 locals recommend
Charming local restaurant with a hipster-tiki vibe. Known for expertly crafted (strong!) creative cocktails, great tacos and platters.
Delicious gelato, creative flavors and vegan offerings!
31 locals recommend
L'Albero Dei Gelati
341 5th Ave
31 locals recommend
Delicious gelato, creative flavors and vegan offerings!
Casual French bistro with daily live music. Great for brunch!
Le Mistral
330 5th Street
Casual French bistro with daily live music. Great for brunch!
Don’t let the unassuming storefront dissuade you. This is our go-to takeout place for Indian! Chicken Tikka Masala, Samosas, and Biryani are fantastic!
Kanan
452 3rd Ave
Don’t let the unassuming storefront dissuade you. This is our go-to takeout place for Indian! Chicken Tikka Masala, Samosas, and Biryani are fantastic!
Family-run pizza place, really good pepperoni pizza!
23 locals recommend
Peppino's Park Slope
469 5th Ave
23 locals recommend
Family-run pizza place, really good pepperoni pizza!
Another great pizza place, good for those who like a softer crust, slightly sweeter, with lots of cornmeal dusting on the bottom. 🍕
6 locals recommend
Two Boots Park Slope
284 5th Avenue
6 locals recommend
Another great pizza place, good for those who like a softer crust, slightly sweeter, with lots of cornmeal dusting on the bottom. 🍕
Tiny cafe serving coffee and pastries from D’Avignon Bakery…right at the end of our block, can’t be more convenient than that!
Room 205
205 8th St
Tiny cafe serving coffee and pastries from D’Avignon Bakery…right at the end of our block, can’t be more convenient than that!

Drinks & Nightlife

Friendly neighborhood dive bar
17 locals recommend
Halyards
406 3rd Ave
17 locals recommend
Friendly neighborhood dive bar
Modern-bohemian vibe, cozy atmosphere, creative cocktails
8 locals recommend
Dirty Precious
317 3rd Ave
8 locals recommend
Modern-bohemian vibe, cozy atmosphere, creative cocktails
Lots of live comedy shows, including headliners for reasonably priced tickets! Get there at doors unless you want to stand.
132 locals recommend
The Bell House
149 7th St
132 locals recommend
Lots of live comedy shows, including headliners for reasonably priced tickets! Get there at doors unless you want to stand.
Large bar with a nice outdoor area, very relaxed. Good place to go for some food with your drinks.
65 locals recommend
Lavender Lake Bar
53 Carroll St
65 locals recommend
Large bar with a nice outdoor area, very relaxed. Good place to go for some food with your drinks.
Great beer selection, nice atmosphere with outdoor area in back, also has burgers, wings and tacos
85 locals recommend
Threes Brewing
333 Douglass St
85 locals recommend
Great beer selection, nice atmosphere with outdoor area in back, also has burgers, wings and tacos
Great place if you're in the mood for a beer flight. Super friendly atmosphere.
8 locals recommend
Strong Rope Brewery
574 President St
8 locals recommend
Great place if you're in the mood for a beer flight. Super friendly atmosphere.
Really fun 21+ place to go for drinks or a game of shuffleboard! Rotating food trucks park in the loading dock, check out their calendar for more details.
176 locals recommend
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union St
176 locals recommend
Really fun 21+ place to go for drinks or a game of shuffleboard! Rotating food trucks park in the loading dock, check out their calendar for more details.
Dog-friendly dive bar! Need I say more?
45 locals recommend
Mission Dolores
249 4th Ave
45 locals recommend
Dog-friendly dive bar! Need I say more?

Parks & Nature

2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Prospect Park West
Prospect Park West
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Park with playing field, dog run, playground, and historic old stone house. Weekend events and farmers market.
Washington Park
Washington Park
Park with playing field, dog run, playground, and historic old stone house. Weekend events and farmers market.

Arts & Culture

Wonderful museum, great permanent collection as well as rotating exhibits.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Wonderful museum, great permanent collection as well as rotating exhibits.

Essentials

800 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
800 locals recommend
Great place for any toiletries that you may have forgotten! Also has a 24-hr pharmacy.
103 locals recommend
CVS
1070 Flatbush Ave
103 locals recommend
Great place for any toiletries that you may have forgotten! Also has a 24-hr pharmacy.
Local walk-in clinic, offers COVID testing and appointments for other non-emergency issues.
12 locals recommend
CityMD Park Slope Urgent Care - Brooklyn
420 5th Ave
12 locals recommend
Local walk-in clinic, offers COVID testing and appointments for other non-emergency issues.

Getting Around

Closest National Rental Car company.
163 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
266 McGuinness Blvd
163 locals recommend
Closest National Rental Car company.
Really convenient subway station, with the F, R, and G trains all stopping here!
16 locals recommend
4 Av - 9 St Station
16 locals recommend
Really convenient subway station, with the F, R, and G trains all stopping here!

Everything Else

Dynamic mixed-use industrial/arts development with retail, food, and lots of special events! Must visit: li-lac chocolate shop, the Food Hall, and the Industry City gift store with local/artisan items.
108 locals recommend
Industry City
220 36th St
108 locals recommend
Dynamic mixed-use industrial/arts development with retail, food, and lots of special events! Must visit: li-lac chocolate shop, the Food Hall, and the Industry City gift store with local/artisan items.
Great local grocery store with a wide selection and fair prices.
663 locals recommend
CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham Ave
663 locals recommend
Great local grocery store with a wide selection and fair prices.