Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Arts & Culture

New York City's second largest museum and has great exhibits year round.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
New York City's second largest museum and has great exhibits year round.
Another great part of the Park.
540 locals recommend
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Ave
540 locals recommend
Another great part of the Park.

Food Scene

Good food, though a bit on the pricey side given the abundance of good food in the borough. But if you like the hipster atmosphere, you'll pay.
123 locals recommend
Mimi's Hummus
1209 Cortelyou Rd
123 locals recommend
Good food, though a bit on the pricey side given the abundance of good food in the borough. But if you like the hipster atmosphere, you'll pay.
Great jerk dishes and cocktails. I have yet to go, but have heard many good things about this place.
121 locals recommend
MangoSeed
755 Flatbush Ave
121 locals recommend
Great jerk dishes and cocktails. I have yet to go, but have heard many good things about this place.
Another jerk place one must go to if in the neighborhood. Cheap.
49 locals recommend
Peppa's
738 Flatbush Ave
49 locals recommend
Another jerk place one must go to if in the neighborhood. Cheap.
Good Indian food, with free delivery over $10.
59 locals recommend
King of Tandoor
600 Flatbush Ave
59 locals recommend
Good Indian food, with free delivery over $10.
Good Indian food.
48 locals recommend
Gandhi
34-14 30th Ave
48 locals recommend
Good Indian food.
Good sushi nearby.
33 locals recommend
Sushi Tatsu III
644 Flatbush Ave
33 locals recommend
Good sushi nearby.
Coolest restaurant I have been to in a while. Uzbek/Korean/Russian food. Get the Lagman. And the bread.
Cafe At Your Mother-in-Law
3071 Brighton 4th St
Coolest restaurant I have been to in a while. Uzbek/Korean/Russian food. Get the Lagman. And the bread.
Good Russian restaurant, but a little pricey, I think.
Ocean View Cafe
290 Brighton Beach Ave
Good Russian restaurant, but a little pricey, I think.
Good Pan-Asian food. Great date spot.
96 locals recommend
Purple Yam
1314 Cortelyou Rd
96 locals recommend
Good Pan-Asian food. Great date spot.
Good vegetarian meals. Can eat-in, but caters more to take-out orders.
38 locals recommend
Zen Vegetarian House
773 Flatbush Ave
38 locals recommend
Good vegetarian meals. Can eat-in, but caters more to take-out orders.

Everything Else

Russian bathhouse nearby, if you're into that kind of thing.
19 locals recommend
Brooklyn Banya
602 Coney Island Ave
19 locals recommend
Russian bathhouse nearby, if you're into that kind of thing.
Food Truck Rally- About a dozen mobile food vendors: First and Third Sundays, April 6 – October 19, 2014 (July 6 rally will be held 7/13) 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 locals recommend
Food Truck Rally- About a dozen mobile food vendors: First and Third Sundays, April 6 – October 19, 2014 (July 6 rally will be held 7/13) 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
My grocery store. Cheap. Good.
Church Fruit Farm
1824 Church Ave
My grocery store. Cheap. Good.
Nearest major hospital.
10 locals recommend
Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
450 Clarkson Ave
10 locals recommend
Nearest major hospital.
$35 from JFK to the apartment (not sure about LaGuardia). If you are flying in, call them when you land and they'll likely be there by the time you get your bags and go through customs.
Five Star Car Service
787 Coney Island Avenue
$35 from JFK to the apartment (not sure about LaGuardia). If you are flying in, call them when you land and they'll likely be there by the time you get your bags and go through customs.

Sightseeing

My favorite park in the city, the largest in Brooklyn, and two blocks away from the apt.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
My favorite park in the city, the largest in Brooklyn, and two blocks away from the apt.
A must-see when the weather is nice.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
A must-see when the weather is nice.

Shopping

Pharmacy, convenience items, photo development, etc.
Walgreens Store Brooklyn
Pharmacy, convenience items, photo development, etc.
Natural foods store. Specialty items.
72 locals recommend
Downtown Natural Market
1701 Church Ave
72 locals recommend
Natural foods store. Specialty items.
Just in case you have to mail something/get stamps/etc.
119 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
1369 Broadway
119 locals recommend
Just in case you have to mail something/get stamps/etc.
Another grocery store/supermarket in the area.
48 locals recommend
Pioneer Supermarkets
191-199 Parkside Ave
48 locals recommend
Another grocery store/supermarket in the area.

Drinks & Nightlife

Never been, but apparently they have live bands almost every night. Cheap drinks. A bar is a bar.
113 locals recommend
Bar Chord
1008 Cortelyou Rd
113 locals recommend
Never been, but apparently they have live bands almost every night. Cheap drinks. A bar is a bar.
A good neighborhood pub. If you are into karaoke (I'm not!), they apparently have a fairly successful round of it every Saturday night, too.
9 locals recommend
Shenanigans Pub
802 Caton Ave
9 locals recommend
A good neighborhood pub. If you are into karaoke (I'm not!), they apparently have a fairly successful round of it every Saturday night, too.
Another good neighborhood pub. Been around forever. A good stop to make when in town.
13 locals recommend
Farrell's
215 Prospect Park West
13 locals recommend
Another good neighborhood pub. Been around forever. A good stop to make when in town.