Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Best fancy pizza in the area. Excellent cocktails and huge whiskey selection.
90 locals recommend
Wheated
905 Church AveBest fancy pizza in the area. Excellent cocktails and huge whiskey selection.
Affordable and delicious. Closest you'll get to a home cooked meal without cooking yourself.
184 locals recommend
Bonafini
663 Flatbush AveAffordable and delicious. Closest you'll get to a home cooked meal without cooking yourself.
Am Thai Bistro
1003 Church AveReliable Thai food with (typically) super fast delivery.
Best croissants, pastries, bagels and more. Really great lunch sandwiches too. The coffee is great too.
9 locals recommend
Parade Cafe
622 Caton AveBest croissants, pastries, bagels and more. Really great lunch sandwiches too. The coffee is great too.
Austrian beer bar and restaurant. Claims to have the best hot pretzel in NYC. We agree.
34 locals recommend
Werkstatt
509 Coney Island AveAustrian beer bar and restaurant. Claims to have the best hot pretzel in NYC. We agree.
The Castello Plan
1213 Cortelyou RdIn our opinion, the best hamburger in the area.
Mimi's Hummus
1209 Cortelyou RdExcellent Mediterranean food. Will also deliver.
New neighborhood spot with great vibes. They serve excellent rotisserie chicken, other meats and a ton of great vegetable dishes. You order at a counter and seat yourself. They have excellent cocktails and a chill backyard garden.
81 locals recommend
Risbo
701 Flatbush AveNew neighborhood spot with great vibes. They serve excellent rotisserie chicken, other meats and a ton of great vegetable dishes. You order at a counter and seat yourself. They have excellent cocktails and a chill backyard garden.
The Farm on Adderley
1108 Cortelyou RdOne of the most acclaimed restaurants in Ditmas Park.
One of the best restaurants in Brooklyn. Very creative, but doesn't come cheap. Although reservations are typically required, they take walk-ins at the bar and in the back garden. Worth checking out if you're really into food.
124 locals recommend
Olmsted
659 Vanderbilt AveOne of the best restaurants in Brooklyn. Very creative, but doesn't come cheap. Although reservations are typically required, they take walk-ins at the bar and in the back garden. Worth checking out if you're really into food.
Gueros
605 Prospect PlBest tacos within miles!
Drinks & Nightlife
Sycamore Bar + Flower Shop
1118 Cortelyou RdThe chillest neighborhood bar.
Indie rock, folk, jazz and experimental music in very intimate space.
27 locals recommend
The Owl Music Parlor
497 Rogers AveIndie rock, folk, jazz and experimental music in very intimate space.
Barbès
376 9th StOld school, almost divey bar with excellent and eclectic music.
Parks & Nature
Prospect Park
Second greatest park in NYC after Central Park.
Essentials
Closest grocery store. All organic, so prices are higher than average.
72 locals recommend
Downtown Natural Market
1701 Church AveClosest grocery store. All organic, so prices are higher than average.
Getting Around
This is our primary subway stop. Catch the Q or B into Manhattan. The closest entrance is on Caton ave and St. Paul.
18 locals recommend
Church Av Station
Church AvenueThis is our primary subway stop. Catch the Q or B into Manhattan. The closest entrance is on Caton ave and St. Paul.