Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Incredible live music every single night! Plus great food & drinks, and a sublime gospel brunch on Sundays. A local gem.
394 locals recommend
LunÀtico
486 Halsey StIncredible live music every single night! Plus great food & drinks, and a sublime gospel brunch on Sundays. A local gem.
Just go. This crew from Italy makes the most divine wood-oven pizza, plus a full menu of authentic Italian-influenced food. The tapas bar is also terrific, if you just want small bites and great drinks. And there's a bakery next door that makes incredible bread & pastries.
1260 locals recommend
Saraghina
350 Lewis AveJust go. This crew from Italy makes the most divine wood-oven pizza, plus a full menu of authentic Italian-influenced food. The tapas bar is also terrific, if you just want small bites and great drinks. And there's a bakery next door that makes incredible bread & pastries.
Great healthy food, think: Avocado toast and Friends.
207 locals recommend
Stonefruit Espresso + Kitchen
1058 Bedford AveGreat healthy food, think: Avocado toast and Friends.
Legendary, pilgrimage-inducing fried chicken. Seriously, people come from all over to this little spot down the street from our house. It's not big, so go early or plan to wait.
604 locals recommend
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins AveLegendary, pilgrimage-inducing fried chicken. Seriously, people come from all over to this little spot down the street from our house. It's not big, so go early or plan to wait.
New Turkish/Mediterranean spot on our corner that's generating a lot of buzz for innovative, tasty food
18 locals recommend
Bunny
449 Nostrand Ave.New Turkish/Mediterranean spot on our corner that's generating a lot of buzz for innovative, tasty food
Our local coffee place, which happens to have gluten-free crepes that are to-die-for. Plus tons of gluten-y treats like fresh-baked french pastries, if sweets are more your thing. Great to sit in the sunny window and watch the neighborhood go by.
144 locals recommend
Le Paris Dakar
518 Nostrand Ave.Our local coffee place, which happens to have gluten-free crepes that are to-die-for. Plus tons of gluten-y treats like fresh-baked french pastries, if sweets are more your thing. Great to sit in the sunny window and watch the neighborhood go by.
It's a food hall, but it's also a showcase of the best food (and the most famous) that Brooklyn has to offer. Good for browsing your way through a meal.
148 locals recommend
Dekalb Market Hall
445 Albee Square WIt's a food hall, but it's also a showcase of the best food (and the most famous) that Brooklyn has to offer. Good for browsing your way through a meal.
Drinks & Nightlife
Very Bed-Stuy, crowd is hipster but not too young and it's usually pretty mellow. Fireplace!
329 locals recommend
Dynaco
1112 Bedford AveVery Bed-Stuy, crowd is hipster but not too young and it's usually pretty mellow. Fireplace!
Great local 'dive' bar with a backyard that's open in warmer months. A scene, but a really good scene. Very Bed Stuy.
361 locals recommend
Do or Dive Bar
1108 Bedford AveGreat local 'dive' bar with a backyard that's open in warmer months. A scene, but a really good scene. Very Bed Stuy.
Parks & Nature
Best playground for kids under 10. It's a few blocks further than our local playground, but it's so much fun, it's worth an extra couple of blocks.
Crispus Attucks Playground
1030 Fulton StBest playground for kids under 10. It's a few blocks further than our local playground, but it's so much fun, it's worth an extra couple of blocks.
This is Bed Stuy's big park. Good for running around in the grass, working out, etc.
214 locals recommend
Herbert Von King Park
670 Lafayette AveThis is Bed Stuy's big park. Good for running around in the grass, working out, etc.
Shopping
Great selection of homewares, gifts, especially Bed-Stuy and Brooklyn-centric items. A fun spot to souvenir shop.
100 locals recommend
peace & RIOT
401-403 Tompkins AveGreat selection of homewares, gifts, especially Bed-Stuy and Brooklyn-centric items. A fun spot to souvenir shop.
People instagram about this hip spot, that's both a clothing store and coffee shop and probably five other things.
122 locals recommend
Sincerely, Tommy
343 Tompkins AvePeople instagram about this hip spot, that's both a clothing store and coffee shop and probably five other things.
Essentials
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton StWalgreens
2325 Flatbush AveNew York French Cleaners
1349 Fulton StHeritage Tonsorial | Barber and Shave Parlor
276 Nostrand AvenueFor the guys, a great local barbershop.
If there's something you absolutely need immediately, you'll usually find it here. Only 1 stop away on the subway (Hoyt stop)
399 locals recommend
Target
139 Flatbush AveIf there's something you absolutely need immediately, you'll usually find it here. Only 1 stop away on the subway (Hoyt stop)
Very well-stocked newcomer to the Bed Stuy grocery scene! It's a block or two further than Super Foodtown (in the other direction), but the selection of organic produce, fresh baked bread and specialty foods is far superior.
73 locals recommend
Lincoln Market
633 Marcy AveVery well-stocked newcomer to the Bed Stuy grocery scene! It's a block or two further than Super Foodtown (in the other direction), but the selection of organic produce, fresh baked bread and specialty foods is far superior.
Getting Around
Nostrand Av station
The A (express) and C (local) subway trains stop here.
Entertainment & Activities
And Yoga Studios - Marcus Garvey
410 Marcus Garvey BlvdIf you need to unwind...
You can have dinner and a movie at the same time! And they show great movies.
266 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square WYou can have dinner and a movie at the same time! And they show great movies.