Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Certainly recommend! Lots of great food and friendly service. Coffee is fresh and delicious
110 locals recommend
PLG Coffee House and Tavern
499 Rogers AveCertainly recommend! Lots of great food and friendly service. Coffee is fresh and delicious
Nish Nush
88 Reade StExcellent falafel!
Excellent restaurant for brunch! This is where we had our first date was. Go there for delicious Italian food, unlimited coffee and mimosas.
17 locals recommend
Scottadito Osteria Toscana
788A Union StExcellent restaurant for brunch! This is where we had our first date was. Go there for delicious Italian food, unlimited coffee and mimosas.
Shanghai 21
21 Mott StYummy Chinese restaurant with tasty soup dumplings
Katie O's
452 E New York AveNeighborhood soul food restaurant with great reviews
Some of the best and most famous pizza in Brooklyn but it's a hike by public transportation
46 locals recommend
L&B Spumoni Gardens
2725 86th StSome of the best and most famous pizza in Brooklyn but it's a hike by public transportation
Di Fara Pizza
1424 Avenue JFamous Brooklyn Pizza but takes a few trains or busses to get here
Classic burgers - really popular spot in NYC, there are many locations
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison AvenueClassic burgers - really popular spot in NYC, there are many locations
Taci's Beyti
Amazing Turkish food - one of Arthur's favorites
Le Petit Cafe
502 Court StNice place to eat
Sumner Cafe & Wine Bar
One of our favorite cafes that has good food
Malecon
4141 BroadwayBest Dominican food in NYC
Jacob's Pickles
509 Amsterdam AveAmazing place for brunch
Las Palmas
3891 BroadwayGreat Mexican
Maharlika
111 1st Ave.Trendy Filippino restaurant
Chelsea Market
75 9th AveReally nice market area with delicious food
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins AveCozy soul food restaurant
Best ramen place in the city - this is 1 or 3 locations
68 locals recommend
Totto Ramen Hell's Kitchen
Best ramen place in the city - this is 1 or 3 locations
Totto Ramen Midtown West
Other location
Totto Ramen Midtown East
248 E 52nd StOther location
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
1 Front StFamous pizza
Excellent coffee - this chain has blown up, there are many locations
33 locals recommend
Gregorys Coffee
327 Park Ave SExcellent coffee - this chain has blown up, there are many locations
Sightseeing
You should walk over the bridge and take lots of pictures! Then enjoy famous Brooklyn pizza and ice cream at the various restaurants in DUMBO. Walk around the Brooklyn Promenade to view the skyline.
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeYou should walk over the bridge and take lots of pictures! Then enjoy famous Brooklyn pizza and ice cream at the various restaurants in DUMBO. Walk around the Brooklyn Promenade to view the skyline.
The best park in Brooklyn. It's beautiful, historical, and great to walk. The Botanic Garden, zoo, and museum are all nearby.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
The best park in Brooklyn. It's beautiful, historical, and great to walk. The Botanic Garden, zoo, and museum are all nearby.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont PlaceThis is best view of the Downtown skyline.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Magnificent cathedral, free to enter and enjoy
Columbia University
116th and BroadwayThe oldest university in New York with a beautiful campus.
Amazing museum for history, archeology, anthropology, etc.
1623 locals recommend
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park WestAmazing museum for history, archeology, anthropology, etc.
Nearby botanic garden with fun events and beautiful flora
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveNearby botanic garden with fun events and beautiful flora
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush AveLocal zoo
Never been but heard it is a fun family venue for science and technology
6 locals recommend
Sony Wonder Technology Lab
25 Madison AveNever been but heard it is a fun family venue for science and technology
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern BlvdBest zoo in NYC but a hike
New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern BlvdBest botanical garden in NYC but a hike
Fort Tryon Park
Dr To BroadwayA hidden gem of a park in NYC
Empire State Building
20 W 34th StClassic NYC site
Times Square
Classic NYC site
Bryant Park
Classic NYC site
Rockefeller Center
45 Rockefeller PlazaClassic NYC site
The High Line Park
Must-see park which is a former train line transformed
Ground Zero Museum Workshop
420 W 14th StClassic NYC site
Better than Chinatown for Asian culture and food but a distance to travel
89 locals recommend
Flushing
Better than Chinatown for Asian culture and food but a distance to travel
Astoria
Great food, trendy bars
Old school theme park with urban beach - if there's an event happening it can be fun
663 locals recommend
Coney Island
Old school theme park with urban beach - if there's an event happening it can be fun
Charging Bull
Bowling GreenFamous NYC site
New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall StFamous NYC site
Battery Park
Nice park by Statue of Liberty
Liberty Island
Where the Statue of Liberty is located
Take this free ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and say that you've been to more than two boroughs (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island - the others are the Bronx and Queens)
254 locals recommend
Staten Island Ferry
Staten Island FerryTake this free ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and say that you've been to more than two boroughs (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island - the others are the Bronx and Queens)
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe AveHip and fun venue for bowling, live music, and drinks!
New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd StInteresting museum to learn about the NYC Subway system
Basketball, boxing, hockey, concerts, etc., - the biggest venue in Brooklyn
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveBasketball, boxing, hockey, concerts, etc., - the biggest venue in Brooklyn
Apollo Theater
253 W 125th StHistorical venue in Harlem, host to many great shows
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetOne of the best art museums in NYC
Awesome museum displaying the struggle of immigrants in New York City
603 locals recommend
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard StAwesome museum displaying the struggle of immigrants in New York City
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyNearby museum with great exhibits
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin DrMedieval art museum
Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania PlazaClassic NYC site
Magnet Theater
254 W 29th StFun comedy club - The Friday Night Show is a good one to go to
Nuyorican Poet's Cafe
236 E 3rd StFamous and renowned poetry venue
Yankee Stadium
1 E 161 StHome of the Yankees
Citi Field
41 Seaver WayHome of the Mets
Shopping
Atlantic Terminal station
Many stores of clothing, groceries, electronics, etc.
Union Square
Lots of shopping, 5th avenue is nearby
Everything Else
A beautiful park with a great track to walk all the way to the George Washington Bridge. It has a wonderful view of the Hudson River and NJ skyline.
502 locals recommend
Riverside Park
A beautiful park with a great track to walk all the way to the George Washington Bridge. It has a wonderful view of the Hudson River and NJ skyline.
Interesting and artful park that is a venue for many street musicians and performers
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington SquareInteresting and artful park that is a venue for many street musicians and performers
Drinks & Nightlife
Cool venue for WiFi and work during the day & drinking and partying at night. A few decent eateries too
262 locals recommend
BERG'N
899 Bergen StCool venue for WiFi and work during the day & drinking and partying at night. A few decent eateries too
Marcha Cocina Bar
4055 BroadwayFun Dominican bar/lounge
Cafe Wha?
115 MacDougal StGood live music but can get pricey
No Malice Palace
197 East 3rd StreetCrazy and fun club
SingleCut Beersmiths
19-33 37th StAwesome brewery - small but warm environment and good beer
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th StFamous and fun brewery
Fat Cat
75 Christopher StCool jazz bar with lots of games (billiards, ping pong, etc.)
Entertainment & Activities
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn AveFun kid's museum
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City BlvdOne of Arthur's favorite museums as a child