Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

8 AM-6 PM. Best coffee in Brooklyn. It also has wonderful pastries, but be sure to get there early as they often sell out! Open and a great spot for fast internet. Nice outdoor patio in the summer.
24 locals recommend
Glass Shop
766 Classon Ave
24 locals recommend
8 AM-6 PM. Best coffee in Brooklyn. It also has wonderful pastries, but be sure to get there early as they often sell out! Open and a great spot for fast internet. Nice outdoor patio in the summer.
Delicious pizza. $4 by the slice, and a whole pizza's always good. Funky toppings and fun staff.
19 locals recommend
PeteZaaz
766 Classon Ave
19 locals recommend
Delicious pizza. $4 by the slice, and a whole pizza's always good. Funky toppings and fun staff.
Delicious Mexican. Cheap brunch on weekends, cheap lunch on weekdays, and dinner's worth every dollar. Great margaritas in a jar.
566 locals recommend
Chavela's
736 Franklin Ave
566 locals recommend
Delicious Mexican. Cheap brunch on weekends, cheap lunch on weekdays, and dinner's worth every dollar. Great margaritas in a jar.
Amazing Italian food and brick oven pizzas. Try the meatballs if you aren't vegetarian!
522 locals recommend
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin Ave
522 locals recommend
Amazing Italian food and brick oven pizzas. Try the meatballs if you aren't vegetarian!
Best. Ice cream. Ever.
370 locals recommend
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
370 locals recommend
Best. Ice cream. Ever.
The best ramen I have ever had in my life. I go here almost weekly! The kale salad is amazing too. I recommend the tonkatsu pork bone for meat eaters.
283 locals recommend
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt Ave
283 locals recommend
The best ramen I have ever had in my life. I go here almost weekly! The kale salad is amazing too. I recommend the tonkatsu pork bone for meat eaters.
The name says it all. Funky, cozy coffee shop. Open til 7.
83 locals recommend
Sit & Wonder
688 Washington Ave
83 locals recommend
The name says it all. Funky, cozy coffee shop. Open til 7.
Yummy Thai food! Minimalist decor.
30 locals recommend
Born
293 Flatbush Ave
30 locals recommend
Yummy Thai food! Minimalist decor.
Great bagels. I recommend the lox spread if you eat fish. Coffee's good too, and the grocery store (Bob and Betty's) next door has a lot of healthy food.
54 locals recommend
The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin Avenue
54 locals recommend
Great bagels. I recommend the lox spread if you eat fish. Coffee's good too, and the grocery store (Bob and Betty's) next door has a lot of healthy food.
Ethiopian. A bit of a hike, but so, so good. I recommend the mixed platter.
27 locals recommend
Bati Ethiopian Kitchen
1057 Fulton St
27 locals recommend
Ethiopian. A bit of a hike, but so, so good. I recommend the mixed platter.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice cozy neighborhood bar. Great selection of whisky, beer, etc.
84 locals recommend
Washington Commons
748 Washington Ave
84 locals recommend
Nice cozy neighborhood bar. Great selection of whisky, beer, etc.
Delicious cocktail happy hour for $6 after 11 PM at this sleek bar
77 locals recommend
The Vanderbilt
570 Vanderbilt Ave
77 locals recommend
Delicious cocktail happy hour for $6 after 11 PM at this sleek bar
A Crown Heights favorite. Fun DJs on the weekend, and good burgers any time!
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Pl
437 locals recommend
A Crown Heights favorite. Fun DJs on the weekend, and good burgers any time!
Hip, sometimes gay bar. Great food. Sometimes country music. Always some funky Brooklyn types.
28 locals recommend
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt Ave
28 locals recommend
Hip, sometimes gay bar. Great food. Sometimes country music. Always some funky Brooklyn types.
Expensive cocktails, but I've heard they're delicious!
234 locals recommend
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt Ave
234 locals recommend
Expensive cocktails, but I've heard they're delicious!

Sightseeing

Free 10-12 on Saturday morning! A great place to take a walk, and never too crowded.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Free 10-12 on Saturday morning! A great place to take a walk, and never too crowded.
Amazing, amazing park. More beautiful than Central Park! It has a lovely meadow. If you need to escape the bustle, here's the place to do it!
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Amazing, amazing park. More beautiful than Central Park! It has a lovely meadow. If you need to escape the bustle, here's the place to do it!
The outside is more beautiful than the inside, but it's fun to check out! Plus Jay-Z owns that big glass building across the street.
383 locals recommend
Brooklyn Public Library
383 locals recommend
The outside is more beautiful than the inside, but it's fun to check out! Plus Jay-Z owns that big glass building across the street.

Shopping

Want to stock up on some good books? An excellent second-hand bookshop. Great selection in literature, art books, history...you name it, they've probably got it!
51 locals recommend
Unnameable Books
615 Vanderbilt Ave
51 locals recommend
Want to stock up on some good books? An excellent second-hand bookshop. Great selection in literature, art books, history...you name it, they've probably got it!

Arts & Culture

Great place to catch a film, especially independent cinema.
221 locals recommend
BAM Fisher
321 Ashland Pl
221 locals recommend
Great place to catch a film, especially independent cinema.
Small but interesting art gallery, though often not open.
16 locals recommend
Five Myles
558 St Johns Pl
16 locals recommend
Small but interesting art gallery, though often not open.