Guidebook for Brooklyn (Old)

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Guidebook for Brooklyn (Old)

Entertainment & Activities

Great movie theater
9 residents recomanen
Spectacle Theater
124 S 3rd St
9 residents recomanen
Great movie theater
The only movie theater in the city where you can have a drink and eat dinner while watching a movie.
941 residents recomanen
Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
941 residents recomanen
The only movie theater in the city where you can have a drink and eat dinner while watching a movie.
Showing the best new and repertory cinema from around the world
13 residents recomanen
Film at Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
13 residents recomanen
Showing the best new and repertory cinema from around the world

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktail bar specializing in absinthe and seafood.
522 residents recomanen
Maison Premiere
298 Bedford Ave
522 residents recomanen
Great cocktail bar specializing in absinthe and seafood.
Cinephile bar with movie trivia on some nights
70 residents recomanen
Videology
70 residents recomanen
Cinephile bar with movie trivia on some nights
Good cocktail bar
94 residents recomanen
Dram
94 residents recomanen
Good cocktail bar
Great Belgian beer bar with nice outdoor garden.
125 residents recomanen
Spuyten Duyvil
359 Metropolitan Ave
125 residents recomanen
Great Belgian beer bar with nice outdoor garden.
Hip New Orleans-style bar with fun cocktails
63 residents recomanen
Loosie Rouge
93 S 6th St
63 residents recomanen
Hip New Orleans-style bar with fun cocktails
One of NYC's premier concert venues
303 residents recomanen
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N 6th St
303 residents recomanen
One of NYC's premier concert venues
A bar, restaurant, bowling alley, and concert venue!
825 residents recomanen
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
825 residents recomanen
A bar, restaurant, bowling alley, and concert venue!
Great beer bar
154 residents recomanen
Tørst
615 Manhattan Ave
154 residents recomanen
Great beer bar
Great relaxed cocktail bar with Southern food. Ask for Peaches and tell him I sent you. He will make sure you have a good time.
Belle Shoals
10 Hope St
Great relaxed cocktail bar with Southern food. Ask for Peaches and tell him I sent you. He will make sure you have a good time.
They have very good live jazz at night
216 residents recomanen
St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club
345 Grand St
216 residents recomanen
They have very good live jazz at night
456 residents recomanen
Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St
456 residents recomanen
Bar/Arcade
587 residents recomanen
Barcade
388 Union Ave
587 residents recomanen
Bar/Arcade
339 residents recomanen
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd St
339 residents recomanen
One of the best cocktail bars in the world
122 residents recomanen
The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog
30 Water St
122 residents recomanen
One of the best cocktail bars in the world
Great and beautiful cocktail bar with solid food (try the foie gras and chicken liver). Ask for Tom Richter and tell him I sent you. He will make you some of the best drinks you have ever had.
59 residents recomanen
Dear Irving Gramercy
55 Irving Pl
59 residents recomanen
Great and beautiful cocktail bar with solid food (try the foie gras and chicken liver). Ask for Tom Richter and tell him I sent you. He will make you some of the best drinks you have ever had.
Beautiful, hip, and hidden cocktail bar. Ask for Cervantes, Mark, or Yo and tell them I sent you. They will make you some great drinks.
27 residents recomanen
The Ship
158 Lafayette St
27 residents recomanen
Beautiful, hip, and hidden cocktail bar. Ask for Cervantes, Mark, or Yo and tell them I sent you. They will make you some great drinks.
Great cocktail bar
63 residents recomanen
Pouring Ribbons
225 Avenue B
63 residents recomanen
Great cocktail bar
Very popular new Japanese-style cocktail bar. Try the wings and the okonomiyaki - they are fantastic.
17 residents recomanen
BAR GOTO
245 Eldridge St
17 residents recomanen
Very popular new Japanese-style cocktail bar. Try the wings and the okonomiyaki - they are fantastic.
One of the best cocktail bars in the world
203 residents recomanen
Death & Company
433 E 6th St
203 residents recomanen
One of the best cocktail bars in the world
Great cocktail bar. No menu so just tell them what you like.
102 residents recomanen
Attaboy
134 Eldridge St
102 residents recomanen
Great cocktail bar. No menu so just tell them what you like.
If you like tequila or mezcal cocktails, this is the place for you.
71 residents recomanen
Mayahuel Mariposa
304 East 6th Street
71 residents recomanen
If you like tequila or mezcal cocktails, this is the place for you.
Go to the downstairs area of this pub to find a hidden cocktail bar
8 residents recomanen
Underdog
55 Stone St
8 residents recomanen
Go to the downstairs area of this pub to find a hidden cocktail bar
A cocktail bar specializing in amari (bittersweet Italian aperitifs) and bitters. One of the most innovative bars in NYC. Not for beginners.
73 residents recomanen
Amor y Amargo
95 E 6th St
73 residents recomanen
A cocktail bar specializing in amari (bittersweet Italian aperitifs) and bitters. One of the most innovative bars in NYC. Not for beginners.
Science + Cocktails = Booker + Dax. Darn good cocktails.
23 residents recomanen
Booker and Dax
207 2nd Avenue
23 residents recomanen
Science + Cocktails = Booker + Dax. Darn good cocktails.
Great cocktail bar that focuses on Latin spirits so get ready for some rum, tequila, mezcal, and pisco!
26 residents recomanen
Leyenda
221 Smith St
26 residents recomanen
Great cocktail bar that focuses on Latin spirits so get ready for some rum, tequila, mezcal, and pisco!
One of the best bars in NYC
107 residents recomanen
The NoMad Hotel
1170 Broadway
107 residents recomanen
One of the best bars in NYC
Very cool new cocktail bar by legendary bartender Giuseppe Gonzalez.
SUFFOLK ARMS
269 E Houston St
Very cool new cocktail bar by legendary bartender Giuseppe Gonzalez.
Best new bar in the city. Serves excellent cocktails.
40 residents recomanen
Fresh Kills Bar
161 Grand St
40 residents recomanen
Best new bar in the city. Serves excellent cocktails.

Food Scene

Good burgers
28 residents recomanen
Blue Collar
1554 Dekalb Ave
28 residents recomanen
Good burgers
Best pies
357 residents recomanen
Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th St
357 residents recomanen
Best pies
Best steak
503 residents recomanen
Peter Luger Steak House
178 Broadway
503 residents recomanen
Best steak
A unique Michelin star meal for a good deal
38 residents recomanen
Delaware and Hudson
135 N 5th St
38 residents recomanen
A unique Michelin star meal for a good deal
A great vegetable-forward meal
18 residents recomanen
Semilla
160 Havemeyer Street
18 residents recomanen
A great vegetable-forward meal
Great pizza
105 residents recomanen
Fornino
291 Kent Ave
105 residents recomanen
Great pizza
Great pizza
125 residents recomanen
Motorino Pizzeria
139 Broadway
125 residents recomanen
Great pizza
Great pizza
106 residents recomanen
Best Pizza
33 Havemeyer St
106 residents recomanen
Great pizza
Great bakery. Try the crack pie and birthday cake truffles.
170 residents recomanen
Milk Bar Williamsburg
382 Metropolitan Ave
170 residents recomanen
Great bakery. Try the crack pie and birthday cake truffles.
A wonderful ramen restaurant by night that pioneered the less broth more sauce approach to ramen called mazemen in NYC. During the day, they serve a fantastic Japanese brunch.
131 residents recomanen
OKONOMI // YUJI Ramen
150 Ainslie St
131 residents recomanen
A wonderful ramen restaurant by night that pioneered the less broth more sauce approach to ramen called mazemen in NYC. During the day, they serve a fantastic Japanese brunch.
Bib Gourmand restaurant with an interesting cuisine - a fusion of Japanese and Jewish food.
72 residents recomanen
Shalom Japan
310 S 4th St
72 residents recomanen
Bib Gourmand restaurant with an interesting cuisine - a fusion of Japanese and Jewish food.
Reasonably priced Michelin restaurant
64 residents recomanen
Meadowsweet
149 Broadway
64 residents recomanen
Reasonably priced Michelin restaurant
Great Texas-style barbecue
53 residents recomanen
Delaney Barbecue
359 Bedford Avenue
53 residents recomanen
Great Texas-style barbecue
Wine bar with some interesting, affordable choices and great food
89 residents recomanen
The Four Horsemen
295 Grand St
89 residents recomanen
Wine bar with some interesting, affordable choices and great food
Barbecue
441 residents recomanen
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Ave
441 residents recomanen
Barbecue
Ice cream
67 residents recomanen
OddFellows Ice Cream Co. The Parlor
67 residents recomanen
Ice cream
Great experimental Chinese restaurant
96 residents recomanen
Kings Co Imperial
20 Skillman Ave
96 residents recomanen
Great experimental Chinese restaurant
Good restaurant
65 residents recomanen
Reynard
80 Wythe Ave
65 residents recomanen
Good restaurant
Experimental Michelin-starred restaurant
154 residents recomanen
Tørst
615 Manhattan Ave
154 residents recomanen
Experimental Michelin-starred restaurant
Great Chinese restaurant
179 residents recomanen
Mission
171 E Broadway
179 residents recomanen
Great Chinese restaurant
Great ramen spot
124 residents recomanen
Ivan Ramen
25 Clinton St
124 residents recomanen
Great ramen spot
Great Italian food
190 residents recomanen
Lilia
567 Union Ave
190 residents recomanen
Great Italian food
Great Peruvian food
109 residents recomanen
Llama Inn
50 Withers St
109 residents recomanen
Great Peruvian food
Great cheap Chinese food
57 residents recomanen
西安名吃 Xi'an Famous Foods
648 Manhattan Ave
57 residents recomanen
Great cheap Chinese food
Classic Deli
68 residents recomanen
Frankel's Delicatessen & Appetizing
631 Manhattan Ave
68 residents recomanen
Classic Deli
Great street market
777 residents recomanen
Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
777 residents recomanen
Great street market
Old school Italian red sauce joint
44 residents recomanen
Bamonte's
32 Withers St
44 residents recomanen
Old school Italian red sauce joint
Good sandwiches
158 residents recomanen
The Meat Hook
397 Graham Ave
158 residents recomanen
Good sandwiches
Hotdogs
134 residents recomanen
Crif Dogs
113 St Marks Pl
134 residents recomanen
Hotdogs
Best restaurant in NYC in my opinion. Pricey.
26 residents recomanen
The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
431 W 37th St
26 residents recomanen
Best restaurant in NYC in my opinion. Pricey.
Great Italian-influenced tasting menu.
30 residents recomanen
Blanca
261 Moore St
30 residents recomanen
Great Italian-influenced tasting menu.
Great Japanese tasting menus (sushi and omakase)
Shuko
47 E 12th St
Great Japanese tasting menus (sushi and omakase)
Excellent experimental tasting menus. Pricey.
6 residents recomanen
atera
77 Worth St
6 residents recomanen
Excellent experimental tasting menus. Pricey.
Best smoked salmon bagel anywhere in the world
251 residents recomanen
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston St
251 residents recomanen
Best smoked salmon bagel anywhere in the world
One of the better prix fixes in New York. Great food. Try the octopus pastrami.
9 residents recomanen
Bâtard
239 W Broadway
9 residents recomanen
One of the better prix fixes in New York. Great food. Try the octopus pastrami.
Pre-recession dining at its best. Also the best Italian restaurant in NYC. Get the astice (lobster and burrata) and the fusili with bone marrow and octopus.
39 residents recomanen
Marea
240 Central Park S
39 residents recomanen
Pre-recession dining at its best. Also the best Italian restaurant in NYC. Get the astice (lobster and burrata) and the fusili with bone marrow and octopus.
Still one of the best restaurants in NYC. The only one of the grand old restaurants of 10 years ago that is still at the peak of its powers. The best seafood in New York.
33 residents recomanen
Le Bernardin
155 W 51st St
33 residents recomanen
Still one of the best restaurants in NYC. The only one of the grand old restaurants of 10 years ago that is still at the peak of its powers. The best seafood in New York.
A Korean restaurant/bar/karaoke bar. You could spend your whole night here.
35 residents recomanen
Insa
328 Douglass St
35 residents recomanen
A Korean restaurant/bar/karaoke bar. You could spend your whole night here.
Delicious Italian/Mediterranean food
14 residents recomanen
Santina
820 Washington St
14 residents recomanen
Delicious Italian/Mediterranean food
Their Black Label Burger is one of the best burgers in NYC
135 residents recomanen
Minetta Tavern
113 MacDougal St
135 residents recomanen
Their Black Label Burger is one of the best burgers in NYC
Fantastic vegetarian restaurant. They make a vegetarian sloppy joe that is actually delicious. That's a heck of an achievement.
48 residents recomanen
Superiority Burger
119 Avenue A
48 residents recomanen
Fantastic vegetarian restaurant. They make a vegetarian sloppy joe that is actually delicious. That's a heck of an achievement.
Signature Burger is in competition for best NYC burger
Salvation Burger
Signature Burger is in competition for best NYC burger
Fantastic prix fixe-only menu.
28 residents recomanen
Contra
138 Orchard St
28 residents recomanen
Fantastic prix fixe-only menu.
Good ramen.
271 residents recomanen
Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.
271 residents recomanen
Good ramen.
Be prepared for a long wait, but the food is darn good.
264 residents recomanen
The Spotted Dog
1154 1st Ave.
264 residents recomanen
Be prepared for a long wait, but the food is darn good.
Forget the cronut and order the DKA - the best croissant you will ever have.
157 residents recomanen
Dominique Ansel Bakery
189 Spring St
157 residents recomanen
Forget the cronut and order the DKA - the best croissant you will ever have.
Possibly the best Mexican restaurant in NYC.
23 residents recomanen
Cosme
35 E 21st St
23 residents recomanen
Possibly the best Mexican restaurant in NYC.
The only other challenger for best Mexican restaurant in NYC.
15 residents recomanen
Empellón Cocina
15 residents recomanen
The only other challenger for best Mexican restaurant in NYC.
Get the truffle chicken. Real truffles here, none of that truffle oil stuff.
107 residents recomanen
The NoMad Hotel
1170 Broadway
107 residents recomanen
Get the truffle chicken. Real truffles here, none of that truffle oil stuff.
Some of the best Thai food in New York
97 residents recomanen
Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia Street
97 residents recomanen
Some of the best Thai food in New York
Get ready for a wait, but the pizza is great.
1621 residents recomanen
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 residents recomanen
Get ready for a wait, but the pizza is great.
Best barbecue in NYC
101 residents recomanen
Hometown Bar-B-Que
454 Van Brunt St
101 residents recomanen
Best barbecue in NYC
The best new pizza place in the city. Also the best new burger in the city!
65 residents recomanen
Emmy Squared - Brooklyn
364 Grand St
65 residents recomanen
The best new pizza place in the city. Also the best new burger in the city!
Highly touted return of the great Scandinavian restaurant.
22 residents recomanen
Aska
47 S 5th St
22 residents recomanen
Highly touted return of the great Scandinavian restaurant.
The best baker in the area. Highly recommended for a breakfast treat.
Meyers Bageri
667 Driggs Avenue
The best baker in the area. Highly recommended for a breakfast treat.
Great modern take on Italian American cuisine.
11 residents recomanen
Barano
26 Broadway
11 residents recomanen
Great modern take on Italian American cuisine.
Very good Algerian food
Bar Omar
188 Grand St
Very good Algerian food

Shopping

Great place to buy some fresh bread and choose from a wide assortment of delicious cheeses and charcuterie.
132 residents recomanen
Bedford Cheese Shop
265 Bedford Ave
132 residents recomanen
Great place to buy some fresh bread and choose from a wide assortment of delicious cheeses and charcuterie.
Wine shop
42 residents recomanen
Uva Wines & Spirits
237 Bedford Ave
42 residents recomanen
Wine shop
Great place to buy cheese
179 residents recomanen
Murray's Cheese Bar
28-30 Jackson Avenue
179 residents recomanen
Great place to buy cheese
If you are willing to spend quite a bit of money on a bottle of wine, this is one of the only places you will get the rare, top-of-the-line stuff.
Tribeca Wine Merchants
40 Hudson St
If you are willing to spend quite a bit of money on a bottle of wine, this is one of the only places you will get the rare, top-of-the-line stuff.
The wine shop for the wine nerds who do not necessarily feel like spending a fortune on wine.
10 residents recomanen
Chambers Street Wines
79 Chambers St
10 residents recomanen
The wine shop for the wine nerds who do not necessarily feel like spending a fortune on wine.
A bit over priced, but this is the place to buy spirits or liqueurs because they have such a large and great selection.
37 residents recomanen
Astor Wines & Spirits
399 Lafayette St
37 residents recomanen
A bit over priced, but this is the place to buy spirits or liqueurs because they have such a large and great selection.

Essentials

7 residents recomanen
JS Laundromat and Cleaners
7 residents recomanen
Anything you might need, they sell it here.
311 residents recomanen
Duane Reade
5411 Myrtle Ave
311 residents recomanen
Anything you might need, they sell it here.

Parks & Nature

798 residents recomanen
McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
798 residents recomanen
88 residents recomanen
Parc Bushwick Inlet
Kent Avenue
88 residents recomanen