Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

My FAV place in the neighborhood to chill out and have great coffee any time, pastries, light lunch and dinner. Zen like, hip design.
145 residents recomanen
AP Cafe
420 Troutman St
145 residents recomanen
My FAV place in the neighborhood to chill out and have great coffee any time, pastries, light lunch and dinner. Zen like, hip design.
right across the street! "punk" cafe with super good coffee, some pastry.
33 residents recomanen
Strangeways
87 Saint Nicholas Avenue
33 residents recomanen
right across the street! "punk" cafe with super good coffee, some pastry.
We love Phil! great sushi style place redux, very creative menu super food and great people watching. Eat a long tables. HIP 15 min walk from home
412 residents recomanen
Momo Sushi Shack
43 Bogart St
412 residents recomanen
We love Phil! great sushi style place redux, very creative menu super food and great people watching. Eat a long tables. HIP 15 min walk from home
HI-Low style! in a nondescript "shack", inside its warm and buzzing! eat outside in the garden in warm weather. Very creative menu, great pizza, often however there is a LONG wait. Super popular
1621 residents recomanen
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 residents recomanen
HI-Low style! in a nondescript "shack", inside its warm and buzzing! eat outside in the garden in warm weather. Very creative menu, great pizza, often however there is a LONG wait. Super popular
Very nice laid back place. Waiters speak many languages. Wood fire good pizza, and more.
170 residents recomanen
Union Pizza Works
423 Troutman St
170 residents recomanen
Very nice laid back place. Waiters speak many languages. Wood fire good pizza, and more.
Wow, everything here is great!! love it. Perfect for a delicious dinner.
Saint Nicholas Avenue
Saint Nicholas Avenue
Wow, everything here is great!! love it. Perfect for a delicious dinner.
Super cheap "lunch" counter inside the tortilla factory! very down home, plain, and good !
289 residents recomanen
Tortilleria Mexicanas Los Hermanos
271 Starr St
289 residents recomanen
Super cheap "lunch" counter inside the tortilla factory! very down home, plain, and good !
The busiest coffee shop, tiny, wifi. Good! near the subway at Jefferson.
130 residents recomanen
Wyckoff Starr Coffee Shop
30 Wyckoff Ave
130 residents recomanen
The busiest coffee shop, tiny, wifi. Good! near the subway at Jefferson.
french style bistro, big garden, great brunch.
276 residents recomanen
Mominette Bistro
221 Knickerbocker Ave
276 residents recomanen
french style bistro, big garden, great brunch.
Peruvian: What a GREAT deal, delicious food served with pride! enter on Himrod.
65 residents recomanen
Chimu Express
180 Irving Ave
65 residents recomanen
Peruvian: What a GREAT deal, delicious food served with pride! enter on Himrod.
favorite little noodle shop: they make them in the window, buckwheat or regular. One of the few true Japanese places for soba downtown
8 residents recomanen
Sobakoh
309 East 5th Street
8 residents recomanen
favorite little noodle shop: they make them in the window, buckwheat or regular. One of the few true Japanese places for soba downtown
If you're in Chelsea seeing galleries this new tiny place is the spot!
6 residents recomanen
Underline Coffee
511 W 20th St
6 residents recomanen
If you're in Chelsea seeing galleries this new tiny place is the spot!
everything Russ & Daughters is good!
181 residents recomanen
Russ & Daughters Cafe
127 Orchard St
181 residents recomanen
everything Russ & Daughters is good!
Teeny tiny and FAB! coffee and fantastic few things to eat, you stand or sit outside on a bench. Best iced coffee in NY. TINY
127 residents recomanen
Abraço
81 E 7th St
127 residents recomanen
Teeny tiny and FAB! coffee and fantastic few things to eat, you stand or sit outside on a bench. Best iced coffee in NY. TINY

Drinks & Nightlife

Just down the street: Great little wine bar with light bites. Outside seating with umbrellas, laid back.
130 residents recomanen
Little Beaver
24 St Nicholas Ave
130 residents recomanen
Just down the street: Great little wine bar with light bites. Outside seating with umbrellas, laid back.
cool bar with food and tables outside
196 residents recomanen
Heavy Woods
50 Wyckoff Ave
196 residents recomanen
cool bar with food and tables outside
v v good coffee & yoga! near Jefferson stop of the L train
145 residents recomanen
The Cobra Club
6 Wyckoff Ave
145 residents recomanen
v v good coffee & yoga! near Jefferson stop of the L train
most popular bar in our area.
333 residents recomanen
The Narrows
1037 Flushing Ave
333 residents recomanen
most popular bar in our area.
fun and funky, eating drinking and entertainment
201 residents recomanen
Tandem
236 Troutman Street
201 residents recomanen
fun and funky, eating drinking and entertainment
young crowd. bar and downstairs wreck room
264 residents recomanen
Pearl's Social & Billy Club
40 St Nicholas Ave
264 residents recomanen
young crowd. bar and downstairs wreck room
Congee Bowery also: get the garlic chicken! yum & fun. Crowded weekends.
62 residents recomanen
Congee Village
100 Allen St
62 residents recomanen
Congee Bowery also: get the garlic chicken! yum & fun. Crowded weekends.
another nice eatery for a light bite when seeing Chelsea Galleries
18 residents recomanen
Trestle on Tenth
242 10th Avenue
18 residents recomanen
another nice eatery for a light bite when seeing Chelsea Galleries
O I am in heaven with their soup
271 residents recomanen
Momofuku Noodle Bar
171 1st Ave.
271 residents recomanen
O I am in heaven with their soup

Arts & Culture

Check out their program! small black box theater, drama, music, circus etc
143 residents recomanen
The Sampler Bushwick
234 Starr St
143 residents recomanen
Check out their program! small black box theater, drama, music, circus etc
My gallery! in the building facing the street, weekend hours from 1-6pm Sept 14th-June 15th each year. Specializing in works on paper.
Schema Projects
92 St Nicholas Ave
My gallery! in the building facing the street, weekend hours from 1-6pm Sept 14th-June 15th each year. Specializing in works on paper.
One of the best Bushwick galleries.
Studio 10
56 Bogart St
One of the best Bushwick galleries.
Museum quality shows of works created with light and motion
21 residents recomanen
Microscope Gallery
525 W 29th St
21 residents recomanen
Museum quality shows of works created with light and motion
Great shows always! & we love Stefanie.
Theodore:Art
373 Broadway
Great shows always! & we love Stefanie.

Everything Else

HAIR! best colorist in the city and great cuts.
PICKTHORN
26 Canal Street
HAIR! best colorist in the city and great cuts.
Our local natural food store, big with great sandwiches and wraps.
203 residents recomanen
Hana Natural
24 Wyckoff Ave
203 residents recomanen
Our local natural food store, big with great sandwiches and wraps.
Bar, restaurant art gallery all rolled in to one! near many art studio buildings, creative informal crowd.
17 residents recomanen
Brooklyn Fire Proof
119 Ingraham St
17 residents recomanen
Bar, restaurant art gallery all rolled in to one! near many art studio buildings, creative informal crowd.
See the galleries here mostly on weekends.
27 residents recomanen
56 Bogart St
56 Bogart Street
27 residents recomanen
See the galleries here mostly on weekends.
cool gallery near Morgan stop
17 residents recomanen
ODETTA
17 residents recomanen
cool gallery near Morgan stop
order to be delivered. Excellent Vietnamese food! (long wait but worth it)
137 residents recomanen
Bunker Vietnamese
99 Scott Ave
137 residents recomanen
order to be delivered. Excellent Vietnamese food! (long wait but worth it)
funky small shopping mall with vintage finds, young designer goods, yoga etc
103 residents recomanen
Shops at the Loom
1087 Flushing Ave
103 residents recomanen
funky small shopping mall with vintage finds, young designer goods, yoga etc
our ONLY big Chelsea gallery out here...beautiful space with shows that run a long time.
24 residents recomanen
Luhring Augustine Gallery
531 W 24th St
24 residents recomanen
our ONLY big Chelsea gallery out here...beautiful space with shows that run a long time.
great service and selection at this wine store
35 residents recomanen
Big Tree Bottles
43 Bogart St
35 residents recomanen
great service and selection at this wine store
BEST greenmarket in the city! several days a week they fill the north end of Union Square
987 residents recomanen
Union Square
987 residents recomanen
BEST greenmarket in the city! several days a week they fill the north end of Union Square
My favorite place to meet friends and people watch. The best hot chocolate on the planet: great food, great cookies and pastries.
39 residents recomanen
The City Bakery
3 W 18th St
39 residents recomanen
My favorite place to meet friends and people watch. The best hot chocolate on the planet: great food, great cookies and pastries.
Just fun to walk around here! great gifts and textiles from afar. Treat for the eyes.
11 residents recomanen
John Derian
6 E 2nd St
11 residents recomanen
Just fun to walk around here! great gifts and textiles from afar. Treat for the eyes.
boutique for the ultra hip
13 residents recomanen
Maryam Nassir Zadeh
123 Norfolk St
13 residents recomanen
boutique for the ultra hip
the best
2114 residents recomanen
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 residents recomanen
the best
delightful museum in an old villa palace, marble galore. GREAT collection and wonderful restaurant, bookstore and gift shop
176 residents recomanen
Neue Galerie
1048 5th Ave
176 residents recomanen
delightful museum in an old villa palace, marble galore. GREAT collection and wonderful restaurant, bookstore and gift shop
lovely quiet museum designed by Noguchi himself. Ongoing and special exhibitions: visit the Socrates Sculpture Park across the street.
192 residents recomanen
Museu Noguchi
9-01 33rd Road
192 residents recomanen
lovely quiet museum designed by Noguchi himself. Ongoing and special exhibitions: visit the Socrates Sculpture Park across the street.
very small exhibition space, often with wonderful shows
13 residents recomanen
Japan Society
333 E 47th St
13 residents recomanen
very small exhibition space, often with wonderful shows
Super favorite dedicated to the art of the Himalayas! wonder exhibitions in a special environment. Lots of nice small shops in this neighborhood, vintage and otherwise.
106 residents recomanen
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th St
106 residents recomanen
Super favorite dedicated to the art of the Himalayas! wonder exhibitions in a special environment. Lots of nice small shops in this neighborhood, vintage and otherwise.
GO.
2323 residents recomanen
Parc High Line
2323 residents recomanen
GO.
currently closed, to reopen in a fantastic new Renzo Piano building on 13th St under the Highline soon.
884 residents recomanen
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
884 residents recomanen
currently closed, to reopen in a fantastic new Renzo Piano building on 13th St under the Highline soon.
fun shopping Japanese style
12 residents recomanen
MUJI Times Square Store
620 8th Ave
12 residents recomanen
fun shopping Japanese style
I love uniqlo :)
34 residents recomanen
Uniqlo
660 5th Ave
34 residents recomanen
I love uniqlo :)
a MUST
2653 residents recomanen
El Museu Metropolità d'Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 residents recomanen
a MUST
great photography shows
52 residents recomanen
International Center of Photography Museum
79 Essex St
52 residents recomanen
great photography shows
$5. for a hem. cheap and fast and good alternations
New Express Tailor Shop Inc
92 Rivington St
$5. for a hem. cheap and fast and good alternations

Shopping

huge pastrami sandwiches and such
690 residents recomanen
Delicatessen de Katz
205 E Houston St
690 residents recomanen
huge pastrami sandwiches and such
whale watching!
7 residents recomanen
American Princess Cruises
2498 Emmons Avenue
7 residents recomanen
whale watching!