Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Some of NYC's best restaurants are a 5 to 15 min walk from the apartment... Bar Bete, Ugly Baby, Sofreh, Rucola, French Louis, Mile End, Grand Army, Frankies 457, June, Gage and Tollner, al Badawi, FOB, and, and many more.
For folks not familiar with the area, we recommend a walk along three main commercial streets: Atlantic Avenue, Smith Street and Court Street.
Start on Atlantic Avenue going towards the water (East River) to see shops and restaurants. Take a left (going south) when you hit Smith Street to see more neighborhood places. You can meander as far as 15 blocks (or less!), and make a right on to 1st Place to Court Street. Walk back up north on Court Street (back towards Atlantic Ave.) and you'll come across many more cafes, restaurants, bakeries, shops, etc.
Maybe the best restaurant experience in the area??? Food is amazing, service is great, love the decor and ambiance.
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Bar Bête
263 Smith StMaybe the best restaurant experience in the area??? Food is amazing, service is great, love the decor and ambiance.
Very popular neighborhood spot. Food and staff are very good. Escarole Salad is amazing!
148 recommandé par les habitants
Rucola
190 Dean StVery popular neighborhood spot. Food and staff are very good. Escarole Salad is amazing!
Popular deli.. good stuff… amazing at times. Known for their decadent sandwiches and poutine.
78 recommandé par les habitants
Mile End Delicatessen
97 Hoyt StPopular deli.. good stuff… amazing at times. Known for their decadent sandwiches and poutine.
Comfort food with a twist, really nice burgers... Great Happy Hour food too (sliders yum).
The HiHi Room
138 Smith StComfort food with a twist, really nice burgers... Great Happy Hour food too (sliders yum).
French Bistro around the corner. The food is good and people are friendly but there are better places in the neighborhood for the price. But if you've had a long day and don't want to go far, this place is easy and close by.
38 recommandé par les habitants
Bacchus
409 Atlantic AveFrench Bistro around the corner. The food is good and people are friendly but there are better places in the neighborhood for the price. But if you've had a long day and don't want to go far, this place is easy and close by.
Mixed feelings on this place. People that work there are often not friendly but the food and drinks are good. Draws a good crowd at the bar.
44 recommandé par les habitants
Grand Army
336 State StMixed feelings on this place. People that work there are often not friendly but the food and drinks are good. Draws a good crowd at the bar.
Great place for a very good meal. Interiors are lovely with live plant wall. Pricey but we find it's worth the treat.
101 recommandé par les habitants
Colonie
127 Atlantic AveGreat place for a very good meal. Interiors are lovely with live plant wall. Pricey but we find it's worth the treat.
Considered one of the best pizza places in NYC. Get there when it opens or wait could be 2 hours.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/dining/pizza-lucali-mark-iacono-profile.html
168 recommandé par les habitants
Lucali
575 Henry StConsidered one of the best pizza places in NYC. Get there when it opens or wait could be 2 hours.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/dining/pizza-lucali-mark-iacono-profile.html
Tourist attraction but decent (and heavy) diner food. Famous for their cheesecakes.
158 recommandé par les habitants
Junior's Restaurant and Bakery
386 Flatbush Ave ExtTourist attraction but decent (and heavy) diner food. Famous for their cheesecakes.
KI SUSHI
122 Smith StBest Sushi for the price in the area, good service too.
A longer walk from the house (20-25min), but the pies are amazing and decadent here, tastes like your grandma baked them. Salted caramel apple topped with fresh whipped cream is our favorite. Coffee is good here too.
89 recommandé par les habitants
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd AveA longer walk from the house (20-25min), but the pies are amazing and decadent here, tastes like your grandma baked them. Salted caramel apple topped with fresh whipped cream is our favorite. Coffee is good here too.
Also one of the best pizzas in Brooklyn but we only go if we are in the Bushwick area. You will need to take the subway or car to get here.
1621 recommandé par les habitants
Roberta's
261 Moore StAlso one of the best pizzas in Brooklyn but we only go if we are in the Bushwick area. You will need to take the subway or car to get here.
Great place for pizza and Italian fare if you are in the Clinton Hill neighborhood. Casual atmosphere.
590 recommandé par les habitants
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon AveGreat place for pizza and Italian fare if you are in the Clinton Hill neighborhood. Casual atmosphere.
La Vara
268 Clinton StMichelin Star...good stuff!
Very good (if not great) thin crust pizza that is within 5 minute walk. Can often be filled with families and children.
43 recommandé par les habitants
Sottocasa
298 Atlantic AveVery good (if not great) thin crust pizza that is within 5 minute walk. Can often be filled with families and children.
Di Fara Pizza
1424 Avenue JBest Pizza in NYC!
Nice French Bistro Pub in the area. Good bar scene and live music certain nights; neighborhood feel.
113 recommandé par les habitants
Bar Tabac
128 Smith StNice French Bistro Pub in the area. Good bar scene and live music certain nights; neighborhood feel.
Really great, high-end Mexican bar and grille. Great scene and food.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Leyenda
221 Smith StReally great, high-end Mexican bar and grille. Great scene and food.
Not the most charming looking place but coffee is good and service is friendly. Pastries and bagels are so-so. Popular neighborhood working cafe, we like to sit on the bench outside with our coffee and people watch.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Absolute Coffee
327 Atlantic AveNot the most charming looking place but coffee is good and service is friendly. Pastries and bagels are so-so. Popular neighborhood working cafe, we like to sit on the bench outside with our coffee and people watch.
Really cute spot and the owner is super friendly. Unfortunately, the coffee is not great, but the crepes seem to very popular (but we've never tried them).
6 recommandé par les habitants
The Little Sweet Café
77 Hoyt StReally cute spot and the owner is super friendly. Unfortunately, the coffee is not great, but the crepes seem to very popular (but we've never tried them).
Really good coffee but pastries are very mediocre. We like to get our coffee here, then head four doors down to Bien Cuit for pastries. Then we stroll to Cobble Hill Park and sit on one of the benches to enjoy!
87 recommandé par les habitants
Konditori
114 Smith StReally good coffee but pastries are very mediocre. We like to get our coffee here, then head four doors down to Bien Cuit for pastries. Then we stroll to Cobble Hill Park and sit on one of the benches to enjoy!
Bedouin Tent
405 Atlantic AveGood middle eastern takeout place around the corner
Really good thin crust pizza and pasta in a vibrant setting.
17 recommandé par les habitants
Luzzo's BK
145 Atlantic AveReally good thin crust pizza and pasta in a vibrant setting.
One of our favorite neighborhood American pub and food place in the area.
11 recommandé par les habitants
Henry Street Ale House
62 Henry StOne of our favorite neighborhood American pub and food place in the area.
Really great brunch, they have the best pancakes! Often long line of people however unless you get there early.
64 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe Luluc
214 Smith StReally great brunch, they have the best pancakes! Often long line of people however unless you get there early.
Great dinner- might need reservations- 2 blocks away. Very nice people and nicely curated food. Highly recommend this place.
60 recommandé par les habitants
French Louie
320 Atlantic AveGreat dinner- might need reservations- 2 blocks away. Very nice people and nicely curated food. Highly recommend this place.
We love eating and having drinks in the bar area which has cozy, half-round banquette seats. The menu is limited in the bar section (can't order Korean BBQ at these tables). So if you want BBQ, you need to get a table in the main dining area.
However, if you want good Korean BBQ, we recommend the trip to Koreatown in Manhattan instead.
They do have karoke rooms you can reserve in the back too, which we've never done. But looks like lots of fun!
35 recommandé par les habitants
Insa
328 Douglass StWe love eating and having drinks in the bar area which has cozy, half-round banquette seats. The menu is limited in the bar section (can't order Korean BBQ at these tables). So if you want BBQ, you need to get a table in the main dining area.
However, if you want good Korean BBQ, we recommend the trip to Koreatown in Manhattan instead.
They do have karoke rooms you can reserve in the back too, which we've never done. But looks like lots of fun!
Libertador
1725 2nd AveGreat steak and sidewalk seating
Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court StYes, love it! Tasty Italian fare.
Chocolate factory and liquor distillery... a must see if you are in the Red Hook area.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Cacao Prieto
218 Conover StChocolate factory and liquor distillery... a must see if you are in the Red Hook area.
New to the area. Coffee and pastries are good, but service can be a little slow. Beautiful gallery like space (in fact, there is an art gallery in the back!)
Café Kitsuné New York
112 Bond StreetNew to the area. Coffee and pastries are good, but service can be a little slow. Beautiful gallery like space (in fact, there is an art gallery in the back!)
Fantastic people and bakery. Best place in the neighborhood for French pastries, croissants, and loaves of bread.
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Bien Cuit
120 Smith StFantastic people and bakery. Best place in the neighborhood for French pastries, croissants, and loaves of bread.
Caputo's Fine Foods
460 Court StNice old school Italian bakery
Tiny little place which we have yet to try... It is hard to get seats, but if you love Thai food, this is worth it we're told. Also, watch out for the spicy dishes... we hear they are HOT.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Ugly Baby
407 Smith StTiny little place which we have yet to try... It is hard to get seats, but if you love Thai food, this is worth it we're told. Also, watch out for the spicy dishes... we hear they are HOT.
Sofreh
75 St Marks AveReally amazing food and space
FOB
271 Smith StVery good Filipino food!! Airy space, casual setting.
Good place to sit at the bar for a well priced burger and drinks
14 recommandé par les habitants
two8two Bar & Burger
282 Atlantic AveGood place to sit at the bar for a well priced burger and drinks
This is the restaurant inside the Ace Hotel...solid dinner with Americana menu.
Also, a great coffee spot. We like coming in the mornings to get coffee and pastries and sitting the lounge area with skylights and fireplace!
As You Are
This is the restaurant inside the Ace Hotel...solid dinner with Americana menu.
Also, a great coffee spot. We like coming in the mornings to get coffee and pastries and sitting the lounge area with skylights and fireplace!
Drinks & Nightlife
One of the better places for a drink in the neighborhood
9 recommandé par les habitants
Livingston Manor
42 Hoyt StOne of the better places for a drink in the neighborhood
Basement level bar, music on Monday nights; below ChezMoi restaurant
http://gothamist.com/2016/01/15/le_boudoir_brooklyn_heights.php#photo-2
15 recommandé par les habitants
Le Boudoir
135 Atlantic AveBasement level bar, music on Monday nights; below ChezMoi restaurant
http://gothamist.com/2016/01/15/le_boudoir_brooklyn_heights.php#photo-2
Pacific Standard
82 4th AveGo Bears
Brooklyn Inn
148 Hoyt StOldest bar in the area.. Great local scene
public records
233 Butler StVegan— cool space—- good music
Sightseeing
Beautifully landscaped waterfront park that has a unique mix of natural and industrial elements. Views of Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty. Can catch ferries here to visit Governor's Island, Manthattan and other parts of Brooklyn.
Walk east on Atlantic Avenue to the waterfront and BBP. We recommend a stroll north in the park to reach Manhattan bridge and DUMBO neighborhood.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StBeautifully landscaped waterfront park that has a unique mix of natural and industrial elements. Views of Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty. Can catch ferries here to visit Governor's Island, Manthattan and other parts of Brooklyn.
Walk east on Atlantic Avenue to the waterfront and BBP. We recommend a stroll north in the park to reach Manhattan bridge and DUMBO neighborhood.
Parks & Nature
Prospect Park
Small park about 15 min walk from the house. You'll pass some good restaurants, cafes along the way if you walk along DeKalb Avenue. Has tennis courts, dog run and farmer's market on the weekends.
791 recommandé par les habitants
Fort Greene Park
South Portland AvenueSmall park about 15 min walk from the house. You'll pass some good restaurants, cafes along the way if you walk along DeKalb Avenue. Has tennis courts, dog run and farmer's market on the weekends.
Shopping
Old school Brooklyn butcher.... If you want good quality meat and a Brooklyn experience... go here.
30 recommandé par les habitants
Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith StOld school Brooklyn butcher.... If you want good quality meat and a Brooklyn experience... go here.
Collier West
377A Atlantic AveGreat antique and hard to find home wares
Consignment Brooklyn
371 Atlantic AveWomen's designer consignment
meg
54 N 6th StUnique womens clothing by local designer
Another great family-run, old school Brookyn butcher shop!
15 recommandé par les habitants
Staubitz Market
222 Court StAnother great family-run, old school Brookyn butcher shop!
Michele Varian
400 Atlantic AvenueBrooklyn-based designer of housewares and lighting.
Great little women's vintage place with nicely curated items at reasonable prices.
Foyer Vintage Store
Great little women's vintage place with nicely curated items at reasonable prices.
House of Kellogg
Jao Social Club
M.PATMOS
Mud Australia Store - Brooklyn
Arts & Culture
Often have unique art and other design events
30 recommandé par les habitants
The Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen StOften have unique art and other design events
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton Stcheck listing