Guidebook for Brooklyn

Sarah
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Small and fast. Quality beans and organic foods offered. Good service. Near subway and my apt.
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Lula Bean
797 Grand St
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Small and fast. Quality beans and organic foods offered. Good service. Near subway and my apt.
Open AM to PM, Good Coffee and draft ice coffee, Homemade banana bread, Latin influenced menu for Breakfast, Lunch and Diner Cocktails or wine early evening
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C.Lo Café
39 Bushwick Ave
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Open AM to PM, Good Coffee and draft ice coffee, Homemade banana bread, Latin influenced menu for Breakfast, Lunch and Diner Cocktails or wine early evening
Best latte in the neighborhood! Fast, workspace friendly, hipster
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Variety Coffee Roasters
368 Graham Ave
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Best latte in the neighborhood! Fast, workspace friendly, hipster
Organic products and juices. Friendly service. Inclusive atmosphere. Small gift shop. Light food
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Grass Roots Juicery
336a Graham Ave
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Organic products and juices. Friendly service. Inclusive atmosphere. Small gift shop. Light food
NY Staple that moved a location to Brooklyn. I get my fresh coffee beans here. They have tea as well in bulk. There is a small coffee counter in the back and an outdoor area although we never stay. Very down to earth nice staff that wait on you. Note: They don't open until 11AM.
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Porto Rico Importing
201 Bleecker St
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NY Staple that moved a location to Brooklyn. I get my fresh coffee beans here. They have tea as well in bulk. There is a small coffee counter in the back and an outdoor area although we never stay. Very down to earth nice staff that wait on you. Note: They don't open until 11AM.
Small grocery with a deli and coffee. Secret back garden with picnic tables. Work space friendly. Busy. Try the gauc. or the vegan treats, or salmon and lox bagel is a steal! Don't forget to tip!
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Brooklyn Standard 2
766 Grand St
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Small grocery with a deli and coffee. Secret back garden with picnic tables. Work space friendly. Busy. Try the gauc. or the vegan treats, or salmon and lox bagel is a steal! Don't forget to tip!
I love the mole sauce. They have decent Mexican fair with a great sound tract. The service is spotty but the food makes up for it. Can get noisy during bar hours.
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Mcondo Los Tacos
502 Grand St
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I love the mole sauce. They have decent Mexican fair with a great sound tract. The service is spotty but the food makes up for it. Can get noisy during bar hours.
Cheapest Mexican with large portions. Try the Tortilla soup and flautas.
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Loco Burrito
345 Graham Ave
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Cheapest Mexican with large portions. Try the Tortilla soup and flautas.
Super close to the apt. and subway. Has excellent Lebanese fair. Kind service.
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PASTRAMI MASTERS & WAFA'S EXPRESS
812 Grand St
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Super close to the apt. and subway. Has excellent Lebanese fair. Kind service.
During good weather, the back garden is peaceful and nice. Excellent Isreali fair.
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Hummus Market
361 Graham Ave
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During good weather, the back garden is peaceful and nice. Excellent Isreali fair.
Syrian and middle Eastern food. Pleasant diner atmosphere. Decent wines. Try the pizzas, the cold dishes, and Andrew likes the burger here.
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Dar525
525 Grand St
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Syrian and middle Eastern food. Pleasant diner atmosphere. Decent wines. Try the pizzas, the cold dishes, and Andrew likes the burger here.
Homemade pasta, Great wine, small and friendly, Everything on the menu is recommended. Huge back garden. Great service. Great deserts
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Il Passatore
14 Bushwick Ave
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Homemade pasta, Great wine, small and friendly, Everything on the menu is recommended. Huge back garden. Great service. Great deserts
Pizza, a neighborhood staple
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Carmine's Pizzeria
358 Graham Ave
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Pizza, a neighborhood staple
Gelato, cookies and cakes. Neighborhood staple. Feels like your in Italy. Great to stop by on the way walking to the water in Williamsburg or if coming back walking...
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Fortunato Brothers
289 Manhattan Ave
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Gelato, cookies and cakes. Neighborhood staple. Feels like your in Italy. Great to stop by on the way walking to the water in Williamsburg or if coming back walking...
Peruvian fair. Great Sangria, loud and sometimes crowded but the food is well priced for portions. If you like steak and seafood, this is a good spot you can walk to.
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Chimu
482 Union Ave
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Peruvian fair. Great Sangria, loud and sometimes crowded but the food is well priced for portions. If you like steak and seafood, this is a good spot you can walk to.
Expensive and hard to get into restaurant. American food. All grilled. The skillet mash potatoes are amazing. Wonderful wine and beer selection. Next to a great wine and beer bar with a back yard if you need to wait until your reservation is called.
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St. Anselm
355 Metropolitan Ave
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Expensive and hard to get into restaurant. American food. All grilled. The skillet mash potatoes are amazing. Wonderful wine and beer selection. Next to a great wine and beer bar with a back yard if you need to wait until your reservation is called.
Morrocan fair. Excellent coffee, cocktails or wine. They are open morning to night and do all those different dining times perfectly. They are consistent with their food quality and service is impeccable. Waitlist often for brunch.
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Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Ave
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Morrocan fair. Excellent coffee, cocktails or wine. They are open morning to night and do all those different dining times perfectly. They are consistent with their food quality and service is impeccable. Waitlist often for brunch.
Pho. Affordable. Good.
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Mama Pho (on Grand St.)
580 Grand St
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Pho. Affordable. Good.
Breakfast and Lunch are amazing. Andrew loves the burger and the lentil soup.
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Willburg Cafe
623 Grand St
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Breakfast and Lunch are amazing. Andrew loves the burger and the lentil soup.
Chinese Dry Pot. Try the 1,000 year egg and spicey chilies with eggplant ap.
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MáLà Project
122 1st Ave.
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Chinese Dry Pot. Try the 1,000 year egg and spicey chilies with eggplant ap.
Historic Spanish Tapas restaurant. Close to 14th St. and 8th Ave where L train meets the ACE line. Great wine. May need a reservation. Causal attire.
La Nacional
239 W 14th St
Historic Spanish Tapas restaurant. Close to 14th St. and 8th Ave where L train meets the ACE line. Great wine. May need a reservation. Causal attire.
My favorite ramen place. There is a line because it is so small so go early or late or expect to wait outside
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Totto Ramen Midtown West
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My favorite ramen place. There is a line because it is so small so go early or late or expect to wait outside
The New York Deli. Time stands still here. You may leave feeling gulity for eating too much.
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Katz Delikatesser
205 E Houston St
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The New York Deli. Time stands still here. You may leave feeling gulity for eating too much.
Thai. Has a restaurant and a bar in two separate sections. If you want a date, go to restaurant, and if you want thai food at the bar, it's nice as a single person.
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Sage
299-301 Graham Ave
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Thai. Has a restaurant and a bar in two separate sections. If you want a date, go to restaurant, and if you want thai food at the bar, it's nice as a single person.

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent revolving drafts of hard to get European and local beers. Boutique selections of wine and beer. Huge backyard and down to earth atmosphere.
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Spuyten Duyvil
359 Metropolitan Ave
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Excellent revolving drafts of hard to get European and local beers. Boutique selections of wine and beer. Huge backyard and down to earth atmosphere.
Because it's beer from Brooklyn! They also have a lot of current events or tours
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Brooklyn Brewery
79 N 11th St
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Because it's beer from Brooklyn! They also have a lot of current events or tours
They offer live music and a bar on one side and an upscale bowling area with expensive gourmet pub food on the other side.
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Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave
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They offer live music and a bar on one side and an upscale bowling area with expensive gourmet pub food on the other side.
Spot on neighborhood bar. Old wood, large windows, big beer list, wine, sandwiches and pizza, T.V.s, super awesome staff
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Matt Torrey's
46 Bushwick Ave
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Spot on neighborhood bar. Old wood, large windows, big beer list, wine, sandwiches and pizza, T.V.s, super awesome staff
One of the oldest restaurants and wine bars in Williamsburg. Feels homey and very Sardinian. Natalie Portman has dined here! It's close to the water of the East River and the Bedford Ave Stop on the L train. I recommend the tiramisu
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D.O.C. Wine Bar
83 N 7th St
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One of the oldest restaurants and wine bars in Williamsburg. Feels homey and very Sardinian. Natalie Portman has dined here! It's close to the water of the East River and the Bedford Ave Stop on the L train. I recommend the tiramisu

Shopping

Best New York Bookstore off of Union Square.
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The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway
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Best New York Bookstore off of Union Square.
This is a jewelry store on the West side of Manhattan that is easily accessed, a straight shot across on the L train til the last stop. In the basement, is a tiny hair studio where a famous hairdresser, Joey Paulina Ryan works. He is the best hairdresser in NYC. Make an apt. He is always booked. Tell him I sent you. He also performs every weekend at Lucky Changs.
Phoenix Roze
13 8th Ave
This is a jewelry store on the West side of Manhattan that is easily accessed, a straight shot across on the L train til the last stop. In the basement, is a tiny hair studio where a famous hairdresser, Joey Paulina Ryan works. He is the best hairdresser in NYC. Make an apt. He is always booked. Tell him I sent you. He also performs every weekend at Lucky Changs.
Latin gifts from floor to ceiling. Sweet owner. Mostly handmade. Childrens toys.
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Fuego 718
249 Grand St
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Latin gifts from floor to ceiling. Sweet owner. Mostly handmade. Childrens toys.
Handmade local items like jewelry etc. Perfect for gift giving. Expensive.
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WE SEE STARS
351 Graham Ave
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Handmade local items like jewelry etc. Perfect for gift giving. Expensive.
Closest art supply store with gifts and cards
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Artist & Craftsman Supply Brooklyn
761 Metropolitan Ave
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Closest art supply store with gifts and cards
Close vintage clothing store
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L Train Vintage
1377 Dekalb Ave
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Close vintage clothing store

Parks & Nature

Best East River views during the day and at night. Open until 1AM and well lit. Can be good for everyone. Good for selfies, romantic strolls, and familys or groups to meet up. There are great views of lower Manhattan and the Williamsburg Bridge. I highly recommend walking from our apt. to the Domino Park and making several stops along the way for either icecream or beer or BBQ or shopping...
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Domino Park
15 Kent Ave
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Best East River views during the day and at night. Open until 1AM and well lit. Can be good for everyone. Good for selfies, romantic strolls, and familys or groups to meet up. There are great views of lower Manhattan and the Williamsburg Bridge. I highly recommend walking from our apt. to the Domino Park and making several stops along the way for either icecream or beer or BBQ or shopping...
Close to the apt. Good for a jog, or to lay in the grass and read a book.
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Cooper Park
Maspeth Avenue
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Close to the apt. Good for a jog, or to lay in the grass and read a book.
It has truly 3 sections: The park on Bedford Ave. where you can sit and people watch or enjoy a picnic. There are also some baseball fields and your welcome to watch a hipster league. There is a dog run City Bikes The 2nd section is a track and has some racket ball courts as well as out door gym area. The 3rd section is a free public pool. If you really want to try that be sure to look up the pool rules and hours on the website. It can get crowded.
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McCarren Park
776 Lorimer St
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It has truly 3 sections: The park on Bedford Ave. where you can sit and people watch or enjoy a picnic. There are also some baseball fields and your welcome to watch a hipster league. There is a dog run City Bikes The 2nd section is a track and has some racket ball courts as well as out door gym area. The 3rd section is a free public pool. If you really want to try that be sure to look up the pool rules and hours on the website. It can get crowded.
Very near connection to the East River Ferry, which is a great way to see part of Manhattan and brooklyn by water in an affordable way. I highly recommend this. Taking your time and walking down to the park from our apt.is very nice and you can stop along the way and enjoy Williamsburg via icecream, beer and wine, food trucks, or shopping
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East River State Park
90 Kent Ave
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Very near connection to the East River Ferry, which is a great way to see part of Manhattan and brooklyn by water in an affordable way. I highly recommend this. Taking your time and walking down to the park from our apt.is very nice and you can stop along the way and enjoy Williamsburg via icecream, beer and wine, food trucks, or shopping
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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Fav.
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Cold Spring
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Fav.
Beautiful. Good for hiking, climbing, and dogs
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Lake Minnewaska
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Beautiful. Good for hiking, climbing, and dogs
The bridge is iconic. The views are fantastic. Carousel, Grimaldi's Pizza
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
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The bridge is iconic. The views are fantastic. Carousel, Grimaldi's Pizza

Entertainment & Activities

Donation based & close
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Yoga To The People
115 W 27th St
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Donation based & close
meditation, healing, gifts
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Maha Rose
200 Columbia Street
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meditation, healing, gifts
Circus classes, shows, hidden gem
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The Muse
32D S 1st St
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Circus classes, shows, hidden gem
Movement Research Inc.
150 1st Ave.
For dancers

Arts & Culture

World famous dance companies, opera companies, theater and circus companies come to perform here. My favorite theater. It also has a movie theater if you are a film buff.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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World famous dance companies, opera companies, theater and circus companies come to perform here. My favorite theater. It also has a movie theater if you are a film buff.
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Lincoln Center Plaza
Lincoln Center Plaza
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New York City Center
131 W 55th St
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Eastern art and historical artifacts. Excellent gift shop and cafe. Events with live music sometimes
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Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th St
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Eastern art and historical artifacts. Excellent gift shop and cafe. Events with live music sometimes
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
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Best contempory art museum with wonderful views and outdoor areas on each floor the help break up the museum experience
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
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Best contempory art museum with wonderful views and outdoor areas on each floor the help break up the museum experience
Art
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Art
Handmade art books, local https://www.brooklynartlibrary.com/tinysketchbook/
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Brooklyn Art Library
2622 Frost St
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Handmade art books, local https://www.brooklynartlibrary.com/tinysketchbook/
Intimate, Inclusive, multiple types of live performance. L.E.S. Modern dance, theater. comedy, Gay, LTGB friendly
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Dixon Place
161A Chrystie St
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Intimate, Inclusive, multiple types of live performance. L.E.S. Modern dance, theater. comedy, Gay, LTGB friendly
Modern dancers
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Triskelion Arts
106 Calyer St
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Modern dancers