Our Guidebook for local stuff and some city favorites!
Food Scene
a great Italian bar and restaurant - 1 subway stop or a nice stroll away
60 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Camillo
1146 Nostrand Ave.a great Italian bar and restaurant - 1 subway stop or a nice stroll away
a great place to get a donut on your way out!
18 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nostrand Donut Shop Inc
1449 Nostrand Ave.a great place to get a donut on your way out!
good food and drinks - this stretch of Franklin has many great places - only 4 subway stops (about 7 minutes) away
327 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mayfield
688 Franklin Avegood food and drinks - this stretch of Franklin has many great places - only 4 subway stops (about 7 minutes) away
possibly the best pizza in town - also has a great bar
522 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin Avepossibly the best pizza in town - also has a great bar
Jus Juice
1403 Nostrand Ave.fresh juice on your way out!
Great place for dinner and drinks - lots of good options on this stretch of Flatbush.
56 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Parkside
705 Flatbush AveGreat place for dinner and drinks - lots of good options on this stretch of Flatbush.
late night pancakes on the weekends - check google for the hours!
69 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
IHOP
785 Flushing Avelate night pancakes on the weekends - check google for the hours!
Our favorite Caribbean food here - only for take out - bring it home!
15 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Exquisite Express
2847 Church AveOur favorite Caribbean food here - only for take out - bring it home!
our favorite ice cream shop - has several locations in town
370 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Aveour favorite ice cream shop - has several locations in town
Pels Pie Co.
446 Rogers Avea local stop for pie and a drink
Dekalb Market Hall
445 Albee Square WHuge food hall
Daleview Biscuits and Beer
1170 Nostrand Ave.The best biscuits around!
NewsFeed Café
1507 Nostrand Ave.local coffee shop and cafe
MISC
758 Franklin Avegreat thai place
Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Counter
634 Dean StPie shop!
BERG'N
899 Bergen StFood and beer hall
Hometown Bar-B-Que
454 Van Brunt Stbest BBQ in the city
Salem's Hour
1110 Nostrand Ave.good for dinner, weekend brunch and drinks
great pasta and pizza - nice little place that is an easy walk
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
StreetSweeper Cafe & Lounge
594 Rogers Avegreat pasta and pizza - nice little place that is an easy walk
Veggies Natural juice bar and cafe
1209 Nostrand Ave.local juice place!
great donuts, right at the subway stop - Bergen 2/3
313 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Doughnut Plant
379 Grand Stgreat donuts, right at the subway stop - Bergen 2/3
One of many excellent restaurants in this area - if you can't get a table here, just start walking.
124 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Olmsted
659 Vanderbilt AveOne of many excellent restaurants in this area - if you can't get a table here, just start walking.
our favorite Greek restaurant - gets quite crowded the later it gets!
320 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kiki's
130 Division Streetour favorite Greek restaurant - gets quite crowded the later it gets!
a great place for Mexican food and/or drinks - a small place, so easier to get a seat at lunch - or put your name in and get a drink nearby or wander through the boutiques
222 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Barrio Chino
253 Broome Sta great place for Mexican food and/or drinks - a small place, so easier to get a seat at lunch - or put your name in and get a drink nearby or wander through the boutiques
the biggest, most delicious cookies in town
215 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Levain Bakery - 74th Street
167 W 74th Stthe biggest, most delicious cookies in town
great place for drinks, brunch, or dinner - you'll want a reservation
239 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Jacob's Pickles
509 Amsterdam Avegreat place for drinks, brunch, or dinner - you'll want a reservation
Risbo
701 Flatbush Avegreat place for dinner and drinks!
The Fly
549 Classon Avenuerotisserie chicken and drinks
Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream
2 Rivington Stthe best ice cream in Manhattan
Shorty Tang Noodles
98 8th Aveamazing, reasonably priced Chinese food
the place to go after Chelsea gallery hopping, reasonable prices on Sichuan Chinese dishes - get the soup dumplings.
44 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Grand Sichuan
342 Grove Stthe place to go after Chelsea gallery hopping, reasonable prices on Sichuan Chinese dishes - get the soup dumplings.
amazing, huge sandwiches, good place to stop after some LES gallery visits
97 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cheeky Sandwiches
88 Orchard Stamazing, huge sandwiches, good place to stop after some LES gallery visits
mexican food and tequilia - lots of stuff nearby if you can't get a table
566 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Chavela's
736 Franklin Avemexican food and tequilia - lots of stuff nearby if you can't get a table
the best place for breakfast, a diner that has been here since 1936 - try the Danish Pancakes.
225 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tom’s
782 Washington Avethe best place for breakfast, a diner that has been here since 1936 - try the Danish Pancakes.
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt Avepopular middle-eastern place
Sweet Chick
178 Ludlow Stchicken and waffles and drinks.... open late.
coffee, sandwiches and breakfast - great place
57 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Little Roy Coffee Co.
571 Greene Avecoffee, sandwiches and breakfast - great place
Taiyaki NYC
119 Baxter StJapanese ice cream!
Little Roy Coffee Co.
571 Greene AveYummy coffee and pastries - 7 minute walk!
classic diner and famous cheesecake
158 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Junior's Restaurant and Bakery
386 Flatbush Ave Extclassic diner and famous cheesecake
great place - a surprising combination of ramen, fried chicken and burgers - with some good veggie options and a great bar - give it a try!
29 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mo's Original
453 Rogers Avegreat place - a surprising combination of ramen, fried chicken and burgers - with some good veggie options and a great bar - give it a try!
Convivium Osteria
68 5th Aveone of many great Italian places in Park Slope
Taro Sushi
244 Flatbush Avegreat sushi spot right off the subway
a local favorite for pizza and other Italian dishes - you can't go wrong!
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Patsy’s Pizzeria
450 Dean Sta local favorite for pizza and other Italian dishes - you can't go wrong!
great place for lunch or just to hang out for a bit
35 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kos Kaffe A Roasting House
251 5th Avegreat place for lunch or just to hang out for a bit
Buttermilk Channel
524 Court Stamazing brunch - get here early!
Di Fara Pizza
1424 Avenue Jan old classic - cash only and worth the wait!
Lobo
218 Court Sta rare place to get tex-mex here!
Alta Calidad
552 Vanderbilt Aveexcellent tacos and more.
the squares are the best - there will be a line.
126 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Prince St. Pizza
27 Prince Stthe squares are the best - there will be a line.
some local shops
local organic grocer that is easy to get to - lots of great things as you walk north from here
87 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin Avelocal organic grocer that is easy to get to - lots of great things as you walk north from here
Written by Forest
313 Atlantic AveBrooklyn made jewelry
Retro store offering vintage clothing, shoes & accessories for men & women, plus dry goods/hardware.
Super fun neighborhood, right by Brooklyn Bridge Park.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Front General Store
143 Front StRetro store offering vintage clothing, shoes & accessories for men & women, plus dry goods/hardware.
Super fun neighborhood, right by Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Li-Lac Chocolates (Greenwich Village)
162 Bleecker StExcellent chocolates. There are a few locations in town.
rotating sample sales - check their website to see what might be up today - sometimes in multiple locations
12 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
260 Sample Sale
260 5th Averotating sample sales - check their website to see what might be up today - sometimes in multiple locations
the best deals on clothing in town (from the fanciest Italian luxury to $12 t-shirts) - can be total chaos, but a great experience
260 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Century21 Stores
32 Church Stthe best deals on clothing in town (from the fanciest Italian luxury to $12 t-shirts) - can be total chaos, but a great experience
Drip beverage lounge
830 Rogers Avecoffee, pastries, smoothies, and room to sit
Greenlight Bookstore (Flatbush Avenue)
632 Flatbush Aveone of the best book shops in the city
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers and Cafe
134 Prince Stone of the best book shops in the city
Unnameable Books
615 Vanderbilt Avegreat used book shop
Essentials
Country Coco
3114 Church Avelocal grocery store if you need a snack
Shop Fair Supermarket
1125 Fulton Stlargest grocery store within a 5 min walk
Whole Foods Market 365
292 Ashland PlTrader Joe's
130 Court StArts & Culture
Brooklyn Museum - takes about 10 minutes by train!
3011 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Museo de Brooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyBrooklyn Museum - takes about 10 minutes by train!
a beautifully restored theater from 1929 - see what is showing while you are here! - a 10 min walk
185 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Teatro Kings
1027 Flatbush Avea beautifully restored theater from 1929 - see what is showing while you are here! - a 10 min walk
Salmagundi Museum of American Art
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
Metrograph
7 Ludlow Stgreat film theater
IFC Center
323 6th Avegreat west village theater
Fulton Street Art Gallery
116 John Stanother great place to see a film
Lincoln Center Theater
150 W 65th Stlots of film and other performances here
David Zwirner
537 W 20th Stsome of the world's most famous artists show here
Parks & Nature
wonderful to visit, especially in the spring - but peaceful all year
2030 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Avewonderful to visit, especially in the spring - but peaceful all year
a massive park designed by the same people that did Central Park - you are about a 20 min walk away from the southern entrance. One of the nicest spots in all of Brooklyn,
3418 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Parque Prospect
a massive park designed by the same people that did Central Park - you are about a 20 min walk away from the southern entrance. One of the nicest spots in all of Brooklyn,
beautiful view of Manhattan - lots of good snacks around here too
951 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Parque del Puente de Brooklyn
334 Furman Stbeautiful view of Manhattan - lots of good snacks around here too
Low key and clean beach! Fabulous Russian foods nearby.
94 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brighton Beach
Low key and clean beach! Fabulous Russian foods nearby.
Entertainment & Activities
ice skating! and sometimes roller skating! check their schedule
194 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park Brooklyn
171 East Drice skating! and sometimes roller skating! check their schedule
Beaches and amusement parks - easy to get to from the Q train!
663 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Coney Island
Beaches and amusement parks - easy to get to from the Q train!
The Brooklyn Nets play here and there are often concerts - takes about 15 minutes by express train - sits in between two great neighborhoods if you walk a few blocks.
1418 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveThe Brooklyn Nets play here and there are often concerts - takes about 15 minutes by express train - sits in between two great neighborhoods if you walk a few blocks.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square Wa theater built in 1929 that recently underwent a $95 million renovation - they offer tours and often have musical and comedy performances - check the website for details.
185 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Teatro Kings
1027 Flatbush Avea theater built in 1929 that recently underwent a $95 million renovation - they offer tours and often have musical and comedy performances - check the website for details.
check out all of BAM - Brooklyn Academy of Music - for film, theater, and musical performance - a true treasure of the city
521 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton Stcheck out all of BAM - Brooklyn Academy of Music - for film, theater, and musical performance - a true treasure of the city
Neighborhoods
Red Hook
Beautiful views of the Statue of Liberty
A nearby area along the park with lots of restaurants, bars, and shops.
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
A nearby area along the park with lots of restaurants, bars, and shops.
Prospect Heights
a beautiful, walkable neigborhood