Guidebook for Brooklyn
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a pretty popular bar with good beer. It's a nice place to grab a drink on the way back home or if you just want something close by.
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The Double Windsor
210 Prospect Park WestThis is a pretty popular bar with good beer. It's a nice place to grab a drink on the way back home or if you just want something close by.
This is a great event venue and is the home of Publics Radios Ask Me Another game show, and regularly hosts The Moth Storytelling Radio Hour as well as a variety Music shows and Music Festivals.
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The Bell House
149 7th StThis is a great event venue and is the home of Publics Radios Ask Me Another game show, and regularly hosts The Moth Storytelling Radio Hour as well as a variety Music shows and Music Festivals.
This is a great place to see a variety of music shows. They also have readings and film screenings.
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Barbès
376 9th StThis is a great place to see a variety of music shows. They also have readings and film screenings.
This is a fun bar with sofa's a fire places and books and Bocce Ball and music venue downstairs.
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Union Hall
702 Union StThis is a fun bar with sofa's a fire places and books and Bocce Ball and music venue downstairs.
Everything Else
Rated among the top bagel places in the city, there's usually a line but it moves pretty quickly. They also make many kinds of sandwiches.
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Terrace Bagels
222A Prospect Park WestRated among the top bagel places in the city, there's usually a line but it moves pretty quickly. They also make many kinds of sandwiches.
Grab a sandwich and go to the park. It's a very friendly small neighborhood corner store.
Park Slope Deli
1601 10th AveGrab a sandwich and go to the park. It's a very friendly small neighborhood corner store.
It's a great playground for kids and for adults the back side of it is the stage for Celebrate Brooklyn where you can enjoy great live music concerts (mostly donation based). http://bricartsmedia.org/
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Harmony Playground
64 West DrIt's a great playground for kids and for adults the back side of it is the stage for Celebrate Brooklyn where you can enjoy great live music concerts (mostly donation based). http://bricartsmedia.org/
This is a fun place to go for ice skate in the winter or roller skate when it's warmer. They also rent bikes and paddle boats for exploring the park. You can also grab a bite at the cafe.
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LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park Brooklyn
171 East DrThis is a fun place to go for ice skate in the winter or roller skate when it's warmer. They also rent bikes and paddle boats for exploring the park. You can also grab a bite at the cafe.
This a is a fun little flea market to stop at on a Saturday or Sunday if your walking around.
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P.S. 321 Flea Market
2nd StreetThis a is a fun little flea market to stop at on a Saturday or Sunday if your walking around.
This is a great park to contrast with Prospect. It's new and not even finished but it offers lots of activities and great views of the NYC skyline and is a great stop off on the way to Manhattan.
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Parque del Puente de Brooklyn
334 Furman StThis is a great park to contrast with Prospect. It's new and not even finished but it offers lots of activities and great views of the NYC skyline and is a great stop off on the way to Manhattan.
This is an amazing park. There's so much to do in the park I can't list it all but you can go to the website.
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Parque Prospect
This is an amazing park. There's so much to do in the park I can't list it all but you can go to the website.
9th Street Cycles
Rent bikes here for $30 a day (24 hours).
Food Scene
Savor Brooklyn
199 Windsor PlCharming and quiet cafe with outdoor seating and big windows with lots of light.
Nothing fancy but if you like Mexican food it a great place to grab a bite or get something to go and bring it to the park and they stay open very late.
Taco & Burrito Grill
252 Prospect Park WestNothing fancy but if you like Mexican food it a great place to grab a bite or get something to go and bring it to the park and they stay open very late.
I really like this hole-in-the-wall Falafel place. The guy who owns it is really nice, and the food is always fresh. It's a great place to grab lunch for a picnic in the park though not super fast.
212 Shawarma Grill
I really like this hole-in-the-wall Falafel place. The guy who owns it is really nice, and the food is always fresh. It's a great place to grab lunch for a picnic in the park though not super fast.
A great higher end Mexican restaurant. The food is great, the drinks are amazing, and the happy hour (4-7PM weekdays 4-6PM Fri-Sat) is a great deal.
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Fonda
434 7th AveA great higher end Mexican restaurant. The food is great, the drinks are amazing, and the happy hour (4-7PM weekdays 4-6PM Fri-Sat) is a great deal.
Not the best roti shop in Brooklyn, but still pretty good. If you've never had a West-Indian/Trinidadian roti before it's a nice walk through the park to explore a different cuisine.
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Ali's Roti Shop
589 Flatbush AvenueNot the best roti shop in Brooklyn, but still pretty good. If you've never had a West-Indian/Trinidadian roti before it's a nice walk through the park to explore a different cuisine.
Arts & Culture
I can't say I highly recommend this theatre but mostly because they don't often have films I want to see (but if you like blockbusters you might enjoy it). Plus it's only 3 blocks away!
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The Pavilion Theater
I can't say I highly recommend this theatre but mostly because they don't often have films I want to see (but if you like blockbusters you might enjoy it). Plus it's only 3 blocks away!
It's a great art museum, and it's free/donation based. A nice walk through the park and on your way you can spend some time next door at the Botanical Gardens (free Tuesdays).
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Museo de Brooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyIt's a great art museum, and it's free/donation based. A nice walk through the park and on your way you can spend some time next door at the Botanical Gardens (free Tuesdays).
This is BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and its the best place to see Theatre, dance and films in Brooklyn. Many performances also have very discounted rush tickets. http://www.bam.org/
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BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton StThis is BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and its the best place to see Theatre, dance and films in Brooklyn. Many performances also have very discounted rush tickets. http://www.bam.org/
This is a great zoo for the kids or anyone who likes zoos and it's only a short walk through the park.
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Zoológico de Prospect Park
450 Flatbush AveThis is a great zoo for the kids or anyone who likes zoos and it's only a short walk through the park.
The Botanic Garden is a short walk away and is beautiful. It free on Tuesdays, and Saturday before 12PM, and if your a kid or a student. It's also free from Nov-Feb. It's next to the Brooklyn Museum.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveThe Botanic Garden is a short walk away and is beautiful. It free on Tuesdays, and Saturday before 12PM, and if your a kid or a student. It's also free from Nov-Feb. It's next to the Brooklyn Museum.
This is an event space with a variety of different events from music to comedy to games and so forth.
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Littlefield
635 Sackett StThis is an event space with a variety of different events from music to comedy to games and so forth.
This is a fun place to visit. They have a museum about the history of the area and the Battle of Brooklyn (a turning point in the American Revolution) and a variety of plays and performance.
336 3rd St
336 3rd StreetThis is a fun place to visit. They have a museum about the history of the area and the Battle of Brooklyn (a turning point in the American Revolution) and a variety of plays and performance.
Essentials
This is one of the best farmers markets in all of NYC. A great walk through the park on Saturday morning or afternoon. Grab the best ingredients for dinner, or pre-made fixins for a picnic.
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Plaza del Gran Ejército
Flatbush AvenueThis is one of the best farmers markets in all of NYC. A great walk through the park on Saturday morning or afternoon. Grab the best ingredients for dinner, or pre-made fixins for a picnic.
Great little farmers market with good prices on Wednesdays.
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Bartel-Pritchard Square
Prospect Park SouthwestGreat little farmers market with good prices on Wednesdays.
Entertainment & Activities
Looking for a place to bring the kids? The Brooklyn Children's Museum is awesome.
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Museo de los Niños de Brooklyn
145 Brooklyn AveLooking for a place to bring the kids? The Brooklyn Children's Museum is awesome.