Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Friends of the neighborhood. Stays open late on Thursdays for live music or comedy.
80 locals recommend
Kava Shteeble
94 Ralph AvenueFriends of the neighborhood. Stays open late on Thursdays for live music or comedy.
Across the street from my favorite coffee shop, this vegan restaurant is one of my favorite spots in the neighborhood. And I'm not even vegetarian!
165 locals recommend
Toad Style
93 Ralph AveAcross the street from my favorite coffee shop, this vegan restaurant is one of my favorite spots in the neighborhood. And I'm not even vegetarian!
Parks & Nature
Lots of families and dog walkers here. There's an open field for frisbee and lots of benches and chess tables.
40 locals recommend
Saratoga Park
112 Howard AveLots of families and dog walkers here. There's an open field for frisbee and lots of benches and chess tables.
Drinks & Nightlife
No liquor here, just beer and wine. It's small and there is often a poetry reading or some other artsy happening.
365 locals recommend
Bed-Vyne Brew
370 Tompkins AveNo liquor here, just beer and wine. It's small and there is often a poetry reading or some other artsy happening.
The Evergreen
109 Moffat StGood spot that rarely gets too busy. And the serve popcorn!
Getting Around
Gates Avenue Station
JZ runs right into lower Manhattan!
C train will get you pretty much anywhere you need to go.
17 locals recommend
Ralph Av/Fulton St station
C train will get you pretty much anywhere you need to go.
Essentials
Always has washers and driers available, for a reasonable price.
12 locals recommend
Bushwick Wash Club
1469 BroadwayAlways has washers and driers available, for a reasonable price.
They don't have everything, but it's where I go for produce and fish because the owners are so nice. If you need something they don't have, there's a big supermarket across the street!
Ralph Av Fresh Farm
2 Ralph AveThey don't have everything, but it's where I go for produce and fish because the owners are so nice. If you need something they don't have, there's a big supermarket across the street!