Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Ovenly Park Slope
210 Flatbush AveCreative baked goods
Colson Patisserie
374 9th StPerfect French-style baked goods
Kos Kaffe A Roasting House
251 5th AveGood coffee/breakfast place nearby
Everyman Espresso
301 W BroadwayGreat coffee!
Sushi Katsuei
210 7th AveFancy Sushi place with great Omakase
Root Hill Cafe
262 4th AveGood coffee with Wifi
al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveSuper charming good italian restaurant
Outdoor/indoor place with tacos from el Atoradero, cocktails and beers. So nice for the summer!
8 locals recommend
Parklife
636 Degraw StOutdoor/indoor place with tacos from el Atoradero, cocktails and beers. So nice for the summer!
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd AveDelicious pie place!
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveIconic ice cream shop
One of our favorites in the neighborhood. Cool and inventive restaurant with great products and amazing natural wine menu. On the pricier side.
15 locals recommend
Freek's Mill
285 Nevins StOne of our favorites in the neighborhood. Cool and inventive restaurant with great products and amazing natural wine menu. On the pricier side.
June
231 Court StNice restaurant with small plates and good natural wine menu.
Great bakery, but go there mostly for bread and cakes/tarts. Croissants and Pains au Chocolat are just better at Colson.
105 locals recommend
Bien Cuit
120 Smith StGreat bakery, but go there mostly for bread and cakes/tarts. Croissants and Pains au Chocolat are just better at Colson.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hip brewery/bar with great burgers from a famous Brooklyn butcher. They have a really nice backyard
85 locals recommend
Threes Brewing
333 Douglass StHip brewery/bar with great burgers from a famous Brooklyn butcher. They have a really nice backyard
Brooklyn Social
335 Smith Stcool and intimate cocktail bar
Ginger's Bar
363 5th AveFun lesbian bar with pool table and backyard.
Lavender Lake Bar
53 Carroll StReally nice hangout with a garden
Essentials
Fleishers Craft Butchery
192 5th AveGreat butcher!
Amazing hole-in-the-wall fresh pasta place. Call them in the morning to reserve your ravioli!
Un Posto Italiano
206 Garfield PlAmazing hole-in-the-wall fresh pasta place. Call them in the morning to reserve your ravioli!
Union Market
240 E Houston StGreat produce.
Green Ivy
244 4th AveClosest nicest convenience store, always open
Persons of Interest Barbershop
84 Havemeyer StTrendy barbershop
Les Enfants Terribles
85 Bergen StGreat new barber + hair salon
Shopping
Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Flatbush AvenueGreat farmer's market every Saturday.
The Modern Chemist
191 4th AvePharmacy with nice products
Housing Works Thrift Shops
266 5th AveGreat thrift store!