Guidebook for Brooklyn

July
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

great little coffee shop with free wifi and a backyard!
131 locals recommend
Daily Press Coffee
505 Franklin Ave
131 locals recommend
great little coffee shop with free wifi and a backyard!
really good pizza, but it's not by the slice. Also, 'girls' was filmed here!
590 locals recommend
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon Ave
590 locals recommend
really good pizza, but it's not by the slice. Also, 'girls' was filmed here!
locally grown food, a little pricier
12 locals recommend
Willow
506 Franklin Ave
12 locals recommend
locally grown food, a little pricier
Sit down pizza restaurant.
228 locals recommend
Emily
919 Fulton St
228 locals recommend
Sit down pizza restaurant.
Relaxed, standing-room only hangout serving ramen & other creative Japanese bites.
201 locals recommend
Samurai Papa
594 Lafayette Ave
201 locals recommend
Relaxed, standing-room only hangout serving ramen & other creative Japanese bites.
Relaxed corner tavern featuring a menu of sandwiches, bar bites & cocktails, plus sidewalk seating.
83 locals recommend
Cpt. Dan's Good Time Tavern
497 Greene Ave
83 locals recommend
Relaxed corner tavern featuring a menu of sandwiches, bar bites & cocktails, plus sidewalk seating.
The best burger. Trust me. Order the burger.
86 locals recommend
Fancy Nancy
1038 Bedford Ave
86 locals recommend
The best burger. Trust me. Order the burger.
Corner restaurant with a wraparound banquette, serving organic American fare by a Le Bernardin alum.
217 locals recommend
Eugene & Company
397 Tompkins Ave
217 locals recommend
Corner restaurant with a wraparound banquette, serving organic American fare by a Le Bernardin alum.
Brooklyn's Most Famous Brisket!
73 locals recommend
David's Brisket House
533 Nostrand Ave.
73 locals recommend
Brooklyn's Most Famous Brisket!
There is never a bad time to pig out on some good southern comfort food – it’s probably the best way to deal with a stressful week. While the whole menu at Peaches is extremely appetizing, you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to eat some shrimp and grits (don’t forget the collard greens and cornbread on the side!)
604 locals recommend
Peaches HotHouse
415 Tompkins Ave
604 locals recommend
There is never a bad time to pig out on some good southern comfort food – it’s probably the best way to deal with a stressful week. While the whole menu at Peaches is extremely appetizing, you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to eat some shrimp and grits (don’t forget the collard greens and cornbread on the side!)
The bestttttt donuts! Don't miss out on trying one of these, but get there early for a full selection. Many flavors sell out later in the day.
638 locals recommend
Dough Doughnuts
5th Avenue
638 locals recommend
The bestttttt donuts! Don't miss out on trying one of these, but get there early for a full selection. Many flavors sell out later in the day.
outdoor seafood spot with cornhole and nearby views of the statue of liberty
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Crab
24 Reed St
82 locals recommend
outdoor seafood spot with cornhole and nearby views of the statue of liberty
food trucks and tents galore!
777 locals recommend
Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
777 locals recommend
food trucks and tents galore!

Drinks & Nightlife

Cool laid back bar. Great for drinking alone or with friends.
105 locals recommend
Glorietta Baldy
502 Franklin Ave
105 locals recommend
Cool laid back bar. Great for drinking alone or with friends.
bar and restaurant. Good for trying to catch a sports game in the neighborhood. Also good American pub food.
505 locals recommend
Black Swan
505 locals recommend
bar and restaurant. Good for trying to catch a sports game in the neighborhood. Also good American pub food.
awesome dark bar with a fireplace. Yummy cocktails.
329 locals recommend
Dynaco
1112 Bedford Ave
329 locals recommend
awesome dark bar with a fireplace. Yummy cocktails.
cute bar. frozen margaritas and a yummy taco truck out back.
236 locals recommend
Chilo's
323 Franklin Ave
236 locals recommend
cute bar. frozen margaritas and a yummy taco truck out back.
cute dark bar
39 locals recommend
Hanson Dry
925 Fulton St
39 locals recommend
cute dark bar
great bar to go with a friend or even by yourself.
110 locals recommend
Fulton Grand
1011 Fulton St
110 locals recommend
great bar to go with a friend or even by yourself.
divey rock and roll bar
361 locals recommend
Do or Dive Bar
1108 Bedford Ave
361 locals recommend
divey rock and roll bar
Small Neighborhood bar with yummy frozen drinks and a backyard patio. Monday night Drag Bingo at 9pm is always fun and totally free! (Tipping the host is recommended)
24 locals recommend
The Hole
312 Bowery
24 locals recommend
Small Neighborhood bar with yummy frozen drinks and a backyard patio. Monday night Drag Bingo at 9pm is always fun and totally free! (Tipping the host is recommended)
LGBTQueer friendly bar with music venue in the back. Monthly trivia night, monthly story telling. Check their website for schedule of events.
135 locals recommend
C'mon Everybody
325 Franklin Ave
135 locals recommend
LGBTQueer friendly bar with music venue in the back. Monthly trivia night, monthly story telling. Check their website for schedule of events.
Relaxed watering hole offering tropical drinks, plus live reggae music, dancing & a patio.
264 locals recommend
Lovers Rock
419 Tompkins Ave
264 locals recommend
Relaxed watering hole offering tropical drinks, plus live reggae music, dancing & a patio.
This pub with reclaimed-wood decor serves rotating draft microbrews & hosts DJs most nights.
365 locals recommend
Bed-Vyne Brew
370 Tompkins Ave
365 locals recommend
This pub with reclaimed-wood decor serves rotating draft microbrews & hosts DJs most nights.
Hip, candlelit cocktail bar featuring live DJs, plus backyard seating with a ping-pong table.
260 locals recommend
Doris
1088 Fulton St
260 locals recommend
Hip, candlelit cocktail bar featuring live DJs, plus backyard seating with a ping-pong table.
Hip hangout for cocktails, Italian small plates & live music nightly, from gypsy jazz to neo-folk.
394 locals recommend
LunÀtico
486 Halsey St
394 locals recommend
Hip hangout for cocktails, Italian small plates & live music nightly, from gypsy jazz to neo-folk.
latin nightclub when you just want to dance!
162 locals recommend
Bembe
81 S 6th St
162 locals recommend
latin nightclub when you just want to dance!
electronic music night life
399 locals recommend
Output
74 Wythe Ave
399 locals recommend
electronic music night life

Everything Else

good pizza (not by the slice)
99 locals recommend
Nice Pizza
340 Franklin Ave
99 locals recommend
good pizza (not by the slice)

Essentials

grocery store
17 locals recommend
Brooklyn Farms Associated Fresh Market
1125 Fulton St
17 locals recommend
grocery store
Pharmacy
139 locals recommend
Walgreens
2325 Flatbush Ave
139 locals recommend
Pharmacy
Large Super Market
228 locals recommend
Super Foodtown of Bedford Stuyvesant
1420 Fulton St
228 locals recommend
Large Super Market
Closest grocery store (a little pricey)
150 locals recommend
Metropolitan Citymarket
1142 Bedford Ave
150 locals recommend
Closest grocery store (a little pricey)

Parks & Nature

Central Parks younger, slightly smaller sister. Big enought to get lost in. Great for walks, jobs, bike rides, and picnics. Saturday is the farmers market by the Grand Army Plaza entrance.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Central Parks younger, slightly smaller sister. Big enought to get lost in. Great for walks, jobs, bike rides, and picnics. Saturday is the farmers market by the Grand Army Plaza entrance.
Small park with a dog park.
214 locals recommend
Herbert Von King Park
670 Lafayette Ave
214 locals recommend
Small park with a dog park.
Great park to walk around or picnic at. Tennis courts.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
791 locals recommend
Great park to walk around or picnic at. Tennis courts.
Beautiful botanical gardens. Must purchase tickets to get in.
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Beautiful botanical gardens. Must purchase tickets to get in.

Sightseeing

Grand Army Plaza, the oval at the main entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, was meant to provide a wide and picturesque approach to the park, which park designer Calvert Vaux (1824–1895) considered a vital design element. The Plaza was one of the first features of Prospect Park to be built and marks the beginning of the Eastern Parkway (1866), the world’s first parkway, also designed by Vaux and his partner Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903). The parkway’s intended purpose was to connect the City’s parks with ornamental roads free of commercial traffic.
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza, the oval at the main entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, was meant to provide a wide and picturesque approach to the park, which park designer Calvert Vaux (1824–1895) considered a vital design element. The Plaza was one of the first features of Prospect Park to be built and marks the beginning of the Eastern Parkway (1866), the world’s first parkway, also designed by Vaux and his partner Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903). The parkway’s intended purpose was to connect the City’s parks with ornamental roads free of commercial traffic.
Take a walk along the Brooklyn Bridge, day or night, it's a sight to see.
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
1505 locals recommend
Take a walk along the Brooklyn Bridge, day or night, it's a sight to see.

Arts & Culture

Really Large Biggie mural a few blocks away.
21 locals recommend
Biggie Mural
21 locals recommend
Really Large Biggie mural a few blocks away.