Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Puglia has a lunch special 7 days a week between 11:30-3pm unless it's a holiday in LIttle Italy or summer. This special can't be beat for price or quality.
This is my favorite Italian-American restaurant. Be sure to order a bottle of the house red. They make the blend themselves and currently it's only $16 per bottle.
This is a casual Mexican place that is good for some quick fresh tacos. It's part of a small chain of Oaxaca locations around NYC. Nice tile walls, convenient and fresh food.
89 locals recommend
Oaxaca Tacos
478 Halsey StThis is a casual Mexican place that is good for some quick fresh tacos. It's part of a small chain of Oaxaca locations around NYC. Nice tile walls, convenient and fresh food.
Excellent mexican in a beautifully designed space with a backyard strung with lights. Walking distance from my house but also on the Halsey street bus making it incredibly convenient.
138 locals recommend
Tepache
361 Halsey StExcellent mexican in a beautifully designed space with a backyard strung with lights. Walking distance from my house but also on the Halsey street bus making it incredibly convenient.
This french restaurant has the best cheese souffle I've ever had. They also have an elegant back garden.
350 locals recommend
L'Antagoniste
238 Malcolm X BlvdThis french restaurant has the best cheese souffle I've ever had. They also have an elegant back garden.
They cook breakfast and lunch, bake their own muffins, have Le Colombe coffee and free wifi all in a sunny light-filled space.
57 locals recommend
MacDonough Cafe
83 Saratoga AveThey cook breakfast and lunch, bake their own muffins, have Le Colombe coffee and free wifi all in a sunny light-filled space.
Great atmosphere, wonderful food/drinks, and great brunch with excellent coffee to boot. ` They often have live music in the evenings.
329 locals recommend
Chez Oskar
310 Malcolm X BlvdGreat atmosphere, wonderful food/drinks, and great brunch with excellent coffee to boot. ` They often have live music in the evenings.
This was the first really cool restaurant in the neighborhood. It still has a tremendous style to to and a good backyard. Brick oven pizza and Italian specialities.
1260 locals recommend
Saraghina
350 Lewis AveThis was the first really cool restaurant in the neighborhood. It still has a tremendous style to to and a good backyard. Brick oven pizza and Italian specialities.
The Saraghina cafe has a wide range of pastries and has expanded from its original back room up to the front on Halsey
126 locals recommend
Saraghina Bakery
433 Halsey StThe Saraghina cafe has a wide range of pastries and has expanded from its original back room up to the front on Halsey
Soul food often with live music (especially at brunch). People travel here from all over.
756 locals recommend
Peaches
393 Lewis AveSoul food often with live music (especially at brunch). People travel here from all over.
Right around the corner, baked goods, coffee, beer/wine and expanding their menu
50 locals recommend
Butch & Coco
153 Howard AveRight around the corner, baked goods, coffee, beer/wine and expanding their menu
This place is incredibly close to our house. Lively (and a little loud) it plays all the soccer matches and the food is good. The happy hour specials include really good food price deals.
74 locals recommend
Sonora
174 Howard AveThis place is incredibly close to our house. Lively (and a little loud) it plays all the soccer matches and the food is good. The happy hour specials include really good food price deals.
BK Bagels
1120 BroadwayThis is a combination office complex, shopping mall and mini food district. It's in a renovated factory and has a working chocolate mini factory in it where you can buy chocolate, great coffee, art exhibits, bars and restaurants.
People rave about the Japanese store with food and a food court inside (I haven't been to it yet but know the rest of the place).
108 locals recommend
Industry City
220 36th StThis is a combination office complex, shopping mall and mini food district. It's in a renovated factory and has a working chocolate mini factory in it where you can buy chocolate, great coffee, art exhibits, bars and restaurants.
People rave about the Japanese store with food and a food court inside (I haven't been to it yet but know the rest of the place).
Christina's
853 Manhattan AvePuglia
189 Hester StEverything Else
It's 2 blocks from the house and beautiful. Great playground on the west side of it.
40 locals recommend
Saratoga Park
112 Howard AveIt's 2 blocks from the house and beautiful. Great playground on the west side of it.
Getting Around
J train stop, it runs express during 2-3 hour rush hour windows on weekday mornings and evenings.
47 locals recommend
Halsey Street Station
J train stop, it runs express during 2-3 hour rush hour windows on weekday mornings and evenings.
C train stop, the A train stops here on the weekends too
17 locals recommend
Ralph Av/Fulton St station
C train stop, the A train stops here on the weekends too
Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St station
L train stop
Neighborhoods
Known as Brooklyn's Chinatown. Walk the avenues and pick a place to eat.
74 locals recommend
Sunset Park
Known as Brooklyn's Chinatown. Walk the avenues and pick a place to eat.