Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
The best neighborhood coffee spot. Small, but crazy cute and super friendly. With seating out on the sidewalk. Nice bagel shop next door.
169 locals recommend
Little Zelda
728 Franklin AveThe best neighborhood coffee spot. Small, but crazy cute and super friendly. With seating out on the sidewalk. Nice bagel shop next door.
Great mexican spot. Patio seating. Great brunch/lunch as well. Less busy.
566 locals recommend
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveGreat mexican spot. Patio seating. Great brunch/lunch as well. Less busy.
Bagel Pub
287 9th StBest Bagel in the neighborhood!
One of the best restaurants in the city right now! Just a couple blocks from our apartment! Not insanely priced even. Reservation necessary. Bar space is first come first serve though!
124 locals recommend
Olmsted
659 Vanderbilt AveOne of the best restaurants in the city right now! Just a couple blocks from our apartment! Not insanely priced even. Reservation necessary. Bar space is first come first serve though!
Great little sushi spot in the neighborhood! Known for their sushi cups and bowls!
171 locals recommend
Silver Rice
638 Park PlGreat little sushi spot in the neighborhood! Known for their sushi cups and bowls!
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin AveGreat local pizza spot. Brick oven pizza!
My favorite Italian pizzeria in New York City! Legit traditional "propria italiana." Brick oven pizza. Cash only. Laidback. Great antipasti and pasta and wine too. Highly recommended!
18 locals recommend
Numero 28 Pizzeria
28 Carmine StMy favorite Italian pizzeria in New York City! Legit traditional "propria italiana." Brick oven pizza. Cash only. Laidback. Great antipasti and pasta and wine too. Highly recommended!
Great Jewish deli! Best New York Bagel!! By far! Not too cheap, but worth it!
251 locals recommend
Russ & Daughters
179 E Houston StGreat Jewish deli! Best New York Bagel!! By far! Not too cheap, but worth it!
The famous Shake Shack! Great burger and shake! Locations all over. But this is the most famous location! Be ready for long lines though!
993 locals recommend
Shake Shack
Madison AvenueThe famous Shake Shack! Great burger and shake! Locations all over. But this is the most famous location! Be ready for long lines though!
Famous New York Pizzeria! Long lines! But iconic! Right next door to Grimaldi's, famous pizzeria!
94 locals recommend
Juliana's
19 Old Fulton StFamous New York Pizzeria! Long lines! But iconic! Right next door to Grimaldi's, famous pizzeria!
Famous hipster pizza joint in Brooklyn! Great in the summer, lots of patio/outdoor seating.
1621 locals recommend
Roberta's
261 Moore StFamous hipster pizza joint in Brooklyn! Great in the summer, lots of patio/outdoor seating.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great beer hall, with food stations. Great barbecue at Mighty Quinns, and burgers at Land Haus. And their beer list is awesome! Always changing too. Events happen too, so check out their website.
262 locals recommend
BERG'N
899 Bergen StGreat beer hall, with food stations. Great barbecue at Mighty Quinns, and burgers at Land Haus. And their beer list is awesome! Always changing too. Events happen too, so check out their website.
Great neighborhood watering hole. DJ's Friday/Saturday. Big patio during summer months. Great vibes.
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlGreat neighborhood watering hole. DJ's Friday/Saturday. Big patio during summer months. Great vibes.
Great Dancing! Good vibes! Great DJ's. Check out there 80s/90s nights!
139 locals recommend
Friends and Lovers
641 Classon AveGreat Dancing! Good vibes! Great DJ's. Check out there 80s/90s nights!
My favorite rooftop bar in the city. During the summer months it's a beautiful garden space. During the winter months they transform it into a secret cabin space! So cool. Amazing drinks! Secret spot!
75 locals recommend
Gallow Green
542 W 27th StMy favorite rooftop bar in the city. During the summer months it's a beautiful garden space. During the winter months they transform it into a secret cabin space! So cool. Amazing drinks! Secret spot!
Secret Speakeasy bar in Chinatown! Used to be an opium den in the early 1900s. Apothecary/Pharmacy theme! Very cool!
212 locals recommend
Apotheke
9 Doyers StSecret Speakeasy bar in Chinatown! Used to be an opium den in the early 1900s. Apothecary/Pharmacy theme! Very cool!
The most famous speakeasy in NYC. Entrance through a phone booth in the hot dog shop next door. Popular, but iconic!
287 locals recommend
Please Don't Tell
113 St Marks PlThe most famous speakeasy in NYC. Entrance through a phone booth in the hot dog shop next door. Popular, but iconic!
House of Yes
2 Wyckoff AvenueBest Dancing in Brooklyn! Themed nights! Great 80s/90s night!
Arts & Culture
Great museum, always great exhibits. Donation based, you can pay what you want. Essentially free.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyGreat museum, always great exhibits. Donation based, you can pay what you want. Essentially free.
Great Off-Broadway Theater! Old warehouse on the waterfront. Great shows!
52 locals recommend
St. Ann's Warehouse
45 Water StGreat Off-Broadway Theater! Old warehouse on the waterfront. Great shows!
Brooklyn Academy of Music! Close to the apartment! Great Theater/Opera/Ballet! Companies from all of the world come! Also movie theaters as well. Big art complex in Brooklyn.
115 locals recommend
Bam Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette AveBrooklyn Academy of Music! Close to the apartment! Great Theater/Opera/Ballet! Companies from all of the world come! Also movie theaters as well. Big art complex in Brooklyn.
Biggest Museum in NYC! Iconic! Insane Collection. Takes days to see everything! Pay what you want!
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th AveBiggest Museum in NYC! Iconic! Insane Collection. Takes days to see everything! Pay what you want!
Iconic Modern Art Museum! Have to visit. Wonderful Collection. Great exhibitions!
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetIconic Modern Art Museum! Have to visit. Wonderful Collection. Great exhibitions!
Gorgeous Cloisters uptown in Inwood. Pay what you want! Gorgeous in spring and summer.
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin DrGorgeous Cloisters uptown in Inwood. Pay what you want! Gorgeous in spring and summer.
Very cool Off-Broadway show. An immersive theatrical experience that takes place in the entirety of an old abandoned hotel. Based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. A little pricey, but worth it. Have a great bar as well with live jazz music open after the show.
100 locals recommend
Sleep No More
530 W 27th StVery cool Off-Broadway show. An immersive theatrical experience that takes place in the entirety of an old abandoned hotel. Based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. A little pricey, but worth it. Have a great bar as well with live jazz music open after the show.
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette StOne of the biggest Off-Broadway theater's in NYC. Great shows!
Great Off-Broadway Theater! Exciting new plays! Affordable.
10 locals recommend
Signature Theatre Company
480 W 42nd StGreat Off-Broadway Theater! Exciting new plays! Affordable.
Parks & Nature
Great Gardens! Free entry on Tuesdays and Saturday mornings!
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveGreat Gardens! Free entry on Tuesdays and Saturday mornings!
Sightseeing
Greatest views of Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge! A great romantic late night walk!
407 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont PlaceGreatest views of Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge! A great romantic late night walk!
Essentials
Pine Tree Natural Organic Land
744 Franklin AveEasy close little grocery store around the corner.