Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
8 AM-6 PM. Best coffee in Brooklyn. It also has wonderful pastries, but be sure to get there early as they often sell out! Open and a great spot for fast internet. Nice outdoor patio in the summer.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Glass Shop
766 Classon Ave8 AM-6 PM. Best coffee in Brooklyn. It also has wonderful pastries, but be sure to get there early as they often sell out! Open and a great spot for fast internet. Nice outdoor patio in the summer.
Delicious pizza. $4 by the slice, and a whole pizza's always good. Funky toppings and fun staff.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
PeteZaaz
766 Classon AveDelicious pizza. $4 by the slice, and a whole pizza's always good. Funky toppings and fun staff.
Delicious Mexican. Cheap brunch on weekends, cheap lunch on weekdays, and dinner's worth every dollar. Great margaritas in a jar.
566 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveDelicious Mexican. Cheap brunch on weekends, cheap lunch on weekdays, and dinner's worth every dollar. Great margaritas in a jar.
Amazing Italian food and brick oven pizzas. Try the meatballs if you aren't vegetarian!
522 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin AveAmazing Italian food and brick oven pizzas. Try the meatballs if you aren't vegetarian!
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveBest. Ice cream. Ever.
The best ramen I have ever had in my life. I go here almost weekly! The kale salad is amazing too. I recommend the tonkatsu pork bone for meat eaters.
283 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chuko
565 Vanderbilt AveThe best ramen I have ever had in my life. I go here almost weekly! The kale salad is amazing too. I recommend the tonkatsu pork bone for meat eaters.
The name says it all. Funky, cozy coffee shop. Open til 7.
83 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sit & Wonder
688 Washington AveThe name says it all. Funky, cozy coffee shop. Open til 7.
Born
293 Flatbush AveYummy Thai food! Minimalist decor.
Great bagels. I recommend the lox spread if you eat fish. Coffee's good too, and the grocery store (Bob and Betty's) next door has a lot of healthy food.
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin AvenueGreat bagels. I recommend the lox spread if you eat fish. Coffee's good too, and the grocery store (Bob and Betty's) next door has a lot of healthy food.
Ethiopian. A bit of a hike, but so, so good. I recommend the mixed platter.
27 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bati Ethiopian Kitchen
1057 Fulton StEthiopian. A bit of a hike, but so, so good. I recommend the mixed platter.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice cozy neighborhood bar. Great selection of whisky, beer, etc.
84 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Washington Commons
748 Washington AveNice cozy neighborhood bar. Great selection of whisky, beer, etc.
Delicious cocktail happy hour for $6 after 11 PM at this sleek bar
77 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Vanderbilt
570 Vanderbilt AveDelicious cocktail happy hour for $6 after 11 PM at this sleek bar
A Crown Heights favorite. Fun DJs on the weekend, and good burgers any time!
437 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlA Crown Heights favorite. Fun DJs on the weekend, and good burgers any time!
Hip, sometimes gay bar. Great food. Sometimes country music. Always some funky Brooklyn types.
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt AveHip, sometimes gay bar. Great food. Sometimes country music. Always some funky Brooklyn types.
Expensive cocktails, but I've heard they're delicious!
234 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Weather Up
589 Vanderbilt AveExpensive cocktails, but I've heard they're delicious!
Sightseeing
Free 10-12 on Saturday morning! A great place to take a walk, and never too crowded.
2030 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveFree 10-12 on Saturday morning! A great place to take a walk, and never too crowded.
Amazing, amazing park. More beautiful than Central Park! It has a lovely meadow. If you need to escape the bustle, here's the place to do it!
3418 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Prospect
Amazing, amazing park. More beautiful than Central Park! It has a lovely meadow. If you need to escape the bustle, here's the place to do it!
The outside is more beautiful than the inside, but it's fun to check out! Plus Jay-Z owns that big glass building across the street.
383 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Brooklyn Public Library
The outside is more beautiful than the inside, but it's fun to check out! Plus Jay-Z owns that big glass building across the street.
Shopping
Want to stock up on some good books? An excellent second-hand bookshop. Great selection in literature, art books, history...you name it, they've probably got it!
51 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Unnameable Books
615 Vanderbilt AveWant to stock up on some good books? An excellent second-hand bookshop. Great selection in literature, art books, history...you name it, they've probably got it!
Arts & Culture
Great place to catch a film, especially independent cinema.
221 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
BAM Fisher
321 Ashland PlGreat place to catch a film, especially independent cinema.
Small but interesting art gallery, though often not open.
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Five Myles
558 St Johns PlSmall but interesting art gallery, though often not open.