Guidebook for Brooklyn

Alia & Igor
Alia & Igor
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Incredibly tasty upscale Mexican restaurant. Not cheap, but great for a nice night out! Margaritas are fabulous, as is the little back patio.
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Fonda
434 7th Ave
173 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Incredibly tasty upscale Mexican restaurant. Not cheap, but great for a nice night out! Margaritas are fabulous, as is the little back patio.
One of our favorite new restaurants in the neighborhood. Very inventive Asian-influenced food. Try the brunch if you can't get in for dinner, it's outstanding and not quite as crowded.
203 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Talde
8 Erie St
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One of our favorite new restaurants in the neighborhood. Very inventive Asian-influenced food. Try the brunch if you can't get in for dinner, it's outstanding and not quite as crowded.
Giovanni is the nicest guy, and this is a friendly, inexpensive neighborhood spot. It won't be the most transcendant meal of your life but it's great for a simple night out!
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Giovanni's Brooklyn Eats
1666 8th Ave
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Giovanni is the nicest guy, and this is a friendly, inexpensive neighborhood spot. It won't be the most transcendant meal of your life but it's great for a simple night out!
Good Chinese delivery if you want a night in. Really great Sichuan dishes!
Tofu Sushi
384 5th Ave
Good Chinese delivery if you want a night in. Really great Sichuan dishes!
Great quiet (and usually empty!) place a bit of a walk away. Staff is very attentive and the food is great.
80 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Le Paddock
1235 Prospect Ave
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Great quiet (and usually empty!) place a bit of a walk away. Staff is very attentive and the food is great.
Best wine bar in the city. Incredibly knowledgeable staff, and a cheeky menu.
7 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Terroir
439 3rd Ave
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Best wine bar in the city. Incredibly knowledgeable staff, and a cheeky menu.
Great brunch! and outdoor seating.
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Bar Toto
411 11th St
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Great brunch! and outdoor seating.
Coffee a little closer to home (right across the street!) that's not as good as De Luxe but is better than most! Crepes are also not bad.
Crespella Caffe
1658 8th Ave
Coffee a little closer to home (right across the street!) that's not as good as De Luxe but is better than most! Crepes are also not bad.
Brooklyn's own little coffee chain. They roast their own beans (of course they do, it's Brooklyn!).
36 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Cafe Grumpy - Park Slope
383 7th Ave
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Brooklyn's own little coffee chain. They roast their own beans (of course they do, it's Brooklyn!).
Good cheap eats mediterranean food. We usually get delivery, but they have a nice little backyard, too!
Bedawi Cafe
266 R Prospect Park West
Good cheap eats mediterranean food. We usually get delivery, but they have a nice little backyard, too!
Great neighborhood sushi. Inventive specialty rolls. Try the spicy tuna twister!
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Ten Japanese Cuisine
440 7th Ave
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Great neighborhood sushi. Inventive specialty rolls. Try the spicy tuna twister!
Best classic Brooklyn-style pizza delivery.
Lenny's Pizzeria
1845 Nostrand Ave.
Best classic Brooklyn-style pizza delivery.
Holy crap this pizza is good. Not classic NY pizza, and they don't deliver, but caramelized onions, black garlic, pancetta, and fresh mozzarella as possible toppings? Yes sir.
42 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Toby's Public House
215 Columbia Street
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Holy crap this pizza is good. Not classic NY pizza, and they don't deliver, but caramelized onions, black garlic, pancetta, and fresh mozzarella as possible toppings? Yes sir.
Famous for their brunch, but dinner is great as well. Sometimes difficult to get a table as it's a small place, but people in the neighborhood love it here.
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Applewood
501 11th Street
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Famous for their brunch, but dinner is great as well. Sometimes difficult to get a table as it's a small place, but people in the neighborhood love it here.

Everything Else

Great selection of wine, informative staff, and the back area has a "Cheap & Tasty" section -- wines for under $10 that are always great!
22 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Slope Cellars
436 7th Ave
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Great selection of wine, informative staff, and the back area has a "Cheap & Tasty" section -- wines for under $10 that are always great!
Best bagels in the neighborhood.
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Terrace Bagels
222A Prospect Park West
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Best bagels in the neighborhood.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of our new favorites -- awesome backyard, great food, good drinks.
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Sea Witch
703 5th Ave
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One of our new favorites -- awesome backyard, great food, good drinks.
More of a biergarten than a bar -- tons of outdoor seating, bocce courts, decent food, and cheap booze.
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Greenwood Park
555 7th Ave
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More of a biergarten than a bar -- tons of outdoor seating, bocce courts, decent food, and cheap booze.
This bar is so very Brooklyn. Awesome cocktails, every kind of obscure liquor you ever wanted, and great live music in the back room.
206 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Barbès
376 9th St
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This bar is so very Brooklyn. Awesome cocktails, every kind of obscure liquor you ever wanted, and great live music in the back room.
Neighborhood bar with GREAT food -- mussels and fries, burgers, etc. Really great beers on tap. Can get quite crowded on weekends.
97 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
The Double Windsor
210 Prospect Park West
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Neighborhood bar with GREAT food -- mussels and fries, burgers, etc. Really great beers on tap. Can get quite crowded on weekends.

Sightseeing

585 acres, beautiful to run in (from home, a 4.28 mile run around the loop), picnic in, get lost in. We prefer it to Central Park, but so does its designer!
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Prospect Park
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585 acres, beautiful to run in (from home, a 4.28 mile run around the loop), picnic in, get lost in. We prefer it to Central Park, but so does its designer!
Roses, cherry blossoms, water lilies, oh my!
2030 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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Roses, cherry blossoms, water lilies, oh my!
A fun little afternoon, just don't go in expecting a major zoo experience!
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Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Ave
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A fun little afternoon, just don't go in expecting a major zoo experience!

Arts & Culture

Great venue and a variety of acts. Everything from comedy shows, NPR tapings, burlesque, meatball-making competitions, etc.
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The Bell House
149 7th St
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Great venue and a variety of acts. Everything from comedy shows, NPR tapings, burlesque, meatball-making competitions, etc.
Lots of great African art and special exhibits. First Saturday of every month there are films, music, talks, and the museum entrance is free!
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Museo ng Brooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Lots of great African art and special exhibits. First Saturday of every month there are films, music, talks, and the museum entrance is free!

Essentials

CRAZY expensive, but gourmet and fresh food. We generally shop at the Park Slope Food Coop but it's members-only, and this is the closest place in the neighborhood for a huge selection of groceries.
522 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Union Market
240 E Houston St
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CRAZY expensive, but gourmet and fresh food. We generally shop at the Park Slope Food Coop but it's members-only, and this is the closest place in the neighborhood for a huge selection of groceries.
One of two places we go to pick up last minute groceries. Very small fresh produce selection.
Shop Smart Food Mart
238 Prospect Park West
One of two places we go to pick up last minute groceries. Very small fresh produce selection.
Another little bodega, this one has more fresh produce but not as large of a selection on other dinner-making necessities.
Farm USA Corporation
214 Prospect Park West
Another little bodega, this one has more fresh produce but not as large of a selection on other dinner-making necessities.