Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Quaint, charming french cafe with delicious cappuccinos and croissants right across the street!
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Cafe Regular
318 11th St
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Quaint, charming french cafe with delicious cappuccinos and croissants right across the street!
Family friendly restaraunt with a sophisticated feel. Decent Italian Bistro food!
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Bar Toto
411 11th St
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Family friendly restaraunt with a sophisticated feel. Decent Italian Bistro food!
Just around the corner; serving decent priced French Bisto food. Great hamburgers, wonderful salads, good wine, occasional live music, patio seating.
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Olivier Bistro
469 4th Ave
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Just around the corner; serving decent priced French Bisto food. Great hamburgers, wonderful salads, good wine, occasional live music, patio seating.
Gotta have bagels while in Brooklyn!
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Bagel Pub
287 9th St
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Gotta have bagels while in Brooklyn!
Coal oven pizza at its best. In the summer they have outdoor movies!
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Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd Avenue
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Coal oven pizza at its best. In the summer they have outdoor movies!
great cappuccinos, wonderful pastries etc.
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Colson Patisserie
374 9th St
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great cappuccinos, wonderful pastries etc.
Pan-Asian menu done by top Chef, Dale Tadle. Good Brunch. Call to make a reservation.
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Talde
8 Erie St
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Pan-Asian menu done by top Chef, Dale Tadle. Good Brunch. Call to make a reservation.
Delicious and eclectic Pan Latin Cuisine. The restaurant is in the first floor of a brownstone with a wonderful tasting menu and lovely wines. The decor is absolutely charming, comfortable and uniquely done.
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Palo Santo
652 Union St
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Delicious and eclectic Pan Latin Cuisine. The restaurant is in the first floor of a brownstone with a wonderful tasting menu and lovely wines. The decor is absolutely charming, comfortable and uniquely done.
Delecious food! Nice outdoor patio. Good restaurant for couples, grown ups.
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Mariella
492 6th Ave
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Delecious food! Nice outdoor patio. Good restaurant for couples, grown ups.
Pies, Pies, Pies!!!! Great unique and classic pies made fresh everyday! Good coffee and just a nice place to hang out.
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Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
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Pies, Pies, Pies!!!! Great unique and classic pies made fresh everyday! Good coffee and just a nice place to hang out.

Arts & Culture

A wonderful theater showing cutting edge cultural pieces
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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A wonderful theater showing cutting edge cultural pieces
Wonderful Museum! Check out the museum's great event: "First Saturdays" , along with their mainstay works of art which are quite nicely curated, they often have very interesting exhibitions. They also have a very nice art program (tour and class made super fun) for children as well.
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Muzium Brooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Wonderful Museum! Check out the museum's great event: "First Saturdays" , along with their mainstay works of art which are quite nicely curated, they often have very interesting exhibitions. They also have a very nice art program (tour and class made super fun) for children as well.
Cutting edge progressive theatre
Irondale Ensemble Project
Cutting edge progressive theatre

Drinks & Nightlife

This hole in the wall live music venue is straight out of Paris. Great jazz, avant-garde and international live music in the back room and bar in front.
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Barbès
376 9th St
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This hole in the wall live music venue is straight out of Paris. Great jazz, avant-garde and international live music in the back room and bar in front.
Fantastic mixed drinks and nicely done small plates.
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Blueprint
196 5th Ave
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Fantastic mixed drinks and nicely done small plates.
Cool Brooklyn Bar right up the block. Outdoor seating in summer
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Skylark
477 5th Ave
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Cool Brooklyn Bar right up the block. Outdoor seating in summer

Shopping

Just a block away. Fantastic selection of wine and spirits. Very friendly and knowledgable staff.
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Gowanus Wine Merchants
493 3rd Ave
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Just a block away. Fantastic selection of wine and spirits. Very friendly and knowledgable staff.
Gourmet grocery market with nice selection of cheeses, vegetables, fruits and more.
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Union Market
240 E Houston St
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Gourmet grocery market with nice selection of cheeses, vegetables, fruits and more.
Good wines at a decent price
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Big Nose Full Body
389 7th Ave
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Good wines at a decent price
Close by! Only three blocks away.
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Jo, Brian & Joseph's Food Market
493 5th Ave
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Close by! Only three blocks away.
Clothes made for and by Brooklynites
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Brooklyn Industries
206 5th Ave
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Clothes made for and by Brooklynites
vintage and modern clothing shop listed as one of the top 10 shops in NYC
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Beacon's Closet Park Slope
92 5th Ave
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vintage and modern clothing shop listed as one of the top 10 shops in NYC
Brooklyn designed clothing; flirty and quirky.
Flirt Brooklyn
586 5th Ave
Brooklyn designed clothing; flirty and quirky.

Essentials

24 hour pharmacy! Family owned, well stocked with all of your needs.
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Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Ave
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24 hour pharmacy! Family owned, well stocked with all of your needs.
for your laundry needs
Clean 'n Green Laundromat
for your laundry needs

Parks & Nature

Great Playground. Historical Civil War Battle of Brooklyn was fought here! The restored Old Stone House houses a charming Civil War museum. The Old Stone House is in JJ Bryne Park witch is a great park with a playground, soccer field, basket ball and handballs courts, skate park etc.
336 3rd St
336 3rd Street
Great Playground. Historical Civil War Battle of Brooklyn was fought here! The restored Old Stone House houses a charming Civil War museum. The Old Stone House is in JJ Bryne Park witch is a great park with a playground, soccer field, basket ball and handballs courts, skate park etc.
Beautiful!! Hours of things to do: long walks, bike riding, playgrounds, boating, merry go round, iceskating rink, bird watching, Celebrate Brooklyn (concerts in the park), zoo and much much more. Only a 15 min. walk away!
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Taman Prospect
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Beautiful!! Hours of things to do: long walks, bike riding, playgrounds, boating, merry go round, iceskating rink, bird watching, Celebrate Brooklyn (concerts in the park), zoo and much much more. Only a 15 min. walk away!
Beautiful, peaceful and serene. Large Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Taman Botani Brooklyn
990 Washington Ave
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Beautiful, peaceful and serene. Large Cherry Blossom Festival.

Getting Around

Car Service--great for getting to the airport etc
Express 11 Car Services
475 5th Ave
Car Service--great for getting to the airport etc
Only a block away, rent a car for the day...
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Zipcar
1360 Fulton St
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Only a block away, rent a car for the day...
Bike ride around Prospect Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, to Coney Island or take in NYC neighborhood by neighborhood- on bike! Brooklyn has designated bike lanes and while not necessarally for the faint of heart ; bikes have captured Brooklyn's hearts. 9th Street Cycles is a great shop with good rental bikes. Call em up!
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9th Street Cycles
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Bike ride around Prospect Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, to Coney Island or take in NYC neighborhood by neighborhood- on bike! Brooklyn has designated bike lanes and while not necessarally for the faint of heart ; bikes have captured Brooklyn's hearts. 9th Street Cycles is a great shop with good rental bikes. Call em up!