Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
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264 Clinton StreetNice little place to grab coffee or a snack and sit in Cobble Hill Park.
The best place for a summer evening- a casual and cool rooftop pizza place and bar with views overlooking Manhattan.
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Fornino At Pier 6
Bridge Park DriveThe best place for a summer evening- a casual and cool rooftop pizza place and bar with views overlooking Manhattan.
Only the best, realest Thai food in NYC. Get there early to beat the lines! So fun and unique.
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Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia StreetOnly the best, realest Thai food in NYC. Get there early to beat the lines! So fun and unique.
Calexico
645 Manhattan AveCheap, quick and really good Mexican food. Fresh and tasty.
Henry's Local
570 Henry StSeriously hip place with great coffee.
The perfect place to pick up some Middle Eastern savory pastries (cheese and spinach pies and cheese sambousak are SO GOOD.) They also make falafel sandwiches and have pre-made salads, olives, imported goods and BAKLAVA. Great to grab stuff for a picnic in the park!
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Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic AveThe perfect place to pick up some Middle Eastern savory pastries (cheese and spinach pies and cheese sambousak are SO GOOD.) They also make falafel sandwiches and have pre-made salads, olives, imported goods and BAKLAVA. Great to grab stuff for a picnic in the park!
Really really good slice of pizza. Don't forget to add the hot peppers and garlic confit!
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Table 87 Gowanus
473 3rd AvenueReally really good slice of pizza. Don't forget to add the hot peppers and garlic confit!
Drinks & Nightlife
A speakeasy with amazing cocktails. They also have snacks and dinner. Cozy and cool.
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Henry Public
329 Henry StA speakeasy with amazing cocktails. They also have snacks and dinner. Cozy and cool.
Congress Bar
208 Court StNice, local bar with everything you need.
Parks & Nature
Brooklyn Bridge Park is amazing. To get there, take take a right out of 443 Hicks and walk to Congress Street. Take a left and walk to Columbia. Take a right and walk down Columbia til you get to the Park. This is Pier 6, where you'll find Fornino, beach volleyball courts, and soccer fields. You can walk through the park all the way to DUMBO and the Brooklyn Bridge. Along the way, you'll find ice cream, BBQ grills, playgrounds, trails, grassy areas, amazing views, a pop-up pool. You can also rent Citi bikes at our end and bike through the park.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StBrooklyn Bridge Park is amazing. To get there, take take a right out of 443 Hicks and walk to Congress Street. Take a left and walk to Columbia. Take a right and walk down Columbia til you get to the Park. This is Pier 6, where you'll find Fornino, beach volleyball courts, and soccer fields. You can walk through the park all the way to DUMBO and the Brooklyn Bridge. Along the way, you'll find ice cream, BBQ grills, playgrounds, trails, grassy areas, amazing views, a pop-up pool. You can also rent Citi bikes at our end and bike through the park.
If you're here in the summer, go to Pier 6 (follow directions in Brooklyn Bridge Park info above) and hop on the ferry to Governor's Island for a unique mini getaway. You'll find beautiful parks, food stalls, playgrounds, art installations, abandoned military barracks and forts, and often special events.
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Governors Island
If you're here in the summer, go to Pier 6 (follow directions in Brooklyn Bridge Park info above) and hop on the ferry to Governor's Island for a unique mini getaway. You'll find beautiful parks, food stalls, playgrounds, art installations, abandoned military barracks and forts, and often special events.
Brooklyn's answer to Central Park. Hop on the F/G at Bergen Street (Brooklyn bound) a few stops to 15th Street-Prospect Park. The park is a few blocks away. Playgrounds, sprinklers, walking trails, picnic spots, carousel, tiny zoo...there's a lot to explore here!
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn's answer to Central Park. Hop on the F/G at Bergen Street (Brooklyn bound) a few stops to 15th Street-Prospect Park. The park is a few blocks away. Playgrounds, sprinklers, walking trails, picnic spots, carousel, tiny zoo...there's a lot to explore here!
Essentials
By far the cheapest and nicest place around to get your groceries.
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Trader Joe's
130 Court StBy far the cheapest and nicest place around to get your groceries.
Getting Around
Bergen St Station