Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan AveReally great BBQ, go early before people got out of work.
Best Chinese Food in the neighborhood. Get their Soup Dumplings!!!! They are open very late too.
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Wei’s
145 Borinquen PlBest Chinese Food in the neighborhood. Get their Soup Dumplings!!!! They are open very late too.
Amazing chicken and pies. Try to go during dayitime when people are at work, otherwise you will wait a long time. But its worth it.
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Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th StAmazing chicken and pies. Try to go during dayitime when people are at work, otherwise you will wait a long time. But its worth it.
The Meat Hook
397 Graham AveVery good sandwiches, but expensive.
Amazing pizza! Pizza by the slice to stay or go. If you want their other food, its best to eat it at the Resturant.
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Sal's Pizzería
544 Lorimer StAmazing pizza! Pizza by the slice to stay or go. If you want their other food, its best to eat it at the Resturant.
Great little spot! Amazing Japanese Ramen, or Hawaiian inspired tacos. Good sushi too.
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Suzume
545 Lorimer StGreat little spot! Amazing Japanese Ramen, or Hawaiian inspired tacos. Good sushi too.
Good lunch, good brunch, and great dinner. I like their bbq sandwiches. They have a great backyard too.
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Northern Bell
612 Metropolitan AveGood lunch, good brunch, and great dinner. I like their bbq sandwiches. They have a great backyard too.
This is likely the best steaks in the world. Its expensive but with it!!! You need to reserve a month or so before for dinner. But you can get in for lunch easily. Unless you are a big group, definitely call ahead.
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Peter Luger Steak House
178 BroadwayThis is likely the best steaks in the world. Its expensive but with it!!! You need to reserve a month or so before for dinner. But you can get in for lunch easily. Unless you are a big group, definitely call ahead.
Gimme Coffee
495 Lorimer StGreat Coffee
Great late night eats. I eat there all the time. Its good Chinese food.
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M Noodle Shop
549 Metropolitan AvenueGreat late night eats. I eat there all the time. Its good Chinese food.
Great diner food. Do not go to Kellog's Diner, its just not worth it. Jimmy's is waaaayyyyy better too.
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Jimmy's Diner
Great diner food. Do not go to Kellog's Diner, its just not worth it. Jimmy's is waaaayyyyy better too.
Great hot dogs. If you order fries or tots, you might want to split that with a friend, they give you alot! All of the dogs on the menu are amazing.
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Crif Dogs
113 St Marks PlGreat hot dogs. If you order fries or tots, you might want to split that with a friend, they give you alot! All of the dogs on the menu are amazing.
Great Chicken. Also a great bar. There is a restaurant side and a bar side.
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The Commodore
366 Metropolitan AveGreat Chicken. Also a great bar. There is a restaurant side and a bar side.
Lily Thai
615 Grand StGood Thai Food, nice place too.
Amazing food, really great. Sorta like southern comfort food, but its way fancier. Good for groups too.
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The Brooklyn Star
593 Lorimer StreetAmazing food, really great. Sorta like southern comfort food, but its way fancier. Good for groups too.
Not a sit-down place, but great Mac and Cheese. I order from there all the time for delivery. Call them or order on Seamless. I get the Redhook mac and cheese. :-) Yum.
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Brooklyn Mac
173 Montrose AveNot a sit-down place, but great Mac and Cheese. I order from there all the time for delivery. Call them or order on Seamless. I get the Redhook mac and cheese. :-) Yum.
Amazing Chicken place. I could not tell you what is better, this place or Pies and Thighs. But their chicken and waffles are soooo good. Not too pricey either.
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Sweet Chick
178 Ludlow StAmazing Chicken place. I could not tell you what is better, this place or Pies and Thighs. But their chicken and waffles are soooo good. Not too pricey either.
Drinks & Nightlife
Really great bar, but their Taco Tuck is amazing!!! Everything they make is great. Eat there even if you don't like bars.
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Union Pool
484 Union AveReally great bar, but their Taco Tuck is amazing!!! Everything they make is great. Eat there even if you don't like bars.
Barcade
388 Union AveSuper dope bar, its filled with old school video games too.
Rocka Rolla
486 Metropolitan AvePretty cool place, cheap drinks, and rock and roll music.
Bands every night. Also their front bar is nice too. Hannibul Burrus does comedy every Sunday night, and its free I believe.
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Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan AveBands every night. Also their front bar is nice too. Hannibul Burrus does comedy every Sunday night, and its free I believe.
Big nightclub thats very close. Better to get tickets before you go because its almost always more expensive at the door.
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Output
74 Wythe AveBig nightclub thats very close. Better to get tickets before you go because its almost always more expensive at the door.
Now Called Schemanski. Its a good nightclub. Big names play here all the time, like Output too. They are also next to each other basically.
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Verboten
54 North 11th StreetNow Called Schemanski. Its a good nightclub. Big names play here all the time, like Output too. They are also next to each other basically.
This is a really great bar, and its the Oldest/longest running music venue in Brooklyn. The music is in the back room, so if you want just the bar, then you got it. Also, they have great sandwiches. Its super cheap, can of beer + a shot is $5.
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Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer StThis is a really great bar, and its the Oldest/longest running music venue in Brooklyn. The music is in the back room, so if you want just the bar, then you got it. Also, they have great sandwiches. Its super cheap, can of beer + a shot is $5.
This is a great dive bar. One of the oldest in the neighborhood. They invented "The Pickle Back" shot. Its a shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle juice as a followup. Its sounds crazy, but its really really good. And now, at least across NYC, is a very famous shot. The place is really cheap too, and it has a cool backyard.
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Bushwick Country Club
608 Grand StThis is a great dive bar. One of the oldest in the neighborhood. They invented "The Pickle Back" shot. Its a shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle juice as a followup. Its sounds crazy, but its really really good. And now, at least across NYC, is a very famous shot. The place is really cheap too, and it has a cool backyard.
Entertainment & Activities
This is a bowling alley, amazing chicken spot named Blue Collar Chicken, and a live music venue. Kid frendly until about 6pm. But check the place out, its really great.
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Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe AveThis is a bowling alley, amazing chicken spot named Blue Collar Chicken, and a live music venue. Kid frendly until about 6pm. But check the place out, its really great.
Its a typical blockbuster theater. Its new. Its WAY cheaper, by at least $5 than any movie theater in Manhattan. I go there all the time. This is the only big theater that I know of that has matinée prices too, in Manhattan that does not exist.
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Williamsburg Cinemas
217 Grand StIts a typical blockbuster theater. Its new. Its WAY cheaper, by at least $5 than any movie theater in Manhattan. I go there all the time. This is the only big theater that I know of that has matinée prices too, in Manhattan that does not exist.
This is a boutique movie theater. Its really cool though. You can order drinks and food while you watch the movie. The tables/seats are in pairs, so its a good date spot too.
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan AveThis is a boutique movie theater. Its really cool though. You can order drinks and food while you watch the movie. The tables/seats are in pairs, so its a good date spot too.
Parks & Nature
A big and super nice park. There is a pool in the summer, and year round an outdoor track and workout area. Also a dog walk. Its about a 7 minute walk from the house. Its a great place to hang in the summer.
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McCarren Park Track
A big and super nice park. There is a pool in the summer, and year round an outdoor track and workout area. Also a dog walk. Its about a 7 minute walk from the house. Its a great place to hang in the summer.
Shopping
This is the best 2nd hand/vintage clothing store in NYC. Its very cheap too. Their clothing pickers are very picky, so they only take the best clothes to sell.
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Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey StThis is the best 2nd hand/vintage clothing store in NYC. Its very cheap too. Their clothing pickers are very picky, so they only take the best clothes to sell.
Essentials
They have good prices. I go to this grocery store all the time.
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Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton StThey have good prices. I go to this grocery store all the time.
Sightseeing
You can walk across the bridge strait to the Lower East Side. From the house, it takes about 30 to 40 mins if you dont stop. Its a fun little walk. Make sure you are on the walking side, not biking side.
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Williamsburg Bridge
70 Williamsburg Bridge Bicycle PathYou can walk across the bridge strait to the Lower East Side. From the house, it takes about 30 to 40 mins if you dont stop. Its a fun little walk. Make sure you are on the walking side, not biking side.
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is my absolute favorite attraction in NYC, and its FREE. Bring a camera, you will need it. Walk from Bk to Manhattan, its the best way. At the base of the bridge, before crossing, there are cool restaurants like Grimaldi's Pizza (a must also), and a pier/park just under both Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge. Its breathtaking. Then on the other side, walk on down to the Financial district and see Wall St, The Bull, and One World Trade Center. Go up to the top, its totally worth it. This is a great day trip!
Take the G train, by the house, towards the Hoit and Schimmerhorn stop. Exit there, and walk to the bridge. Walking without stopping is 15 mins.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge PromenadeWalking across the Brooklyn Bridge is my absolute favorite attraction in NYC, and its FREE. Bring a camera, you will need it. Walk from Bk to Manhattan, its the best way. At the base of the bridge, before crossing, there are cool restaurants like Grimaldi's Pizza (a must also), and a pier/park just under both Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge. Its breathtaking. Then on the other side, walk on down to the Financial district and see Wall St, The Bull, and One World Trade Center. Go up to the top, its totally worth it. This is a great day trip!
Take the G train, by the house, towards the Hoit and Schimmerhorn stop. Exit there, and walk to the bridge. Walking without stopping is 15 mins.
Go there and go all the way up. Best to go 1 hour before sundown. You will see the city by day, dusk, and then light up. You can see Times Square from the top too. Totally worth the price to go up. Empire State Building is not worth it at all, this is where you want to go.
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One World Trade Center
285 Fulton StGo there and go all the way up. Best to go 1 hour before sundown. You will see the city by day, dusk, and then light up. You can see Times Square from the top too. Totally worth the price to go up. Empire State Building is not worth it at all, this is where you want to go.
You know it from like every TV show and Movie ever. Go there asap when you arrive. Its best I think in the early evening. But dont eat or buy anything there, tourist trap prices. Hell's Kitchen is near, eat over there. Oh, and the people in costumes are annoying, give them a dollar or two if you take a picture with these strangers.
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Times Square
You know it from like every TV show and Movie ever. Go there asap when you arrive. Its best I think in the early evening. But dont eat or buy anything there, tourist trap prices. Hell's Kitchen is near, eat over there. Oh, and the people in costumes are annoying, give them a dollar or two if you take a picture with these strangers.
You will be taking the L train towards Manhattan and more than likely using this as your main Transfer station. But also, its a great place to find anything you need all at a good price (except for Whole Foods, ha). Its a really nice park and always filled with interesting people and pop-up shops/stands with merchandise you cannot find anywhere else in the world. I love Union Square.
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Union Square
You will be taking the L train towards Manhattan and more than likely using this as your main Transfer station. But also, its a great place to find anything you need all at a good price (except for Whole Foods, ha). Its a really nice park and always filled with interesting people and pop-up shops/stands with merchandise you cannot find anywhere else in the world. I love Union Square.