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Food Scene

A neighborhood staple. All you can eat mussel night is a must. Chocolate flour less cake!
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Chez Oskar
310 Malcolm X Blvd
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A neighborhood staple. All you can eat mussel night is a must. Chocolate flour less cake!
Beautiful food, beautiful people. South Africa meets Brooklyn and everything in between.
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Madiba
195 Dekalb Avenue
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Beautiful food, beautiful people. South Africa meets Brooklyn and everything in between.
Amazing Latin food in a beautiful setting. Always a treat.
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Colonia Verde
219 Dekalb Ave
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Amazing Latin food in a beautiful setting. Always a treat.
Farm to table. Fresh. Fresh coffee and pastries in back or outside in summer with ice cream.
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The General Greene
229 Dekalb Avenue
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Farm to table. Fresh. Fresh coffee and pastries in back or outside in summer with ice cream.
There are a few serious divides in the neighborhood. Coffee is a passion here. We are Bittersweet coffee people, the Dough donuts and Balthazar crossiants just add to our commitment.
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BitterSweet
180 Dekalb Ave
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There are a few serious divides in the neighborhood. Coffee is a passion here. We are Bittersweet coffee people, the Dough donuts and Balthazar crossiants just add to our commitment.
Others in the neighborhood are die-hard Smooch fans. In addition to coffee, they have treats, simple food and space to work.
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Smooch
264 Carlton Ave
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Others in the neighborhood are die-hard Smooch fans. In addition to coffee, they have treats, simple food and space to work.
Great breakfast sandwiches.
24 místní doporučují
Bagel World
223 Dekalb Ave
24 místní doporučují
Great breakfast sandwiches.
A NYC hot spot. Even though you might be full get the Ice Cream!
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Roman's
243 Dekalb Ave
261 místní doporučují
A NYC hot spot. Even though you might be full get the Ice Cream!
Another staple for us. Everything is good. No alcohol but you can stop at Elly's for beer or Heritage for wine.
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Black Swan
505 místní doporučují
Another staple for us. Everything is good. No alcohol but you can stop at Elly's for beer or Heritage for wine.
Another staple for us. Good food, great drinks, careful they're strong. On the weekends the cellar is open, VERY cool old brick cellar with little nooks to sit back and enjoy a cocktail.
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Putnam's Pub & Cooker
419 Myrtle Ave
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Another staple for us. Good food, great drinks, careful they're strong. On the weekends the cellar is open, VERY cool old brick cellar with little nooks to sit back and enjoy a cocktail.
It sounds crazy to get coffee at a bike store but they really do have the best lattes. They also make their own nut milks if you're non-dairy.
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Red Lantern Bicycles
27 místní doporučují
It sounds crazy to get coffee at a bike store but they really do have the best lattes. They also make their own nut milks if you're non-dairy.
Coffee for guys! The coffee is good but the display of coffee gear keeps the guys coming back. Balthazar pastries too.
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WTF Coffee Lab
47 Willoughby Avenue
32 místní doporučují
Coffee for guys! The coffee is good but the display of coffee gear keeps the guys coming back. Balthazar pastries too.
Always a wait. Great cocktails while you wait. Food is good, space is great.
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Walter's
166 Dekalb Ave
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Always a wait. Great cocktails while you wait. Food is good, space is great.
Try the Shakshuka for brunch or grab a dollar oyster with wine 4-6pm. Perfect teeny tiny french bistro.
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Café Paulette
1 S Elliott Pl
56 místní doporučují
Try the Shakshuka for brunch or grab a dollar oyster with wine 4-6pm. Perfect teeny tiny french bistro.
Good food, good margaritas, fancy mexican. Nice space.
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Hoja Santa
250 Dekalb Ave
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Good food, good margaritas, fancy mexican. Nice space.
Exactly what it says Bar and Grill. Only one in the neighborhood, if you want to see a game go here.
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Mullanes Bar & Grill
71 Lafayette Ave
40 místní doporučují
Exactly what it says Bar and Grill. Only one in the neighborhood, if you want to see a game go here.
DId we mention there is coffee everywhere in the neighborhood. This is our 2nd favorite.
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Hungry Ghost
253 Flatbush Ave
160 místní doporučují
DId we mention there is coffee everywhere in the neighborhood. This is our 2nd favorite.
This is a MUST in the summer.
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Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St
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This is a MUST in the summer.
Hands down the best Mexican in Fort Greene. TINY spot, amazing food. MUST try it.
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Pequeña
53 místní doporučují
Hands down the best Mexican in Fort Greene. TINY spot, amazing food. MUST try it.
Another coffee spot with space to work. ALWAYS crowded.
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Greene Grape Annex
767 Fulton St
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Another coffee spot with space to work. ALWAYS crowded.
Good food, nice backyard in summer.
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Dino
222 Dekalb Avenue
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Good food, nice backyard in summer.
Fresh, french. Great spot for food and wine. Lovely backyard in summer!
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Maison May Dekalb
246 Dekalb Ave
79 místní doporučují
Fresh, french. Great spot for food and wine. Lovely backyard in summer!
This is our all time FAVORITE spot! We never get a menu, brunch: green eggs and lamb or Parmesan toast. L/D Artichoke hearts, Spanish Pizza, Haloumi, Goat cheese croquettes ...EVERYTHING is good!
304 místní doporučují
Olea
171 Lafayette Ave
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This is our all time FAVORITE spot! We never get a menu, brunch: green eggs and lamb or Parmesan toast. L/D Artichoke hearts, Spanish Pizza, Haloumi, Goat cheese croquettes ...EVERYTHING is good!
True Italian. If you've been to Italy go here. This is not Italian American spaghetti and meatballs. It is some of the best food around.
165 místní doporučují
Aita
132 Greene Ave
165 místní doporučují
True Italian. If you've been to Italy go here. This is not Italian American spaghetti and meatballs. It is some of the best food around.
This is our go to pizza place, it is not the ooey gooey NY Slice but a wood fired, hand tossed, thin and delicious pizza pie. Rooftop dining in the summer. We get a pizza here every week!
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Graziella's
232 Vanderbilt Ave
39 místní doporučují
This is our go to pizza place, it is not the ooey gooey NY Slice but a wood fired, hand tossed, thin and delicious pizza pie. Rooftop dining in the summer. We get a pizza here every week!

Essentials

Shop for the basics. Not much fresh here but good for everything else. Milk, Beer, Snacks, Ice Cream, deli, etc.
Fort Green Food Market
186 Dekalb Ave
Shop for the basics. Not much fresh here but good for everything else. Milk, Beer, Snacks, Ice Cream, deli, etc.
Our go to for EVERYthing!
18 místní doporučují
Elly's Market
230 Dekalb Ave
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Our go to for EVERYthing!
This is our go to grocery store when cooking dinner at home. It is not cheap but they offer the best selection of fresh, local produce, cheese, meat, etc.
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Greene Grape Wine & Spirits
765 Fulton St
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This is our go to grocery store when cooking dinner at home. It is not cheap but they offer the best selection of fresh, local produce, cheese, meat, etc.

Shopping

Cards, candles, jewelry, baby gifts, a few housewares. Beautiful, well curated selection of gifts.
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Feliz
29 místní doporučují
Cards, candles, jewelry, baby gifts, a few housewares. Beautiful, well curated selection of gifts.
Amazing owners, great staff. Always willing to help with recommendations, the more challenging the better.
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Thirst Wine Merchants
11 Greene Ave
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Amazing owners, great staff. Always willing to help with recommendations, the more challenging the better.
If you need anything these guys are AMAZING! If you don't see what you need just ask, they have it somewhere in there.
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Behrens Pharmacy
231 Dekalb Ave
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If you need anything these guys are AMAZING! If you don't see what you need just ask, they have it somewhere in there.
NIce selection, open later than others.
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Heritage Wines
237 Dekalb Ave
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NIce selection, open later than others.
It's here if you need it.
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Walgreens
210 Union Ave
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It's here if you need it.
Good wine store, budget wines up front. Always a good selection.
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Gnarly Vines
350 Myrtle Ave
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Good wine store, budget wines up front. Always a good selection.
Need a book? Our favorite bookstore, open till 10. Spend hours browsing.
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Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street)
686 Fulton St
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Need a book? Our favorite bookstore, open till 10. Spend hours browsing.
Our go to wine store!
214 místní doporučují
Greene Grape Wine & Spirits
765 Fulton St
214 místní doporučují
Our go to wine store!

Drinks & Nightlife

Good cocktails for less than other places in the neighborhood. SMALL, dark, great for a nightcap.
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Dick and Jane’s
266 Adelphi St
94 místní doporučují
Good cocktails for less than other places in the neighborhood. SMALL, dark, great for a nightcap.
A true pub. Great beer selection, good food. Kitchen is open LATE!
78 místní doporučují
Brooklyn Public House
247 Dekalb Ave
78 místní doporučují
A true pub. Great beer selection, good food. Kitchen is open LATE!
If you just want a place to get a drink go here! It's an actual bar. Fancy cocktails are good! In the summer there is a patio out back. Enjoy.
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Splitty
415 Myrtle Ave
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If you just want a place to get a drink go here! It's an actual bar. Fancy cocktails are good! In the summer there is a patio out back. Enjoy.
Cocktails are great! Food is great just not a menu everyone will love. Portions are small.
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No. 7
627 Greene Ave
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Cocktails are great! Food is great just not a menu everyone will love. Portions are small.
Another one of the handful of bars in the neighborhood. Been here for years. Always good music but bring your ID, they card.
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Mo's Bar & Lounge
80 Lafayette Ave
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Another one of the handful of bars in the neighborhood. Been here for years. Always good music but bring your ID, they card.
A perfect LITTLE cocktail spot. Fancy cocktails, beer and wine. Dark, ambient, warm and cozy. Our favorite place to get a drink and talk.
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Mayflower
132 Greene Ave
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A perfect LITTLE cocktail spot. Fancy cocktails, beer and wine. Dark, ambient, warm and cozy. Our favorite place to get a drink and talk.

Everything Else

If you need to get your yoga fix in go here. Good teachers.
16 místní doporučují
Lucky Lotus Yoga & Vegan Cafe
334 Myrtle Avenue
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If you need to get your yoga fix in go here. Good teachers.
IF you must go to the gym while you're here, get a day pass at Crunch.
17 místní doporučují
Crunch Fitness - Ft. Greene
691 Fulton St
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IF you must go to the gym while you're here, get a day pass at Crunch.
If you must get a haircut, color, etc while here SOON is great.
Soon Beauty Lab Fort Greene
708 Fulton St
If you must get a haircut, color, etc while here SOON is great.
See the Manhattan Skyline and walk through the one of the 1st neighborhoods developed across the river. Stroll down to DUMBO and take the Fulton St Ferry to Manhattan.
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
407 místní doporučují
See the Manhattan Skyline and walk through the one of the 1st neighborhoods developed across the river. Stroll down to DUMBO and take the Fulton St Ferry to Manhattan.

Arts & Culture

Movies! Theatere! Dance! and more, simply one of the best cultural instituions in the country! We LOVE BAM! LOVE it! Love, love!
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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Movies! Theatere! Dance! and more, simply one of the best cultural instituions in the country! We LOVE BAM! LOVE it! Love, love!
The BEST collection of Egyptian art in the country. Striving to be the best in Contemporary Arts, always something great to see here.
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Brooklynské muzeum
200 Eastern Pkwy
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The BEST collection of Egyptian art in the country. Striving to be the best in Contemporary Arts, always something great to see here.

Sightseeing

Beautiful view of Manhattan, amazing waterfront, green space, carousel, food, drinks, ice cream. Just enjoy!
951 místní doporučují
Park Brooklyn Bridge
334 Furman St
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Beautiful view of Manhattan, amazing waterfront, green space, carousel, food, drinks, ice cream. Just enjoy!
Stroll though the park, at the top is the Prison Ship Martyrs monument. Walk down the steps to see the full site. Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass was written here, hot spot for film and videos too.
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Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
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Stroll though the park, at the top is the Prison Ship Martyrs monument. Walk down the steps to see the full site. Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass was written here, hot spot for film and videos too.
Designed by Olmsted before Central Park. Brooklyn's answer to Central Park.
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Prospect Park
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Designed by Olmsted before Central Park. Brooklyn's answer to Central Park.
Stroll through the lovely Garden, the Cherry Blossom festival is a huge Spring event. The grounds are amazing. Sandwiched between the museum and Prospect park it's a perfect way to spend a warm day.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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Stroll through the lovely Garden, the Cherry Blossom festival is a huge Spring event. The grounds are amazing. Sandwiched between the museum and Prospect park it's a perfect way to spend a warm day.