Guidebook for Brooklyn

Marjorie
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Parks & Nature

For landscape architects Frederick Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, Central Park in Manhattan was a practice project on the path to their masterpiece, Prospect Park. From Dog Beach to the Vale of Cashmere, the farmers' market to Smorgasburg, the Friends Cemetery to the Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park is, in my humble opinion, leaves most other city parks far behind.
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Prospect Park
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For landscape architects Frederick Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, Central Park in Manhattan was a practice project on the path to their masterpiece, Prospect Park. From Dog Beach to the Vale of Cashmere, the farmers' market to Smorgasburg, the Friends Cemetery to the Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park is, in my humble opinion, leaves most other city parks far behind.
The Cherry Blossom Festival, Rose Garden, Japanese Garden - beautiful and relaxing
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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The Cherry Blossom Festival, Rose Garden, Japanese Garden - beautiful and relaxing
Great place to relax and take in the view.
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Park Brooklyn Bridge
334 Furman St
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Great place to relax and take in the view.
I know it is probably in every guidebook, but it really is THE park worth visiting if you will only go to one. The High Line is in a class by itself! Beautiful plantings and totally unique views of the City.
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Park High Line
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I know it is probably in every guidebook, but it really is THE park worth visiting if you will only go to one. The High Line is in a class by itself! Beautiful plantings and totally unique views of the City.

Food Scene

Low-key, great food, very attentive service overlooking Washington Park and the Old Stone House, a battle site during the Revolutionary War. It can be super-busy on weekends, but lunch and dinner during the week tend to be fine. My go-to place.
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Stone Park Cafe
324 5th Ave
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Low-key, great food, very attentive service overlooking Washington Park and the Old Stone House, a battle site during the Revolutionary War. It can be super-busy on weekends, but lunch and dinner during the week tend to be fine. My go-to place.
So good! Another secret little Park Slope restaurant that is no longer a secret. Lunch during the week is the most accessible now.
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al di la Trattoria
248 5th Ave
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So good! Another secret little Park Slope restaurant that is no longer a secret. Lunch during the week is the most accessible now.
It's a barbecue beach-y Tiki-bar kind of place overlooking a Superfund site! But it works! Wooden tables and benches filled with families in the summertime. Gowanus is still a bit off the beaten track so its a great neighborhood to discover the original quirkiness of Brooklyn that will soon be lost to gentrification.
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Pig Beach
480 Union St
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It's a barbecue beach-y Tiki-bar kind of place overlooking a Superfund site! But it works! Wooden tables and benches filled with families in the summertime. Gowanus is still a bit off the beaten track so its a great neighborhood to discover the original quirkiness of Brooklyn that will soon be lost to gentrification.
Beautiful fruits and vegetables, straight from the farmers!
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Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Flatbush Avenue
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Beautiful fruits and vegetables, straight from the farmers!
Great Thai food. My guests love it!
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Song
295 5th Ave
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Great Thai food. My guests love it!
Ulrike mentioned returning day after day for "the crumble"!
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Kos Kaffe A Roasting House
251 5th Ave
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Ulrike mentioned returning day after day for "the crumble"!
Great coffee, nice laid-back vibe.
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Cafe Regular
318 11th St
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Great coffee, nice laid-back vibe.
The Best Burgers! Even a portobello mushroom burger!
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Shake Shack
Madison Avenue
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The Best Burgers! Even a portobello mushroom burger!
One of the newest dining scenes, conveniently located near BAM venues.
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Gotham Market at The Ashland
590 Fulton St
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One of the newest dining scenes, conveniently located near BAM venues.
Brooklyn's Chinatown is more authentic than the one in Manhattan, and this is the place to do dim sum on a weekend morning.
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Pacificana
813 55th St
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Brooklyn's Chinatown is more authentic than the one in Manhattan, and this is the place to do dim sum on a weekend morning.
Ice cream!
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Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt Ave
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Ice cream!
Seasonal, farm-to-table concept. Yum!
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Rose Water
787 Union St
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Seasonal, farm-to-table concept. Yum!
My new fav! Just a fabulous little neighborhood place around the corner with great food and a nice vibe. The brioche and egg with a salad is heaven!
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Milk Bar
620 Vanderbilt Ave
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My new fav! Just a fabulous little neighborhood place around the corner with great food and a nice vibe. The brioche and egg with a salad is heaven!
Well-loved Brooklyn brunch institution.
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Tom’s
782 Washington Ave
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Well-loved Brooklyn brunch institution.
Outdoor space with a bar and great Mexican food!
El Atoradero
Outdoor space with a bar and great Mexican food!
Oh. My. God. This is why New Yorkers are pizza snobs. I could eat here every day!
LBK pizza
669 Union Street
Oh. My. God. This is why New Yorkers are pizza snobs. I could eat here every day!
The new cool food and drinks scene is the Gowanus area - what Soho in Manhattan was in the 1980s. It's all about farm-to-table, exposed brink and the wood burning oven. Not inexpensive, but great food.
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Freek's Mill
285 Nevins St
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The new cool food and drinks scene is the Gowanus area - what Soho in Manhattan was in the 1980s. It's all about farm-to-table, exposed brink and the wood burning oven. Not inexpensive, but great food.
I can't have an argument about the fine points of Texas barbecue versus Kansas City or anything. I just like to eat it! And Dinosaur is great!
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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
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I can't have an argument about the fine points of Texas barbecue versus Kansas City or anything. I just like to eat it! And Dinosaur is great!
Of the moment Oaxacan-style Mexican restaurant. The New York Times review called the mole "riveting"!
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Claro
284 3rd Ave
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Of the moment Oaxacan-style Mexican restaurant. The New York Times review called the mole "riveting"!

Shopping

It's a community! It's an institution! It's a 40+ year demonstration project in socialist economics, which I was taught couldn't work! Get a visitors pass and take a tour (even though you won't be able to buy anything). Take photos of the produce!
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Park Slope Food Coop
782 Union St
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It's a community! It's an institution! It's a 40+ year demonstration project in socialist economics, which I was taught couldn't work! Get a visitors pass and take a tour (even though you won't be able to buy anything). Take photos of the produce!
Chic interior design shop.
Items of Interest
60 5th Ave
Chic interior design shop.
Quirky stuff for gifts and home.
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Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store
232 5th Ave
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Quirky stuff for gifts and home.
Great selection of furniture, clothing, china, etc.
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Housing Works Thrift Shops
266 5th Ave
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Great selection of furniture, clothing, china, etc.
One-of-a-kind, very high quality crafts: jewelry, pottery, wood, etc. A Park Slope institution.
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The Clay Pot
162 7th Ave
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One-of-a-kind, very high quality crafts: jewelry, pottery, wood, etc. A Park Slope institution.

Drinks & Nightlife

Have drinks by the fireplace, or play bocce, then check out the music and comedy performance space downstairs.
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Union Hall
702 Union St
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Have drinks by the fireplace, or play bocce, then check out the music and comedy performance space downstairs.
Big names & the soon-to-be-known at this converted warehouse in Gowanus. Catch NPR favorites "The Moth" and "Ask Me Another", and Daily Show-sourced comedians like Jessica Williams and John Hodgman.
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The Bell House
149 7th St
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Big names & the soon-to-be-known at this converted warehouse in Gowanus. Catch NPR favorites "The Moth" and "Ask Me Another", and Daily Show-sourced comedians like Jessica Williams and John Hodgman.
Small performance space with a truly varied, highly international music scene.
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Barbès
376 9th St
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Small performance space with a truly varied, highly international music scene.

Getting Around

Union St station
Union Street
R train
B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains and the Long Island Railroad
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Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
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B, D, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains and the Long Island Railroad
brand new Citi Bikes station
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Slope Park Playground
18th Street
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brand new Citi Bikes station

Essentials

24 hour corner market
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5th Avenue Market
185 5th Ave
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24 hour corner market
A great nearby pharmacy.
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Park Chemists
164 5th Ave
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A great nearby pharmacy.
Large local grocery store.
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Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton St
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Large local grocery store.
Smaller local grocery store
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Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
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Smaller local grocery store
Smaller, high quality grocery
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Union Market
240 E Houston St
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Smaller, high quality grocery

Entertainment & Activities

Movies and film festivals, edgy plays and concerts, BAMcafe, even a week of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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Movies and film festivals, edgy plays and concerts, BAMcafe, even a week of Jimmy Kimmel Live.