Guidebook for Brooklyn

Deirdre
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

It's directly across the street, perfect for on the go food! Lot's of offerings; bagels, breakfast dishes, sandwiches, soups, salads & juices! My personal favorite is the egg bacon & cheese on a roll!
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Bagel Pub
287 9th St
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It's directly across the street, perfect for on the go food! Lot's of offerings; bagels, breakfast dishes, sandwiches, soups, salads & juices! My personal favorite is the egg bacon & cheese on a roll!
I definitely recommend Colson's if quality coffee is important to you! It's a small cafe offering classic French-Belgian sweet treats, sandwiches, quiche & coffee. colsonpastries.com/
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Colson Patisserie
374 9th St
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I definitely recommend Colson's if quality coffee is important to you! It's a small cafe offering classic French-Belgian sweet treats, sandwiches, quiche & coffee. colsonpastries.com/
A charming, classic French bistro with breakfast, lunch & dinner fare. They open at 7 am for breakfast. Good food. www.olivierbistro.com
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Olivier Bistro
469 4th Ave
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A charming, classic French bistro with breakfast, lunch & dinner fare. They open at 7 am for breakfast. Good food. www.olivierbistro.com
Excellent Italian icecream! www.alberodeigelati.com. An Italian slow food cafe. It sells housemade gelato, pastries, panini, espresso & wine. It's a perfect location across from J J Byrne Park.
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L'Albero Dei Gelati
341 5th Ave
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Excellent Italian icecream! www.alberodeigelati.com. An Italian slow food cafe. It sells housemade gelato, pastries, panini, espresso & wine. It's a perfect location across from J J Byrne Park.
My favorite lunch spot! Great lunch specials, affordable and the owners are very nice. I recommend the sushi bento box lunch special and all their other lunch offerings as well.
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Mura
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My favorite lunch spot! Great lunch specials, affordable and the owners are very nice. I recommend the sushi bento box lunch special and all their other lunch offerings as well.
Food is always excellent, a slightly higher price point. It specializes in it's commitment to using seasonal, local ingredient serving new American Fare. www.stoneparkcafe.com
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Stone Park Cafe
324 5th Ave
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Food is always excellent, a slightly higher price point. It specializes in it's commitment to using seasonal, local ingredient serving new American Fare. www.stoneparkcafe.com
Very tiny cafe with a great feel and aesthetic, serving better coffee for those interested in quality. Nice pasteries and baked goods as well. www.caferegular.com
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Cafe Regular
318 11th St
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Very tiny cafe with a great feel and aesthetic, serving better coffee for those interested in quality. Nice pasteries and baked goods as well. www.caferegular.com
One of my favorite neighborhood spots. Serving a seasonal Italian menu. The food is fresh and reasonably priced with good wine!
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Mariella
492 6th Ave
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One of my favorite neighborhood spots. Serving a seasonal Italian menu. The food is fresh and reasonably priced with good wine!
Worth checking out! Talde is a high-energy eatery with a tavern like vibe, serving a Pan-Asian menu from chef Dale Talde. www.taldebrooklyn.com Expect a bit of a wait.
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Talde
8 Erie St
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Worth checking out! Talde is a high-energy eatery with a tavern like vibe, serving a Pan-Asian menu from chef Dale Talde. www.taldebrooklyn.com Expect a bit of a wait.
A restaurant worth checking out! Food is good, it has gastropub fare from Top Chef alum Dale Talde. The environment is a casual, tavern-style setting. www.thistlehillbrooklyn.com/
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Thistle Hill Tavern
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A restaurant worth checking out! Food is good, it has gastropub fare from Top Chef alum Dale Talde. The environment is a casual, tavern-style setting. www.thistlehillbrooklyn.com/
Good Thai food, located a little further down 5th Avenue. Good for take out and eating in. Very reasonably priced! Loud club-ish atmosphere in the evenings.
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Song
295 5th Ave
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Good Thai food, located a little further down 5th Avenue. Good for take out and eating in. Very reasonably priced! Loud club-ish atmosphere in the evenings.
The food is excellent & the coffee is good, though portions are small & pricey. High quality sandwiches & prepared foods to-go, with a few seats for dining in. www.gatherny.com/menu.html
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Gather
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The food is excellent & the coffee is good, though portions are small & pricey. High quality sandwiches & prepared foods to-go, with a few seats for dining in. www.gatherny.com/menu.html
A casual local place which I can recommend for brunch. Small plates of American classics, plus NY beers & creative cocktails. Nice outdoor space-weather permitting.
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Backyard
388 5th Avenue
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A casual local place which I can recommend for brunch. Small plates of American classics, plus NY beers & creative cocktails. Nice outdoor space-weather permitting.
Cute bakery for coffee and homemade pie. On holidays like Thanksgiving, there is a line two blocks long to pick up a pie! www.birdsblack.com
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Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
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Cute bakery for coffee and homemade pie. On holidays like Thanksgiving, there is a line two blocks long to pick up a pie! www.birdsblack.com
Great small local place for tacos, burritos, quesadillas & other Mexican bites. Very close to the house. For the menu check out fattydaddytacobk.com.
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Fatty Daddy Taco
310 9th St
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Great small local place for tacos, burritos, quesadillas & other Mexican bites. Very close to the house. For the menu check out fattydaddytacobk.com.
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5th Avenue
5th Avenue
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Essentials

The closest place for groceries! They have decent offerings and almost anything you might need.
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CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham Ave
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The closest place for groceries! They have decent offerings and almost anything you might need.
A highly recommended supermarket specializing in organic food and high quality product. Worth the extra walking.
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Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
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A highly recommended supermarket specializing in organic food and high quality product. Worth the extra walking.

Everything Else

I highly recommend the Park Slope Farmers Market! A perfect Sunday is a stroll down 5th Ave with a stop at the Farmers Market, shopping the boutiques, and eating frozen yogurt at Culture!
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Down to Earth Park Slope Farmers Market
5th Avenue
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I highly recommend the Park Slope Farmers Market! A perfect Sunday is a stroll down 5th Ave with a stop at the Farmers Market, shopping the boutiques, and eating frozen yogurt at Culture!
Great for children! A wonderful place to get feel for the local community. Fun for both small and big kids, alike. Behind the playground you'll find basketball courts, a sm. skatepark and turf field.
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J.J. Byrne Playground
5th Avenue
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Great for children! A wonderful place to get feel for the local community. Fun for both small and big kids, alike. Behind the playground you'll find basketball courts, a sm. skatepark and turf field.
Another great playground to bring your children!
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Harmony Playground
64 West Dr
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Another great playground to bring your children!
24 Hour Pharmacy - Close to house.
Sovereign ATM
341 9th St
24 Hour Pharmacy - Close to house.
A 24 hour pharmacy around the corner from the house. Offering everything from toilettries and baby care to upscale beauty products.
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Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Ave
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A 24 hour pharmacy around the corner from the house. Offering everything from toilettries and baby care to upscale beauty products.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local restaurant serving cocktails & updated comfort-food favorites with retro-bistro setting. The food is good and the beer and wine selction is also good. www.sidecarbrooklyn.com
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Sidecar
560 5th Ave
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Local restaurant serving cocktails & updated comfort-food favorites with retro-bistro setting. The food is good and the beer and wine selction is also good. www.sidecarbrooklyn.com
A great bar offering an ecletic mix of music, readings & films, plus a large selection of beers & spirits. Check out www.barbesbrooklyn.com for calendar of events!
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Barbès
376 9th St
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A great bar offering an ecletic mix of music, readings & films, plus a large selection of beers & spirits. Check out www.barbesbrooklyn.com for calendar of events!
A favorite of mine! A nice, local wine bar also serving cocktails with a cheese, charcuterie & small-plates menu. www.viewmenu.com/brookvin/menu
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Brookvin
381 7th Ave
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A favorite of mine! A nice, local wine bar also serving cocktails with a cheese, charcuterie & small-plates menu. www.viewmenu.com/brookvin/menu
Directly across the street with a great beer selection! It's a hipster hangout with a broad selection of craft beers in a chill environment. http://www.theowlfarm.com/
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The Owl Farm
297 9th St
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Directly across the street with a great beer selection! It's a hipster hangout with a broad selection of craft beers in a chill environment. http://www.theowlfarm.com/
A refined bar/lounge for drinks and light bites, serving high-end cocktails, beer & wine. www.menupages.com/restaurants/parish/menu
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Parish Cocktail Bar
223 7th Ave
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A refined bar/lounge for drinks and light bites, serving high-end cocktails, beer & wine. www.menupages.com/restaurants/parish/menu

Parks & Nature

Superb, beautiful park that we are lucky to have so close to home! The Park is a personal favorite of mine for morning walks. Just walk up 9th street and straight in! There are many things to do and see in this park, appropriate for all ages. Excellent for running and biking. The park has some lovely paths to explore, noted for bird watching and for viewing lakeside wildlife. There are also vast areas to picnic and play sports. It also has other enjoyable activities for families. There is a zoo, carousel, boathouse, and skating rink with options to rent boats for the lake or bicycle carts to ride around the park. In the summer months, there's the Park Slope Bandshell right at the park entrance at 9th Street for live music in the evenings; the summer concert series is put on by "Celebrate Brooklyn." Great to go with a group and pack a picnic dinner!
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Prospect Park
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Superb, beautiful park that we are lucky to have so close to home! The Park is a personal favorite of mine for morning walks. Just walk up 9th street and straight in! There are many things to do and see in this park, appropriate for all ages. Excellent for running and biking. The park has some lovely paths to explore, noted for bird watching and for viewing lakeside wildlife. There are also vast areas to picnic and play sports. It also has other enjoyable activities for families. There is a zoo, carousel, boathouse, and skating rink with options to rent boats for the lake or bicycle carts to ride around the park. In the summer months, there's the Park Slope Bandshell right at the park entrance at 9th Street for live music in the evenings; the summer concert series is put on by "Celebrate Brooklyn." Great to go with a group and pack a picnic dinner!

Arts & Culture

Great place for iceskating and in the summer roller skating! https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/lefrak-center-lakeside/
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LeFrak Center at Lakeside Prospect Park Brooklyn
171 East Dr
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Great place for iceskating and in the summer roller skating! https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/places-to-go/lefrak-center-lakeside/
Great place to see performances, music, dance, opera and films. Check out www.bam.org for schedule of listings!
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BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St
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Great place to see performances, music, dance, opera and films. Check out www.bam.org for schedule of listings!
A local museum with great exhibitions. It holds roughly 1.5 million works of art. Under events, check out Target First Saturday. www.brooklynmuseum.org/‎
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
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A local museum with great exhibitions. It holds roughly 1.5 million works of art. Under events, check out Target First Saturday. www.brooklynmuseum.org/‎
A multi-purpose indoor arena which hosts many events. Also home to the NY Nets! www.barclayscenter.com
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Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
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A multi-purpose indoor arena which hosts many events. Also home to the NY Nets! www.barclayscenter.com
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Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St
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Sightseeing

They host a fabulous annually, kid-friendly Cherry Blossom Festival with Japanese gardens & more, spread across 52 acres. www.bbg.org/
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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They host a fabulous annually, kid-friendly Cherry Blossom Festival with Japanese gardens & more, spread across 52 acres. www.bbg.org/
Coney Island is worth checking out! Luna Park was an amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn that opened in 1903. www.coneyisland.com www.coneyislandfunguide.com
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Coney Island
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Coney Island is worth checking out! Luna Park was an amusement park in Coney Island, Brooklyn that opened in 1903. www.coneyisland.com www.coneyislandfunguide.com
The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, having opened originally in Manhattan in 1896.
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Acuario de Nueva York
602 Surf Ave
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The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, having opened originally in Manhattan in 1896.
A Historic House which has unique place in Brooklyn and American history. www.theoldstonehouse.org theoldstonehouse.org/
336 3rd St
336 3rd Street
A Historic House which has unique place in Brooklyn and American history. www.theoldstonehouse.org theoldstonehouse.org/