Guidebook for Brooklyn
Parks & Nature
Prospect Park
Coney Island
Fort Tilden
Arts & Culture
Bam Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette AveTheatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland Pl
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyThe absolute best off-Broadway theatre company in NYC. Award-winning new, contemporary plays.
Playwrights Horizons
416 W 42nd StThe absolute best off-Broadway theatre company in NYC. Award-winning new, contemporary plays.
Food Scene
Wheated
905 Church AveOur favorite pizza in Brooklyn, and just a short walk from our house!
LARK
1007 Church AveDelicious Stumptown coffee and pastries in a bright and airy space.
Our favorite place to have brunch. Their chocolate bread is to die for!
229 locals recommend
The Farm on Adderley
1108 Cortelyou RdOur favorite place to have brunch. Their chocolate bread is to die for!
A great casual spot for brunch, lunch, dinner, drinks, or late-night food.
72 locals recommend
Hunter's
213 Smith StA great casual spot for brunch, lunch, dinner, drinks, or late-night food.
Am Thai Bistro
1003 Church AveDelicious, inexpensive Thai food. And they deliver!
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd AveTheir salty honey pie is everything.
A cute and casual eatery with an incredible variety of pierogies - comfort food at its best!
10 locals recommend
Baba's Pierogies
295 3rd AveA cute and casual eatery with an incredible variety of pierogies - comfort food at its best!
Great place to grab a cup of Brooklyn Roasting Company coffee.
48 locals recommend
Steeplechase Coffee
3013 Fort Hamilton PkwyGreat place to grab a cup of Brooklyn Roasting Company coffee.
Archie's Bar & Pizza
Another pizza place we love.
Roberta's
261 Moore StCan you tell we love pizza?
al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveUpscale, intimate Italian restaurant.
The Blue Stove
415 Graham AveAnother pie shop we love!
La Superior
295 Berry StCasual taco place, cheap and delicious.
Drinks & Nightlife
A casual, cozy bar that's a very short walk away and open late. The bartenders are friendly, great beers on tap, and delicious Bloody Marys on the weekends.
17 locals recommend
Hinterlands Bar
739 Church AvenueA casual, cozy bar that's a very short walk away and open late. The bartenders are friendly, great beers on tap, and delicious Bloody Marys on the weekends.
A bar slash flower shop (really!), you can get a bouquet and a beer here for $10. They have great food cart pop-ups in the evening too.
244 locals recommend
Sycamore Bar + Flower Shop
1118 Cortelyou RdA bar slash flower shop (really!), you can get a bouquet and a beer here for $10. They have great food cart pop-ups in the evening too.
The Adirondack
1241 Prospect AveA Windsor Terrace local bar with great drinks.
An absolutely gorgeous view of the Manhattan skyline. The sunsets are top-notch!
152 locals recommend
The Ides Bar
80 Wythe AveAn absolutely gorgeous view of the Manhattan skyline. The sunsets are top-notch!
Sightseeing
There are often festivals and flea markets down here, or you can walk across the bridge on a nice day.
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman StThere are often festivals and flea markets down here, or you can walk across the bridge on a nice day.
The view of the skyline is beautiful and Smorgasburg and the Brooklyn Flea set up camp here in the spring and summer!
451 locals recommend
East River State Park
90 Kent AveThe view of the skyline is beautiful and Smorgasburg and the Brooklyn Flea set up camp here in the spring and summer!
It's completely free, and you get a beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty.
71 locals recommend
Whitehall Terminal station
4 Whitehall StIt's completely free, and you get a beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty.
Shopping
A great weekend market featuring clothing, jewelry, homewares, and crafts by local Brooklyn artisans.
197 locals recommend
Artists & Fleas Williamsburg
70 N 7th StA great weekend market featuring clothing, jewelry, homewares, and crafts by local Brooklyn artisans.
A big market with various items for sale by local artisans, and delicious pop-up food carts. Make sure to check their website as they sometimes change locations.
50 locals recommend
Brooklyn Winter Flea
1 Hanson PlaceA big market with various items for sale by local artisans, and delicious pop-up food carts. Make sure to check their website as they sometimes change locations.