Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Top-rated BBQ in New York
76 locals recommend
The Smoke Joint
87 South Elliott Place
76 locals recommend
Top-rated BBQ in New York
Lovely place for a champagne brunch. Ask to sit on the patio in the back.
Le Comptoir
251 Grand St
Lovely place for a champagne brunch. Ask to sit on the patio in the back.
Really good pizza place that delivers
1260 locals recommend
Saraghina
350 Lewis Ave
1260 locals recommend
Really good pizza place that delivers
South African food with a twist. Really nice crowd.
190 locals recommend
Madiba
195 Dekalb Avenue
190 locals recommend
South African food with a twist. Really nice crowd.
Must see! Head to their outdoor "yard" on a nice sunny day and sip mojitos and eat Cuban food. The restaurant is only open seasonally. They also play movies outdoors on Sunday eves.
248 locals recommend
Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St
248 locals recommend
Must see! Head to their outdoor "yard" on a nice sunny day and sip mojitos and eat Cuban food. The restaurant is only open seasonally. They also play movies outdoors on Sunday eves.

Arts & Culture

Check their website for art, music, and various entertainment throughout the year (but most active in the summer months). Also has a movie theatre.
221 locals recommend
BAM Fisher
321 Ashland Pl
221 locals recommend
Check their website for art, music, and various entertainment throughout the year (but most active in the summer months). Also has a movie theatre.
Live music lounge that caters to those that like to dance to world music (Latin, soca, African, etc). Free to get in!
162 locals recommend
Bembe
81 S 6th St
162 locals recommend
Live music lounge that caters to those that like to dance to world music (Latin, soca, African, etc). Free to get in!

Everything Else

Weekly setup of vendors on the waterfront offering local produced food. Check their site for the schedule.
777 locals recommend
Smorgasburg
90 Kent Ave
777 locals recommend
Weekly setup of vendors on the waterfront offering local produced food. Check their site for the schedule.
Park with free concerts in the summer. Check their site for calendar.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland Avenue
791 locals recommend
Park with free concerts in the summer. Check their site for calendar.
24 hour laundromat
52 locals recommend
Clean Rite Center
1 Putnam Ave
52 locals recommend
24 hour laundromat
Pickup and drop off laundry service.
7 locals recommend
Bubbleworks Laundry & Dry Cleaning
718 Washington Ave
7 locals recommend
Pickup and drop off laundry service.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good place to grab a drink and watch a game.
40 locals recommend
Mullanes Bar & Grill
71 Lafayette Ave
40 locals recommend
Good place to grab a drink and watch a game.
Rooftop bar with amazing view of Manhattan. Good for a Sunday afternoon.
152 locals recommend
The Ides Bar
80 Wythe Ave
152 locals recommend
Rooftop bar with amazing view of Manhattan. Good for a Sunday afternoon.
Good bar with a patio. Start here and bar hop to the other restaurants on this lively avenue.
84 locals recommend
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave
84 locals recommend
Good bar with a patio. Start here and bar hop to the other restaurants on this lively avenue.

Essentials

Cafe with good baked goods, coffees, and free wifi. Also has a nice backyard patio. Perfect for those days you want to "work from home".
184 locals recommend
Outpost
1014 Fulton St
184 locals recommend
Cafe with good baked goods, coffees, and free wifi. Also has a nice backyard patio. Perfect for those days you want to "work from home".

Sightseeing

Brooklyn's version of Central Park. Lots of bike paths, has a pond, and free concerts in the summer. A Must see!
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
Brooklyn's version of Central Park. Lots of bike paths, has a pond, and free concerts in the summer. A Must see!
Great site to see
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
1505 locals recommend
Great site to see