Guidebook for Brooklyn

Rachel
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Arts & Culture

Great place to see movies, plays, dance and opera. It's our go-to movie theater, they also have screening series where they play older/independent films
859 locals recommend
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
859 locals recommend
Great place to see movies, plays, dance and opera. It's our go-to movie theater, they also have screening series where they play older/independent films
Always has great exhibits.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Always has great exhibits.
Very cool space for comedy and music shows, lectures, and dance nights
42 locals recommend
Littlefield
635 Sackett St
42 locals recommend
Very cool space for comedy and music shows, lectures, and dance nights
Hosts a few great dance parties, also a venue for comedy and music shows.
132 locals recommend
The Bell House
149 7th St
132 locals recommend
Hosts a few great dance parties, also a venue for comedy and music shows.
Home of the Brooklyn Nets. Huge place to see big music concerts as well. Brooklyn's version of Madison Square Garden.
1418 locals recommend
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave
1418 locals recommend
Home of the Brooklyn Nets. Huge place to see big music concerts as well. Brooklyn's version of Madison Square Garden.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy, cheap bar attached to one of the best pizza joints in Brooklyn.
Cherry Tree Bar
65 4th Ave
Cozy, cheap bar attached to one of the best pizza joints in Brooklyn.
Awesome little German-style beer hall. Great german beers plus good german snack food.
50 locals recommend
Die Stammkneipe/ Der Schwarze Koelner
710 Fulton St
50 locals recommend
Awesome little German-style beer hall. Great german beers plus good german snack food.
Classic spot for a good cocktail
143 locals recommend
Clover Club
210 Smith St
143 locals recommend
Classic spot for a good cocktail
An amazing restaurant for dinner, but next store they've got a really nice bar with gastropub food. Beautiful backyard in the summertime.
67 locals recommend
Flatbush Farm
67 locals recommend
An amazing restaurant for dinner, but next store they've got a really nice bar with gastropub food. Beautiful backyard in the summertime.
Great straight forward bar. Very cool.
45 locals recommend
Mission Dolores
249 4th Ave
45 locals recommend
Great straight forward bar. Very cool.
Oldest bar in Brooklyn. Super duper cozy neighborhood spot.
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Inn
148 Hoyt St
82 locals recommend
Oldest bar in Brooklyn. Super duper cozy neighborhood spot.
Classic dive, loud music, fun people
12 locals recommend
Hank's Saloon
345 Adams Street
12 locals recommend
Classic dive, loud music, fun people
Great little divey bar. Really good burgers. Outdoor seating. Rachel used to waitress there.
84 locals recommend
Soda Bar
629 Vanderbilt Ave
84 locals recommend
Great little divey bar. Really good burgers. Outdoor seating. Rachel used to waitress there.
Cute little cocktail bar in the heart of Gowanus.
17 locals recommend
Halyards
406 3rd Ave
17 locals recommend
Cute little cocktail bar in the heart of Gowanus.
New brewery in the neighborhood. Very cool. Has rotating guest chefs from Brooklyn's favorite restaurants. Super fun time. Often live music.
85 locals recommend
Threes Brewing
333 Douglass St
85 locals recommend
New brewery in the neighborhood. Very cool. Has rotating guest chefs from Brooklyn's favorite restaurants. Super fun time. Often live music.
Low key bar, good jukebox.
10 locals recommend
The Sackett
661 Sackett St
10 locals recommend
Low key bar, good jukebox.
Bar/lounge with bocci ball courts. Basement music and storytelling venue. Often you can catch a really good show.
186 locals recommend
Union Hall
702 Union St
186 locals recommend
Bar/lounge with bocci ball courts. Basement music and storytelling venue. Often you can catch a really good show.
Low key bar, a little bit divey, very neighborhoody, friendly bartenders, comfortable place to meet with friends.
14 locals recommend
Boat
175 Smith St
14 locals recommend
Low key bar, a little bit divey, very neighborhoody, friendly bartenders, comfortable place to meet with friends.
A must-do for the summertime. All outdoor seating, great crowd, good food, great margaritas.
248 locals recommend
Habana Outpost
757 Fulton St
248 locals recommend
A must-do for the summertime. All outdoor seating, great crowd, good food, great margaritas.

Food Scene

Really lovely, cozy, more upscale place, new american cuisine. A neighborhood favorite for a special date.
148 locals recommend
Rucola
190 Dean St
148 locals recommend
Really lovely, cozy, more upscale place, new american cuisine. A neighborhood favorite for a special date.
Low key, American restaurant, good food, great decor
82 locals recommend
Building On Bond
112 Bond St
82 locals recommend
Low key, American restaurant, good food, great decor
Our favorite local brunch spot. Great coffee and BLTs. Outside seating in the summer. Family friendly. Big cozy booths.
31 locals recommend
Alchemy
56 5th Ave
31 locals recommend
Our favorite local brunch spot. Great coffee and BLTs. Outside seating in the summer. Family friendly. Big cozy booths.
Great Coffee
467 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
467 locals recommend
Great Coffee
Great ice cream and espresso
313 locals recommend
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
313 locals recommend
Great ice cream and espresso
Our favorite place for Vietnamese pho and bahn mi.
90 locals recommend
Hanco's
134 Smith St
90 locals recommend
Our favorite place for Vietnamese pho and bahn mi.
Small, homey place for great ramen.
17 locals recommend
Zuzu Ramen
173 4th Ave
17 locals recommend
Small, homey place for great ramen.
Great bagels. They also deliver to our apartment if you're feeling lazy.
107 locals recommend
Bergen Bagels
473 Bergen St
107 locals recommend
Great bagels. They also deliver to our apartment if you're feeling lazy.
We think this place has the best lox in the city.
14 locals recommend
Brownstone Bagels
671 Union St
14 locals recommend
We think this place has the best lox in the city.
Good beer and hot dogs. Counter service with places to sit.
20 locals recommend
Bark Hot Dogs
474 Bergen Street
20 locals recommend
Good beer and hot dogs. Counter service with places to sit.
Super tiny hole in the wall, great Mexican, good lunch specials and cheap margaritas during happy hour.
53 locals recommend
Pequeña
53 locals recommend
Super tiny hole in the wall, great Mexican, good lunch specials and cheap margaritas during happy hour.
Great little french coffee shop, nice sandwiches for a light lunch.
38 locals recommend
Bacchus
409 Atlantic Ave
38 locals recommend
Great little french coffee shop, nice sandwiches for a light lunch.
Strong stuff.
57 locals recommend
Gorilla Coffee
57 locals recommend
Strong stuff.
Classic BBQ Joint, an offshoot of the famed Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem.
409 locals recommend
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
700 W 125th St
409 locals recommend
Classic BBQ Joint, an offshoot of the famed Dinosaur BBQ in Harlem.
Really lovely, more upscale, super cozy German fare
19 locals recommend
Berlyn
19 locals recommend
Really lovely, more upscale, super cozy German fare
Great low key neighborhood french bistro.
113 locals recommend
Bar Tabac
128 Smith St
113 locals recommend
Great low key neighborhood french bistro.
Really good, affordable thai food.
53 locals recommend
National
295 Fulton St
53 locals recommend
Really good, affordable thai food.
Fancy fun beer and really super delicious sandwich shop. Also a play to buy six packs and growlers to go.
28 locals recommend
Bierkraft
191 5th Avenue
28 locals recommend
Fancy fun beer and really super delicious sandwich shop. Also a play to buy six packs and growlers to go.
One of the best upscale Italian restaurants. Super cozy and delicious.
205 locals recommend
al di la Trattoria
248 5th Ave
205 locals recommend
One of the best upscale Italian restaurants. Super cozy and delicious.
Great Vegan food.
21 locals recommend
M.O.B
525 Atlantic Avenue
21 locals recommend
Great Vegan food.
Delicious raw, vegan.
27 locals recommend
Sun In Bloom
460 Bergen Street
27 locals recommend
Delicious raw, vegan.
Good Kosher food.
Pardes
497 Atlantic Ave
Good Kosher food.

Sightseeing

The heart of Brooklyn, known as even more beautiful than Central Park. Big farmers market on Saturdays. The place to enjoy the warm summer months.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
The heart of Brooklyn, known as even more beautiful than Central Park. Big farmers market on Saturdays. The place to enjoy the warm summer months.

Essentials

Straight forward grocery store.
583 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton St
583 locals recommend
Straight forward grocery store.
Good groceries at good prices.
1296 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 locals recommend
Good groceries at good prices.
Brooklyn just got a whole foods and it is insane. It is so big and upstairs there is a beer bar, restaurant, and rooftop seating.
800 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
800 locals recommend
Brooklyn just got a whole foods and it is insane. It is so big and upstairs there is a beer bar, restaurant, and rooftop seating.
Our favorite place to go. Middle Eastern grocery store, awesome bulk section, cheap feta, great prepared foods section.
130 locals recommend
Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
130 locals recommend
Our favorite place to go. Middle Eastern grocery store, awesome bulk section, cheap feta, great prepared foods section.

Shopping

Brooklyn's favorite thrift store. Good prices, great clothes.
71 locals recommend
Beacon's Closet Park Slope
92 5th Ave
71 locals recommend
Brooklyn's favorite thrift store. Good prices, great clothes.
Great place for your basics.
15 locals recommend
UNIQLO Atlantic Terminal
139 Flatbush Ave
15 locals recommend
Great place for your basics.
Great shoe store.
DNA Footwear Park Slope
220 5th Ave
Great shoe store.

Everything Else

Our local climbing gym.
93 locals recommend
Brooklyn Boulders Gowanus
575 Degraw St
93 locals recommend
Our local climbing gym.