Emilie & Ben’s guidebook
Food scene
Best neighborhood hangout! Has an outdoor patio, open all day, they have great breakfast and coffee, and a casual lunch menu. At night, there is live music or a DJ and delicious cocktails.
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Father Knows Best
611A Wilson AveBest neighborhood hangout! Has an outdoor patio, open all day, they have great breakfast and coffee, and a casual lunch menu. At night, there is live music or a DJ and delicious cocktails.
Food-fired pizza and Italian dishes, this large restaurant is great for families or just about any occasion. Very nice outdoor area too.
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pan
1563 Decatur StFood-fired pizza and Italian dishes, this large restaurant is great for families or just about any occasion. Very nice outdoor area too.
Bar with outdoor space that is great for casual dining (burgers, quesadillas, grilled chicken).
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Salud Bar & Grill
1413 Bushwick AveBar with outdoor space that is great for casual dining (burgers, quesadillas, grilled chicken).
Delicious Vietnamese food cafe that is open late-night.
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Money Cat Vietnamese Kitchen
554 Wilson AvenueDelicious Vietnamese food cafe that is open late-night.
A bit of a long walk, but sooo worth it! Hop on a City Bike or Revel Scooter to get there in 5-10 mins! The food and atmosphere are both great. There is also a cafe/shop where you can buy fresh ice cream, fresh bread and pastries, and fresh pasta!
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Rolo’s
853 Onderdonk AvenueA bit of a long walk, but sooo worth it! Hop on a City Bike or Revel Scooter to get there in 5-10 mins! The food and atmosphere are both great. There is also a cafe/shop where you can buy fresh ice cream, fresh bread and pastries, and fresh pasta!
The Acre
68-22 Forest AvenueCool vibe inside, it’s cool to watch the kitchen work.
Vegetarian restaurant with coffee shop that offers tons of tasty bites and cocktails.
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tikal cafe
1312 Decatur StVegetarian restaurant with coffee shop that offers tons of tasty bites and cocktails.
Another hipster coffee shop like Father Knows Best or Little Skips, but we think the food here is the best. Worth the walk!
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Sunrise/Sunset
351 Evergreen AveAnother hipster coffee shop like Father Knows Best or Little Skips, but we think the food here is the best. Worth the walk!
Chez Oskar
310 Malcolm X BlvdFrench restaurant in Bed Stuy with good vibes and outdoor space.
Very good and flavorful ramen. Several options including a vegetarian ramen.
Cash only.
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Nana Ramem
330 Malcolm X BlvdVery good and flavorful ramen. Several options including a vegetarian ramen.
Cash only.
Very nice bar with great cocktails. Their burger is excellent and the atmosphere is cozy.
BarRoom, at Dick & Jane’s
Very nice bar with great cocktails. Their burger is excellent and the atmosphere is cozy.
Cozy restaurant & bar serving traditional Japanese cuisine in a brick-walled dining room. Best if you can reserve a table since it's often busy.
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Trad Room
266 Malcolm X BlvdCozy restaurant & bar serving traditional Japanese cuisine in a brick-walled dining room. Best if you can reserve a table since it's often busy.
Nightlife
Very cool nightclub 15 mins away by foot! Great outdoor space, minimalist aesthetic, good cocktails and bar bites, an outdoor space and late night DJs/ dancing.
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Nowadays
56-06 Cooper AveVery cool nightclub 15 mins away by foot! Great outdoor space, minimalist aesthetic, good cocktails and bar bites, an outdoor space and late night DJs/ dancing.
Knockdown Center
52-19 Flushing AveGreat event venue with good DJs and bands.
Huge event complex, a must go-to to enjoy the outdoors Brooklyn Mirage during the summer season and the indoors Great Hall and Kings Hall open year-round.
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The Brooklyn Mirage
140 Stewart AveHuge event complex, a must go-to to enjoy the outdoors Brooklyn Mirage during the summer season and the indoors Great Hall and Kings Hall open year-round.
Trans-Pecos
9-15 Weirfield StGreat venue for concerts, shows & live music
Nice music venue in Brooklyn, the spot is very well kept, clean and nice steel aesthetic!
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Brooklyn Steel
319 Frost StNice music venue in Brooklyn, the spot is very well kept, clean and nice steel aesthetic!
Elsewhere
599 Johnson AveAmazing rooftop with art space, has concerts/DJs!
Drinks
Bridge and Tunnel Brewery
15-35 Decatur StNice local micro-brewery with great beer options on tap.
Great brewery with unique and delicious brews. Large greenhouse-like building with outdoor patio as well; they also have a food truck in front by the entrance.
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Evil Twin Brewing NYC
1616 George StGreat brewery with unique and delicious brews. Large greenhouse-like building with outdoor patio as well; they also have a food truck in front by the entrance.
The perfect pregame spot to start the day off. This location offers great service from staff and so many different types of dope art on the walls throughout the place.
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Wyckoff Beer Garden
33 Wyckoff AveThe perfect pregame spot to start the day off. This location offers great service from staff and so many different types of dope art on the walls throughout the place.
Really chill brewery and bar offering a variety of beers. The space is an open design with large windows.
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Kings County Brewers Collective
381 Troutman StReally chill brewery and bar offering a variety of beers. The space is an open design with large windows.
Cute spot with good drinks and great tacos. Cool 80s vibe with a vhs/arcade aesthetic.
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All Night Skate
54 Rockaway AveCute spot with good drinks and great tacos. Cool 80s vibe with a vhs/arcade aesthetic.
The Evergreen
109 Moffat StLow-key, cute neighborhood bar.
Coffee
Café Pri
627 Schaefer StGreat place to grab a quick breakfast and coffee.
Lots of tables inside and out, there’s always a spot for you and friends or a laptop. They have pastries and breakfast/lunch options.
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Daily Press Coffee and Bar
38 Somers StLots of tables inside and out, there’s always a spot for you and friends or a laptop. They have pastries and breakfast/lunch options.
Very nice hipster coffee shop with delicious breakfast & lunch food.
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Little Skips East
1643 BroadwayVery nice hipster coffee shop with delicious breakfast & lunch food.
september
Very cute coffee place with delicious pastries and sandwiches
Bread & Butter
Cute bakery with delicious donuts, rolls and focaccia
Covert Cafe
Chill and well designed spot for coffee and pastries.
Neighborhoods
Bushwick is in northern Brooklyn, near Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
This vibrant neighborhood has become synonymous with new music and buzzy eateries, cutting-edge art and fashion trends. You’ll find galleries and electro venues in former warehouses and some of the borough’s best nightlife.
Stay for rooftop music venues with a view of the Manhattan skyline and cool dive bars with happy-hour specials.
Go for vintage shopping, creative restaurants like pizza trendsetter Roberta’s and the murals along Troutman Street.
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Bushwick
Bushwick is in northern Brooklyn, near Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
This vibrant neighborhood has become synonymous with new music and buzzy eateries, cutting-edge art and fashion trends. You’ll find galleries and electro venues in former warehouses and some of the borough’s best nightlife.
Stay for rooftop music venues with a view of the Manhattan skyline and cool dive bars with happy-hour specials.
Go for vintage shopping, creative restaurants like pizza trendsetter Roberta’s and the murals along Troutman Street.
Groceries
Christa's kitchen and market is the newest spot in the area for grocery shopping. Our go-to in the neighborhood.
Christa's Kitchen & Market
Christa's kitchen and market is the newest spot in the area for grocery shopping. Our go-to in the neighborhood.
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Samgöngur
Subways are the fastest way to get around
1/ Subways stations and trains:
- Chauncey St station: J and Z trains, 2 min walk, direct from/to JFK airport and express to/from Manhattan at office hours
- Bushwick Av - Aberdeen St station: L train, 6 min walk
- Rockaway Av station: C train, 7-9 min walk
- Broadway Junction station: A (express) train, 10 min walk, direct from/to JFK airport
2/ Approximately 25-minute subway ride into Manhattan and 15 minutes into popular Williamsburg
3/ Citi bike with several docking station nearby
4/ Free street parking with plenty of available spots