Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Littleneck
288 3rd AveGreat local seafood place. Low key and personal.
Station Diner
224 4th AveGreat diner for breakfast or a burger. They deliver too.
Oaxaca Taqueria
1116 Bedford AveYummy and cheap taco place. Also great for home delivery.
Lovely little wine bar with great food, never crowded, with a fire place even.
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Black Mountain Wine House
Lovely little wine bar with great food, never crowded, with a fire place even.
Bagels By the Park
323 Smith StGreat bagel and coffee place right by the F train.
675 Union St
675 Union StreetGreat bagel and coffee place right by the R train
Runner & Stone
285 3rd AveFancy breads and terrific restaurant. Just opened.
Root Hill Cafe
262 4th AveLovely coffee place. Great for people with stroller: no stairs!
Root Hill Burger
256 4th AveNew burger joint by the folks from Root Hill cafe. So how can it not be excellent?
Essentials
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th AveOkay supermarket. The closest one you can get to.
Union Market
240 E Houston StFancier, more expensive grocery store one block farther away.
Arts & Culture
Cabinet Magazine is right around the corner. Check their website, they might have a lecture while you are in town.
Cabinet magazine Brooklyn
300 Nevins StCabinet Magazine is right around the corner. Check their website, they might have a lecture while you are in town.
Art Gallery, often with local artists. Check website for current shows and lectures.
The Morbid Anatomy Library
421 36th StreetArt Gallery, often with local artists. Check website for current shows and lectures.
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court StOur local movie theater.
Entertainment & Activities
Small, fun neighborhood pool with lots of kids. Open during summer break. No charge.
Douglass and DeGraw Pool
250 Douglass StSmall, fun neighborhood pool with lots of kids. Open during summer break. No charge.
This is a great, newly renovated park, with a soccer field, play areas for all ages, tons of swing, and public programming.
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Old Stone House of Brooklyn
336 3rd StThis is a great, newly renovated park, with a soccer field, play areas for all ages, tons of swing, and public programming.
Brooklyn's version of Central Park, just bigger, less crowded and, well, nicer.
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Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush AveBrooklyn's version of Central Park, just bigger, less crowded and, well, nicer.