Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
They do everything right, from food to ambiance to service. Every meal here is special.
148 locals recommend
Rucola
190 Dean StThey do everything right, from food to ambiance to service. Every meal here is special.
Drinks & Nightlife
This bar, with its high ceilings and the pool table in the back, just feels good. The perfect blend of style and comfort.
82 locals recommend
Brooklyn Inn
148 Hoyt StThis bar, with its high ceilings and the pool table in the back, just feels good. The perfect blend of style and comfort.
Union Hall has bocce(!), as well as interesting events hosted throughout the week. Sometimes stand-up, sometimes music, sometimes trivia.
186 locals recommend
Union Hall
702 Union StUnion Hall has bocce(!), as well as interesting events hosted throughout the week. Sometimes stand-up, sometimes music, sometimes trivia.
Relaxed neighborhood bar with plenty of space and an outdoor patio that's perfect for lazy summer nights.
85 locals recommend
Threes Brewing
333 Douglass StRelaxed neighborhood bar with plenty of space and an outdoor patio that's perfect for lazy summer nights.
Sightseeing
Come here if you like dogs, try not to take one home with you (but we wouldn't mind). On Saturdays, there's a great farmer's market.
169 locals recommend
Fort Greene
Come here if you like dogs, try not to take one home with you (but we wouldn't mind). On Saturdays, there's a great farmer's market.
Arts & Culture
Excellent museum, next to the Brooklyn Botanic and Prospect Park. Vanderbilt, Washington, and Flatbush are streets close by, laden with great restaurants and bars. The museum/park/food trifecta is what Brooklyn Saturdays are all about.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyExcellent museum, next to the Brooklyn Botanic and Prospect Park. Vanderbilt, Washington, and Flatbush are streets close by, laden with great restaurants and bars. The museum/park/food trifecta is what Brooklyn Saturdays are all about.
There's nothing better than a transit museum built in a now-defunct subway station.
222 locals recommend
New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd StThere's nothing better than a transit museum built in a now-defunct subway station.
Essentials
Brooklyn Fare
200 Schermerhorn StEverything you need, and more. Right off the A/C train station.
The cheapest, best quality produce around the neighborhood.
6 locals recommend
Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable
291 Atlantic AveThe cheapest, best quality produce around the neighborhood.
Parks & Nature
Prospect Park
An oasis in Brooklyn; the little sister to Central Park
Prospect Park's smaller, calmer, equally lovely younger sibling.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland AvenueProspect Park's smaller, calmer, equally lovely younger sibling.