Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Really beautiful restaurant with a lovely backyard - decent cocktails and great latin-american food. Get the pulpo al pastor, duck tacos, and the hanger steak. The duck chilaquiles at brunch are great too.
92 locals recommend
Colonia Verde
219 Dekalb AveReally beautiful restaurant with a lovely backyard - decent cocktails and great latin-american food. Get the pulpo al pastor, duck tacos, and the hanger steak. The duck chilaquiles at brunch are great too.
Brunch!!! Great, low-key vibe in here - I go almost every weekend. You can expect a little wait unless you go right at 10, but it's worth it. Good coffee, and the food is amazing. Try the green eggs and lamb or the turkish breakfast, but you really can't go wrong for brunch here. (Dinner is okay!)
304 locals recommend
Olea
171 Lafayette AveBrunch!!! Great, low-key vibe in here - I go almost every weekend. You can expect a little wait unless you go right at 10, but it's worth it. Good coffee, and the food is amazing. Try the green eggs and lamb or the turkish breakfast, but you really can't go wrong for brunch here. (Dinner is okay!)
Pizza!! A neighborhood favorite, and great for a weekend dinner before going out. The Saint Louie is my favorite - Provel, Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Pickled Chilis.
590 locals recommend
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon AvePizza!! A neighborhood favorite, and great for a weekend dinner before going out. The Saint Louie is my favorite - Provel, Italian Sausage, Pepperoni, Pickled Chilis.
Expensive italian with a small rotating menu, but very good. I eat here once in while, but usually I just stop in before dinner for a cocktail - they have a daily sour and a daily bitter on offer, and they never disappoint!
261 locals recommend
Roman's
243 Dekalb AveExpensive italian with a small rotating menu, but very good. I eat here once in while, but usually I just stop in before dinner for a cocktail - they have a daily sour and a daily bitter on offer, and they never disappoint!
BitterSweet
180 Dekalb AveGood coffee, good pastries.
Ignore this address and buy some ice cream at the window of little Fort Grace shack outside of General Greene on dekalb.
6 locals recommend
Fort Grace Ice Cream
293 Greene AvenueIgnore this address and buy some ice cream at the window of little Fort Grace shack outside of General Greene on dekalb.
Martha
184 Dekalb AvenueGood brussels sprouts, cool backyard. Go for a snack and a drink!
Mekelburg's is a specialty food shop where you can get craft beer, some prepared foods, cheeses, and CHOCOLATE BABKA that is to die for. Good place to pick up a few things to bring home.
148 locals recommend
Mekelburg's
293 Grand AveMekelburg's is a specialty food shop where you can get craft beer, some prepared foods, cheeses, and CHOCOLATE BABKA that is to die for. Good place to pick up a few things to bring home.
Shopping
During the summer months, the fort greene flea is outdoors right across from Olea, my favorite brunch stuff. You can find clothes, furniture, jewelry, and a lot of other random stuff. There's a mix of secondhand stuff and new stuff, and there are a handful of good food stalls here as well.
266 locals recommend
Brooklyn Flea
51 North 6th StreetDuring the summer months, the fort greene flea is outdoors right across from Olea, my favorite brunch stuff. You can find clothes, furniture, jewelry, and a lot of other random stuff. There's a mix of secondhand stuff and new stuff, and there are a handful of good food stalls here as well.
Parks & Nature
Just a heads up that off-leash hours for dogs is before 9am and after 9pm. If you go at these times, be prepared for a lot of dogs running around! It's a pretty straightforward park - good place to set up with a blanket for an hour or two.
791 locals recommend
Fort Greene Park
South Portland AvenueJust a heads up that off-leash hours for dogs is before 9am and after 9pm. If you go at these times, be prepared for a lot of dogs running around! It's a pretty straightforward park - good place to set up with a blanket for an hour or two.
Essentials
This is the grocery store I go to, if you want to shop and cook anything!
509 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle AveThis is the grocery store I go to, if you want to shop and cook anything!
Walgreens
210 Union AveNeighborhood wine shop with good prices and a knowledgeable owner. If you buy wine on Thursday while their tastings are going on, they'll give you a free (hot!) loaf of bread to take with you.
8 locals recommend
Heritage Wines
237 Dekalb AveNeighborhood wine shop with good prices and a knowledgeable owner. If you buy wine on Thursday while their tastings are going on, they'll give you a free (hot!) loaf of bread to take with you.