Guidebook for Brooklyn

Kristen
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Good, local spot for good Mexican food. Good for weekend brunch until 4, a weekday lunch special or evening happy hour and dinner.
566 locals recommend
Chavela's
736 Franklin Ave
566 locals recommend
Good, local spot for good Mexican food. Good for weekend brunch until 4, a weekday lunch special or evening happy hour and dinner.
Great traditional wood fired pizza.
522 locals recommend
Barboncino Pizza
781 Franklin Ave
522 locals recommend
Great traditional wood fired pizza.
Great Brooklyn bagels here. Get one for breakfast.
54 locals recommend
The Pulp & The Bean
809 Franklin Avenue
54 locals recommend
Great Brooklyn bagels here. Get one for breakfast.
good, hip local hangout spot for a coffee during the day or a beer or wine at night
160 locals recommend
Breukelen Coffee House
764 Franklin Ave
160 locals recommend
good, hip local hangout spot for a coffee during the day or a beer or wine at night
For authentic, delicious and cheap Jamaican food, Vee's is the spot. Try some jerk chicken if you don't mind spicy.
12 locals recommend
Vee's
896 Nostrand Ave.
12 locals recommend
For authentic, delicious and cheap Jamaican food, Vee's is the spot. Try some jerk chicken if you don't mind spicy.
Great typical Brooklyn restaurant - good brunch and dinner
327 locals recommend
Mayfield
688 Franklin Ave
327 locals recommend
Great typical Brooklyn restaurant - good brunch and dinner
Great, cute cozy coffee shop. They make amazing biscuits.
663 Franklin Ave
663 Franklin Avenue
Great, cute cozy coffee shop. They make amazing biscuits.
Great bakery. Get some yummy cupcakes - red velvet cupcakes are great!
7 locals recommend
Lily & Fig
727 Franklin Ave
7 locals recommend
Great bakery. Get some yummy cupcakes - red velvet cupcakes are great!

Sightseeing

Stunning building with great, hip exhibits and a fun, free event the first Saturday of every month.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Stunning building with great, hip exhibits and a fun, free event the first Saturday of every month.
Especially pretty in the spring with lots of cherry blossom trees. Free on Tuesdays!
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Especially pretty in the spring with lots of cherry blossom trees. Free on Tuesdays!
Brooklyn's Central Park: Fun place to bike, run, or just hang out when it's warm or go ice skating when it's cold.
540 locals recommend
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Ave
540 locals recommend
Brooklyn's Central Park: Fun place to bike, run, or just hang out when it's warm or go ice skating when it's cold.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local nightlife spot with a big outdoor patio. You will see all of Brooklyn here mixing and hanging out. Dancing on weekends.
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Pl
437 locals recommend
Local nightlife spot with a big outdoor patio. You will see all of Brooklyn here mixing and hanging out. Dancing on weekends.

Essentials

Closest grocery store, but not the best. It's a little pricey but you can get the basics.
87 locals recommend
Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin Ave
87 locals recommend
Closest grocery store, but not the best. It's a little pricey but you can get the basics.
Nearest full grocery store. Good variety and good prices.
905 Franklin Ave
Franklin Avenue
Nearest full grocery store. Good variety and good prices.

Shopping

Great shop to get some authentic Brooklyn-made souvenirs
14 locals recommend
Owl and Thistle General Store
833 Franklin Avenue
14 locals recommend
Great shop to get some authentic Brooklyn-made souvenirs