Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

A good version of a typical New York pizzeria. Great for a slice on the go.
Caruso's
150 Smith St
A good version of a typical New York pizzeria. Great for a slice on the go.
This is the best sushi restaurant in the neighborhood. It can be very lively on the weekend, so it's advised to reserve.
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KI SUSHI
122 Smith St
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This is the best sushi restaurant in the neighborhood. It can be very lively on the weekend, so it's advised to reserve.
A hit since they opened, this Montreal-style Jewish deli restaurant is dee-lish. Quite small, expect waits at peak hours. Not to be missed: their "smoked meat," otherwise known as pastrami.
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Mile End Delicatessen
97 Hoyt St
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A hit since they opened, this Montreal-style Jewish deli restaurant is dee-lish. Quite small, expect waits at peak hours. Not to be missed: their "smoked meat," otherwise known as pastrami.
Trés français, this shop purveys some of the best (and most expensive) pastries, bread, sandwiches, desserts, and quiche on Smith Street.
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Bien Cuit
120 Smith St
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Trés français, this shop purveys some of the best (and most expensive) pastries, bread, sandwiches, desserts, and quiche on Smith Street.
Everybody loves Rucola. It's open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It's popular, so without making a reservation (you can call ahead) expect a wait. Upscale, inventive, but it won't break you. Tends to be "lively" at dinner.
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Rucola
190 Dean St
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Everybody loves Rucola. It's open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It's popular, so without making a reservation (you can call ahead) expect a wait. Upscale, inventive, but it won't break you. Tends to be "lively" at dinner.
A cozy place with good and very reasonable food and drinks. Interesting spicing, small plates, big plates, great staff.
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Bijan's
81 Hoyt St
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A cozy place with good and very reasonable food and drinks. Interesting spicing, small plates, big plates, great staff.
There are suddenly a bunch of burger restaurants in the neighborhood. This one has great hamburgers, good drinks and beer, and a relaxed atmosphere: everything you could want!
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two8two Bar & Burger
282 Atlantic Ave
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There are suddenly a bunch of burger restaurants in the neighborhood. This one has great hamburgers, good drinks and beer, and a relaxed atmosphere: everything you could want!
Very good ice cream with NY State-sourced ingredients.
313 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
620 Manhattan Ave
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Very good ice cream with NY State-sourced ingredients.
Retro-trendy, this newly-reopened neighborhood classic has preserved its mid-century look and serves not only classic cocktails but good small plate dining.
59 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The Long Island Bar
110 Atlantic Ave
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Retro-trendy, this newly-reopened neighborhood classic has preserved its mid-century look and serves not only classic cocktails but good small plate dining.
A wonderful, reasonable place for the best Vietnamese sandwiches in NYC (we think). They also have summer rolls, rice vermicelli salads, pho (soup), and bubble tea. Either to go or you can eat there.
90 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Hanco's
134 Smith St
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A wonderful, reasonable place for the best Vietnamese sandwiches in NYC (we think). They also have summer rolls, rice vermicelli salads, pho (soup), and bubble tea. Either to go or you can eat there.
Combining both a wine bar and restaurant, June offers wonderful small plates and delicious cocktails as well.
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June
231 Court St
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Combining both a wine bar and restaurant, June offers wonderful small plates and delicious cocktails as well.

Drinks & Nightlife

The first of the artisanal bars in the area. They also have good bar food.
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Clover Club
210 Smith St
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The first of the artisanal bars in the area. They also have good bar food.
Our local bar, historic ambience, artsy crowd.
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Brooklyn Inn
148 Hoyt St
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Our local bar, historic ambience, artsy crowd.
Billed as a "public house," 61 Local serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Casual atmosphere, locavore, specializing in beers on tap. Good for a drink, or sandwiches/cheese board and some brew.
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61 Local
61 Bergen St
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Billed as a "public house," 61 Local serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Casual atmosphere, locavore, specializing in beers on tap. Good for a drink, or sandwiches/cheese board and some brew.
Wonderful straight-ahead or artisanal cocktails in a mellow ambience.
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Congress Bar
208 Court St
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Wonderful straight-ahead or artisanal cocktails in a mellow ambience.

Entertainment & Activities

One of our local movie houses, playing first-run movies.
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Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
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One of our local movie houses, playing first-run movies.
Our local megaplex for wide-release films.
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Regal UA Court Street & RPX
106 Court St
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Our local megaplex for wide-release films.

Shopping

Shoes for men and women, accent especially on sneakers, casual, fun. Think Converse, Camper, United Nude, etc.
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Soula Shoes
185 Smith St
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Shoes for men and women, accent especially on sneakers, casual, fun. Think Converse, Camper, United Nude, etc.
Layla purveys incredibly beautiful jewelry, women's clothing, artwork, and linens sourced, for the most part, in India. Prices not for the feint of heart, but worth browsing at the very least.
Layla
352 Atlantic Ave
Layla purveys incredibly beautiful jewelry, women's clothing, artwork, and linens sourced, for the most part, in India. Prices not for the feint of heart, but worth browsing at the very least.

Arts & Culture

BAM is an incredible resource. There is a cinema, with repertory and first-run art films; a cafe, with various entertainment; and three theaters presenting the best of international performance.
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BAM Fisher
321 Ashland Pl
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BAM is an incredible resource. There is a cinema, with repertory and first-run art films; a cafe, with various entertainment; and three theaters presenting the best of international performance.
Roulette is relatively new to the area and presents interesting performances and music.
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Roulette Intermedium
509 Atlantic Ave
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Roulette is relatively new to the area and presents interesting performances and music.
This eclectic gallery and performance space sponsors some of the most interesting events in the area and has spearheaded the proliferation of galleries and eateries on this stretch of Bergen Street.
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The Invisible Dog Art Center
51 Bergen St
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This eclectic gallery and performance space sponsors some of the most interesting events in the area and has spearheaded the proliferation of galleries and eateries on this stretch of Bergen Street.
A great museum neglected by many visitors to New York and Brooklyn. Their Egyptian collection is one of the best in the world, and their holdings are varied and interesting.
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Музей Бруклина
200 Eastern Pkwy
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A great museum neglected by many visitors to New York and Brooklyn. Their Egyptian collection is one of the best in the world, and their holdings are varied and interesting.
You can buy discounted tickets to Broadway shows here. This venue opens at 11 am, earlier than the one in Times Square. Within walking distance of Wyckoff Street.
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TKTS Downtown Brooklyn
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You can buy discounted tickets to Broadway shows here. This venue opens at 11 am, earlier than the one in Times Square. Within walking distance of Wyckoff Street.

Essentials

For wine and liquor, at every price range.
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Smith & Vine
317 Smith St
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For wine and liquor, at every price range.
One of the neighborhood's most incredible resources, this Middle Eastern "grocery" has all kinds of food in bulk, as well as prepared foods - just right for a picnic.
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Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
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One of the neighborhood's most incredible resources, this Middle Eastern "grocery" has all kinds of food in bulk, as well as prepared foods - just right for a picnic.
The best dry cleaner located nearby.
Downtown Cleaners
124 Smith St
The best dry cleaner located nearby.
There are a million mani/pedi shops in the neighborhood, but this is by far the best. Prices are not as low as some of the others, but the comfort and cleanliness make it the right choice.
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Dashing Diva
183 7th Ave
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There are a million mani/pedi shops in the neighborhood, but this is by far the best. Prices are not as low as some of the others, but the comfort and cleanliness make it the right choice.
We support local businesses. This local pharmacy and drug store is good for most needs. Open M-F, 10-8; Sat, 10-6; Sun 10-2:30.
S.V.R.H. Pharmacy
161 Smith St
We support local businesses. This local pharmacy and drug store is good for most needs. Open M-F, 10-8; Sat, 10-6; Sun 10-2:30.
This drug store is open 24 hours a day, in case you need lipstick or aspirin in the middle of the night.
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Rite Aid
182 Smith St
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This drug store is open 24 hours a day, in case you need lipstick or aspirin in the middle of the night.

Parks & Nature

There's no need to take that hour+ trip to the NY Botonic Garden in the Bronx. Brooklyn's is lovely; the Cherry Blossom Festival is amazing, and there's the Rose Garden and the Japanese Garden, too.
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Бруклинский ботанический сад
990 Washington Ave
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There's no need to take that hour+ trip to the NY Botonic Garden in the Bronx. Brooklyn's is lovely; the Cherry Blossom Festival is amazing, and there's the Rose Garden and the Japanese Garden, too.