Guidebook for Brooklyn

Jennifer
Jennifer
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Great pub fare with a British flair. Selection of beers is impressive. At the bar or at a table you are guaranteed good service and good food in a hip, but not too trendy restaurant.
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Black Swan
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Great pub fare with a British flair. Selection of beers is impressive. At the bar or at a table you are guaranteed good service and good food in a hip, but not too trendy restaurant.
A cute, Latin-inspired coffee shop that has expanded into beer + wine service. The sandwiches are HUGE with salad or fries to match. Try the baked eggs for an interesting new take for breakfast.
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Colador Cafe
1000 Bedford Ave
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A cute, Latin-inspired coffee shop that has expanded into beer + wine service. The sandwiches are HUGE with salad or fries to match. Try the baked eggs for an interesting new take for breakfast.
The first South African restaurant in NYC. It's a multi-racial mix of colorful characters from all over the world, particularly from Southern Africa. Have the prawns peri-peri and the malva pudding.
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Madiba
195 Dekalb Avenue
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The first South African restaurant in NYC. It's a multi-racial mix of colorful characters from all over the world, particularly from Southern Africa. Have the prawns peri-peri and the malva pudding.
Every single dish in this pan-Latino restaurant is a gem. Have a 3 or 4 course meal; it's worth the price. Flavor pairings are inspired, and the bartender packs a punch with sangria and mojitos.
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Luz Restaurant
177 Vanderbilt Avenue
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Every single dish in this pan-Latino restaurant is a gem. Have a 3 or 4 course meal; it's worth the price. Flavor pairings are inspired, and the bartender packs a punch with sangria and mojitos.
Hands down the best food in Fort Greene. Their Senegalese-French fusion can hold its own against any fine dining in Manhattan. Bring your own wine and try the Senegalese fried chicken.
Abistro
Hands down the best food in Fort Greene. Their Senegalese-French fusion can hold its own against any fine dining in Manhattan. Bring your own wine and try the Senegalese fried chicken.
A staple in our house. Food is always fresh and the sauces are clearly made from scratch (no corn syrup or MSG!). Try their new bar + lounge across the street. Or if you want to stay in, they deliver.
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Thai 101
448 Myrtle Ave
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A staple in our house. Food is always fresh and the sauces are clearly made from scratch (no corn syrup or MSG!). Try their new bar + lounge across the street. Or if you want to stay in, they deliver.
Three words: roasted. manila. clams. Everything else is pretty damned good, too, in this Filipino-Thai fusion restaurant. Chef King is a pretty nice guy, too.
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Umi Nom
433 Dekalb Avenue
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Three words: roasted. manila. clams. Everything else is pretty damned good, too, in this Filipino-Thai fusion restaurant. Chef King is a pretty nice guy, too.
What self respecting Brit doesn't eat Indian? Great for take out, which we have weekly. And even okay for dining in. Try the salmon curry or lamb dansak.
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Bombay Heights
1070 Bedford Ave
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What self respecting Brit doesn't eat Indian? Great for take out, which we have weekly. And even okay for dining in. Try the salmon curry or lamb dansak.
Simple yet delicious menu. This place can hold its own against any Italian restaurant you might find in the Village. Atmosphere is adult, relaxed and friendly. Highly recommended!
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Sud Vino & Cucina
1102 Bedford Avenue
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Simple yet delicious menu. This place can hold its own against any Italian restaurant you might find in the Village. Atmosphere is adult, relaxed and friendly. Highly recommended!

Everything Else

Our local gym. Has a pool, sauna, weight room, and a great large space for classes. Yoga, spin and belly dancing are just a few. And a very nice staff. We love our local Y!
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Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA
1121 Bedford Ave
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Our local gym. Has a pool, sauna, weight room, and a great large space for classes. Yoga, spin and belly dancing are just a few. And a very nice staff. We love our local Y!
A local New York pharmacy and convenience store chain with organic and eco-friendly options. Find everything from toothpaste to tea bags.
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Duane Reade
5411 Myrtle Ave
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A local New York pharmacy and convenience store chain with organic and eco-friendly options. Find everything from toothpaste to tea bags.
DOUGH: Sinfully delicious donuts and french press coffee made fresh daily. BOUCHON: Funky wine shop next door. With 135 wines from around the world, it supplants Rand Liquor store.
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Dough Doughnuts
5th Avenue
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DOUGH: Sinfully delicious donuts and french press coffee made fresh daily. BOUCHON: Funky wine shop next door. With 135 wines from around the world, it supplants Rand Liquor store.
High end nail and make-up salon that took everyone else's game up a notch in the neighborhood. See Starr on Friday or Saturday for a brow shaping that will make you look like a movie star - no joke!
Polish Bar of Brooklyn LLC
470 Myrtle Ave
High end nail and make-up salon that took everyone else's game up a notch in the neighborhood. See Starr on Friday or Saturday for a brow shaping that will make you look like a movie star - no joke!

Arts & Culture

Brooklyn's answer to Lincoln Center, BAM is a world class performing arts center - the longest continuously running one in the US. Theater, live music, art, film and dance.
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BAM Fisher
321 Ashland Pl
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Brooklyn's answer to Lincoln Center, BAM is a world class performing arts center - the longest continuously running one in the US. Theater, live music, art, film and dance.

Shopping

Formally the best selection of wines in the neighborhood (see now Bouchon). They carry a full range of hard liquors. Prices are decent.
Rand Liquor Store
Formally the best selection of wines in the neighborhood (see now Bouchon). They carry a full range of hard liquors. Prices are decent.
Gift shop and variety store with organic and eco-friendly wares. Quirky and fun! You'll find that perfect, but out of the ordinary gift for a friend or loved-one. http://www.greeninbklyn.com/
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Green in BKLYN
432 Myrtle Ave
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Gift shop and variety store with organic and eco-friendly wares. Quirky and fun! You'll find that perfect, but out of the ordinary gift for a friend or loved-one. http://www.greeninbklyn.com/

Essentials

Most extensive selection of organic and natural meat and produce in the neighborhood. Great beer selection; high-end cheeses and snacks; fresh fish market; ethnic foods. Spend $50+, get free delivery!
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Pioneer Supermarkets
191-199 Parkside Ave
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Most extensive selection of organic and natural meat and produce in the neighborhood. Great beer selection; high-end cheeses and snacks; fresh fish market; ethnic foods. Spend $50+, get free delivery!