Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Essentials

For a big food shop, this is the place to go. Good produce, wide selection and decent prices.
87 locals recommend
GalaFresh Farms
492 St Marks Ave
87 locals recommend
For a big food shop, this is the place to go. Good produce, wide selection and decent prices.
Conveniently situated next to the subway, and stocking a surprisingly wide selection of food. Their produce is great, and they often have deals.
87 locals recommend
Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin Ave
87 locals recommend
Conveniently situated next to the subway, and stocking a surprisingly wide selection of food. Their produce is great, and they often have deals.
If you're just getting essentials, Key Food is cheap and close (Compare Food is far nicer though, for anything more complicated).
46 locals recommend
Urban Market by Key Food
651 Nostrand Ave.
46 locals recommend
If you're just getting essentials, Key Food is cheap and close (Compare Food is far nicer though, for anything more complicated).

Food Scene

This is the ONLY place you should be going for a slice. Delicious and cheap ($3-5, depending on what you get).
59 locals recommend
Rosco's Pizza
685 Franklin Avenue
59 locals recommend
This is the ONLY place you should be going for a slice. Delicious and cheap ($3-5, depending on what you get).
Great Mexican restaurant and bar, with food ranging from the familiar (tacos, quesadillas, etc.) to more esoteric.
566 locals recommend
Chavela's
736 Franklin Ave
566 locals recommend
Great Mexican restaurant and bar, with food ranging from the familiar (tacos, quesadillas, etc.) to more esoteric.
The best jerk chicken in the area, and great drinks too (try the Dark and Stormy).
192 locals recommend
Glady's
788 Franklin Ave
192 locals recommend
The best jerk chicken in the area, and great drinks too (try the Dark and Stormy).
Korean / Mexican fusion food. Tasty and cheap(ish), and not as weird as it sounds! They deliver, too.
67 locals recommend
Kimchi Grill
766 Washington Ave
67 locals recommend
Korean / Mexican fusion food. Tasty and cheap(ish), and not as weird as it sounds! They deliver, too.
The best doughnuts around (baked on site), and tasty coffee too. You might need an early start to get them – they sell out frequently.
9 locals recommend
Elsie's Doughnuts
Brooklyn Avenue
9 locals recommend
The best doughnuts around (baked on site), and tasty coffee too. You might need an early start to get them – they sell out frequently.
Decent Indian food. The main attractions: it's cheap, it's BYOB, and it's really close.
Taste of India
1018 Bergen Street
Decent Indian food. The main attractions: it's cheap, it's BYOB, and it's really close.

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed cocktail bar with a summery feel.
120 locals recommend
King Tai
1095 Bergen St
120 locals recommend
Relaxed cocktail bar with a summery feel.
HUGE bar (or bars, really) with plenty of outdoor space and reasonably priced drinks. Always popular.
437 locals recommend
Franklin Park
618 St Johns Pl
437 locals recommend
HUGE bar (or bars, really) with plenty of outdoor space and reasonably priced drinks. Always popular.

Everything Else

Definitely worth a visit for its collections. A tip: the entry charge, as at the Met, is actually a 'suggested donation', so you can pay what you want.
3011 locals recommend
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
3011 locals recommend
Definitely worth a visit for its collections. A tip: the entry charge, as at the Met, is actually a 'suggested donation', so you can pay what you want.
Beautiful and spacious botanic garden. Free on Tuesdays!
2030 locals recommend
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
2030 locals recommend
Beautiful and spacious botanic garden. Free on Tuesdays!