Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Our favorite local pizza place. We usually get the margherita (traditional, thin-crust) and/or the caramelized onion and mushroom pizza a metro (thicker crust, no tomato).
48 locals recommend
La Villa Pizzeria
261 5th AveOur favorite local pizza place. We usually get the margherita (traditional, thin-crust) and/or the caramelized onion and mushroom pizza a metro (thicker crust, no tomato).
Excellent and widely acclaimed Italian food. Can get packed and crazy in the evenings, so try going for lunch or brunch.
205 locals recommend
al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveExcellent and widely acclaimed Italian food. Can get packed and crazy in the evenings, so try going for lunch or brunch.
More a takeout place, though there is a picnic table outside. Outstanding Korean fried chicken, with a Southern twist.
14 locals recommend
Wangs
671 Union StMore a takeout place, though there is a picnic table outside. Outstanding Korean fried chicken, with a Southern twist.
Overseen by a curmudgeonly Irish barista, this is the place for your morning espresso and pastry. Be warned: no Wifi.
18 locals recommend
Cafe Martin
355 5th AveOverseen by a curmudgeonly Irish barista, this is the place for your morning espresso and pastry. Be warned: no Wifi.
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveIce cream. Really, really, really good ice cream.
Essentials
Just a 10-minute walk away. Bonus: some of the vegetables are grown in the greenhouse on the market's roof.
800 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StJust a 10-minute walk away. Bonus: some of the vegetables are grown in the greenhouse on the market's roof.
Standard neighborhood supermarket—less than a block from our house. It has everything you need, but if you want a more extensive selection, especially gourmet and organic, go to Whole Foods.
181 locals recommend
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th AveStandard neighborhood supermarket—less than a block from our house. It has everything you need, but if you want a more extensive selection, especially gourmet and organic, go to Whole Foods.