Guidebook for Brooklyn

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Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

Michelin-recommended restaurant and bar. Local favorite and a hidden gem.
29 locals recommend
Jack the Horse Tavern
29 locals recommend
Michelin-recommended restaurant and bar. Local favorite and a hidden gem.
Insanely good Mexican restaurant. When the weather's nice, go to the beautiful back patio, nestled under the Brooklyn Bridge.
41 locals recommend
GRAN ELÉCTRICA
5 Front St
41 locals recommend
Insanely good Mexican restaurant. When the weather's nice, go to the beautiful back patio, nestled under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Terrific neighborhood Italian place.
39 locals recommend
Noodle Pudding
38 Henry St
39 locals recommend
Terrific neighborhood Italian place.
Great sushi place -- as good as some of the better places in Manhattan, for way less.
18 locals recommend
Iron Chef House
92 Clark St
18 locals recommend
Great sushi place -- as good as some of the better places in Manhattan, for way less.
The lines for pizza are at Grimaldi's next door, but Patsy Grimaldi is still making pizza -- here, in a new place that still has his original pizza oven.
94 locals recommend
Juliana's
19 Old Fulton St
94 locals recommend
The lines for pizza are at Grimaldi's next door, but Patsy Grimaldi is still making pizza -- here, in a new place that still has his original pizza oven.
Kickass coffee in Dumbo. Also a great place to open up the laptop or a book.
136 locals recommend
Brooklyn Roasting Company
136 locals recommend
Kickass coffee in Dumbo. Also a great place to open up the laptop or a book.
Ridiculously good Thai food. Also ridiculously tough to get into -- but totally worth it.
97 locals recommend
Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia Street
97 locals recommend
Ridiculously good Thai food. Also ridiculously tough to get into -- but totally worth it.
Awesome near-eastern food, fast and affordable, right around the corner.
6 locals recommend
Heights Falafel
78 Henry St
6 locals recommend
Awesome near-eastern food, fast and affordable, right around the corner.

Sightseeing

Amazing new park on the waterfront. Great for strolling, running, or just lounging and enjoying the views.
951 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St
951 locals recommend
Amazing new park on the waterfront. Great for strolling, running, or just lounging and enjoying the views.
Famous from a zillion movies and TV shows. One of the best views of New York City you can find -- and it's 3 blocks away.
407 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
407 locals recommend
Famous from a zillion movies and TV shows. One of the best views of New York City you can find -- and it's 3 blocks away.
You can't visit NYC without walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. And you can see it from the apartment -- and even better from the roof.
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
1505 locals recommend
You can't visit NYC without walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. And you can see it from the apartment -- and even better from the roof.
One of NYC's coolest neighborhoods is just down the hill -- home to tons of creative companies, tech startups, and arts groups.
422 locals recommend
Dumbo
65 Plymouth St
422 locals recommend
One of NYC's coolest neighborhoods is just down the hill -- home to tons of creative companies, tech startups, and arts groups.
Gorgeous house around the corner, where Truman Capote rented an apartment for over a decade and wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's. Private home, but great to see from the street.
70 Willow St
70 Willow Street
Gorgeous house around the corner, where Truman Capote rented an apartment for over a decade and wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's. Private home, but great to see from the street.

Drinks & Nightlife

The neighborhood local. Great beer selection, and solid gastropub food.
11 locals recommend
Henry Street Ale House
62 Henry St
11 locals recommend
The neighborhood local. Great beer selection, and solid gastropub food.
Excellent cocktails, also some great food.
101 locals recommend
Colonie
127 Atlantic Ave
101 locals recommend
Excellent cocktails, also some great food.
Exactly what you'd think a Brooklyn bar would look like: full of antiques and reclaimed hardware, inventive and awesome cocktails, and classic comfort food -- high-end burgers, a turkey-leg sandwich.
86 locals recommend
Henry Public
329 Henry St
86 locals recommend
Exactly what you'd think a Brooklyn bar would look like: full of antiques and reclaimed hardware, inventive and awesome cocktails, and classic comfort food -- high-end burgers, a turkey-leg sandwich.
It's a bar. A gastropub. A cafe. A movie theater. An event space. Great beer selection and good food.
17 locals recommend
Rebar
225 W 19th St
17 locals recommend
It's a bar. A gastropub. A cafe. A movie theater. An event space. Great beer selection and good food.
It's a wine bar -- but also has great cocktails, lots of terrific food, good coffee, and it does an awesome brunch on the weekends. Plus has outdoor seating.
11 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar & Kitchen
50 Henry St
11 locals recommend
It's a wine bar -- but also has great cocktails, lots of terrific food, good coffee, and it does an awesome brunch on the weekends. Plus has outdoor seating.

Shopping

Awesome independent bookstore and performance venue with frequent readings from famous authors.
15 locals recommend
POWERHOUSE Arena
28 Adams St
15 locals recommend
Awesome independent bookstore and performance venue with frequent readings from famous authors.

Arts & Culture

A two-screen independent movie theater that shows new indie and major releases. Literally a stone's throw from the apartment.
50 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Association Inc
55 Pierrepont St
50 locals recommend
A two-screen independent movie theater that shows new indie and major releases. Literally a stone's throw from the apartment.