Rachel’s guidebook

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Rachel’s guidebook

Food scene

Excellent date spot, with wine and kombucha on tap and a really excellent menu for small bites or a full dinner. Friendly staff. They do pastries and coffee in the morning after 8am as well.
47 locals recommend
Krupa Grocery
231 Prospect Park West
47 locals recommend
Excellent date spot, with wine and kombucha on tap and a really excellent menu for small bites or a full dinner. Friendly staff. They do pastries and coffee in the morning after 8am as well.
Gastropub with loads of beer options, ciders, and a developing wine list. If you eat meat and see the short rib poutine on the chalkboard, order it!
97 locals recommend
The Double Windsor
210 Prospect Park West
97 locals recommend
Gastropub with loads of beer options, ciders, and a developing wine list. If you eat meat and see the short rib poutine on the chalkboard, order it!
This may be the closest restaurant from the house, but it's also the best Italian in the neighborhood. Family run, great service.
26 locals recommend
Giovanni's Brooklyn Eats
1666 8th Ave
26 locals recommend
This may be the closest restaurant from the house, but it's also the best Italian in the neighborhood. Family run, great service.
Classic Italian bakery - breads, cakes, and cookies.
Regina Bakery
256 Prospect Park West
Classic Italian bakery - breads, cakes, and cookies.
Very very very very good coffee in a postage stamp of a cafe. Grab a cup and sit on a stoop on a tree-lined park in the heart of Park Slope.
85 locals recommend
Cafe Regular
318 11th St
85 locals recommend
Very very very very good coffee in a postage stamp of a cafe. Grab a cup and sit on a stoop on a tree-lined park in the heart of Park Slope.
Full dim sum experience in Chinatown. Come for breakfast/brunch (before 2pm), and point at what you want as the carts stacked with bamboo steamer baskets roll by you. Be prepared for a line if you don't come early!
61 locals recommend
Golden Unicorn
18 E Broadway
61 locals recommend
Full dim sum experience in Chinatown. Come for breakfast/brunch (before 2pm), and point at what you want as the carts stacked with bamboo steamer baskets roll by you. Be prepared for a line if you don't come early!
The best croissants I've ever had, and I lived in France for a year.
105 locals recommend
Bien Cuit
120 Smith St
105 locals recommend
The best croissants I've ever had, and I lived in France for a year.
Quirky bar, and a full Korean restaurant. Great food and even better atmosphere. The Korean fried chicken is a must-order.
35 locals recommend
Insa
328 Douglass St
35 locals recommend
Quirky bar, and a full Korean restaurant. Great food and even better atmosphere. The Korean fried chicken is a must-order.
Middle eastern grocery store - open containers of spices and bulk items, great cheeses, and a deli counter where you can order a falafel sandwich, hummus, salads, and more.
130 locals recommend
Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
130 locals recommend
Middle eastern grocery store - open containers of spices and bulk items, great cheeses, and a deli counter where you can order a falafel sandwich, hummus, salads, and more.

Sightseeing

The largest park in Brooklyn, great for a stroll, jog or bike ride, picnics, or just sit on a bench and people watch. If you're here in the summer, check out the summer stage schedule for concerts.
3418 locals recommend
Prospect Park
3418 locals recommend
The largest park in Brooklyn, great for a stroll, jog or bike ride, picnics, or just sit on a bench and people watch. If you're here in the summer, check out the summer stage schedule for concerts.