Guidebook for Brooklyn

Alex
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

This place is my favorite in the immediate environment for a romantic night out, or a working breakfast. Their kitchen opens at 8am and closes at midnight.
148 locals recommend
Rucola
190 Dean St
148 locals recommend
This place is my favorite in the immediate environment for a romantic night out, or a working breakfast. Their kitchen opens at 8am and closes at midnight.
Great for lunch or a late dinner/ drink. Simple food, epitome of Brooklyn. I saw Anne Hathaway there once.
82 locals recommend
Building On Bond
112 Bond St
82 locals recommend
Great for lunch or a late dinner/ drink. Simple food, epitome of Brooklyn. I saw Anne Hathaway there once.
Great Middle Eastern food, I like to do their assorted salad for takeout
41 locals recommend
Bedouin Tent
405 Atlantic Ave
41 locals recommend
Great Middle Eastern food, I like to do their assorted salad for takeout
Great cakes and other goodies, also just really really cute
47 locals recommend
One Girl Cookies
33 Main St
47 locals recommend
Great cakes and other goodies, also just really really cute
Tacos, bring then over to Mission Dolores for some beers after climbing at Brooklyn Boulders!
155 locals recommend
Oaxaca Taqueria
1116 Bedford Ave
155 locals recommend
Tacos, bring then over to Mission Dolores for some beers after climbing at Brooklyn Boulders!
Great Cuban food, cheap, good vibe
22 locals recommend
Cubana Café
272 Smith St
22 locals recommend
Great Cuban food, cheap, good vibe
Romantic, French, Delicious
Sue Perette
270 Smith St
Romantic, French, Delicious
Awesome for cheap, good brunch. Garden seating. Their pancakes taste like fried dough from heaven and the maple syrup is real.
64 locals recommend
Cafe Luluc
214 Smith St
64 locals recommend
Awesome for cheap, good brunch. Garden seating. Their pancakes taste like fried dough from heaven and the maple syrup is real.
Do you love pork and bourbon? Do you love the best pancakes ever? Do you love bourbon in your bloody mary? Yes, yes, yes! Go here.
24 locals recommend
Char No. 4
196 Smith St
24 locals recommend
Do you love pork and bourbon? Do you love the best pancakes ever? Do you love bourbon in your bloody mary? Yes, yes, yes! Go here.
You'll feel like you're in Italy if you sit in the back. Grab a cocktail from Brett or Eric and tell them I say hi
165 locals recommend
Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court St
165 locals recommend
You'll feel like you're in Italy if you sit in the back. Grab a cocktail from Brett or Eric and tell them I say hi
Great for fresh smoothies, juices, wraps and salads. Everything made to order, everything light, fresh and delicious. Very little seating, so get it to go and sit by the river
Nectar
270 Court Street
Great for fresh smoothies, juices, wraps and salads. Everything made to order, everything light, fresh and delicious. Very little seating, so get it to go and sit by the river
Classic. Right under the Manhattan Bridge, explore DUMBO and make sure to hit up the photobooth by the bathrooms
106 locals recommend
Bubby's
120 Hudson St
106 locals recommend
Classic. Right under the Manhattan Bridge, explore DUMBO and make sure to hit up the photobooth by the bathrooms

Everything Else

My climbing gym and the source of all my happiness! They have day passes!
93 locals recommend
Brooklyn Boulders Gowanus
575 Degraw St
93 locals recommend
My climbing gym and the source of all my happiness! They have day passes!
Walk straight down Atlantic Ave to the river, hang out, bike, play volleyball
74 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5
334 Furman St
74 locals recommend
Walk straight down Atlantic Ave to the river, hang out, bike, play volleyball

Drinks & Nightlife

This place has a huge selection of beers, outdoor seating, pin ball and you can bring food from the outside! I like to bring tacos from Oaxaca
45 locals recommend
Mission Dolores
249 4th Ave
45 locals recommend
This place has a huge selection of beers, outdoor seating, pin ball and you can bring food from the outside! I like to bring tacos from Oaxaca
Grubby vacant lot next to the train with a tarp over it, everyone crams in on picnic tables, drinks beer, and they have hot dogs and Mexican corn. Only open in summer
19 locals recommend
Gowanus Yacht Club
323 Smith St
19 locals recommend
Grubby vacant lot next to the train with a tarp over it, everyone crams in on picnic tables, drinks beer, and they have hot dogs and Mexican corn. Only open in summer

Arts & Culture

St. Ann's always has something good showing, Broadway quality in an intimate theater and rarely more than $25. For a night out, hit up Vinegar Hill House for dinner too
52 locals recommend
St. Ann's Warehouse
45 Water St
52 locals recommend
St. Ann's always has something good showing, Broadway quality in an intimate theater and rarely more than $25. For a night out, hit up Vinegar Hill House for dinner too