Guidebook for Brooklyn

Erik
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

An anchor destination for a wonderful brunch or evening meal alone, for a date, or w/ friends. Warm, informative, respectful services, delicious apps, entrees and desserts and of course the bourbons.
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Char No. 4
196 Smith St
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An anchor destination for a wonderful brunch or evening meal alone, for a date, or w/ friends. Warm, informative, respectful services, delicious apps, entrees and desserts and of course the bourbons.
Old school. No frills, just classic south Brooklyn characters, lots of laughs, and amazing pizzas.
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Sam's
598 Grand Concourse
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Old school. No frills, just classic south Brooklyn characters, lots of laughs, and amazing pizzas.
The restaurant of the moment in all of NYC. The wait will be about an hour so enjoy drinks out back while you work your appetite into a frenzy. Dishes great for sharing, inexpensive, & flavor packed!
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Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia Street
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The restaurant of the moment in all of NYC. The wait will be about an hour so enjoy drinks out back while you work your appetite into a frenzy. Dishes great for sharing, inexpensive, & flavor packed!
The bakery of the moment in the Cobble Hill area. There is a lot of competition. Go here for a pain au chocolat and coffee and consider your day elevated.
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Bien Cuit
120 Smith St
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The bakery of the moment in the Cobble Hill area. There is a lot of competition. Go here for a pain au chocolat and coffee and consider your day elevated.
One of my favorite new places that has opened in adjoining Boerum Hill neighborhood in the past two years. A wonderful dinner experience sitting down or sitting at bar. Walking to & from tops too.
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Rucola
190 Dean St
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One of my favorite new places that has opened in adjoining Boerum Hill neighborhood in the past two years. A wonderful dinner experience sitting down or sitting at bar. Walking to & from tops too.
The classic Cobble Hill French bistro. The duck salad is one of my top 5 - you heard it correct - dishes in NYC. It is simple & mind-blowing. Always bustling, the staff is super as are the burgers.
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Bar Tabac
128 Smith St
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The classic Cobble Hill French bistro. The duck salad is one of my top 5 - you heard it correct - dishes in NYC. It is simple & mind-blowing. Always bustling, the staff is super as are the burgers.
The Carroll Gardens restaurant that launched the "Franks" NYC food empire. The staples on the menu still knock it out of the park. Always a memorable experience. A nice 10-minute walk away.
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Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court St
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The Carroll Gardens restaurant that launched the "Franks" NYC food empire. The staples on the menu still knock it out of the park. Always a memorable experience. A nice 10-minute walk away.
Another big time popular restaurant that attracts locals, tourists, and Manhattanites alike. They deliver results at brunch and evenings are a treat but get there early, i.e. 5:30pm.
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Buttermilk Channel
524 Court St
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Another big time popular restaurant that attracts locals, tourists, and Manhattanites alike. They deliver results at brunch and evenings are a treat but get there early, i.e. 5:30pm.
The Franks' expanded beyond Spuntino to open this German steak house. You may initially angle for the steak frites but the German specialties will make you think twice. Order Austrian wine.
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Prime Meats
465 Court St
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The Franks' expanded beyond Spuntino to open this German steak house. You may initially angle for the steak frites but the German specialties will make you think twice. Order Austrian wine.
Sneak in here for an ice cream sandwich dessert. Trust me.
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Brucie
234 Court St
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Sneak in here for an ice cream sandwich dessert. Trust me.
$5 Vietnamese Sandwiches and bubble teas to go along with it. Every tried either? They are top rate and if you are new to this world, an $8 investment puts you "in the know".
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Hanco's
134 Smith St
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$5 Vietnamese Sandwiches and bubble teas to go along with it. Every tried either? They are top rate and if you are new to this world, an $8 investment puts you "in the know".
Top sushi place in the neighborhood.
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KI SUSHI
122 Smith St
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Top sushi place in the neighborhood.
Terrific little coffee shop on a small park. A nice 5-minute stroll away.
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Ted & Honey
264 Clinton Street
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Terrific little coffee shop on a small park. A nice 5-minute stroll away.
French bistro that serves delicious pastries and breads. Stop by and say hello.
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Provence en Boite
263 Smith St
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French bistro that serves delicious pastries and breads. Stop by and say hello.
The locals flock here to get their Stumptown roasted coffee.
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Cafe Pedlar
210 Court Street
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The locals flock here to get their Stumptown roasted coffee.

Essentials

This bakery makes the best pitas & the hummus (you order it to go) is outrageously good. Order it "with everything". A wide selection of delicacies to satisfy the most discriminating sweet tooth.
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Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic Ave
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This bakery makes the best pitas & the hummus (you order it to go) is outrageously good. Order it "with everything". A wide selection of delicacies to satisfy the most discriminating sweet tooth.
My butcher shop. You may or may not want to cook while in town but you surely could do for some prosciutto and provolone stuffed peppers, right? Try both the long ones and the short cherry peppers!
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Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith St
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My butcher shop. You may or may not want to cook while in town but you surely could do for some prosciutto and provolone stuffed peppers, right? Try both the long ones and the short cherry peppers!

Shopping

Men's retail shop offering upscale casual men's clothing and accessories. Worth a look just to see the design and count how many motorcycles are parked inside.
Smith + Butler
225 Smith St
Men's retail shop offering upscale casual men's clothing and accessories. Worth a look just to see the design and count how many motorcycles are parked inside.
Upscale women's boutique serving fashionable, well-dressed women who love fashion and blend old looks and new. As a dude, I don't frequent; however, my gal friends love the place.
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Bird Brooklyn - Cobble Hill
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Upscale women's boutique serving fashionable, well-dressed women who love fashion and blend old looks and new. As a dude, I don't frequent; however, my gal friends love the place.
Local women's boutique that is a top choice for my female friends.
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ARTICLE&
198 Smith St
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Local women's boutique that is a top choice for my female friends.

Drinks & Nightlife

Rated the #1 new bar in America in 2010 by Esquire Magazine, Clover Club is a Top 5 cocktail destination in NYC. Live Jazz Wednesday night. Solid brunch.
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Clover Club
210 Smith St
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Rated the #1 new bar in America in 2010 by Esquire Magazine, Clover Club is a Top 5 cocktail destination in NYC. Live Jazz Wednesday night. Solid brunch.
This bar serves artisan meats and cheeses and a wide array of New York State craft beers. A solid conversation spot.
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61 Local
61 Bergen St
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This bar serves artisan meats and cheeses and a wide array of New York State craft beers. A solid conversation spot.

Everything Else

15 minutes away (walk West on Atlantic Avenue to the waterfront) and you have the free Governors Island Ferry (through Labor Day). A great daytime adventure.
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Fort Jay
Andes Road
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15 minutes away (walk West on Atlantic Avenue to the waterfront) and you have the free Governors Island Ferry (through Labor Day). A great daytime adventure.
Central Park's sibling is roughly 1.5 miles away by foot or only 5 stops away on the F or G trains. It is breathtaking & also doubles as my go to running destination (there & back w/loop 6.5 miles).
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Prospect Park
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Central Park's sibling is roughly 1.5 miles away by foot or only 5 stops away on the F or G trains. It is breathtaking & also doubles as my go to running destination (there & back w/loop 6.5 miles).
One of the best botanical gardens in the country.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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One of the best botanical gardens in the country.
Always something cooking at the museum. The collections are deep and diverse and the special exhibitions will surprise and delight you.
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Always something cooking at the museum. The collections are deep and diverse and the special exhibitions will surprise and delight you.
This is the quarter-mile promenade overlooking Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, & the Brooklyn Bridge that has been featured in countless movies. A great walk, a nice running route, & many benches!
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
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This is the quarter-mile promenade overlooking Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, & the Brooklyn Bridge that has been featured in countless movies. A great walk, a nice running route, & many benches!