Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Primarily an excellent cocktail bar, Bearded Lady also serves a some light snacks and has one of the best oyster selections in the area, with great prices to match. With outside seating and never too crowded, it's a great place to have "a drink and a dozen." For the late night crowd, all oysters on the menu are $1 after midnight.
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Bearded Lady
686A Washington AvePrimarily an excellent cocktail bar, Bearded Lady also serves a some light snacks and has one of the best oyster selections in the area, with great prices to match. With outside seating and never too crowded, it's a great place to have "a drink and a dozen." For the late night crowd, all oysters on the menu are $1 after midnight.
Great little Maryland-style crab shack practically around the corner.
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The Crabby Shack
613 Franklin AveGreat little Maryland-style crab shack practically around the corner.
Daily Press Coffee
505 Franklin AveGood coffee shop just around the corner.
Fuel Juice Bar
911 BroadwayParisian-style bakery with a West African twist. Excellent pastries and coffee.
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Le Paris Dakar
518 Nostrand Ave.Parisian-style bakery with a West African twist. Excellent pastries and coffee.
Yet another good coffee shop in the neighborhood.
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Corner Grind Coffee Kitchen
1183 Bedford AveYet another good coffee shop in the neighborhood.
Great brick-oven pizza restaurant made famous by the HBO show Girls.
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Speedy Romeo
376 Classon AveGreat brick-oven pizza restaurant made famous by the HBO show Girls.
Dough Doughnuts
5th AvenueArguably the best doughnuts in Brooklyn.
Catfish
1433 Bedford Ave
Hart's
506 Franklin AveBERG'N
899 Bergen StGolda
504 Franklin AveThe Fly
549 Classon AvenueChavela's
736 Franklin AvenueBunsmith
789 Franklin AveDrinks & Nightlife
Glorietta Baldy
502 Franklin AveBest bar in the neighborhood.
Good little bar with an excellent and eclectic collection of vinyl records played constantly by the bartenders.
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Doris
1088 Fulton StGood little bar with an excellent and eclectic collection of vinyl records played constantly by the bartenders.
Legendary family-run old-school Bed-Stuy dive bar. Looks rough, but has a very diverse clientele and great prices.
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Tiptop Bar & Grill
432 Franklin AveLegendary family-run old-school Bed-Stuy dive bar. Looks rough, but has a very diverse clientele and great prices.
Parks & Nature
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also also designed the world famous Central Park in Manhattan.
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Prospect Park
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also also designed the world famous Central Park in Manhattan.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveProspect Park
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveArts & Culture
A world-class art museum on a par with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyA world-class art museum on a par with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyEntertainment & Activities
Home of the Brooklyn Nets and the NY Islanders, Barclays is also a major venue for concerts and performances and located across the street from the shopping destination Atlantic Center.
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Barclays Center
620 Atlantic AveHome of the Brooklyn Nets and the NY Islanders, Barclays is also a major venue for concerts and performances and located across the street from the shopping destination Atlantic Center.
Hosting everything from plays to dance performances to art shows to jazz and other live music, BAM is an arts complex without peer. Also home to BAM Rose Cinema, which shows first-run and art-house films. Includes a beautiful upstairs bar and restaurant.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveHosting everything from plays to dance performances to art shows to jazz and other live music, BAM is an arts complex without peer. Also home to BAM Rose Cinema, which shows first-run and art-house films. Includes a beautiful upstairs bar and restaurant.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn AveHealHaus
1082 Fulton StShopping
Macy's
151 W 34th StNot just Macy's...Atlantic Center is full of shops for all needs.
Breukelen Cellars
Good little wine shop close to Herkimer House.
Bondi Wines & Spirits
350 Franklin AveBest wine shop in the neighborhood.
Sightseeing
A large memorial plaza dedicated to remembering the Civil War, with the largest victory arch in the United States as its centerpiece.
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Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush AvenueA large memorial plaza dedicated to remembering the Civil War, with the largest victory arch in the United States as its centerpiece.