Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Bien Cuit
120 Smith StThe best place for crusty bread or pastries
A michelin starred Thai restaurant on the water's edge. Food is great and it's very casual
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Pok Pok NY
117 Columbia StreetA michelin starred Thai restaurant on the water's edge. Food is great and it's very casual
Fine dining amid the warehouses in Gowanus. The ambiance, food and wine are great and 5m walk from the house
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Freek's Mill
285 Nevins StFine dining amid the warehouses in Gowanus. The ambiance, food and wine are great and 5m walk from the house
A Michelin starred Spanish place. The brunch is probably my favorite in NY
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La Vara
268 Clinton StA Michelin starred Spanish place. The brunch is probably my favorite in NY
A distillery in Red Hook. A great place for cocktails
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Van Brunt Stillhouse
6 Bay StA distillery in Red Hook. A great place for cocktails
Great casual seafood with views of the bay and the statue of liberty
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Brooklyn Crab
24 Reed StGreat casual seafood with views of the bay and the statue of liberty
Yemen Café
176 Atlantic AveA great casual place. No alcohol served
Ganso Ramen
339 Greenwich StreetBest Ramen around
Seafood, oysters and cocktails by the same crew as Mile End
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Grand Army
336 State StSeafood, oysters and cocktails by the same crew as Mile End
One of the food landmarks: smoked meat and deli fare that converted me
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Mile End Delicatessen
97 Hoyt StOne of the food landmarks: smoked meat and deli fare that converted me
Chance
223 Smith StA very odd place known to play Phil Collins... but with great Asian Fusion fare
KI SUSHI
122 Smith StGreat sushi and service
Trendy, inventive, random food in a very hip place. Also has a nice back yard
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The PINES
284 3rd AveTrendy, inventive, random food in a very hip place. Also has a nice back yard
Littleneck
288 3rd AveSeafood and Chicken and Waffles
Very cozy but large place with a huge back yard. If you need to go somewhere with 8 people on a Saturday or have a great brunch -- that's your place
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Flatbush Farm
Very cozy but large place with a huge back yard. If you need to go somewhere with 8 people on a Saturday or have a great brunch -- that's your place
Paisanos Butcher Shop
162 Smith StHuge selection and old world charm
Dellapietras
193 Atlantic AveAnother great butcher
Fish Tales
191A Court StLocal fishmonger
Drinks & Nightlife
A distillery and chocolate factory in a beautiful converted warehouse in Red Hook. There are tours, tasting flights, etc.
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Cacao Prieto
218 Conover StA distillery and chocolate factory in a beautiful converted warehouse in Red Hook. There are tours, tasting flights, etc.
Lavender Lake Bar
53 Carroll StVery hip bar in the Gowanus. Has a great back yard
Cavernous shffuleboard place. Worth just popping in
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The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union StCavernous shffuleboard place. Worth just popping in
Shopping
Brooklyn Fare
200 Schermerhorn StAll your food essentials