Guidebook for Brooklyn
Essentials
For a big food shop, this is the place to go. Good produce, wide selection and decent prices.
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GalaFresh Farms
492 St Marks AveFor a big food shop, this is the place to go. Good produce, wide selection and decent prices.
Conveniently situated next to the subway, and stocking a surprisingly wide selection of food. Their produce is great, and they often have deals.
87 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bob & Betty's Food Market
805 Franklin AveConveniently situated next to the subway, and stocking a surprisingly wide selection of food. Their produce is great, and they often have deals.
If you're just getting essentials, Key Food is cheap and close (Compare Food is far nicer though, for anything more complicated).
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Urban Market by Key Food
651 Nostrand Ave.If you're just getting essentials, Key Food is cheap and close (Compare Food is far nicer though, for anything more complicated).
Food Scene
This is the ONLY place you should be going for a slice. Delicious and cheap ($3-5, depending on what you get).
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Rosco's Pizza
685 Franklin AvenueThis is the ONLY place you should be going for a slice. Delicious and cheap ($3-5, depending on what you get).
Great Mexican restaurant and bar, with food ranging from the familiar (tacos, quesadillas, etc.) to more esoteric.
566 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chavela's
736 Franklin AveGreat Mexican restaurant and bar, with food ranging from the familiar (tacos, quesadillas, etc.) to more esoteric.
The best jerk chicken in the area, and great drinks too (try the Dark and Stormy).
192 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Glady's
788 Franklin AveThe best jerk chicken in the area, and great drinks too (try the Dark and Stormy).
Korean / Mexican fusion food. Tasty and cheap(ish), and not as weird as it sounds! They deliver, too.
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kimchi Grill
766 Washington AveKorean / Mexican fusion food. Tasty and cheap(ish), and not as weird as it sounds! They deliver, too.
The best doughnuts around (baked on site), and tasty coffee too. You might need an early start to get them – they sell out frequently.
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Elsie's Doughnuts
Brooklyn AvenueThe best doughnuts around (baked on site), and tasty coffee too. You might need an early start to get them – they sell out frequently.
Decent Indian food. The main attractions: it's cheap, it's BYOB, and it's really close.
Taste of India
1018 Bergen StreetDecent Indian food. The main attractions: it's cheap, it's BYOB, and it's really close.
Drinks & Nightlife
King Tai
1095 Bergen StRelaxed cocktail bar with a summery feel.
HUGE bar (or bars, really) with plenty of outdoor space and reasonably priced drinks. Always popular.
437 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Franklin Park
618 St Johns PlHUGE bar (or bars, really) with plenty of outdoor space and reasonably priced drinks. Always popular.
Everything Else
Definitely worth a visit for its collections. A tip: the entry charge, as at the Met, is actually a 'suggested donation', so you can pay what you want.
3011 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Brooklyn
200 Eastern PkwyDefinitely worth a visit for its collections. A tip: the entry charge, as at the Met, is actually a 'suggested donation', so you can pay what you want.
Beautiful and spacious botanic garden. Free on Tuesdays!
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington AveBeautiful and spacious botanic garden. Free on Tuesdays!