Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
A highly-rated Japanese restaurant within walking distance.
Prices vary 15-30 $ per meal/person.
Check the listing on yelp.com for additional info and reviews.
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Samurai Papa
594 Lafayette AveA highly-rated Japanese restaurant within walking distance.
Prices vary 15-30 $ per meal/person.
Check the listing on yelp.com for additional info and reviews.
Highly rated neighborhood coffee shop good for picking up coffee beans (we have grinder etc. home) or coffee to go.
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BKG Coffee Roasters
557 Myrtle AveHighly rated neighborhood coffee shop good for picking up coffee beans (we have grinder etc. home) or coffee to go.
A relatively new pizza joint, immensely popular. It may be your best pizza option within the s a 1.1 mile walk from the house. Open till 10pm everyday.
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L'industrie pizzeria
254 S 2nd StA relatively new pizza joint, immensely popular. It may be your best pizza option within the s a 1.1 mile walk from the house. Open till 10pm everyday.
The highest-rated high-brow coffee spot in the area. Worth a try if you're into coffee
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Mountain Province
9 Meserole StThe highest-rated high-brow coffee spot in the area. Worth a try if you're into coffee
Vietnamese restaurant within walking distance. Quite good. Open till 9pm everyday.
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Nam Nam
109 Montrose AveVietnamese restaurant within walking distance. Quite good. Open till 9pm everyday.
Closeby sandwich shop. Quite good, but no seating inside, so works best for take-out. They also deliver to us. Open till 11pm everyday.
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Endless Summer
525 Dekalb AvenueCloseby sandwich shop. Quite good, but no seating inside, so works best for take-out. They also deliver to us. Open till 11pm everyday.
Drinks & Nightlife
A friendly, reasonably priced neighborhood dive bar with film-screenings, decent draft selection, large backyard etc. It's been around for a while.
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Project Parlor
742 Myrtle AveA friendly, reasonably priced neighborhood dive bar with film-screenings, decent draft selection, large backyard etc. It's been around for a while.
One of the best venues for experimental/avant-garde music, if you're looking for that.
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The Stone
55 West 13th StreetOne of the best venues for experimental/avant-garde music, if you're looking for that.
A well-respected music venue that has seen a rise in fame and reputation among electronic-music enthusiasts of NY. They house, or host, DJ's working in many different genres of electronic music. It's one of Nuri's favorite venues to visit when hearing so-called electronic music/
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Verboten
54 North 11th StreetA well-respected music venue that has seen a rise in fame and reputation among electronic-music enthusiasts of NY. They house, or host, DJ's working in many different genres of electronic music. It's one of Nuri's favorite venues to visit when hearing so-called electronic music/
Arts & Culture
great Moma offshoot that exhibits art in a less white-cubey building. Usually exhibits less conventional pieces by younger artists, has site-specific installations on occasion etc. Like most NY galleries it is donation-based on Fridays.
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MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avegreat Moma offshoot that exhibits art in a less white-cubey building. Usually exhibits less conventional pieces by younger artists, has site-specific installations on occasion etc. Like most NY galleries it is donation-based on Fridays.
The permanent collections host a huge selection of items spanning most of art history, with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century European art. There are also 2-3 temporary exhibits at any given time.
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd StreetThe permanent collections host a huge selection of items spanning most of art history, with an emphasis on 19th and 20th century European art. There are also 2-3 temporary exhibits at any given time.
Essentials
This is the closest grocery store that is not kosher-only, and carries pretty much everything you could need, aisles of frozen food, fresh groceries, decent selection of gourmet snacks and beers, etc. Open till 9-10pm, depending on the season.
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Key Food Supermarkets
492 Myrtle AveThis is the closest grocery store that is not kosher-only, and carries pretty much everything you could need, aisles of frozen food, fresh groceries, decent selection of gourmet snacks and beers, etc. Open till 9-10pm, depending on the season.
Parks & Nature
Closeby park, only a few blocks in size, but offers a lot of outdoor seating, and an elevated view of the city (it's built on a hill). Good for bringing food, reading material etc. and relaxing
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Форт-Грін Парк
South Portland AvenueCloseby park, only a few blocks in size, but offers a lot of outdoor seating, and an elevated view of the city (it's built on a hill). Good for bringing food, reading material etc. and relaxing
About 2 miles from our place, and accessible via G train or by foot. Seating, variety of sports facilities & courts. Good for bringing take-out food and/or reading / working on a laptop/tablet.
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Williamsburg
About 2 miles from our place, and accessible via G train or by foot. Seating, variety of sports facilities & courts. Good for bringing take-out food and/or reading / working on a laptop/tablet.
A huge park, the Brooklyn equivalent of Central Park.
Apart from miles and miles of path to walk surrounded by nature, there are frequently live music events inside the park, and a variety of seasonal activities (ice-skating, bike-rentals, barbecue rental, etc.)
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Проспект парк
A huge park, the Brooklyn equivalent of Central Park.
Apart from miles and miles of path to walk surrounded by nature, there are frequently live music events inside the park, and a variety of seasonal activities (ice-skating, bike-rentals, barbecue rental, etc.)