Guidebook for Brooklyn

Florentino & Brian
Florentino & Brian
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Food Scene

This place is conveniently located right around the corner from our house. There's plenty of room to sit upstairs and downstairs and it can be quite social.
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House Party Cafe & Lounge
1178 Bushwick Ave
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This place is conveniently located right around the corner from our house. There's plenty of room to sit upstairs and downstairs and it can be quite social.
This restaurant is a quintessential Bushwick/East Williamsburg brunch experience. The food is fantastic, the look is wonderfully eclectic and it has a great vibe overall
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed
222 Bogart St
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This restaurant is a quintessential Bushwick/East Williamsburg brunch experience. The food is fantastic, the look is wonderfully eclectic and it has a great vibe overall
Delicious, authentic vietnamese cooking. It is very small and not a lot of seating but we often go for takeout because the food is so good... https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/dining/hungry-city-lucys-vietnamese-kitchen-bushwick-brooklyn.html
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Lucy's Kitchen
262 Irving Avenue
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Delicious, authentic vietnamese cooking. It is very small and not a lot of seating but we often go for takeout because the food is so good... https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/dining/hungry-city-lucys-vietnamese-kitchen-bushwick-brooklyn.html
Just a couple blocks down from our house, this cafe is quiet, unpretentious and there's plenty of space to sit. https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-caffeine-underground-brooklyn
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Caffeine Underground
447 Central Ave
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Just a couple blocks down from our house, this cafe is quiet, unpretentious and there's plenty of space to sit. https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-caffeine-underground-brooklyn
Cool vibe and good food. Very Brooklyn... http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/father-knows-best/
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Father Knows Best
611A Wilson Ave
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Cool vibe and good food. Very Brooklyn... http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/father-knows-best/
Highly rated, Italian restaurant. Excellent pasta... http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/faro/
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Faro
436 Jefferson St
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Highly rated, Italian restaurant. Excellent pasta... http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/faro/
Bushwick's famous pizza place! Many people say this place put Bushwick on the map. (although many also say it's technically in East Williamsburg, depending who you ask). Take the L train to the Morgan Station from the house and this is a great place to start when exploring all that Bushwick has to offer. http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/robertas/ It does get crowded, so if you have to wait you can get drink at the bar. Or you can put your name on the list and get a drink at Syndicated which is very close by. http://syndicatedbk.com/
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Roberta's
261 Moore St
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Bushwick's famous pizza place! Many people say this place put Bushwick on the map. (although many also say it's technically in East Williamsburg, depending who you ask). Take the L train to the Morgan Station from the house and this is a great place to start when exploring all that Bushwick has to offer. http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/robertas/ It does get crowded, so if you have to wait you can get drink at the bar. Or you can put your name on the list and get a drink at Syndicated which is very close by. http://syndicatedbk.com/
Wonderful pizza and tapas restaurant in the neighboring Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood. Great for brunch or dinner. They only take cash. Also there is a wonderful bakery attached to it around the corner called Saraghina Bakery. It's a great place to pick up pastries and baked goods for your breakfast the next day. It's about a 10 minute Uber ride there.
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Saraghina
350 Lewis Ave
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Wonderful pizza and tapas restaurant in the neighboring Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood. Great for brunch or dinner. They only take cash. Also there is a wonderful bakery attached to it around the corner called Saraghina Bakery. It's a great place to pick up pastries and baked goods for your breakfast the next day. It's about a 10 minute Uber ride there.
This is a friendly neighborhood restaurant/bar, just a short walk from our house. According to the neighborhood blog, Bushwick Daily, it has the best chicken wings in Bushwick. We tend to agree! https://bushwickdaily.com/bushwick/categories/food-and-drink/5171-bushwick-s-best-chicken-wings-of-2018-are
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Salud Bar & Grill
1413 Bushwick Ave
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This is a friendly neighborhood restaurant/bar, just a short walk from our house. According to the neighborhood blog, Bushwick Daily, it has the best chicken wings in Bushwick. We tend to agree! https://bushwickdaily.com/bushwick/categories/food-and-drink/5171-bushwick-s-best-chicken-wings-of-2018-are

Drinks & Nightlife

Some people say this is the BEST nightclub in all of New York City. It is the essence of Bushwick nightlife... http://nymag.com/listings/attraction/house-of-yes/
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House of Yes
2 Wyckoff Avenue
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Some people say this is the BEST nightclub in all of New York City. It is the essence of Bushwick nightlife... http://nymag.com/listings/attraction/house-of-yes/
Laid back, gender-fluid, liberal hangout
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Happyfun Hideaway
1211 Myrtle Ave
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Laid back, gender-fluid, liberal hangout
Hip outdoor venue... https://nowadays.nyc/
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Nowadays
56-06 Cooper Ave
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Hip outdoor venue... https://nowadays.nyc/

Parks & Nature

Great neighborhood park. Close to a lot of cafes and restaurants on Knickerbocker Avenue
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Parque Maria Hernandez
Knickerbocker Avenue
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Great neighborhood park. Close to a lot of cafes and restaurants on Knickerbocker Avenue
If you're going to a park in Manhattah, Central Park is a must. However, Madison Square Park is a convenient and pretty park close to the Flatiron neighborhood and walkable to the shops on 5th Avenue and to Chelsea. The original Shake Shack is there for lunch or you can go across the street to Eataly to explore the indoor food hall, café, or the beer garden on the roof. Also there are always very interesting art installations in rotation throughout the year in the park.
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Parque Madison Square
11 Madison Ave
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If you're going to a park in Manhattah, Central Park is a must. However, Madison Square Park is a convenient and pretty park close to the Flatiron neighborhood and walkable to the shops on 5th Avenue and to Chelsea. The original Shake Shack is there for lunch or you can go across the street to Eataly to explore the indoor food hall, café, or the beer garden on the roof. Also there are always very interesting art installations in rotation throughout the year in the park.

Getting Around

This station is about a 10 minute walk from the house to the L train. The L train will take you quickly to Williamsburg and Downtown Manhattan
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Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues Subway Station
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This station is about a 10 minute walk from the house to the L train. The L train will take you quickly to Williamsburg and Downtown Manhattan
This station is a 5 minute walk from the house. You can catch the J train which is about a 20 minutes ride into Downtown Manhattan. Please note: The entrance to this station is actually on the corner of Linden and Broadway, one block down from Gates.
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Gates Avenue Station
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This station is a 5 minute walk from the house. You can catch the J train which is about a 20 minutes ride into Downtown Manhattan. Please note: The entrance to this station is actually on the corner of Linden and Broadway, one block down from Gates.

Essentials

Key Food is the closest large supermarket. It has everything you will need and the staff is very friendly. It's also close to the Halsey St. subway station, J/M/Z train. This is very convenient for picking up groceries on the way home, if you're coming back from Manhattan.
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Key Food
200 Malcolm X Blvd
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Key Food is the closest large supermarket. It has everything you will need and the staff is very friendly. It's also close to the Halsey St. subway station, J/M/Z train. This is very convenient for picking up groceries on the way home, if you're coming back from Manhattan.
This is our go-to corner deli, which is a smaller grocery shop. They sell essential items like drinks, beer, and toiletries and snacks. They also have a small kitchen behind the counter so you can order sandwiches and hot food. There are many other delis like this one but we think the people here are the friendliest and most helpful.
Kev & J Grocery inc
1195 Bushwick Ave
This is our go-to corner deli, which is a smaller grocery shop. They sell essential items like drinks, beer, and toiletries and snacks. They also have a small kitchen behind the counter so you can order sandwiches and hot food. There are many other delis like this one but we think the people here are the friendliest and most helpful.

Entertainment & Activities

Syndicated is a cool bar & restaurant. In the back there is an independent movie theater where you can watch a film and dine at the same time. It's advisable to buy tickets to a show online beforehand: http://syndicatedbk.com/
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Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen
40 Bogart St
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Syndicated is a cool bar & restaurant. In the back there is an independent movie theater where you can watch a film and dine at the same time. It's advisable to buy tickets to a show online beforehand: http://syndicatedbk.com/

Sightseeing

The High Line is a wonderful elevated park in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. It runs along the West Side Highway and you have a wonderful view of the Hudson River on one side and on the other a birds eye view of the city streetscape.
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Parque High Line
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The High Line is a wonderful elevated park in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. It runs along the West Side Highway and you have a wonderful view of the Hudson River on one side and on the other a birds eye view of the city streetscape.