Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Baked
359 Van Brunt Stgreat coffee and baked goods!
Fort Defiance
347 Van Brunt StExcellent restaurant and terrific drinks
Excellent BBQ (highly recommend the brisket!) and good place to see bands.
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Hometown Bar-B-Que
454 Van Brunt StExcellent BBQ (highly recommend the brisket!) and good place to see bands.
Food is OK but a great place to get a drink and view the harbor, and terrific if you want to get a dozen oysters and some beers on the $1 Oyster Nights (Tuesdays, usually, but call and check!)
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Brooklyn Crab
24 Reed StFood is OK but a great place to get a drink and view the harbor, and terrific if you want to get a dozen oysters and some beers on the $1 Oyster Nights (Tuesdays, usually, but call and check!)
Home/Made
293 Van Brunt StreetTerrific brunch on the weekends! Comfortable and cozy.
Terrific food and great atmosphere -- I highly recommend it. Not cheap, but reasonable & always worth it! Nice brunch, too!
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The Good Fork
391 Van Brunt StTerrific food and great atmosphere -- I highly recommend it. Not cheap, but reasonable & always worth it! Nice brunch, too!
Solid diner food; a nice jazz night with live music on Wednesdays and karaoke on weekends.
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Hope & Anchor
347 Van Brunt StSolid diner food; a nice jazz night with live music on Wednesdays and karaoke on weekends.
amazing sandwiches -- you will not be disappointed. Check for their offerings on-line.
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Court Street Grocers Hero Shop
116 Sullivan Stamazing sandwiches -- you will not be disappointed. Check for their offerings on-line.
Essentials
terrific (big!) grocery with all the basics and lots of specialty items. Nice waterfront cafe as well!
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Fairway Market Red Hook
480-500 Van Brunt Stterrific (big!) grocery with all the basics and lots of specialty items. Nice waterfront cafe as well!
Drinks & Nightlife
long-time local bar -- low key, great atmosphere, excellent music including bluegrass nights.
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Sunny's
253 Conover Stlong-time local bar -- low key, great atmosphere, excellent music including bluegrass nights.
Everything Else
Lovely little park and the pier puts you out in NY Harbor. Best land view of the Statue of Liberty in NYC and a terrific place to take in a sunset!
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Louis Valentino Jr. Park och Pier
Coffey StreetLovely little park and the pier puts you out in NY Harbor. Best land view of the Statue of Liberty in NYC and a terrific place to take in a sunset!
Fine for cheap furniture; I kind of love the meatballs, too. But of note here is that you can catch a ferry to Wall Street (find schedule on line) -- a nice way to get to Manhattan!
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IKEA
1 Beard StFine for cheap furniture; I kind of love the meatballs, too. But of note here is that you can catch a ferry to Wall Street (find schedule on line) -- a nice way to get to Manhattan!
282 Van Brunt St Brooklyn, right up the block. Terrific service -- Maria (there in the mornings) is super-nice. Nice drop-off laundry service, and coin-op for do-it-your-selfers.
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Waterfront Laundry
282 Van Brunt St282 Van Brunt St Brooklyn, right up the block. Terrific service -- Maria (there in the mornings) is super-nice. Nice drop-off laundry service, and coin-op for do-it-your-selfers.
Arts & Culture
Amazing space with artists-in-residence -- check listings on-line for classes and shows.
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Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer StAmazing space with artists-in-residence -- check listings on-line for classes and shows.