Guidebook for Brooklyn
Restaurants and coffee places
Great French bakery, good for pastry and bread
Heart’s Wine & Spirits
1207 BroadwayGreat barista coffee shop close to the subway.
Maite offers a Colombian, European and American influenced cuisine. The space is a funky-cozy, finca inspired restaurant.
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Maite
159 Central AveMaite offers a Colombian, European and American influenced cuisine. The space is a funky-cozy, finca inspired restaurant.
Wood-Fired Pizzeria Santa Panza serves also tapas, beer, wine and great cocktails. Dimly lit and tastefully decorated the place is owned by an Italian and French chef.
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Santa Panza
1079 BroadwayWood-Fired Pizzeria Santa Panza serves also tapas, beer, wine and great cocktails. Dimly lit and tastefully decorated the place is owned by an Italian and French chef.
Serves coal oven pizza out of an authentic Italian oven rediscovered in the cellar and built by Italian immigrants in the beginning of the last century. The place function also as a bar. Same owners like Boobie Trap.
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Pizza Party
254 Irving AveServes coal oven pizza out of an authentic Italian oven rediscovered in the cellar and built by Italian immigrants in the beginning of the last century. The place function also as a bar. Same owners like Boobie Trap.
Voted best bakery by the Bushwick Daily, a website for the community (check it out, tons of info). French owner, former banker turned into baker (yes, really!) churns out authentic French croissants and baguettes. Pricy, but worth it!
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L'imprimerie
1524 Myrtle AveVoted best bakery by the Bushwick Daily, a website for the community (check it out, tons of info). French owner, former banker turned into baker (yes, really!) churns out authentic French croissants and baguettes. Pricy, but worth it!
Great vegan bakery with lots of choices and a terrace to sit and have a coffee right on Bushwick Avenue.
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Brooklyn Whiskers
1037 BroadwayGreat vegan bakery with lots of choices and a terrace to sit and have a coffee right on Bushwick Avenue.
One of the first coffee shops in Bushwick. Small, but decent
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Central Cafe Brooklyn
108 Central AveOne of the first coffee shops in Bushwick. Small, but decent
Bushwick Bakery
127 Central AveFrench owned bakery with great pastry and fresh bread.
Tasty restaurant, which is all about sea food and offers very affordable brunch options. Best fish and chips around! Also great outdoor seating for people watching.
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Sea Wolf
19 Wyckoff AveTasty restaurant, which is all about sea food and offers very affordable brunch options. Best fish and chips around! Also great outdoor seating for people watching.
Former garage turned into a wood barn restaurant. Great artsy burger place. Sometime also live music.
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Hard Times Christmas Liquors at the Sunset Bar
445 Troutman StFormer garage turned into a wood barn restaurant. Great artsy burger place. Sometime also live music.
English themed and owned restaurant and bar with great outdoor seating. Also very busy lunch spot -- highly recommended.
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The Rookery Bar
425 Troutman StreetEnglish themed and owned restaurant and bar with great outdoor seating. Also very busy lunch spot -- highly recommended.
Little Beaver
24 St Nicholas AveMostly affordable brunch, but functions also as a bar.
Voted best Pizza by Bushwick Daily (check the website, tons of info about Bushwick). Large slices with thick toppings for $5. Late night hang-out on the weekends!
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Archie's Bar & Pizza
Voted best Pizza by Bushwick Daily (check the website, tons of info about Bushwick). Large slices with thick toppings for $5. Late night hang-out on the weekends!
Spacious modern Coffee place with limited brunch options on weekends
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The Buren
1223 BroadwaySpacious modern Coffee place with limited brunch options on weekends
Great barista coffee place with lots of seating option. Good, ,but busy for a morning coffee!
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Cup of Brooklyn
1071 Gates AvenueGreat barista coffee place with lots of seating option. Good, ,but busy for a morning coffee!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great dim lit bar with a pool billiard in the back
Nice coffee place with good pastry during daytime, bar at night time with live DJ's on the weekend
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Sunrise/Sunset
351 Evergreen AveNice coffee place with good pastry during daytime, bar at night time with live DJ's on the weekend
Lone Wolf
1089 BroadwayCozy low lit typical hipster bar with cheap beer.
Small electronic club venue with DJ's every night. Sometimes a happening place also during slow weekdays!
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Bossa Nova Civic Club
1271 Myrtle AveSmall electronic club venue with DJ's every night. Sometimes a happening place also during slow weekdays!
Nicely decorated DIY venue / bar with a mellow vibe. Some times shows and DJJ's in the back on weekends.
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Flowers for All Occasions
1114 Dekalb AveNicely decorated DIY venue / bar with a mellow vibe. Some times shows and DJJ's in the back on weekends.
Classy dive bar style, great decor, which looks like the 70ties, but just opened in 2017.
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Marco's
1071 BroadwayClassy dive bar style, great decor, which looks like the 70ties, but just opened in 2017.
Bartender owned dive bar. Beer cans starting at $2. Crowded every single night -- maybe because of the cheap drinks, but maybe also because of the tons of free board games they have on site...
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Boobie Trap
308 Bleecker StBartender owned dive bar. Beer cans starting at $2. Crowded every single night -- maybe because of the cheap drinks, but maybe also because of the tons of free board games they have on site...
Bootleg Bar
1438 Myrtle AveStrictly rock bar with sometimes live rock / heavy metal bands.
As the name indicates, the bar is known for its delicious cocktails. Great programming: Tuesday, Trivia nights, Thursday, Karaoke and every 3rd Wednesday each month a free burlesque show. Check the calendar.
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Dromedary Urban Tiki Bar
266 Irving AveAs the name indicates, the bar is known for its delicious cocktails. Great programming: Tuesday, Trivia nights, Thursday, Karaoke and every 3rd Wednesday each month a free burlesque show. Check the calendar.
Legendary art venue and night club run by an artist collective draws in all kind of people depending on the nights. Highly recommended, but pricy. Check the calendar as music and events vary greatly.
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House of Yes
2 Wyckoff AvenueLegendary art venue and night club run by an artist collective draws in all kind of people depending on the nights. Highly recommended, but pricy. Check the calendar as music and events vary greatly.
Big bar / outdoor beer garden / club venue on the edge of Bushwick. Weekends mostly electro DJ dance events. In the Summer Sunday day parties in the beer garden with separate outdoor dance floor has a huge following .
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Nowadays
56-06 Cooper AveBig bar / outdoor beer garden / club venue on the edge of Bushwick. Weekends mostly electro DJ dance events. In the Summer Sunday day parties in the beer garden with separate outdoor dance floor has a huge following .
Dark electro club with sweaty backroom dance affair. Packed on the weekends and cheap to get in.
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1090 Wyckoff AveDark electro club with sweaty backroom dance affair. Packed on the weekends and cheap to get in.
Great life shows during the week and weekends. There are two sets per night. Check the busy calendar. Affordable place.
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Trans-Pecos
9-15 Weirfield StGreat life shows during the week and weekends. There are two sets per night. Check the busy calendar. Affordable place.
Hipster dive bar (opened in 2017) with arcade video and pinball (pin) games.
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Bonus Room
991 Wyckoff AveHipster dive bar (opened in 2017) with arcade video and pinball (pin) games.
Atmospheric and nicely decorated bar with huge backroom where bands play almost every night. Very affordable.
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Alphaville
226 W Houston StAtmospheric and nicely decorated bar with huge backroom where bands play almost every night. Very affordable.
Former garage turned into a bar with a indoor front patio with a faked plastic green lawn for lounging around. Cheap cocktails and beers for $2 the can. Owner runs also a dive bar going by the same name in the Lower East Side.
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The Johnson's
369 Troutman StFormer garage turned into a bar with a indoor front patio with a faked plastic green lawn for lounging around. Cheap cocktails and beers for $2 the can. Owner runs also a dive bar going by the same name in the Lower East Side.
Massive bar and dance space, sometimes very busy, sometimes very quiet depending on the night. Check the calendar.
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Lot 45 Bushwick
411 Troutman StMassive bar and dance space, sometimes very busy, sometimes very quiet depending on the night. Check the calendar.
Very low key hipster dive bar with cheap drinks and a backyard!
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Looking Glass
1087 BroadwayVery low key hipster dive bar with cheap drinks and a backyard!
Popular hipster bar with backroom for dancing and a lovely backyard
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The Three Diamond Door
211 Knickerbocker AvePopular hipster bar with backroom for dancing and a lovely backyard
Mad Tropical
236 Troutman StGreat bar with a backroom for dancing mostly on weekend nights
Birdy's
1215 Myrtle AveArts & Culture
Great art gallery in a modern building
Independent artist run gallery venue with great diy shows
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The Living Gallery
1094 BroadwayIndependent artist run gallery venue with great diy shows
Great art gallery in a complex building of a couple different galleries
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Microscope Gallery
525 W 29th StGreat art gallery in a complex building of a couple different galleries
Great art gallery in a complex building of a couple different galleries
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Koenig & Clinton
1329 Willoughby AveGreat art gallery in a complex building of a couple different galleries
Underdonk
1329 Willoughby AveGreat art gallery in a complex building of a couple different galleries
Fisher Parrish Gallery
238 Wilson AveGreat art gallery with different shows
SARDINE
286 Stanhope StGreat art gallery with different shows in a modern building
Space 776 Gallery
37-39 Clinton StDIY art gallery with different shows
Parks & Nature
Maria Hernandez Park
Knickerbocker AvenueBushwick's Park
Irving Square Park
Weirfield StreetThe other Bushwick park, more secluded
Shopping
Premier Food Fresh Market
1165 BroadwayClosest supermarket featuring also organic food
L Train Vintage
1377 Dekalb AveGreat cheap vintage store part of a successful local chain
L Train Vintage
1377 Dekalb AveGreat cheap vintage store part of a successful local chain
Lovely vintage store part of a successful US / Spanish (Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza) chain!
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Flamingos vintage pound
105 Wilson AveLovely vintage store part of a successful US / Spanish (Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza) chain!
Very select vintage store part of a successful higher-end local chain
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Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey StVery select vintage store part of a successful higher-end local chain
Lovely vintage store part of a successful US / Spanish (Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza) chain!
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Flamingos vintage pound
105 Wilson AveLovely vintage store part of a successful US / Spanish (Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza) chain!