Guidebook for Brooklyn

Alec & Laura
Guidebook for Brooklyn

Drinks & Nightlife

Local, super popular hang with a back room that sometimes has DJs and shows.
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The Three Diamond Door
211 Knickerbocker Ave
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Local, super popular hang with a back room that sometimes has DJs and shows.
We both used to work here for many years. It's our home bar, we're still friends with all of the bartenders and owners. 16 Draft beers on tap, events in the back room include live music, comedy, and karaoke. They also have TVs so on game days, it's a great place to watch American Football and other sports. It is also vegan friendly for snacks.
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Pine Box Rock Shop
12 Grattan St
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We both used to work here for many years. It's our home bar, we're still friends with all of the bartenders and owners. 16 Draft beers on tap, events in the back room include live music, comedy, and karaoke. They also have TVs so on game days, it's a great place to watch American Football and other sports. It is also vegan friendly for snacks.
Historical club with a circus like atmosphere, with a world wide following. The House Of Yes started as an actual residential loft where the roommates through regular, massive parties to help cover rent. It has evolved into a full on club with massive creative, full on productions.
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House of Yes
2 Wyckoff Avenue
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Historical club with a circus like atmosphere, with a world wide following. The House Of Yes started as an actual residential loft where the roommates through regular, massive parties to help cover rent. It has evolved into a full on club with massive creative, full on productions.
Great local cocktail bar where me and Laura went on one of our first dates.
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The Narrows
1037 Flushing Ave
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Great local cocktail bar where me and Laura went on one of our first dates.

Food Scene

Great sushi for seafood lovers. Great food in general for people who aren't, the chicken and the pork belly are to die for. Vegetarian options. Knowledgable staff. Alec's favorite restaurant.
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Momo Sushi Shack
43 Bogart St
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Great sushi for seafood lovers. Great food in general for people who aren't, the chicken and the pork belly are to die for. Vegetarian options. Knowledgable staff. Alec's favorite restaurant.
One of New York and Bushwick's most famous restaurants, often written up in the New York Times. Brick oven pizza, great food, a lot of the herbs come from their huge garden with tented bar out back.
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Roberta's
261 Moore St
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One of New York and Bushwick's most famous restaurants, often written up in the New York Times. Brick oven pizza, great food, a lot of the herbs come from their huge garden with tented bar out back.
983 Bushwick's Living room, formerly Life Cafe and old staple of Bushwick. Comfort food, with a lot of different options to satisfy many diets and tastes. Laura and Alec worked their in the past.
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983
983 Flushing Ave
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983 Bushwick's Living room, formerly Life Cafe and old staple of Bushwick. Comfort food, with a lot of different options to satisfy many diets and tastes. Laura and Alec worked their in the past.
Vegan Ethiopian food. Very healthy and delicious. Authentic Ethiopian food. This restaurant was started by a friend of ours, at first as a pop-up restaurant that we attended, and have seen grow.
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Bunna Cafe
1084 Flushing Ave
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Vegan Ethiopian food. Very healthy and delicious. Authentic Ethiopian food. This restaurant was started by a friend of ours, at first as a pop-up restaurant that we attended, and have seen grow.
Solid authentic Italian food and brick oven pizza.
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Union Pizza Works
423 Troutman St
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Solid authentic Italian food and brick oven pizza.
Great farm to table Columbian fusion restaurant.
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Maite
159 Central Ave
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Great farm to table Columbian fusion restaurant.
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La Loncheria
41 Wilson Ave
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Support a local burger joint with a great Bushwick ambiance and friendly owner and staff.
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Burger It Up
146 Knickerbocker Ave
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Support a local burger joint with a great Bushwick ambiance and friendly owner and staff.
Okay... this is a fast food chain... but they do great authentic Fried Chicken, and I love it! The spicy chicken sandwich is a favorite, as are the tenders, but it's hard to go wrong here.
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
1052 Flushing Ave
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Okay... this is a fast food chain... but they do great authentic Fried Chicken, and I love it! The spicy chicken sandwich is a favorite, as are the tenders, but it's hard to go wrong here.

Arts & Culture

Mainly an arthouse movie theatre, with some major releases. Enjoy dinner & a movie while you watch your film as their is table service at your seat. Suggest reserving tickets ahead of time online.
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Nitehawk Cinema
136 Metropolitan Ave
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Mainly an arthouse movie theatre, with some major releases. Enjoy dinner & a movie while you watch your film as their is table service at your seat. Suggest reserving tickets ahead of time online.
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Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen
40 Bogart St
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Laura and I haven't been yet, but we've heard nothing but great things about this one. It is an immersive theatrical experience based on Alice & Wonderland.
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Then She Fell
195 Maujer St
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Laura and I haven't been yet, but we've heard nothing but great things about this one. It is an immersive theatrical experience based on Alice & Wonderland.
Blockbuster films, some art house films, but if you want to see a mainstream film, you don't need to go into the city to do so. We see most of our films here, unless we go to Nitehawk.
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Williamsburg Cinemas
217 Grand St
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Blockbuster films, some art house films, but if you want to see a mainstream film, you don't need to go into the city to do so. We see most of our films here, unless we go to Nitehawk.

Essentials

24 hour supermarket with an organic section.
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City Fresh Market
518 32nd St
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24 hour supermarket with an organic section.

Shopping

Lingerie Boutique For All Body Types, "No Body Shaming!"
Laura opened this Bushwick lingerie store in January 2016, and has been featured in many prominent publications including most recently the New York Times!
The Rack Shack
17 Thames St
Laura opened this Bushwick lingerie store in January 2016, and has been featured in many prominent publications including most recently the New York Times!
Cool place with clothing, fun household items, and great gifts. Funky vibe, similar to Urban Outfitters but more eclectic.
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Friends NYC
56 Bogart St
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Cool place with clothing, fun household items, and great gifts. Funky vibe, similar to Urban Outfitters but more eclectic.
Great, affordable thrift store with a huge inventory. If you want a jacket, you can find one for under $20!
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Urban Jungle
118 Knickerbocker Ave
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Great, affordable thrift store with a huge inventory. If you want a jacket, you can find one for under $20!
A curated upscale thrift store. Not cheap, but you can find some great deals and high quality.
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Beacon's Closet
74 Guernsey St
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A curated upscale thrift store. Not cheap, but you can find some great deals and high quality.

Parks & Nature

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Parque Maria Hernandez
Knickerbocker Avenue
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