Brooklyn Suggestions
Heading to Manhattan for a visit and would like to spend a day in Brooklyn walking around, eating, shopping (at food/kitchen stores and just general shopping). Probably will spend a morning/afternoon or afternoon/evening and it will be a weekday. I'm unfamiliar with Brooklyn so looking for suggestions for the best neighborhood(s) to focus on and specific places to eat, browse, etc. We love all types of food, from high end to low-brow and are really hoping to experience Brooklyn.
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Motosport
Dec 22, 2011 10:31 AM
Coney Island: Nathan's for a couple of dogs, french fries and a root beer. If the weather permits have your meal on the boardwalk.
Totonno's for pizza
Brennan and Carr (close to Coney Island) for a nice roast beef sammich-----
Brennan & Carr
3432 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11229Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano
1524 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224Nathan's Famous
1310 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224 -
There are lots of sides of Brooklyn, even within one neighborhood. So, I'll just describe my area, to start to give you ideas. Carroll Gardens is an old Italian neighborhood and has lots of old school places (maybe others can recommend favorites? Sam's comes to mind) as well as some excellent new Italian places (Lucali's pizza comes to mind) plus a huge number of other new restaurants (Frankies 457, Buttermilk Channel, Prime Meats). There are also great food shops (Caputo's, near the restaurants I mentioned, is just one. Court Street Bakery is another fun one). The 'hood also has a lot of boutique shops (Court Street and Smith south of Atlantic), so you can spend a ton of time there. Another idea is to go the Middle Eastern route and visit Atlantic west of Court Street. Sahadi's is a fun general store that offers Middle Eastern foodstuffs and MUCH more. Damascus Bakery next door has lots of sweet and savory baked goods. Plenty of options for dining across the street (we like Waterfalls Cafe and Yemen Cafe.) You mentioned kitchen stores -- Cook's Companion is on Atlantic between Sahadi's and Damascus. Good luck!
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Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201Waterfalls Cafe
144 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201Yemen Cafe
176 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201Lucali
575 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Frankies 457 Spuntino
457 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Court Pastry Shop
298 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Caputo's Fine Foods
460 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Sam's
238 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Buttermilk Channel
524 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Prime Meats
465 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231A Cook's Companion
197 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201›1 Reply-
re: MiriamWoodstock
missmasala
Dec 22, 2011 01:17 PM
Not sure what you are looking for, but a walk from Atlantic Ave into Carroll Gardens might be a good one. As Miriam says, on Atlantic is Sahadi's and Damascus and some other middle eastern stores, as well as a nice kitchen goods store (blanking on name at moment) if you then walk down court street through cobble hill, you'll pass boutiques, bookstores, etc. Then, in Carroll Gardens, you'll come across what is left of the old Italian neighborhood--court pastry, esposito's pork store, caputo's foods, etc.
As for eating, there's Catania, the sicilian place next to Damascus on atlantic, plus Van horn sandwich shop, Brucie, etc. Stroll Atlantic, court, or smith, and eat where you want. Also good are some snack type items, like the spinach pies from Damascus and the panelle sandwiches from Fernando's on Union St. Neither Lucali's nor Sam's is open for lunch, tho both have good pizza.
On the other hand, this part of brooklyn isn't that dissimilar from, say, the west village. Williamsburg is another area that has trendy shops/stores and a vanishing italian neighboorhood, but it looks different, more industrial.
Or, for some really different options, stroll Bensonhurst, also formerly Italian but now an amazing melange. Visit Villabate bakery and other great food stores. Or do Coney Island/Brighton Beach--strolling Brighton Ave, you might think you were in Moscow.-----
Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201Lucali
575 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Ferdinando's Focacceria
151 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11231G. Esposito and Sons Pork Store
357 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Court Pastry Shop
298 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Villabate Alba
7001 18th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11204Caputo's Fine Foods
460 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231Sam's
238 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Brucie
234 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Van Horn Sandwich Shop
231 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201Catania
193 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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