Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Milk Bar Carroll Gardens
Excellent coffee and treats
Giardini Pizza
363 Smith StExcellent delivery pizza, steps away from the house
Zaytoons
594 Vanderbilt AveGreat middle-eastern food. Also BYOB.
Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveIce cream shop
Our favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. A bit expensive and sometime requires a wait (no reservations).
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Battersby
255 Smith StOur favorite restaurant in the neighborhood. A bit expensive and sometime requires a wait (no reservations).
Nightingale Nine
329 Smith StExcellent SE Asian food
Drinks & Nightlife
Black Mountain Wine House
Cozy wine bar with delicious little plates.
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club
514 Union StFun bar featuring shuffleboard courts
Lavender Lake Bar
53 Carroll StBar with a nice backyard and good food.
Essentials
Park Natural & Organic Foods
350 Court StExcellent and well-priced organic grocery store
Carroll Gardens Fish Market
359 Court StExcellent fresh fish
Every Sunday on Carroll St between Court and Smith -- wonderful fresh produce, fish, meat and other treats
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket
337 Smith StEvery Sunday on Carroll St between Court and Smith -- wonderful fresh produce, fish, meat and other treats
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette AveMovies, performances and more
Always have a couple interesting shows going, as well as wonderful and unique pieces from their permanent collection.
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Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern PkwyAlways have a couple interesting shows going, as well as wonderful and unique pieces from their permanent collection.
Shopping
Esposito & Sons Pork Store
357 Court StBest sandwiches, deli and meats in Brooklyn
Brothers Bagels
285 Court StExcellent bagels
Scotto's Wine Cellar
318 Court StLiquor and wine
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StUpscale market with prepared foods and a nice restaurant
Parks & Nature
Carroll Park
President StreetLarge urban playground. Fun for kids from 0 to 12 and up.