Clinton Hill and Beyond

Sophie
Clinton Hill and Beyond

Food and Coffee Scene (Brooklyn)

These are our local favorites. If you want to look further afield (Williamsburg is a particularly cool neighborhood) check the Brooklyn listings and reviews at Eater.com: https://ny.eater.com/neighborhood/1322/brooklyn . They are just about 100% reliable.
Impeccable Italian food, fresh clean flavors, a cool relaxed atmosphere, yummy cocktails, great wine list -- it's a staple of the local food scene. The menu changes completely every night, based on the best, freshest ingredients the chef has on hand.
261 当地人推荐
Roman's
243 Dekalb Ave
261 当地人推荐
Impeccable Italian food, fresh clean flavors, a cool relaxed atmosphere, yummy cocktails, great wine list -- it's a staple of the local food scene. The menu changes completely every night, based on the best, freshest ingredients the chef has on hand.
A world-class wood-fired South American grill. Fresh, delicious, innovative -- a local superstar.
29 当地人推荐
METTĀ
197 Adelphi St
29 当地人推荐
A world-class wood-fired South American grill. Fresh, delicious, innovative -- a local superstar.
Elegant, intimate contemporary cuisine, gorgeously executed, accompanied by artful cocktails.
34 当地人推荐
Otway
930 Fulton St
34 当地人推荐
Elegant, intimate contemporary cuisine, gorgeously executed, accompanied by artful cocktails.
A secret neighborhood treasure. Walk through the dining room at Walter's -- an excellent surf-and-turf restaurant in its own right -- and back through an unmarked door and you'll find Karasu, a fully fledged Japanese restaurant in a funky speakeasy space. It's an experience.
33 当地人推荐
Karasu
166 Dekalb Ave
33 当地人推荐
A secret neighborhood treasure. Walk through the dining room at Walter's -- an excellent surf-and-turf restaurant in its own right -- and back through an unmarked door and you'll find Karasu, a fully fledged Japanese restaurant in a funky speakeasy space. It's an experience.
The Michelin-starred restaurant around the corner! Seasonal American food, done to world-class standards, in a coolly chic but comfortable dining room.
108 当地人推荐
The Finch
212 Greene Ave
108 当地人推荐
The Michelin-starred restaurant around the corner! Seasonal American food, done to world-class standards, in a coolly chic but comfortable dining room.
An utterly authentic Tuscan family restaurant somehow transported into a 100-year-old Clinton Hill storefront (it used to be a pharmacy -- the sign's still there).
238 当地人推荐
Locanda Vini & Olii
129 Gates Ave
238 当地人推荐
An utterly authentic Tuscan family restaurant somehow transported into a 100-year-old Clinton Hill storefront (it used to be a pharmacy -- the sign's still there).
Probably the best coffee in the Fort Greene-Clinton Hill area, and convenient to Fort Greene park.
11 当地人推荐
Peckish
49 Willoughby Ave
11 当地人推荐
Probably the best coffee in the Fort Greene-Clinton Hill area, and convenient to Fort Greene park.
A tiny but yummy storefront coffee venue in the heart of Fort Greene.
116 当地人推荐
BitterSweet
180 Dekalb Ave
116 当地人推荐
A tiny but yummy storefront coffee venue in the heart of Fort Greene.
A neighborhood hub and maybe the best coffee in Bed-Stuy. There's a plant-filled back room for the laptop crowd.
207 当地人推荐
Stonefruit Espresso + Kitchen
1058 Bedford Ave
207 当地人推荐
A neighborhood hub and maybe the best coffee in Bed-Stuy. There's a plant-filled back room for the laptop crowd.
A standout indie coffee venue with an unbeatable spread of pastries.
60 当地人推荐
Golda
504 Franklin Ave
60 当地人推荐
A standout indie coffee venue with an unbeatable spread of pastries.
It began with a Kickstarter campaign for the pizza oven. After a rave in the New Yorker magazine Emily became a neighborhood star and a mecca for New York pizza snobs. It lives up to the hype.
228 当地人推荐
Emily
919 Fulton St
228 当地人推荐
It began with a Kickstarter campaign for the pizza oven. After a rave in the New Yorker magazine Emily became a neighborhood star and a mecca for New York pizza snobs. It lives up to the hype.
Aita is a critical darling for its sophisticated yet traditional Italian cooking. Don't miss the little jewelbox bar in the back, Mayflower Social.
165 当地人推荐
Aita
132 Greene Ave
165 当地人推荐
Aita is a critical darling for its sophisticated yet traditional Italian cooking. Don't miss the little jewelbox bar in the back, Mayflower Social.
Push on back through the high-end grocery store in front and you'll find a deeply chilled-out neighborhood scene in back, with excellent food, fancy beers and quirky high-concept bar-food masterpieces.
148 当地人推荐
Mekelburg's
293 Grand Ave
148 当地人推荐
Push on back through the high-end grocery store in front and you'll find a deeply chilled-out neighborhood scene in back, with excellent food, fancy beers and quirky high-concept bar-food masterpieces.
A kid-friendly pizza joint, but don't let that fool you: the pies are top-notch by any standards, served in a cool quirky room.
590 当地人推荐
Speedy Romeo
376 Classon Ave
590 当地人推荐
A kid-friendly pizza joint, but don't let that fool you: the pies are top-notch by any standards, served in a cool quirky room.
I think these are the best bagels in NYC. Made with high quality flour, etc.
97 当地人推荐
Black
170 Elizabeth St
97 当地人推荐
I think these are the best bagels in NYC. Made with high quality flour, etc.
A marvelous local bakery and coffee shop with justly famous ice cream sandwiches.
34 当地人推荐
The Good Batch
936 Fulton St
34 当地人推荐
A marvelous local bakery and coffee shop with justly famous ice cream sandwiches.
This is hands-down the best pizza in NYC. Famous, iconic restaurant in grungy warehouse in Bushwick. A hassle to get to but if you're a food person you can't miss it. They have lots of things besides pizza. Breakfast/brunch is a good option, especially during the week.
1621 当地人推荐
Roberta's
261 Moore St
1621 当地人推荐
This is hands-down the best pizza in NYC. Famous, iconic restaurant in grungy warehouse in Bushwick. A hassle to get to but if you're a food person you can't miss it. They have lots of things besides pizza. Breakfast/brunch is a good option, especially during the week.
One of the new wave of Italian bistros cropping up in Brooklyn: beautiful, precise, delicious takes on Italian classics, with some wonderful improvisations as well.
72 当地人推荐
Evelina
211 Dekalb Ave
72 当地人推荐
One of the new wave of Italian bistros cropping up in Brooklyn: beautiful, precise, delicious takes on Italian classics, with some wonderful improvisations as well.
World-class coffee plus a nice selection of fresh scrummy pastries in a small cozy room on a bustling block. No wifi, which is either a feature or a bug, depending on your temperament. (Annex, a block further down Fulton, is bigger and busier but has wifi.)
160 当地人推荐
Hungry Ghost
253 Flatbush Ave
160 当地人推荐
World-class coffee plus a nice selection of fresh scrummy pastries in a small cozy room on a bustling block. No wifi, which is either a feature or a bug, depending on your temperament. (Annex, a block further down Fulton, is bigger and busier but has wifi.)
Excellent coffee and morning pastries.
12 当地人推荐
Relationships
920 Fulton St
12 当地人推荐
Excellent coffee and morning pastries.

Essentials

People come from all over the city for the high-end organic produce, fresh fish and expert butchery. We buy virtually everything from here.
214 当地人推荐
Greene Grape Wine & Spirits
765 Fulton St
214 当地人推荐
People come from all over the city for the high-end organic produce, fresh fish and expert butchery. We buy virtually everything from here.
This isn't fancy, but it has all the basics and is very close.
33 当地人推荐
Associated Supermarket
367 Waverly Avenue
33 当地人推荐
This isn't fancy, but it has all the basics and is very close.
The best of the local dry cleaners.
8 当地人推荐
Brother's Cleaners
349 Waverly Ave
8 当地人推荐
The best of the local dry cleaners.
Good basic nail salon nearby.
Pure Nail Salon
927 Fulton St
Good basic nail salon nearby.
the fancier nail place nearby.
7 当地人推荐
Honey Nail Salon
490 Myrtle Ave
7 当地人推荐
the fancier nail place nearby.
Good local wine store.
32 当地人推荐
Leon & Son Wine and Spirits
995 Fulton St
32 当地人推荐
Good local wine store.
Wonderful seasonal Farmers' Market, 10 mins walk from the house. Amazing produce, fish, meats, cheeses etc. Don't miss She Wolf bakery breads -- best in the city. Saturday mornings from 8am. Go early to get the best stuff.
91 当地人推荐
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
Dekalb Avenue
91 当地人推荐
Wonderful seasonal Farmers' Market, 10 mins walk from the house. Amazing produce, fish, meats, cheeses etc. Don't miss She Wolf bakery breads -- best in the city. Saturday mornings from 8am. Go early to get the best stuff.
Fabulous high-end fish market. Everything sourced from best fisheries.
7 当地人推荐
Mermaid's Garden
644 Vanderbilt Ave
7 当地人推荐
Fabulous high-end fish market. Everything sourced from best fisheries.
This is the closest Trader Joes, a 3-stop subway ride and 5 min walk from our place on the G train.
1296 当地人推荐
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
1296 当地人推荐
This is the closest Trader Joes, a 3-stop subway ride and 5 min walk from our place on the G train.
This Whole Foods is a 15 minute walk from the house. You can have groceries delivered after you shop.
87 当地人推荐
Whole Foods Market 365
292 Ashland Pl
87 当地人推荐
This Whole Foods is a 15 minute walk from the house. You can have groceries delivered after you shop.

Parks & Nature

Lovely for biking around (rent bikes from Bicycle Habitat on Vanderbilt Ave).
3418 当地人推荐
展望公园
3418 当地人推荐
Lovely for biking around (rent bikes from Bicycle Habitat on Vanderbilt Ave).
Gorgeous small Botanic Garden. Very peaceful and calming.
2030 当地人推荐
布鲁克林植物园
990 Washington Ave
2030 当地人推荐
Gorgeous small Botanic Garden. Very peaceful and calming.
This is our top pick for Brooklyn activities. We also listed it under parks. You can rent CitiBikes and ride along the foreshore. There's a fabulous children's playground at Pier 6, about a 15 minute ride from Dumbo. Lots of nice cafes, including the restaurant in the No 1 hotel in Dumbo, the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (really great), Vinegar Hills Foods (in the warehouse conversion near the carousel) and the cafe in Shinola (same building).
951 当地人推荐
布鲁克林大桥公园
334 Furman St
951 当地人推荐
This is our top pick for Brooklyn activities. We also listed it under parks. You can rent CitiBikes and ride along the foreshore. There's a fabulous children's playground at Pier 6, about a 15 minute ride from Dumbo. Lots of nice cafes, including the restaurant in the No 1 hotel in Dumbo, the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (really great), Vinegar Hills Foods (in the warehouse conversion near the carousel) and the cafe in Shinola (same building).

Entertainment & Activities

This is a Brooklyn must-do. It's a restored carousel, overlooking New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline. The whole area around it has been turned into a fabulous waterfront park. You can walk south toward Red Hook, with great views, lovely cafes and restaurants, great places to sit and lookout. Our top pick.
118 当地人推荐
简的旋转木马
Dock Street
118 当地人推荐
This is a Brooklyn must-do. It's a restored carousel, overlooking New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline. The whole area around it has been turned into a fabulous waterfront park. You can walk south toward Red Hook, with great views, lovely cafes and restaurants, great places to sit and lookout. Our top pick.

Shopping

Very nice local book store.
170 当地人推荐
Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street)
686 Fulton St
170 当地人推荐
Very nice local book store.
Lovely Brooklyn book store. Great kids' section.
20 当地人推荐
Books Are Magic
225 Smith St
20 当地人推荐
Lovely Brooklyn book store. Great kids' section.

Arts & Culture

BAM is great, lots of fabulous programming for adults and kids: https://www.bam.org/
521 当地人推荐
BAM Harvey Theater
651 Fulton St
521 当地人推荐
BAM is great, lots of fabulous programming for adults and kids: https://www.bam.org/