Guidebook for South Slope

Kevin
Guidebook for South Slope

Food Scene

Mexican fine dining, always very crowded, make reservations or plan to stand in line or wait at the small bar!
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Fonda
434 7th Ave
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Mexican fine dining, always very crowded, make reservations or plan to stand in line or wait at the small bar!
Best take-out Bahn Mi sandwiches, amazing Pho soups. Casual dining experience, and very good for take out. Their bread is made on site and is legendary. A cut above most Vietnamese food.
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Hanco's
134 Smith St
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Best take-out Bahn Mi sandwiches, amazing Pho soups. Casual dining experience, and very good for take out. Their bread is made on site and is legendary. A cut above most Vietnamese food.
Closer/cheaper Bahn Mi than Hanco's, nearly as good. Almost exclusively take-out, but just around the corner.
Henry's
433 7th Ave
Closer/cheaper Bahn Mi than Hanco's, nearly as good. Almost exclusively take-out, but just around the corner.
Best sit-down restaurant pizza experience. They only serve whole pies. Menu contains many other Italian specialties, with absolutely legendary marinara sauce. Outdoor dining out back, an old neighborhood staple.
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Pizza Plus
359 7th Ave
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Best sit-down restaurant pizza experience. They only serve whole pies. Menu contains many other Italian specialties, with absolutely legendary marinara sauce. Outdoor dining out back, an old neighborhood staple.
Super high quality northern Italian cuisine, in a quiet unassuming spot. A gem.
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Piccoli Trattoria
522 6th Ave
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Super high quality northern Italian cuisine, in a quiet unassuming spot. A gem.
Closest Sushi restaurant with table service, always very crowded inside and sidewalk tables.
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Ten Japanese Cuisine
440 7th Ave
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Closest Sushi restaurant with table service, always very crowded inside and sidewalk tables.
Very good tacos with a few tables for customers. Mostly we order take-out.
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Fatty Daddy Taco
310 9th St
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Very good tacos with a few tables for customers. Mostly we order take-out.
Take-out sushi, very high quality, very fast service. Our go-to.
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Kiku Sushi
453-A 7th Ave
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Take-out sushi, very high quality, very fast service. Our go-to.
Closest Coney Island-style Pizzeria where they sell by the slice. Some seating at the location.
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Smiling Pizzeria
323 7th Ave
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Closest Coney Island-style Pizzeria where they sell by the slice. Some seating at the location.
Best Italian food near our house, seriously good on a charmingly renovated spot.
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Provini
1302 8th Ave
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Best Italian food near our house, seriously good on a charmingly renovated spot.
Brand new quirky candy shop.
Fferins of Brooklyn
438 7th Ave
Brand new quirky candy shop.
Closest coffee shop with wonderful owner and a very chill vibe. A few tables and some baked goods to complement the fine coffee.
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Ost Cafe
511 Grand St
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Closest coffee shop with wonderful owner and a very chill vibe. A few tables and some baked goods to complement the fine coffee.
Hyper-trendy hipster coffee chain made famous by HBO show "Girls."
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Cafe Grumpy - Park Slope
383 7th Ave
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Hyper-trendy hipster coffee chain made famous by HBO show "Girls."
Eat in or take out, excellent coffee, croissants, salads and other offerings. 2nd closest to our house.
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Couleur Café
435 7th Ave
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Eat in or take out, excellent coffee, croissants, salads and other offerings. 2nd closest to our house.
Coffee hang-out situated in newly trendy Greenwood neighborhood, fantastic array of baked goods and sandwiches.
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Southside Coffee
654 6th Ave
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Coffee hang-out situated in newly trendy Greenwood neighborhood, fantastic array of baked goods and sandwiches.
Closest and oldest bagel spot near us. The real deal.
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Bagel Hole
400 7th Ave
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Closest and oldest bagel spot near us. The real deal.
Phenomenally popular bagel spot with huge array of various cream cheeses and other deli offerings.
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Bagel Pub
287 9th St
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Phenomenally popular bagel spot with huge array of various cream cheeses and other deli offerings.
Small pizzeria, closest to the house. Pretty good quality, good large pies to serve a larger group. Pizza Pasta is better but they can be a longer wait.
Mike Daddy's Pizza
449 7th Ave
Small pizzeria, closest to the house. Pretty good quality, good large pies to serve a larger group. Pizza Pasta is better but they can be a longer wait.
Ultra fancy and expensive, with spectacular views. Reservations required.
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The River Café
1 Water Street
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Ultra fancy and expensive, with spectacular views. Reservations required.
Oldest restaurant in the NY city region I believe. Steak and Chicken and surly old waiters. Quite an experience.
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Peter Luger Steak House
178 Broadway
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Oldest restaurant in the NY city region I believe. Steak and Chicken and surly old waiters. Quite an experience.
Hipster take on a lobster shack.
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Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt St
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Hipster take on a lobster shack.
Best Pizza in NYC. Pizzeria dining like it used to be. There's gonna be a line when you get there. You're gonna want to stand in that line. Charming oldies set the mood for all the chewing and slurping.
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NY Pizza Suprema
413 8th Ave
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Best Pizza in NYC. Pizzeria dining like it used to be. There's gonna be a line when you get there. You're gonna want to stand in that line. Charming oldies set the mood for all the chewing and slurping.
Best place to find an $8 cup of coffee.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
76 N 4th St
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Best place to find an $8 cup of coffee.
A food court for foodies. Some wild choices and unmatched variety.
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Dekalb Market Hall
445 Albee Square W
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A food court for foodies. Some wild choices and unmatched variety.
Classic iconic, one of the original delicatessens, one of the last of it's kind. Right near 2nd Avenue stop on F train, so maybe a half hour from our house.
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卡茨熟食店
205 E Houston St
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Classic iconic, one of the original delicatessens, one of the last of it's kind. Right near 2nd Avenue stop on F train, so maybe a half hour from our house.
Outstanding plain and exotic doughnuts, made on site.
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Doughnut Plant
379 Grand St
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Outstanding plain and exotic doughnuts, made on site.
Brand new location, right next to Nitehawk Cinema. Indoor seating allowed. Try the Long Meadow flavor, unique to that location.
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Ample Hills Creamery Prospect Park West
192 Prospect Park West
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Brand new location, right next to Nitehawk Cinema. Indoor seating allowed. Try the Long Meadow flavor, unique to that location.
Local BBQ
Stella's
2831 Merrick Rd
Local BBQ
Newest place in neighborhood. We have yet to go, but I have yet to pass by on any evening where they aren't crowded to the max.
LORE
441 7th Avenue
Newest place in neighborhood. We have yet to go, but I have yet to pass by on any evening where they aren't crowded to the max.
Get in line. This place is tiny and the people line up out the door. With good reason. Maybe greater than Doughnut Plant. You tell me.
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Dough Doughnuts
5th Avenue
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Get in line. This place is tiny and the people line up out the door. With good reason. Maybe greater than Doughnut Plant. You tell me.
Crazy good fried chicken sandwich.
Gnarly Eats
447 7th Ave
Crazy good fried chicken sandwich.
A neighborhood staple with surprisingly amazing doughnuts and pastries.
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7th Ave Donuts & Diner
324 7th Ave
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A neighborhood staple with surprisingly amazing doughnuts and pastries.

Parks & Nature

This place has it all. A must see. Don't miss the zoo and carousel, especially if there are little ones among your group.
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展望公园
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This place has it all. A must see. Don't miss the zoo and carousel, especially if there are little ones among your group.
Historic botanical garden. See the water lilies in August. Beautiful Japanese garden, herb garden and Shakespeare's garden. Wonderful attractions for little ones as well.
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布鲁克林植物园
990 Washington Ave
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Historic botanical garden. See the water lilies in August. Beautiful Japanese garden, herb garden and Shakespeare's garden. Wonderful attractions for little ones as well.
Wonderful park along East River with spectacular views of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge. There's ferry service to Manhattan as well.
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布鲁克林大桥公园
334 Furman St
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Wonderful park along East River with spectacular views of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge. There's ferry service to Manhattan as well.

Arts & Culture

Great repository of contemporary art, and a lot of early American art as well. Beautiful modern renovation of a Gilded Age classic building.
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布鲁克林博物馆
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Great repository of contemporary art, and a lot of early American art as well. Beautiful modern renovation of a Gilded Age classic building.
Movies, concerts, theatre.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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Movies, concerts, theatre.
Local nationally-recognized Shakespeare theatre company.
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波隆斯基莎士比亚中心新观众剧院
262 Ashland Pl
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Local nationally-recognized Shakespeare theatre company.
Avant-garde and contemporary theatre mostly by European companies on tour.
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St. Ann's Warehouse
45 Water St
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Avant-garde and contemporary theatre mostly by European companies on tour.
Great stop for serious cineastes or casual movie/television lovers. Spectacular recent renovation, steps away from Kaufman Astoria Studios (original home to Paramount Pictures), where Marx Brothers and others made many classic films.
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移动影像博物馆
36-01 35th Ave
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Great stop for serious cineastes or casual movie/television lovers. Spectacular recent renovation, steps away from Kaufman Astoria Studios (original home to Paramount Pictures), where Marx Brothers and others made many classic films.
It's a short trip via subway from our house to the Meatpacking District. There you'll find the spectacular new home of the Whitney, and after taking in the legendary art you can stroll along the iconic High Line.
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Salmagundi Museum of American Art
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It's a short trip via subway from our house to the Meatpacking District. There you'll find the spectacular new home of the Whitney, and after taking in the legendary art you can stroll along the iconic High Line.
Brand new renovated art cinema with current features as well. Servers bring you your food while you watch! You can have an elite dining experience, or munch on popcorn. Assigned seating via online booking. We love this great neighborhood upgrade!
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Nitehawk Prospect Park
188 Prospect Park West
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Brand new renovated art cinema with current features as well. Servers bring you your food while you watch! You can have an elite dining experience, or munch on popcorn. Assigned seating via online booking. We love this great neighborhood upgrade!

Getting Around

F and G service. Shortest walk and quickest connection to Manhattan from us.
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7 Avenue Station
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F and G service. Shortest walk and quickest connection to Manhattan from us.
B67 and B69 Bus service for connections to the subway or to go to downtown Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods
7 Av/15 St station
B67 and B69 Bus service for connections to the subway or to go to downtown Brooklyn and surrounding neighborhoods
B63 Service to Atlantic Avenue, all the way to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
5 Av/14 St station
B63 Service to Atlantic Avenue, all the way to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
F train on the traffic circle, same distance from house as one on 9th St/7th Ave.
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15街-前景公园
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F train on the traffic circle, same distance from house as one on 9th St/7th Ave.
R train service to Atlantic Ave, Barclay's Center and Manhattan
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Prospect Av Station
Prospect Avenue
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R train service to Atlantic Ave, Barclay's Center and Manhattan
Great way to get into Manhattan.
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东河渡轮
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Great way to get into Manhattan.

Entertainment & Activities

Home of NY Islanders, Brooklyn Nets and headline concert performers from all over the world.
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巴克莱中心
620 Atlantic Ave
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Home of NY Islanders, Brooklyn Nets and headline concert performers from all over the world.
2nd closest cinema from house. Walkable, if you're not in any hurry. Charming unpretentious small theatre with great concession stand.
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Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St
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2nd closest cinema from house. Walkable, if you're not in any hurry. Charming unpretentious small theatre with great concession stand.
Upscale movie theatre where wait staff serve food and alcoholic beverages.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Brooklyn
445 Albee Square W
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Upscale movie theatre where wait staff serve food and alcoholic beverages.
Music and comedy venue
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The Bell House
149 7th St
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Music and comedy venue
Major amusement park about a half hour subway ride on the F train.
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科尼岛月神公园
1000 Surf Ave
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Major amusement park about a half hour subway ride on the F train.
World-class aquarium, right next to legendary amusement park at Coney Island.
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纽约水族馆
602 Surf Ave
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World-class aquarium, right next to legendary amusement park at Coney Island.
Wonderful Victorian-style renovated carousel with a real pipe organ and hand-carved wooden animals. Right beside Prospect Park Zoo.
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Prospect Park Carousel
452 Flatbush Ave
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Wonderful Victorian-style renovated carousel with a real pipe organ and hand-carved wooden animals. Right beside Prospect Park Zoo.
Small, friendly local zoo with conscientious presentation of wildlife.
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普罗斯佩克特公园动物园
450 Flatbush Ave
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Small, friendly local zoo with conscientious presentation of wildlife.
Opened in 1899, the Bronx Zoo in New York City is the biggest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats. The zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are endangered.
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布朗克斯动物园
2300 Southern Blvd
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Opened in 1899, the Bronx Zoo in New York City is the biggest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalistic habitats. The zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are endangered.
Beautifully located ice/roller rink on pond in the middle of Prospect Park. Great snack bar as well.
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勒弗拉克中心在布鲁克林湖畔公园
171 East Dr
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Beautifully located ice/roller rink on pond in the middle of Prospect Park. Great snack bar as well.
Closest ocean facing beach, requires a car.
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雅各布里斯公园
157 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Closest ocean facing beach, requires a car.
Cheapest baseball tickets in the city, and you get to take the Staten Island Ferry to get there. Panoramic views of the city as you sit with your beer enjoying the next generation of big-leaguers.
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Staten Island Yankees
75 Richmond Terrace
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Cheapest baseball tickets in the city, and you get to take the Staten Island Ferry to get there. Panoramic views of the city as you sit with your beer enjoying the next generation of big-leaguers.
Classic blue collar bowling alley with a snack bar offering pizza, chicken nuggets and fries. Way cheaper than Chelsea Piers and a step back in time.
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Melody Lanes NY
461 37th St
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Classic blue collar bowling alley with a snack bar offering pizza, chicken nuggets and fries. Way cheaper than Chelsea Piers and a step back in time.
Last of the great slot car arcades in the city. Catch it before it is no more. Heckuva lot of fun to spend an hour there. VERY limited hours on weekends only.
Buzz-A-Rama
69 Church Ave
Last of the great slot car arcades in the city. Catch it before it is no more. Heckuva lot of fun to spend an hour there. VERY limited hours on weekends only.

Essentials

Upscale grocery store with meat/fish/poultry to order and gourmet coffees and other ingredients. Pricier than some.
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Union Market
240 E Houston St
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Upscale grocery store with meat/fish/poultry to order and gourmet coffees and other ingredients. Pricier than some.
Comprehensive grocery store with generic and brand foods. A deli counter and some OK fresh veg and fruit offerings. Delivery can be arranged.
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CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham Ave
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Comprehensive grocery store with generic and brand foods. A deli counter and some OK fresh veg and fruit offerings. Delivery can be arranged.
Nearest pharmacy, standard big chain drug store.
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Rite Aid
7 Madison St
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Nearest pharmacy, standard big chain drug store.
Another pharmacy, this one is open 24/7, in case of emergency.
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Neergaard Pharmacy
454 5th Ave
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Another pharmacy, this one is open 24/7, in case of emergency.
Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.
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Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
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Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.
Beautifully renovated bank, now a Trader Joe's!
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Trader Joe's
130 Court St
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Beautifully renovated bank, now a Trader Joe's!
Neighborhood 7-Eleven
520 5th Ave
520 5th Avenue
Neighborhood 7-Eleven
Fairly close for a quick run. A little upscale.
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Prospect Market
236-238 Prospect Park West
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Fairly close for a quick run. A little upscale.

Everything Else

Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.
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Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
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Most recent addition to the supermarket franchises in neighborhood. Very well stocked.