Svetlana’s Local Tips & Musts
Restaurants
Casual Turkish place for kebabs and Turkish food. Amazing mezze/appetizer plate! Some of our favorite food in Bay Ridge. Get the Turkish tea!
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Istanbul Bay
2202 86th StCasual Turkish place for kebabs and Turkish food. Amazing mezze/appetizer plate! Some of our favorite food in Bay Ridge. Get the Turkish tea!
Great food from the Levant, fancier dine-in experience. Interesting finds like lamb-stuffed cabbage and candied eggplant for dessert! Michelin star
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Tanoreen
7523 3rd AveGreat food from the Levant, fancier dine-in experience. Interesting finds like lamb-stuffed cabbage and candied eggplant for dessert! Michelin star
Chuan Tian Xia
5502 7th AvenueThe best Sichuan food in the area - unique, high quality, SPICY!
Georgian Cuisine
8309 3rd AvenueMust try for those who have never had Georgian food. BYOB!
Best sushi in Brooklyn! Worth the trip to Park Slope. Fresh from Tsukiji market in Japan! Get the omakase.
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Sushi Katsuei
210 7th AveBest sushi in Brooklyn! Worth the trip to Park Slope. Fresh from Tsukiji market in Japan! Get the omakase.
Ayat
8504 3rd AvenueDelicious Palestinian food with lots of interesting options.
Super gourmet farm-to-table experience with a Russian twist! Fresh seafood and farm vegetables. Homemade ice creams and desserts. Try the borscht or go for the innovative blue fish poached in blue (all natural butterfly pea plant powder) water with tapioca!
Beets and Carrots
9905 3rd AvenueSuper gourmet farm-to-table experience with a Russian twist! Fresh seafood and farm vegetables. Homemade ice creams and desserts. Try the borscht or go for the innovative blue fish poached in blue (all natural butterfly pea plant powder) water with tapioca!
Cafe
Clockface coffee
This is my go to for coffee and pastries and atmosphere!
Cocktails
I tend bar here! All in one hangout. Best cocktails in the neighborhood in the style of speakeasy / craft cocktail bars plus comfort favorites with a gourmet twist.
MATTER
7604 3rd AveI tend bar here! All in one hangout. Best cocktails in the neighborhood in the style of speakeasy / craft cocktail bars plus comfort favorites with a gourmet twist.
A cab ride away, worth it for atmosphere and expertly crafted cocktails.
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Elsa
136 Atlantic AveA cab ride away, worth it for atmosphere and expertly crafted cocktails.
Supermarket
Amazing selection including tahini, spices, pita, olives, baklava, and other Middle Eastern specialties.
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Balady Halal Foods
7128 5th AveAmazing selection including tahini, spices, pita, olives, baklava, and other Middle Eastern specialties.
Good selection of regular, organic, and gourmet food items but a bit of a walk from our apt. There is also a Key Food down the street from us but it isn't as good.
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The Food Emporium, Brooklyn Market
8102 3rd AveGood selection of regular, organic, and gourmet food items but a bit of a walk from our apt. There is also a Key Food down the street from us but it isn't as good.
Russian/international supermarket which delivers groceries next day for just $3. Great selection and quality.
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Netcost Market
2339 65th StRussian/international supermarket which delivers groceries next day for just $3. Great selection and quality.
Neighborhoods
This neighborhood is the perfect blend of commercial and residential, practical and scenic. From brownstones and mansions to prewar apartment buildings lining the streets and 3rd and 5th avenues offering an array of shops, including ethnic grocers, pharmacies, boutiques, dollar stores, cafes, etc. Several parks including Owl's Head and Shore Parkway with views of Manhattan and the Verrazano. Extremely culturally diverse where you can hear Chinese, Mexican, Arabic, and Russian being spoken all on one corner.
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Bay Ridge
This neighborhood is the perfect blend of commercial and residential, practical and scenic. From brownstones and mansions to prewar apartment buildings lining the streets and 3rd and 5th avenues offering an array of shops, including ethnic grocers, pharmacies, boutiques, dollar stores, cafes, etc. Several parks including Owl's Head and Shore Parkway with views of Manhattan and the Verrazano. Extremely culturally diverse where you can hear Chinese, Mexican, Arabic, and Russian being spoken all on one corner.
Sightseeing
One of the best things about Bay Ridge, the ferry at Pier 69 stops in Sunset Park, Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Wall Street.
Wall Street Ferry
Wall StreetOne of the best things about Bay Ridge, the ferry at Pier 69 stops in Sunset Park, Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Wall Street.
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Dollar stores!
For cheap household stuff and random things you'd find at an overpriced pharmacy.
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COVID: Always confirm availability before you go!
Before going to any restaurant, museum, or site, call ahead / visit the website to confirm COVID protocols and if reservations are required.
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Subway & Ferry
While subway is probably the best way to get around the city, sometimes driving is faster. The ferry (same as subway fare) is less populated than the subway or buses and also gives you a chance to see the Manhattan skyline!