Guidebook for Brooklyn
Food Scene
Our favorite local pizza place. We usually get the margherita (traditional, thin-crust) and/or the caramelized onion and mushroom pizza a metro (thicker crust, no tomato).
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La Villa Pizzeria
261 5th AveOur favorite local pizza place. We usually get the margherita (traditional, thin-crust) and/or the caramelized onion and mushroom pizza a metro (thicker crust, no tomato).
Excellent and widely acclaimed Italian food. Can get packed and crazy in the evenings, so try going for lunch or brunch.
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al di la Trattoria
248 5th AveExcellent and widely acclaimed Italian food. Can get packed and crazy in the evenings, so try going for lunch or brunch.
More a takeout place, though there is a picnic table outside. Outstanding Korean fried chicken, with a Southern twist.
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Wangs
671 Union StMore a takeout place, though there is a picnic table outside. Outstanding Korean fried chicken, with a Southern twist.
Overseen by a curmudgeonly Irish barista, this is the place for your morning espresso and pastry. Be warned: no Wifi.
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Cafe Martin
355 5th AveOverseen by a curmudgeonly Irish barista, this is the place for your morning espresso and pastry. Be warned: no Wifi.
Ice cream. Really, really, really good ice cream.
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Ample Hills Creamery
623 Vanderbilt AveIce cream. Really, really, really good ice cream.
Essentials
Just a 10-minute walk away. Bonus: some of the vegetables are grown in the greenhouse on the market's roof.
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Whole Foods Market
214 3rd StJust a 10-minute walk away. Bonus: some of the vegetables are grown in the greenhouse on the market's roof.
Standard neighborhood supermarket—less than a block from our house. It has everything you need, but if you want a more extensive selection, especially gourmet and organic, go to Whole Foods.
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Associated Supermarkets
216 5th AveStandard neighborhood supermarket—less than a block from our house. It has everything you need, but if you want a more extensive selection, especially gourmet and organic, go to Whole Foods.