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carroll gardens food & drink

Best Gourmet Cocktails: Clover Club
Best Japanese: Ki Sushi
Best Capuccino: Frankie's 457
Best Brunch: Le Petit Cafe
Best Mellow Bar: Black Mountain Wine House
Best Italian: Fragole
Best Eclectic/French: Robin de Bois
Best Italian Deli: Caputo's Fine Foods
Best Cheese & Specialy Shop: Stinky Brooklyn
Best Fresh Bread: Mazzola Bakery
Best Sweets: Sweet Melissa
Best Fresh Seafood: Petite Crevette
Best Beer Garden (warm months only): The Gowanus Yacht Club
Best View of Manhattan While Dining: Alma
Best Ethnic Grocer: Sahadi's
Best Neighborhood Guides: Brooklyn Now and New York Magazine

nyc food & drink

Best Pizza Ever: Di Fara Pizza
Best Pork Buns and Ramen: Momofuku Noodle Bar
Best Indian Food: Jackson Diner
Best Speakeasy: Death & Co
Best Fancy Molecular Gastronomy: Tailor
Best Authentic Korean: Kum Gang Sang
Best Pretzel Croissant: City Bakery
Best Hot Chocolate: Jacques Torres
Best Ethiopian Food: Ghenet
Best Hidden Gem Bar: Botanica
Best Nouveau American: The Farm on Adderley
Best Latin Street Food (warm months only): The Red Hook Ball Fields
Best Fake Beach Beer Garden: Water Taxi Beach

etc. nyc faves

Brooklyn Art Museum
Brooklyn Promenade
Dumbo
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Flea
Rooftop Films
Angelika Film Center
Sunshine Cinema
BAM Rose CInema
Galapagos Art Space
PS1 Summer Warm-Up
Free Summer Concerts at Central Park & Prospect Park
River to River Festival
Rides on the Cyclone at Coney Island
Spa Castle

sweet nyc guides

NYCgo
Gridskipper
Time Out NY
FreeNYC
NFT Not For Tourists

beyond the city

Dia: Beacon
Storm King Art Center

The Berkshires
MASS MoCA



Frankies 457

Frankies 457 details & map

Sweet Melissa

Sweet Melissa details & map

Esposito Meats

Esposito Meats details & map

Stinky

Stinky details & map

Marquet Patisserie

Marquet Patisserie details & map

Jake Walk

Jake Walk details & map




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