Not For Tourists Guide to New York City - Not For Tourists (2016)
Map 33. Park Slope/Prospect Heights/Windsor Terrace
Neighborhood Overview
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Park Slope is an easy target. Power moms use their strollers as battering rams, stylish dads use the hippest bars and bistros as daycare centers, and the children, the children, they are born into this vicious cycle. But you know what? The Slope isn’t just a haven for wealthy breeders and toiling serfs at the Park Slope Food Co-op. It’s also got some amazing restaurants and shops, incredible brownstones, and the only park in the city that truly rivals Central Park.
The park they’re referring to at the top of the slope is Prospect Park, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s Brooklyn masterpiece. The ultimate design was executed piecemeal in the 1860s and 1870s, delayed in part by the Civil War. People, not all of whom from Brooklyn, claim that Prospect Park was the quintessence of Olmsted and Vaux park design, eclipsing a certain little vestpocket nicety that stretches for 50-some-odd blocks in the middle of Manhattan island. Whatever the one-upmanship, the man-made landscape is a pretty nice amenity to have in your backyard. Its charms include its historic bridges and walks, the largest swath of forest in the borough, remarkable summer concerts, a zoo, and last but certainly not least, the rare opportunity to grill in a city park. The Beaux-Arts arch and neoclassical columns around Grand Army Plaza were added toward the end of the 19th century. Across from Grand Army Plaza is the fantastic main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.
Park Slope is nineteenth-century brownstone architecture at its best. The rows of houses all have distinct touches on their stoops and facades; idyllic and photo ready. It seems every other block has a soaring limestone church, lending skyline of regal steeples. But that brings us to the modern side: The number of cool shops, restaurants, and bars on 5th Avenue, 7th Avenue, and Flatbush Avenue is simply astounding. (If you look at these three streets on a map, it forms Pi, which clearly means something). There is so much retail on these streets that you’d think there wouldn’t be room for any more, but the action has spread to 4th Avenue and now even 3rd Avenue, near the appalling Gowanus Canal, now an EPA Superfund site thanks to decades of factory sediment, coal-tar, heavy metals, paint, sewage, and waste-fed algae.
And the wave of development is expanding ever outward. The world-class Barclays Center arena is just the first phase of the fledgling and controversial redevelopment set to take place above the train tracks of the Atlantic Yards. Sports arenas aside, Vanderbilt and Washington Avenues in Prospect Heights have been bustling commercial strips for years now. And with its many lovely and relatively rare three-story brownstones, we expect at least four kids in every Prospect Heights brownstone by the end of the next decade. Meanwhile, on the southeastern end of the Slope is Windsor Terrace, a longtime Irish enclave scrunched between Prospect Park and the Prospect Expressway that has attracted a new wave of young renters who can’t afford the Slope but still enjoy prime park access and a mini-retail strip along Prospect Park West. Now if they could only reroute those infernal aviation machines flying into La Guardia to, uh, somewhere else, we could actually enjoy a backyard barbecue once in a while.
Park Slope/Prospect Heights/Windsor Terrace
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Landmarks
✵ Bailey Fountain ✵
Grand Army Plaza [Flatbush Ave]
With sculpted figures of Neptune, Triton and attendants (some said to represent Wisdom and Felicity), the power eminating from this fountain could supply the Justice League.
✵ Barclays Center ✵
620 Atlantic Ave [Flatbush Ave]
917-618-6700
World-class arena in the heart of Brooklyn.
✵ Brooklyn Museum ✵
200 Eastern Pkwy [Washington Ave]
718-638-5000
Breathtakingly beautiful building, excellent collection.
✵ Brooklyn Public Library ✵
10 Grand Army Plaza [Grand Ave]
718-230-2100
Fabulous Art Deco temple to knowledge.
✵ The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph ✵
856 Pacific St [Underhill Ave]
718-638-1071
Check out this stunning just-renovated interior of this 1912 cathedral. Wow.
✵ Grand Army Plaza ✵ Flatbush Ave & Plaza St
Site of John H. Duncan’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch.
✵ New York Puppet Library ✵
Grand Army Plaza [Soliders and Sailors Arch]
The Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza has a funky theatre at the top. A must-see (Summer Saturdays only).
✵ Park Slope Food Co-op ✵
782 Union St [7th Ave]
718-622-0560
These farm-fresh veggies will do for those in search of their peck of dirt. Rinse.
✵ Prospect Park ✵
Prospect Park W & Flatbush Ave
718-965-8951
Olmsted & Vaux’s true masterpiece.
Coffee
✵ Café Grumpy ✵ 383 7th Ave [12th St]
718-499-4404
Gourmet java comes to strollerland.
✵ Cafe Martin ✵ 355 5th Ave [4th St]
347-261-6836
Necessary pit stop in the center ‘Slope for java.
✵ Café Regular ✵ 318 11th St [5th Ave]
718-768-4170
Café with exceptional aesthetics.
✵ Café Regular du Nord ✵
158 Berkeley Pl [7th Ave]
718-783-0673
Almost more lifestyle than café.
✵ Colson Patisserie ✵ 374 9th St [6th Ave]
718-965-6400
French pastries and fancy lunches.
✵ Crop to Cup ✵ 541 3rd Ave [14th St]
347-599-0053
Good Gowanus spot w/ outdoor space.
✵ Elk Cafe ✵
154 Prospect Park Southwest [Vanderbilt St]
718-853-5500
Perfect spot for coffee across from Prospect Park.
✵ Gorilla Coffee ✵ 97 5th Ave [Park Pl]
718-230-3244
Milk, two sugars, and a shot of hipness.
✵ Gorilla Coffee ✵ 472 Bergen St [Flatbush Ave]
Works directly with in-country producers.
✵ Hungry Ghost ✵ 253 Flatbush Ave [6th Ave]
718-483-8666
Perfect coffee and a few fun noshes.
✵ Joyce Bakeshop ✵ 646 Vanderbilt Ave [Park Pl]
718-623-7470
Prospect Heights goodness.
✵ Konditori ✵ 186 5th Ave [Berkeley Pl]
347-384-2028
Cozy/packed mini-chain of Swedish coffeehouses.
Gourmet cocktails and beers have been sprouting up everywhere at spots like Union Hall, or support your local dive at Freddy’s. Since the untimely demise of Southpaw, The Bell House is the place for rock shows and other events (Moth StorySlams!), but Barbes has a fabulous mix of world music jammed into its tiny back room space.
✵ Konditori ✵
696 Washington Ave [St Marks Ave]
347-689-8471
Specialized “Konditori” roasting process and Swedish treats.
✵ Kos Kaffe ✵ 251 5th Ave [Garfield Pl]
718-768-6868
Bright white space with good salads, too.
✵ Lincoln Station ✵
409 Lincoln Pl [Washington Ave]
718-399-2211
Coffee, sandwiches, and, most importantly, fried chicken.
✵ Penny House Cafe ✵
732 Washington Ave [Prospect Pl]
347-240-7281
Yet another great option for coffee on Washington.
✵ Postmark Café ✵ 326 6th St [5th Ave]
718-768-2613
Cozy coffee shop w/ chess, too!
✵ Root Hill Cafe ✵ 262 4th Ave [Carroll St]
718-797-0100
A bit of calm on traffic-choked 4th Ave.
✵ Sit & Wonder ✵
688 Washington Ave [St Marks Ave]
718-622-0299
Good hangover sandwiches and Stumptown Coffee.
Farmers Markets
✵ Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket ✵ Prospect Park W & 15th St
Wednesday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., May-Nov.
✵ Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket ✵
Flatbush Ave & Eastern Pkwy
Saturday, 8 am-4 pm, year-round.
✵ Park Slope Farmers Market ✵ 5th Ave & 4th St
Sunday, 11 am.-5 pm, year-round.
✵ Windsor Terrace - PS 154 Greenmarket ✵ Prospect Park W & 16th St
Sunday, 9 am-3 pm., May-Dec.
Nightlife
✵ 4th Avenue Pub ✵ 76 4th Ave [Bergen St]
718-643-2273
1. Toss darts. 2. Drink fine draft beer. 3. Repeat.
✵ Bar Reis ✵ 375 5th Ave [6th St]
718-207-7874
Disarmingly charming when you sit on the terrace.
✵ Bar Sepia ✵ 234 Underhill Ave [Lincoln Pl]
718-399-6680
Neighborhood fave.
✵ Bar Toto ✵ 411 11th St [6th Ave]
718-768-4698
Great bar food.
✵ Barbes ✵ 376 9th St [6th Ave]
347-422-0248
Smart-looking space with eclectic entertainment. Recommended.
✵ The Bell House ✵ 149 7th St [3rd Ave]
718-643-6510
Huge Gowanus live music venue + front bar; stellar.
✵ Black Horse Pub ✵ 568 5th Ave [16th St]
718-788-1975
Where to watch footy.
✵ Brookvin ✵ 381 7th Ave [12th St]
718-768-9463
Wine. Cheese. Ambience.
✵ Buttermilk Bar ✵ 577 5th Ave [16th St]
718-788-6297
A solid more-than dive.
✵ Canal Bar ✵ 270 3rd Ave [President St]
718-246-0011
Dive near the Gowanus, but not into it.
✵ Cherry Tree Bar ✵ 65 4th Ave [Bergen St]
718-399-1353
Rowdy Irish pub with a stately backyard.
✵ Commonwealth ✵ 497 5th Ave [12th St]
718-768-2040
So many beers, so little time.
✵ Double Windsor ✵
210 Prospect Park West [16th St]
347-725-3479
Good food. Great beer.
✵ Excelsior ✵ 390 5th Ave [6th St]
718-832-1599
Decent bar with mixed gay crowd.
✵ Farrell’s ✵ 215 Prospect Park West [16th St]
718-788-8779
No frills neighborhood bar with styrofoam cups.
✵ Freddy’s Bar and Backroom ✵
627 5th Ave [18th St]
718-768-0131
It lives again! And with great avant-jazz bookings, too.
✵ The Gate ✵ 321 5th Ave [3rd St]
718-768-4329
Large outdoor area. Twenty beers on tap.
✵ Ginger’s ✵ 363 5th Ave [5th St]
718-788-0924
Nice and casual for center Slope.
✵ Hank’s Saloon ✵ 46 3rd Ave [Atlantic Ave]
347-227-8495
Sweaty, hillbilly-esque.
✵ littlefield ✵ 622 Degraw St [4th Ave]
718-855-3388
Eco-friendly performance space: music, film, art. Sweet.
✵ Loki Lounge ✵ 304 5th Ave [2nd St]
718-965-9600
Darts and billiards tone down the classic wood bar. Good music.
✵ Lucky 13 Saloon ✵ 273 13th St [5th Ave]
718-499-7553
Park Slope’s only punk/metal dive bar.
✵ Pacific Standard ✵ 82 4th Ave [St Marks Pl]
718-858-1951
Drinking and board games most certainly mix.
✵ Park Slope Ale House ✵ 356 6th Ave [5th St]
718-788-1756
Good pub grub and beer selection.
✵ Pork Slope ✵ 247 5th Ave [Carroll St]
718-768-7675
The name says it all, really.
✵ The Sackett ✵ 661 Sackett St [4th Ave]
718-622-0437
Hidden on a side street. Cozy spot for a cocktail.
✵ The Saint Catherine ✵
660 Washington Ave [Bergen St]
347-663-9316
Cocktails and a pork sandwich you’ll never forget.
✵ Soda Bar ✵ 629 Vanderbilt Ave [Prospect Pl]
718-230-8393
Nice summer drinkin’ spot. NFT pick.
✵ Tooker Alley ✵
793 Washington Ave [Lincoln Pl]
347-955-4743
Good cocktail spot.
✵ Union Hall ✵ 702 Union St [5th Ave]
718-638-4400
Quirky spot for indie shows and stuffed birds.
✵ The Vanderbilt ✵
570 Vanderbilt Ave [Bergen St]
718-623-0570
Specialty cocktails with free open-kitchen entertainment.
✵ Washington Commons ✵
748 Washington Ave [Park Pl]
718-230-3666
Rotating beer selection, late happy hour, and a great outdoor space.
✵ The Way Station ✵
683 Washington Ave [Prospect Pl]
347-627-4949
Steampunk bar with Doctor Who’s TARDIS and screenings. Lovin’ babe.
✵ Weather Up ✵ 589 Vanderbilt Ave [Dean St]
Pricey cocktails are justified by very cool ambience.
✵ Wolf & Deer ✵ 74 5th Ave [St Marks Ave]
718-398-3181
Wine bar and small plates pre-Barclays.
✵ Woodwork ✵ 583 Vanderbilt Ave [Dean St]
718-857-5777
Brooklyn’s World Cup headquarters.
Where to begin? There’s the Italian at Al Di La, slow-food at Applewood, Portuguese/Italian at Convivium Osteria, and killer pizza at Franny’s. Branch out with Colombian at Bogota, Ethiopian at Ghenet, and Australian at Sheep Station. Then there are the classic diners Tom’s and The Usual, the creative seasonal at Rose Water, and of course Blue Ribbon.
Restaurants
✵ 12th Street Bar and Grill ✵
1123 8th Ave [11th St]
718-965-9526 ✵ $$$
Great New American, burgers, beers, brunch…we can’t say enough.
✵ 7th Avenue Donuts ✵ 324 7th Ave [9th St]
718-768-3410 ✵ $
Dirt-cheap dinery goodness.
✵ al di la Trattoria ✵ 248 5th Ave [Carroll St]
718-783-4565 ✵ $$$
Chandelier & brick-walled Italian. Super.
✵ Alchemy ✵ 56 5th Ave [Bergen St]
718-636-4385 ✵ $$$
Slick pub grub near Barclays Center. Check it out.
✵ Amorina ✵ 624 Vanderbilt Ave [Prospect Pl]
718-230-3030 ✵ $$$
Watch your perfect pizza get made with sea salt and love.
✵ Applewood ✵ 501 11th St [7th Ave]
718-788-1810 ✵ $$$
Elegant, cheerful slow food.
✵ Bar Chuko ✵ 565 Vanderbilt Ave [Pacific St]
347-425-9570 ✵ $$$
Packed izakaya beloved by locals.
✵ Beet Thai II ✵ 344 7th Ave [10th St]
718-832-2338 ✵ $$$
Romantic ambiance for sumptuous Thai.
✵ Bella Gioia ✵ 209 4th Ave [Union St]
347-223-4176 ✵ $$$
Sicilian small plates and a good brunch.
✵ Blue Ribbon Brooklyn ✵ 280 5th Ave [1st St]
718-840-0404 ✵ $$$$
Brooklyn outpost of brilliant late-night Manhattan eatery.
✵ Bogota Latin Bistro ✵
141 5th Ave [St Johns Pl]
718-230-3805 ✵ $$$
Stylish South- and Central-American restaurant.
✵ Bonnie’s Grill ✵ 278 5th Ave [1st St]
718-369-9527 ✵ $$
Habit-forming contemporary diner.
✵ Bricolage ✵ 162 5th Ave [Degraw St]
718-230-1835 ✵ $$$
Buzzy Vietnamese with delish crispy rolls.
✵ Cafe Dada ✵ 57 7th Ave [Lincoln Pl]
718-622-2800 ✵ $$
Quirky Hungarian mash-up café.
✵ Café Steinhof ✵ 422 7th Ave [14th St]
718-369-7776 ✵ $$
Austrian comfort food at this South Slope mainstay.
✵ Carnem Prime Steakhouse ✵
318 5th Ave [3rd St]
718-499-5600 ✵ $$$
Steaks, mussels, octopus, burgers—all good.
✵ Cheryl’s Global Soul ✵
236 Underhill Ave [Lincoln Pl]
347-529-2855 ✵ $$
Modern, international menu emphasizing comfort.
✵ The Chocolate Room ✵ 82 5th Ave [Warren St]
718-783-2900 ✵ $
Chocolate-infused desserts in an inviting location.
✵ Coco Roco ✵ 392 5th Ave [6th St]
718-965-3376 ✵ $$
Inexpensive Peruvian.
✵ Convivium Osteria ✵ 68 5th Ave [St Marks Pl]
718-857-1833 ✵ $$$$
Delicious Italian with a Portugese influence. Rustic, warm setting.
✵ Cooklyn ✵ 659 Vanderbilt Ave [Park Pl]
347-915-0721 ✵ $$$
Duck spaghetti and octopus on Vanderbilt. Nice one.
✵ Cousin John’s Café and Bakery ✵
70 7th Ave [Lincoln Pl]
718-622-7333 ✵ $
Casual breakfast and lunch.
✵ Dinosaur Bar-B-Que ✵ 604 Union St [4th Ave]
347-429-7030 ✵ $$$
Syracuse BBQ empire.
✵ Elora’s ✵ 272 Prospect Park West [17th St]
718-788-6190 ✵ $$
Spanish, Mexican, and margaritas, oh my!
✵ Flatbush Farm ✵ 76 St Marks Ave [6th Ave]
718-622-3276 ✵ $$
Local, seasonal, and delish.
✵ Fletcher’s Brooklyn Barbecue ✵
433 3rd Ave [7th St]
347-763-2680 ✵ $$$
Fair-trade high-concept barbecue.
✵ Fonda ✵ 434 7th Ave [14th St]
718-369-3144 ✵ $$$
Neighborhood Mexican beloved by all.
✵ Four & Twenty Blackbirds ✵
439 3rd Ave [8th St]
718-499 2917 ✵ $$
Seasonal pies (and other treats) baked fresh daily. Delicious goodness!
✵ Franny’s ✵ 348 Flatbush Ave [Sterling Pl]
718-230-0221 ✵ $$
Brilliant pizza, drop-dead fresh, NFT fave.
✵ Geido ✵ 331 Flatbush Ave [7th Ave]
718-638-8866 ✵ $
Get stuffed to the gills.
✵ Gen Restaurant ✵
659 Washington Ave [St Marks Ave]
718-398-3550 ✵ $$$
Delicious, fresh Japanese cuisine and laid-back service.
✵ Ghenet Brooklyn ✵ 348 Douglass St [4th Ave]
718-230-4475 ✵ $$
Top NYC Ethiopian, hands-down.
✵ Hanco’s ✵ 350 7th Ave [10th St]
718-499-8081 ✵ $
Banh mi and bubble tea hotspot.
✵ The Islands ✵ 803 Washington Ave [Lincoln Pl]
718-398-3575 ✵ $$
Tasty Caribbean; get the jerk chicken.
✵ James ✵ 605 Carlton Ave [St. Marks Ave]
718-942-4255 ✵ $$$
Steamed zucchini blossoms and peekytoe crab, served under chandeliers.
✵ Java Indonesian Rijsttafel ✵
455 7th Ave [16th St]
718-832-4583 ✵ $$
Mom-and-pop Indonesian, natch!
✵ Johnny Mack’s ✵ 1114 8th Ave [11th St]
718-832-7961 ✵ $$
Neighborhood bar and grill with sidewalk seating.
✵ Jpan Sushi ✵ 287 5th Ave [1st St]
718-788-2880 ✵ $$$
Excellent, inventive special rolls; weird space.
✵ Kinara ✵ 473 5th Ave [11th St]
718-499-3777 ✵ $$
Large selection of vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian dishes.
✵ Krupa Grocery ✵
231 Prospect Park West [Windsor Pl]
718-709-7098 ✵ $$$
Salt cod croquettes and plenty of alcohol.
✵ Le P’tit Paris Bistro ✵
256 Prospect Park West [Prospect Ave]
718-369-3590 ✵ $$$
French onion soup, mussels, escargot—essentially, the basics.
✵ Littleneck ✵ 288 3rd Ave [Carroll St]
718-522-1921 ✵ $$$
Hip oysters and seafood steps from the pastoral Gowanus.
✵ Lobo ✵ 188 5th Ave [Sackett St]
718-636-8886 ✵ $$
Guilty pleasure Tex-Mex, not Mexican, plenty of tequila.
✵ Luke’s Lobster ✵ 237 5th Ave [Carroll St]
347-457-6855 ✵ $$$
Maine-style seafood rolls without the six-hour drive.
✵ Milk Bar ✵ 620 Vanderbilt Ave [Prospect Pl]
718-230-0844 ✵
Australian-inflected cafe; unrelated to Chang empire.
✵ Mitchell’s Soul Food ✵
617 Vanderbilt Ave [St Marks Ave]
718-789-3212 ✵ $
Seedy, cheap soul food.
✵ Moim ✵ 206 Garfield Pl [7th Ave]
718-499-8092 ✵ $$$
Innovative Korean in a swanky setting.
✵ Nana ✵ 155 5th Ave [Lincoln Pl]
718-230-3749 ✵ $$
Absolutely delicious Pan-Asian.
✵ Ogliastro ✵ 784 Washington Ave [Sterling Pl]
718-789-3700 ✵ $$$
An A-one pizza joint on Washington Ave.
✵ Olivier Bistro ✵ 469 4th Ave [11th St]
718-768-6600 ✵ $$$
Steak frites and a good brunch on, yes, 4th Ave.
✵ Palo Santo ✵ 652 Union St [4th Ave]
718-636-6311 ✵ $$$
South American elegance for date night.
✵ The Pines ✵ 284 3rd Ave [President St]
718-596-6560 ✵ $$$$
Four-star dining; all that’s missing are the tablecloths.
The Pines is four-star dining out on the Gowanus side of the neighborhood. Flatbush Farm hits the requisite local-seasonal notes. Go to Bar Chuko for buzzy izakaya-style Japanese. Also, don’t miss the warm and eclectic Stone Park Cafe and the burgers at Bonnie’s Grill.
✵ Pino’s La Forchetta ✵ 181 7th Ave [2nd St]
718-965-4020 ✵ $
Pizza heavyweight on the Slope.
✵ Puerto Viejo ✵ 564 Grand Ave [Dean St]
718-398-3758 ✵ $$
Perfect. Hands-down top NYC Dominican. Eat it all.
✵ Rachel’s Taqueria ✵ 408 5th Ave [7th St]
718-788-1137 ✵ $
Serviceable California-style Mexican.
✵ Rhythm & Booze ✵
1674 10th Ave [Prospect Ave]
718-788-9699 ✵ $$
A survivor of the pre-boom ‘Slope. Eat a burger.
✵ Rose Water ✵ 787 Union St [6th Ave]
718-783-3800 ✵ $$$
Intimate, airy Mediterranean.
✵ Runner & Stone ✵ 285 3rd Ave [Carroll St]
718-576-3360 ✵ $$$
Coffee, bakery, brunch, and dinner, all good.
✵ Santa Fe Grill ✵ 62 7th Ave [Lincoln Pl]
718-636-0279 ✵ $$
Dinner? Chips, salsa, and icy piñas!
✵ Scalino ✵ 347 7th Ave [10th St]
718-840-5738 ✵ $$
Fresh Italian food mama would approve of.
✵ Scottadito Osteria Toscana ✵
788 Union St [7th Ave]
718-636-4800 ✵ $$$
Rustic Tuscan, with wallet-friendly prix fixe specials.
✵ Shake Shack ✵ 170 Flatbush Ave [5th Ave]
347-442-7711 ✵ $$
Danny Meyer’s pitch-perfect burgers, across from Barclays Center.
✵ Sheep Station ✵ 149 4th Ave [Douglass St]
718-857-4337 ✵ $$
Australian craft beers and Aussie-themed food. Mate.
✵ Sidecar ✵ 560 5th Ave [15th St]
718-369-0077 ✵ $$
Yummy comfort dining with equally comforting cocktails.
✵ Smiling Pizzeria ✵ 323 7th Ave [9th St]
718-788-2137 ✵ $
Good quick happy slices.
✵ Song ✵ 295 5th Ave [2nd St]
718-965-1108 ✵ $
Essential, tasty Thai in a pinch.
✵ Sotto Voce ✵ 225 7th Ave [4th St]
718-369-9322 ✵ $$$
Italian cuisine with better brunch options.
✵ Stone Park Cafe ✵ 324 5th Ave [3rd St]
718-369-0082 ✵ $$$$
Definitely a contender for best Park Slope dining.
✵ Tacos Y Burrito Grill ✵
252 Prospect Park West [Prospect Ave]
718-768-0909 ✵ $
New York-style Mexican.
✵ Talde ✵ 369 7th Ave [11th St]
347-916-0031 ✵ $$$$
Fusion to die for. Worth a trip.
✵ Taro Sushi ✵ 244 Flatbush Ave [St Marks Ave]
718-398-5420 ✵ $$
Top sushi, cozy seating. Lunch specials available Monday through Saturday.
✵ Thistle Hill Tavern ✵ 441 7th Ave [15th St]
347-599-1262 ✵ $$$
Good pub grub anchoring the South Slope.
✵ Tom’s ✵ 782 Washington Ave [Sterling Pl]
718-636-9738 ✵ $$
Old-school mom-and-pop diner since 1936. A cholesterol love affair.
✵ Tomato N Basil ✵ 226 4th Ave [Union St]
718-596-8855 ✵ $
Good 4th Avenue option; close to subway.
✵ The V-Spot ✵ 156 5th Ave [Degraw St]
718-928-8778 ✵ $$
Loads of “meat” options, good for the veggie initiate.
✵ Wangs ✵ 671 Union St [4th Ave]
718-636-6390 ✵ $$
We are wooed by Wangs’ wings.
✵ White Tiger ✵ 601 Vanderbilt Ave [Bergen St]
718-552-2272 ✵ $$$
Korean cocktails and small plates. Therefore, delicious.
✵ Windsor Café ✵
220 Prospect Park West [16th St]
718-788-9700 ✵ $$
American diner with something for everyone.
Shopping
✵ A Cheng ✵ 152 5th Ave [St Johns Pl]
718-783-2826
Modern classic women’s clothing.
✵ Beacon’s Closet ✵ 92 5th Ave [Warren St]
718-230-1630
Rad resale with lots of gems.
✵ Big Nose Full Body ✵ 382 7th Ave [11th St]
718-369-4030
Interesting, diverse rotating stock of wine.
✵ Bitter & Esters ✵
700 Washington Ave [St Mark’s Ave]
917-596-7261
Homebrew kits and supplies in Prospect Heights.
✵ Bklyn Larder ✵ 228 Flatbush Ave [Bergen St]
718-783-1250
Take home a taste of Franny’s every night.
✵ Blue Apron Foods ✵ 814 Union St [7th Ave]
718-230-3180
Euro-style cheese, charcuterie, and imported goodies.
✵ Blue Marble Ice Cream ✵
186 Underhill Ave [St Johns Pl]
718-399-6926
Delicious even in February.
✵ Blue Sky Bakery ✵ 53 5th Ave [St Marks Ave]
718-783-4123
Moist muffins full of fresh fruit.
✵ Boing Boing ✵ 204 6th Ave [Union St]
718-398-0251
Mother-child boutique plus classes, mommy groups, and nursing supplies.
✵ Brooklyn Industries ✵ 206 5th Ave [Union St]
718-789-2764
Brooklyn-centric T-shirts, sweatshirts, coats, and bags.
✵ Brooklyn Museum ✵
200 Eastern Pkwy [Washington Ave]
718-638-5000
Usual art-related offerings plus fun Brooklyn-made items.
✵ Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. ✵
372 5th Ave [5th St]
718-499-9884
Capes, treasure maps, and bottled special powers. Also, McSweeney’s publications.
✵ The Clay Pot ✵ 162 7th Ave [Garfield Pl]
718-788-6564
Hand-crafted gifts, jewelry.
✵ Community Book Store ✵
143 7th Ave [Garfield Pl]
718-783-3075
General books.
✵ Dixon’s Bicycle Shop ✵ 792 Union St [7th Ave]
718-636-0067
Classic, friendly, family-owned bike shop.
✵ DUB Pies ✵ 211 Prospect Park W [16th St]
718-788 2448
Aussie/Kiwi-style meat pies.
✵ Fermented Grapes Wines & Spirits ✵
651 Vanderbilt Ave [Prospect Pl]
718-230-3216
Diverse, affordable selection of wines & spirits in Prospect Heights.
✵ Fifth Avenue Record & Tape Center ✵
439 5th Ave [9th St]
718-499-8483
Unassuming locale for surprising finds.
For food (and beer), try Bierkraft, Bklyn Larder, Blue Apron, Blue Marble, Russo’s, and United Meat. Check out gift/jewelry stores like The Clay Pot and Razor. Beacon’s Closet is still a clothing destination, Dixon’s is a classic bike shop, and get your capes and lasers at Brooklyn Superhero Supply. If you dare enter the machine, value awaits at the fishbowl that is the Park Slope Food Co-op.
✵ Flirt ✵ 93 5th Ave [Park Pl]
718-783-0364
Indie fashion, local designers, and custom bridal.
✵ Gureje ✵ 886 Pacific St [Underhill Ave]
718-857-2522
West African flavored clothing, with a music club in the back!
✵ Hiho Batik ✵ 184 5th Ave [Sackett St]
718-622-4446
Batik clothing and do-it-yourself classes.
✵ Housing Works Thrift Shop ✵
244 5th Ave [Carroll St]
718-636-2271
Used books, shabby-chic home decor, and vintage designer ware.
✵ JackRabbit Sports ✵ 151 7th Ave [Garfield Pl]
718-636-9000
Mecca for runners, swimmers, and cyclists.
✵ Midtown Florist & Greenhouse ✵
565 Atlantic Ave [Hanson Pl]
718-237-1500
Fully stocked with plants and gardening supplies.
✵ The Pie Shop ✵ 211 Prospect Park W [16th St]
718-788-2448
Handmade meat pies from Down Under.
✵ Pink Olive Boutique ✵ 167 5th Ave
718-398-2016
Whimsical gifts for kids.
✵ Prospect Wine Shop ✵ 322 7th Ave [8th St]
718-768-1232
Well-edited and gets the job done.
✵ Red, White and Bubbly ✵
211 5th Ave [Union St]
718-636-9463
Helpful staff with no attitude.
✵ Ride Brooklyn ✵ 468 Bergen St [5th Ave]
347-599-1340
Friendly and helpful bike store.
✵ Russo’s Fresh Mozzarella & Pasta ✵
363 7th Ave [11th St]
718-369-2874
Homemade pasta and sauce. Yum.
✵ Slope Cellars ✵ 436 7th Ave [15th St]
718-369-7307
Helpful staff and wine club loyalty card.
✵ Sterling Grapes & Grains ✵
115 5th Ave [Sterling Pl]
718-789-9521
Known around the ‘hood for good prices.
✵ Terrace Books ✵
242 Prospect Park W [Prospect Ave]
718-788-3475
Used & new.
✵ Trailer Park ✵ 77 Sterling Pl [6th Ave]
718-623-2170
Unique and handcrafted furnishings.
✵ United Meat Market ✵
219 Prospect Park West [16th St]
718-768-7227
Butchered sheep flesh never tasted so good.
✵ Unnameable Books ✵
600 Vanderbilt Ave [St Marks Ave]
718-789-1534
General new and used.