I love Brooklyn and had a great time exploring its different neighborhoods. So much in fact, I’ve made this map to show my favorite spots. Obviously, every district is so much more than a lime pie or a mason jar, the map simply represents my point of view.
Click the white points on the map to see my brief comments.
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies. You should try these, trust me, they are awesome.
Red Hook Winery. That’s something you don’t expect to find in New York — a wine distillery. Try their special orange wine and pick a bottle to take home with you.
Park Slope Food Coop is one of the oldest and largest food cooperatives (they’ve been around since 1973). You must be a member to shop there, but visiting is enough to get inspired.
The best way to describe Park Slope is to call it “family paradise”. “When we first moved there I was freaked out. Everywhere I looked I saw the exact same people. Wife is a designer, husband is an architect and they have two kids: a boy and a girl. Everybody. That drove me crazy. But then I got used to it.”
Twig is a cozy home terrarium supply shop.
No Relation Vintage makes me forget London as the best place to buy vintage clothes. Five dollar skirt with a geometric pattern — I’m in heaven.
A community garden is a new thing I love so much. Neighbors grow fruits and vegetables together, and get along nicely.
“A huge line of people on Sunday morning. What are they waiting for?” I was wondering. Dough is the best donut place in Brooklyn and they’re proud to fry in Bed-Stuy (it says so on their car).
To be honest, I’ve never seen a gun in Bed-Stuy and had no problems there overall. But I’m a fan of “Everybody Hates Chris”, that’s why the gun. No offense meant.
Bushwick used to be a depressive industrial district in the past, but became a famous outdoor museum of street art nowadays.
Roberta’s pizza is hands down the best pizza in New York. You simply have to wait in a queue to Roberta’s, otherwise you are missing out.
True hipsters don’t wear mustaches anymore — they drink beer and juice from a mason jar. (Protip: you can buy of these in any “99 cents” store and pretend to be a hipster at home).
Rooftop water towers are a constant on the New York City skyline. To me they are just art-objects, yet millions of people still get their drinking water from the tanks every day.
Ample Hill Creamery is a must. Save some room after lunch and get their salted caramel ice-cream.
A small park with atypical view of Manhattan and a 4-dollar ferry to Dumbo or Red Hook.