John’s Liked Places

1. Spoonbill & Sugartown Books

8.5

218 Bedford Ave (at N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY

Bookstore · Williamsburg · 51 tips and reviews

John Woods: Great spot, well curated.

The Pickle Shack is one of John’s Liked Places.

2. The Pickle Shack

256 4th Ave (Carroll), Brooklyn, NY

Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Gowanus · 56 tips and reviews

Brooklyn Public Library - Park Slope is one of John’s Liked Places.

3. Brooklyn Public Library - Park Slope

8.2

431 6th Ave (at 9th St), Brooklyn, NY

Library · Central Slope · 9 tips and reviews

John Woods: Good for kids, but not much else.

Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) is one of John’s Liked Places.

4. Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)

8.8

10 Grand Army Plz (at Eastern Pkwy), Brooklyn, NY

Library · Prospect Park · 120 tips and reviews

Cerveceria Havemeyer is one of John’s Liked Places.

5. Cerveceria Havemeyer

7.6

149 Havemeyer St (btwn S 1st & S 2nd St), Brooklyn, NY

Mexican Restaurant · Williamsburg · 52 tips and reviews

Chez Oskar is one of John’s Liked Places.

6. Chez Oskar

8.4

310 Malcolm X Blvd (at Decatur Street), Brooklyn, NY

French Restaurant · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 98 tips and reviews

The Vanderbilt is one of John’s Liked Places.

7. The Vanderbilt

570 Vanderbilt Ave (at Bergen St.), Brooklyn, NY

American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 141 tips and reviews

Brooklyn Museum is one of John’s Liked Places.

8. Brooklyn Museum

9.3

200 Eastern Pkwy (at Washington Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Art Museum · Prospect Park · 424 tips and reviews

Parish Cocktail Bar is one of John’s Liked Places.

9. Parish Cocktail Bar

223 7th Ave (3rd & 4th Streets), Brooklyn, NY

Cocktail Bar · Central Slope · 19 tips and reviews

Dizzy's Diner is one of John’s Liked Places.

10. Dizzy's Diner

511 9th St (at 8th Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Diner · Central Slope · 191 tips and reviews

Cobble Hill Park is one of John’s Liked Places.

11. Cobble Hill Park

9.1

Clinton St (btwn Congress St & Verandah Pl), Brooklyn, NY

Park · Cobble Hill · 23 tips and reviews

Park Cafe is one of John’s Liked Places.

12. Park Cafe

82 7th Ave (btwn Berkeley Pl & Union St), Brooklyn, NY

Breakfast Spot · North Slope · 16 tips and reviews

Garfield Tot Lot is one of John’s Liked Places.

13. Garfield Tot Lot

7.5

Prospect Park W (at Garfield Pl), Brooklyn, NY

Playground · Prospect Park · 5 tips and reviews

John Woods: Toddlers only.

14. Haab

6.6

396 6th Ave (at 7th St), Brooklyn, NY

Mexican Restaurant · Central Slope · 24 tips and reviews

Jolie Bistro is one of John’s Liked Places.

15. Jolie Bistro

241 Smith St (at Douglass St), Brooklyn, NY

French Restaurant · Boerum Hill · 77 tips and reviews

Meltkraft is one of John’s Liked Places.

16. Meltkraft

211 7th Ave (9th St), Brooklyn, NY

Sandwich Spot · South Slope · 30 tips and reviews

La Bagel Delight is one of John’s Liked Places.

17. La Bagel Delight

7.6

122 7th Ave (Carroll and President), Brooklyn, NY

Bagel Shop · North Slope · 37 tips and reviews

John Woods: Try the breakfast sliders. Best sandwich in the hood.

Hope & Anchor Diner is one of John’s Liked Places.

18. Hope & Anchor Diner

347 Van Brunt St (at Wolcott St), Brooklyn, NY

Diner · Red Hook · 61 tips and reviews

Four & Twenty Blackbirds is one of John’s Liked Places.

19. Four & Twenty Blackbirds

9.0

439 3rd Ave (at 8th St), Brooklyn, NY

Pie Shop · Gowanus · 224 tips and reviews

John Woods: Worth the schlep to Third Avenue.

20. Fonda

8.8

434 7th Ave (at 15th St), Brooklyn, NY

Mexican Restaurant · South Slope · 133 tips and reviews

John Woods: Hibiscus margaritas!

Café Regular du Nord is one of John’s Liked Places.

21. Café Regular du Nord

8.6

158 Berkeley Pl (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Coffee Shop · North Slope · 91 tips and reviews

John Woods: Sneakily good.

Prospect Park is one of John’s Liked Places.

22. Prospect Park

9.6

Prospect Park W/SW (Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Park · Prospect Park · 309 tips and reviews

John Woods: Teeny tot lot in the trees off Garfield almost never has big kids.

23. James

605 Carlton Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY

New American Restaurant · Prospect Heights · 165 tips and reviews

Ample Hills Creamery is one of John’s Liked Places.

24. Ample Hills Creamery

9.4

623 Vanderbilt Ave (at St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Ice Cream Parlor · Prospect Heights · 374 tips and reviews

John Woods: Best ice cream anywhere.

Battery Park City Esplanade is one of John’s Liked Places.

25. Battery Park City Esplanade

9.3

Battery Park City (From Chambers St to Battery Park), New York, NY

Park · Battery Park City · 52 tips and reviews

John Woods: Stroll here to feel how far away from the 1 percent you really are.

Ollie & Ry is one of John’s Liked Places.

26. Ollie & Ry

Brooklyn, NY

Café · North Slope · 6 tips and reviews

Muse Coffee & Tea is one of John’s Liked Places.

27. Muse Coffee & Tea

6.7

497 6th Ave (6th Ave and 12th Street), Brooklyn, NY

Café · South Slope · 23 tips and reviews

John Woods: Worth stopping by.

Roots Cafe is one of John’s Liked Places.

28. Roots Cafe

8.8

639A Fifth Ave. (btwn 18th and 19th St.), Brooklyn, NY

Coffee Shop · Greenwood Heights · 79 tips and reviews

John Woods: Been popular a long time.

j'eatjet? is one of John’s Liked Places.

29. j'eatjet?

685 5th Ave (btwn 21st St & 20th St), Brooklyn, NY

Gastropub · 50 tips and reviews

Adam's Wines & Liquors is one of John’s Liked Places.

30. Adam's Wines & Liquors

7.9

620 5th Ave (at 17th street), Brooklyn, NY

Wine Store · Greenwood Heights · 10 tips and reviews