Moving to Crown Heights? Here’s a list of
Our Favorite Crown Heights Attractions,
Hot Spots, and Restaurants
- Friends and Lovers – Friends and Lovers is a bar, performance venue, and community space in the neighborhood offering funky music, stiff drinks, and nice people.
- Barboncino Pizza(781 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn) – Lively Crown Heights eatery serving Neapolitan brick-oven pizzas plus salads, creative cocktails & more.
- Oxalis – Oxalis is a neighborhood bistro that offers two dining options: a seasonal carte blanche menu in the dining room and an a la carte menu at the bar and garden room.
- Super Power – Casual spot for tiki drinks & frozen cocktails with colorful garnishes, plus a few bar bites.
- Prospect Park – Though not officially within the neighborhood of Crown Heights, Prospect Park is the flagship park of Brooklyn. It offers 586 acres of trails, paths, fields, meadows, and green space, and is a fantastic place to get some exercise or get lost in nature right in the heart of Brooklyn.
- Mozzarella(265 Troy Ave, Crown Heights, Brooklyn) – A menu with an array of kosher pastas, sandwiches, & shakshuka in a casual space with exposed brick.
- Weeksville Heritage Center – This historic site / cultural center uses education, arts and a social justice lens to preserve, document and inspire engagement with the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America.
- Brooklyn Museum – At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City’s second largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.
- Gold Star Beer Counter – This is one of the best beer bars in Brooklyn. They offer craft brews on tap, as well as a variety of cans and bottles, plus small plates, sandwiches & cheese boards.
- Chavela’s(736 Franklin Ave Brooklyn) – Chavela’s offers authentic Mexican flavors served in a welcoming atmosphere with fantastic cocktails, lively music, and lots of laughter.
- The Crown Inn – A friendly neighborhood establishment, The Crown Inn offers craft cocktails and beer in a cavernous bar with exposed brick & Prohibition-style furnishings.
- Brooklyn Children’s Museum – Inspired by the energy and diversity of the borough, Brooklyn Children’s Museum creates experiences that ignite curiosity, celebrate identity and cultivate joyful learning.
