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Our Favorite Park Slope Attractions,
Hot Spots, and Restaurants
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden: This world-class New York City botanical garden connects people to the world of plants, fostering curiosity and delight for New York’s green spaces while supporting a sense of community and stewardship around the environment. They offer nearly two dozen gardens, collections, conservatories, and features.
- Barbès: This French-owned underground nightclub is a classic old bar that showcases local creative talent and strives to be “anti-dive”. Take that for what you will, but they refuse to compromise on certain details that just can’t be found elsewhere in NYC anymore.
- The Old Stone House & Washington Park: This historic site and park conservancy is dedicated to preserving and teaching local and national history as it has impacted the neighborhood. The Stone House Building is a reconstruction that showcases ten different exhibits on war and how it impacted the community.
- Prospect Park: 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.
- Prospect Park Zoo: This zoo helps city residents get their wildlife fix right alongside Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The zoo is home to a range of animals from dingos and red pandas to the California Sea Lion.
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden: This world-class New York City botanical garden connects people to the world of plants, fostering curiosity and delight for New York’s green spaces while supporting a sense of community and stewardship around the environment. They offer nearly two dozen gardens, collections, conservatories, and features.
- Union Hall: This one-of-a-kind 5,000 sq ft bar, restaurant, and performance venue offers cozy firesides, a stately library, two indoor bocce courts, outdoor garden seating, and a downstairs bar with music and comedy. It truly is an adult playland. Perfect for dates, catching up with out-of-towners, or just stopping by serendipitously.
- Patsy’s Pizzeria: This New York City pizza dynasty is a heavyweight champion at serving some of New York’s finest Sicilian coal oven thin-crust pizza. Patsy’s Pizzeria has been around since 1933 and can trace its NYC roots back even further. This is a great place to take out-of-town visitors.
- Bricolage: Delicious, updated Vietnamese cuisine served alongside an inspired drink menu, in a fantastic relaxed atmosphere with a lush green back patio.
- Bogota Latin Bistro: Often called “Brooklyn’s Hottest Latin Restaurant”, Bogota Latin Bistro serves up pan-Latin favorites like Bandeja de Paisa, Empanadas, and Arroz con Pollo. Do not miss this Colombian favorite. Buen provecho!
- Community Bookstore: This welcoming neighborhood bookstore offers an array of alternative titles not found elsewhere. They also offer well-known books, best-sellers, and children’s titles. This is a great place to spend a rainy afternoon in Park Slope.
- Prospect Park Zoo: This zoo helps city residents get their wildlife fix right alongside Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The zoo is home to a range of animals from dingos and red pandas to the California Sea Lion.
