Some favorite local restaurants / shops / service providers

• WBGO Jazz88 FM's Club Calendar  (who's playing where tonight)
  
  
• Chestnut (Our favorite. Try the Brooklyn cocktail and the chef's tasting menu!)
  
  
• Apartment 138 (fresh, global, casual, friendly, games in the basement)
  
  
• Bar Tabac (french bar / bistro, live jazz, outdoor seating, great brunch)
  
  
• The Grocery (a top restaurant in our neighborhood)
  
  
• Jolie ($25 tasting menu on Mondays, Savoyarde fondue on Sundays)
  
  
• Provence En Boite (cozy patisserie / restaurant, great gifts)
  
  
• Savoia (absolutely awesome pizza and other Italian dishes)
   
• Zombie Hut (tiki lounge with fireplace, garden, game room)
  
  
• Kush Lounge (East Village Moroccan lounge: music, dancing, hookahs)
  
  
• Smith & Vine  (wines, wine tastings)
  
  
• Stinky Bklyn (CHEESE... and all the fixin's)  (same owner as Smith & Vine)
   
  
• Dashing Diva (nail spa / boutique)
  
  
• Art of Natural Beauty (day spa for massage, facials, body treatments & more) 
   
• LF (our favorite bohemian fashion shop)
  
  
• Prospect Park bike, walk, or take the subway to Cetnral Park's beautiful little sister.  Ice Skate at Wollman Rink, discover nature at the Audubon Center, slip back in time at Lefferts Historic House, ride horses on the bridal trail...

WBGO Jazz 88

Chestnut:  271 Smith St


Bar Tabac: 128 Smith St, Photo by J Bourland

Picnic in the Park