COBBLE HILL
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
If you want to get a true taste of “brown-
With its proximity to Manhattan and
stone Brooklyn,” visit the tree-lined
Victorian-era brownstones, it’s no wonder
neighborhood of Cobble Hill, where you’ll
that notables from Walt Whitman to
find 19th-century town houses, boutique
Truman Capote have called Brooklyn
shopping and diverse restaurants. A few
Heights home. The Promenade is a
years ago, Bon Appétit named Battersby
boardwalk overlooking the Statue of
(255 Smith St., 718.852.8321) one of the 10
Liberty and Downtown Manhattan.
best new restaurants in America, and the
Enjoy a flight of beers, dinner, brunch
postage-stamp-size eatery has been
or lunch at the brewery/restaurant,
packed to the hilt ever since. For more
Circa Brewing Co. (141 Lawrence St.,
critically acclaimed grub, head to La Vara
718.858.0055). At Colonie (127 Atlantic
(268 Clinton St., 718.422.0065), a killer
Ave., 718.855.7500), have dinner in a
Bottom: NYC Transit Museum. Below: a sampling of dishes at Pok Pok NY.
tapas joint, or Pok Pok NY (117 Columbia
space with a lush vertical garden wall.
St., 718.923.9322), a Thai spot whose food
Men will find sophisticated clothing at
has developed a cult following. At
Goose Barnacle (91 Atlantic Ave.,
Tumbleweed General Store and Gallery
718.855.2694). Check out the New York
(331 Henry St., 917.650.2728), you’ll find
Transit Museum (99 Schermerhorn St.,
everything from wallets for men to scarves
718.694.1600), built inside an old subway
for women to children’s apparel. Bird
station. Learn about the subway system
Brooklyn (220 Smith St., 718.797.3774) has
and climb aboard train cars from the early
women’s clothing and accessories in the
1900s through the 1990s, festooned with
boho aesthetic Brooklyn is well known for.
period advertising.
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