We are so excited for you to experience our neighborhood and all our favorite spots! We live in Carroll Gardens, a neighborhood adjacent to the venue and hotels. Below are our recommendations for this specific area of Brooklyn, but it's a big city! If you are looking to venture out to other areas, feel free to reach out for additional recommendations!

To view all of the below recommendations in Google Maps click HERE

Prospect Park - Escape to 500+ acres of greenspace and walk the trails where Matthew proposed! Be sure to check out the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and Prospect Park Zoo in the northeast corner of the park.

Brooklyn Bridge Park - Some of the best city views including the Statue of Liberty, the Manhattan skyline, and more!

Cobble Hill Park and Carroll Park - two one-block parks near our apartment that are perfect for sipping your morning coffee and people-watching

The Transit Museum - Learn all about the history of the NYC transit system in the comfort of an actual subway station from 1936!

New York Comedy Festival (November 7-17) - Catch some world class comedy throughout all of NYC including at some of our favorite venues nearby like Union Hall and The Bell House.

Shelsky's of Brooklyn

La Bagel Delight

Le French Tart Deli

Emma's Torch - Cafe providing culinary training for refugees

Boutros - The pistachio croissant is the best thing Matthew's ever eaten

Court Street Grocers - Sandwiches - Kat's fave is the Macho (Wo)Man, Matt's fave is the Delight

MozzLab - Get the hot mortadella panini!

Bobbi's Italian Beef - Chicago style beef & hot dogs

Cafe Spaghetti - Get the cacio e pepe rice balls and ricotta crostini*

Sweettalk - Hawaiian Food

White Maize - Casual Venezuelan Arepas

Petite Crevette - Seafood (warm up with the seafood chowder!)

Forma - cheap, casual pasta made fresh in-house

Claro -we've celebrated nearly every anniversary here*

Henry Public - the turkey leg sandwich is top notch comfort food

F&F - New York style pizza

Sottocasa - Neapolitan style pizza

House of Pizza and Calzone - our go-to for grandma style pizza

Malai - Ice cream with South Asian flavor inspirations

Brooklyn Farmacy - Old school soda shop

Dolce - Gelato

Mia's Bakery

Charlotte Patisserie

The Bearded Baker

Talea Brewery Cobble Hill

Brooklyn Social

Other Half Brewery

Finback Brewery

Black Mountain Wine House

Tipsy Grape

Clover Club

Barely Disfigured

Bar Great Harry

Boat - dive bar

*RESERVATION RECOMMENDED