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)

  • 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)

  • 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...

ESCAPE GUESTHOUSE  168 Bergen St. #1   Brooklyn, NY 11217    
Phone:  1-718 243-1171  (8am-10pm Eastern Time only) 
email:  [email protected]


WBGO Jazz 88


Chestnut:  271 Smith St


Bar Tabac:  Photo by J Bourland


Two Rabbits


Picnic in the Park