Beyond Manhattan BlogPark Slope 7th Ave – How to Get There
Posted on May 16, 2013
Seventh Ave on the F train puts you right in the thick of postcard Park Slope. Why should you care about this neighborhood? If you’re checking out this website it’s likely because you’re either totally disinterested in Times Square and the Empire State Building or have seen them before.
We recommend taking the F train from one of its many Manhattan stops – no transfer required if you can catch it at one of these places. For more F train locations, consult the MTA Subway Map.
A. From Soho – “Brooklyn Bound” F train at Broadway/Lafayette – 20 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
B. From Greenwich Village – “Brooklyn Bound” F train at West 4th Street – 25 minutes, service 27/7 unless posted.
C. From 14th Street – “Downtown” F train at 14th Street and 6th Ave – 30 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
D. From Bryant Park/Times Square – “Downtown” F train at 42nd Street and 6th Ave, 40 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
E. From the upper east side – “Downtown” F train at 63rd St and Lexington Ave, 45 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
Korzo
Posted on April 10, 2013
667 5th Ave (between 19th St & 20th St)
Korzo is one of Brooklyn’s great jazz bars, offering James Carney’s Konceptions series every tuesday night.
It’s also a fantastic Hungarian gastropub, with a wide selection of Eurpoean beers and fantastic food.
Cafe Regular
Posted on April 10, 2013
318 11th St (between 4th Ave & S Prospect Park)
Cafe Regular is a consistent winner in the south slope. Skip Starbucks and the oodles of mediocre coffee houses, and come here. They do it right, the baristas know the regulars by name, and their cold brewed iced-coffee is worth the trip.
Park Slope One – F Train to 7th Ave
Posted on October 12, 2011
Welcome to Park Slope, consistently voted one of America’s most beautiful neighborhoods.
How to Get There
We recommend taking the F train from one of its many Manhattan stops – no transfer required if you can catch it at one of these places. For more F train locations, consult the MTA Subway Map.
A. From Soho – “Brooklyn Bound” F train at Broadway/Lafayette – 20 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
B. From Greenwich Village – “Brooklyn Bound” F train at West 4th Street – 25 minutes, service 27/7 unless posted.
C. From 14th Street – “Downtown” F train at 14th Street and 6th Ave – 30 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
D. From Bryant Park/Times Square – “Downtown” F train at 42nd Street and 6th Ave, 40 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
E. From the upper east side – “Downtown” F train at 63rd St and Lexington Ave, 45 minutes, service 24/7 unless posted.
Seventh Ave on the F train puts you right in the thick of postcard Park Slope. Why should you care about this neighborhood? If you’re checking out this website it’s likely because you’re either totally disinterested in Times Square and the Empire State Building or have seen them before.
You know what makes New York different from Dallas or Dubai?
Its hundred-plus-year-old walkable neighborhoods. I could write all day, but once you step off the train at 7th ave and 9th Street you’ll get it. The slope adjoins Prospect Park on its west side, and drops gently in elevation down to 3rd Avenue. For this excursion, we’ve stuck to between 6th ave and Propect Park West, and between Grand Army Plaza and Park Circle.
Below, our recommendations. We’ve assigned each a letter, corresponding to the marker on the map at the bottom of the post.
Click on the link for each recommended spot to read the review.
Eats
A. Istanbul Park – 293 7th Ave Bet 6th and 7th Street.
H. Korzo – 667 5th Ave (between 19th St & 20th St)
Coffee
B. Konditori – 240 7th Ave (between 5th St & 4th Ave)
C. Cafe Regular – 318 11th St (between 4th Ave & S Prospect Park)
Shopping
There’s plenty of great shopping to be had exploring 7th Ave itself, but we have several recommendations:
D. D’Vine Taste – 150 7th Ave (between Garfield Pl & Carroll St)
Bars
E. Double Windsor – 210 Prospect Park W (between Bartel Pritchard Sq & 16th St)
F. Brook’vin – 381 7th Ave (between Between 11th & 12th Streets)
G. Barbes – 376 9th St (between 6th Ave & 7th Ave)
H. Korzo – 667 5th Ave (between 19th St & 20th St)
Istanbul Park
Posted on October 11, 2011
293 7th Ave Bet 6th and 7th Street.
I’ve had Turkish food before in Manhattan, but never like this. My single bit of advice to anyone visiting Istanbul Park is “come hungry.”
The menu offers a wide selection of dishes, many of them vegetarian, but for us, the two standouts were the eggplant salad (delicious, with a hint of smoke) and the “mixed grill”, a meat platter featuring succulent grilled chicken, beef, and lamb, as well as an assortment of gyro meat. Bread is fresh-baked and served with olive oil. The staff is beyond friendly, and they, together with the spacious room, give Istanbul Park a wonderfully inviting atmosphere.
D’Vine Taste
Posted on October 11, 2011
150 7th Ave (between Garfield Pl & Carroll St)
There’s a reason Zagat and Yelp are gushing about D’Vine Taste. These guys do it right. Don’t leave Brooklyn without trying their “protein bread” or fig cobler with cardimom. Every concoction infused with care and a lifetime’s worth of experience, then tweaked ever-so-slightly. Expect to spend more than average on bread, but this is not eating for sustenance, this is a rare treat.
Konditori
Posted on October 11, 2011
240 7th Ave (between 5th St & 4th Ave)
Konditori is a Swedish coffee shop that has locations in several “hip” New York neighborhoods. It’s a welcome alternative to starbucks, and a great hang as well.
