Bedford-Stuyvesant, block by block

Corner espresso bar on Lewis Avenue, first stop most mornings.

Small, warm neighborhood bar with a short seasonal plate list.

Natural wine bar on Lewis with a rotating by-the-glass pour.

Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and a garden that has anchored the block for a decade.

Late bar and listening room a couple of doors off Lewis Avenue.

Spanish tapas and vermouth on a quiet stretch of Lewis.

Plant-filled cafe on Halsey with pastries out by eight.

Neighborhood counter for sandwiches, provisions, and coffee.

1907 Carnegie library on Lewis Avenue, one of Brooklyn's most beautiful reading rooms.

Latin brunch and dinner around the corner on Halsey.

Nightly live jazz in a small room with a full kitchen.

All-day café and wine counter on Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Pocket green with courts and a playground two blocks north.

Filter coffee and a quiet bench on Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Loose-leaf tearoom and shop on Tompkins Avenue.

Espresso, natural wine, and small plates on Stuyvesant Avenue.

Neighborhood bakery for cakes, cupcakes, and morning buns.

Brasserie and cocktail bar on Stuyvesant with a long backyard.

Local C service up Fulton Street and into Lower Manhattan.

Express and local service to Downtown Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan.

Nashville hot chicken and Southern plates on Tompkins Avenue.

Japanese small plates and sake on Malcolm X Boulevard.

Concept boutique and espresso bar on Tompkins Avenue.

A shaded oval green with the Bedford-Stuyvesant greenmarket on Saturdays.

Full floor of equipment and studio classes on Fulton Street.

Landmark Black theatre presenting new work since 1972.

Galleries, markets, and programming at the heart of Fulton Street.

Eight acres with an amphitheater, playgrounds, and a summer concert series.

The preserved site of one of America's first free Black communities.