Park Slope

Park Slope is Brooklyn's idealized version of itself: tree-lined streets of 1880s brownstones, friendly neighbors, a food coop that people actually work at, and Prospect Park at the eastern edge of every walk. The neighborhood runs along the western slope of Prospect Park, which is how it got its name.

**Walk:** Start at Grand Army Plaza and walk south on either 7th Avenue (commercial) or Prospect Park West (brownstones and park views). 5th Avenue is the restaurant strip — walk it between Union and 9th Streets for the best density. Turn onto any side street (especially Carroll, President, Montgomery) to see the brownstone blocks.

**What makes it special:** The quality of the residential architecture is unrivaled in Brooklyn. The streets are quiet, the parks are great, and the food scene has quietly become excellent.

**Eat & drink:** Al Di La Trattoria (Italian, reservation only, worth it), Bricolage (Vietnamese), Ample Hills Creamery, Buttermilk Channel, Talde (Filipino-Asian).