For shopping and dining, Downtown Brooklyn is diverse and world-class. Fulton Street Mall, Downtown’s historic main street, is home to Macy’s and dozens of national, regional and local retailers, attracting 100,000 shoppers each day. The nearby malls at Atlantic Terminal include such national retailers as Target, DSW and Old Navy. For more local fare, visit the boutiques and shops on Atlantic Avenue and historic Montague Street.
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Whether you consider yourself a foodie or a gourmet, Downtown has restaurants for everyone. From traditional Brooklyn foods like cheesecake and bagels to cosmopolitan specialties on Smith Street, Brooklyn’s new Restaurant Row, Downtown has just about everything. To find a great restaurant, surf through the Brooklyn Eats website, a creation of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
Fulton Street Mall
Fulton Street between Flatbush Avenue and Adams Street is known to Brooklynites as Fulton Street Mall. As the shopping destination for the entire Borough, this open air shopping mecca is home to over 230 stores. Along Fulton Street Mall you will find top retailers including: Macy's, Zales, Radio Shack, Ashley Stewart, Strawberry, Modell's, Finish Line, Jimmy Jazz and local favorites like Music Factory and Dr. Jay's. For a complete Fulton Street directory click here.
The Fulton Mall Improvement Association (FMIA) is working to create a place designed to fit the needs of modern consumers who enjoy and prefer the sophistication of an urban setting yet seek the ease and convenience of a localized shopping destination. Over 36.5 million shoppers are annually attracted to our 200+ retail businesses generating more than one quarter billion dollars in sales each year. For more information on FMIA’s programs visit http://www.fultonstreet.org
Local Shopping & Dining
Downtown Brooklyn, and its immediate vicinity, abounds with shopping and dining opportunities. Court Street, Montague Street, Smith Street, De Kalb Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Myrtle Avenue, Fulton Street, and Lafayette Avenue each offer an exciting and eclectic mix of dining and neighborhood shopping opportunities. These are pedestrian-friendly and architecturally significant local streets that are as attractive to neighborhood residents as tourists. As Arthur Schwartz, radio personality and author of “New York City Food”, said, “In Brooklyn, you can eat in a different country every day. High style and home style. We have it all.” Take a glimpse of what the area has to offer.
Brooklyn Eats
Brooklyn and great food go hand-in-hand. Food is big business in Brooklyn. There are more than 1,000 restaurants across the borough and more than 100 food and beverage manufacturers. No matter how you slice it, bake it or brew it, food is one of the main ingredients in the Brooklyn economy. The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the premier food, wine and beer tasting festival, Brooklyn Eats™. Held every October, this event showcases Brooklyn’s best foods and beverages. Brooklyn Eats™ Online, an interactive searchable guide, can be accessed at http://www.brooklyneats.com
Atlantic Terminal
Atlantic Terminal sits atop the largest transportation hub in the Borough of Brooklyn. The retail center, developed by Forest City Enterprises, includes five levels and more than 370,000 square feet of retail space, including Target, DSW, Men's Wearhouse, Starbucks, Bath & Body Works, Daffy's, Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill, and other fine retailers.
Above the retail center is a new 470,000 square foot office building for The Bank of New York. Employees and visitors to Atlantic Terminal will benefit from internal access to the retail shopping center, ten subways and the Long Island Railroad.