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Brooklyn's Top 10 Eateries! (within 5 miles of the Barclays Center) 
 
Unique menu items and specialties bring a taste of Brooklyn to Explorer fans inside the Barclays Center, showcasing the very best the borough of Brooklyn has to offer.
 
L&B Spumoni Gardens (Pizza) located at (Sec. 206/207/225/226)
Known for their Famous Sicilian Pizza, the square slices, which means that the crust is thick and puffy and the cheese is under the sweet tomato sauce.
 
Nation's Famous Frankfurters (Sec. 24/206/207)
Nathan's began as a nickel hot dog stand in Coney Island in 1916 and bears the name of co-founder Nathan Handwerker, who started the business with his wife, Ida who created the hot dog recipe they used, and Ida's grandmother created the secret spice recipe.

200 Fifth "Sports Bar & Restaurant"
200 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 638-2925

All about sports. There are TVs absolutely everywhere. Great place to watch sports if you're looking for a high-octane experience.
Hours: Thursday  4 p.m. – 2 a.m.    Friday – Sunday  11 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Distance from the Barclays Center:  1/2 Mile
http://www.200-fifth.com/

Junior's Most Famous Cheesecake & Restaurant
386 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 852-5257

Hail a taxicab anywhere in New York City and tell the driver, "Take me to the best cheesecake in New York." Odds are you will end up at the corner of Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues. I recommend the cheesecake, bacon cheeseburger, and breakfast.
Hours: Sunday – Thursday  6:30 a.m. – Midnight     Friday & Saturday   6:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Distance from Barclay's Center:  1 Mile
http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/our_restaurants/brooklyn/
 
La Bagel Delight "Brooklyn Bagels"
284 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

This is the go-to bagel spot.  It's big, well-run, and always stocked with a wide variety of fresh bagels and schmear.
Hours: Daily   5:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Distance from the Barclays Center: 1 Mile
http://www.labageldelight.com/
 
Tom's Diner
782 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238?
(718) 636-9738
 
Harvest  pancakes (filled with corn and dried cranberries) and blue-berry-cheese "Danish" pancakes; pumpkin-walnut Belgian waffles and sweet potato ones; eggs Florentine with deep-fried deviled crab cakes.
Hours: Daily  6 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Distance from the Barclays Center: 1 Mile
 
Grimaldi's Coal Brick Oven Pizzeria
Under the Brooklyn Bridge
1 Front Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 858-4300

Located under the Brooklyn Bridge is the most famous of all New York's brick-oven pizza palaces.  Suggest calling ahead to check on the wait for a table, if the wait is too long order a large Pie for Pick-up then walk 300 feet and find a spot under the Brooklyn Bridge with views of lower Manhattan.
Hours: Daily  11:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Distance from Barclays Center: 1.9 Miles
 
DeFonte's Sandwich Shop
379 Columbia St 
Brooklyn, NY 11231 
(718) 625-8052

Unless you're a construction worker, you may feel out of place when you first walk into this small take-out sandwich shop. I would recommend the hot roast beef with fresh mozzarella or the potatoes and eggs with mozzarella. 
Hours: Monday – Saturday  6 a.m. – 4 p.m.     Closed on Sunday
Distance from Barclay's Center: 2.6 Miles
http://www.defontesofbrooklyn.com/?page=menu
 
Peter Lugar Steakhouse
178 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 387-7400
 
Old Brooklyn Steak House, is considered by many to be the Best in New York, and therefore quite possibly the World. Reservations Suggested
Hours: Monday – Sunday  Noon. – 10 p.m.
Distance from the Barclay's Center:  3.7 Miles
http://www.peterluger.com/brooklyn.cfm

Bamonte's Italian Restaurant
32 Withers St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384-8831

A 110-year old stalwart serves up nostalgia along with Italian red-sauce classics.  Locals go for the Linguini with clams in red or white sauce, house made cheese ravioli and plates of sausage-filled lasagna.
Hours: Monday – Sunday   Noon – 10 p.m. 
Distance from the Barclays Center:  4 Miles
 
Di Fara Pizza
1424 Avenue J
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 258-1367
 
#1 Rated New York Pizza.  This Brooklyn mecca has pilgrims raving about rockstar Dom DeMarco's work of art pies and tolerating the circa 1964 fluorescent and formica décor what with the eternal waits it may be quicker to fly to Italy but fans say it’s worth it to sample "di best"."  Try calling ahead to place your order, they often don't answer the phone, but if they do order a large pie for pick-up and find a table in the back of the Pizzeria.
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday   Noon – 9 p.m.    Sunday   1 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Distance from the Barclays Center:  5 Miles         
http://www.difara.com/