CROWD AVOIDANCE
The ten-block-long strip is never terribly crowded, so it’s a good weekend destination. Start at Bergen Street and walk down Smith Street toward Carroll Street.
GETTING THERE
Take the F to the Bergen Street stop; it’s about 25 minutes from 14th Street. The subway is on the corner of Bergen and Smith Streets.
GETTING CASH
There are numerous Washington Mutual cash dispensers about one third of the way toward Carroll from Bergen, next to the Rite Aid.
GENERAL STORE HOURS
Monday through Saturday, noon to 7. On December 24, most stores will be open noon to 4.
SNACK, CAFFEINATE, FIND A BATHROOM
Jump-start yourself with a cup of coffee at the Fall Café (307 Smith St.; 718-403-0230).
EXIT STRATEGY
Program this number into your phone: 718-783-6465. Ten minutes before you’re ready to leave, call Arecibo Car Service; it guarantees pickup in ten minutes or less from the time you called ($23 to midtown Manhattan; 718-783-6465). Tell them to pick you up at Eckerd drugstore (320 Smith St.; 718-403-9371).
STOP 1
Apothecary jars, $33 to $40 at Home & Haven, 177 Smith St., nr. Wyckoff St.; 718-875-1775; view the map.
STOP 2
Corey Lynn Calter jumper, $174, and La Voleuse bag, $198, at Dear Fieldbinder, 198 Smith St., nr. Baltic St.; 718-852-3620; view the map.
STOP 3
Superman comic book, $2.99, and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, $28, both at Rocketship, 208 Smith St., nr. Baltic St.; 718-797-1348; view the map.
STOP 4
Patch NYC locket charm bracelet, $162 at Bird, 220 Smith St., nr. Butler St.; 718-797-3774; view the map.
STOP 5
Wall stickers, $25 at Area Kids, 233 Smith St., nr. Butler St.; 718-522-6455; view the map.
STOP 6
Penguin merino-wool sweater, $185 at Watts on Smith, 248 Smith St., nr. Douglass St.; 718-596-2359; view the map.
STOP 7
Viv & Ingrid Tiger’s Eye necklace, $218 at Handmade, 251 Smith St., nr. Douglass St.; 718-694-9336; view the map.
STOP 8
Bronze earrings, $12 at Flirt, 252 Smith St., nr. Douglass St.; 718-858-7931; view the map.
STOP 9
Chopsticks for beginners, $2.25 at The Green Onion, 274 Smith St., nr. Sackett St.; 718-246-2804; view the map.
STOP 10
Vin Eau carafe, $45 at Hasker, 333 Smith St., nr. Carroll St.; 718-222-5756; view the map.
STOP 11
Faux-python trays, three for $95 at environment337, 337 Smith St., nr. Carroll St.; 718-522-1767; view the map.
Market editors: Aja Mangum, Doria Santlofer, Rima Suqi. Written by Denise Penny.