The chocolate chip walnut cookie surpassed all my hopes and dreams. Crunchy on the outside with a center of warm, delicious gooey-ness and melted chocolate
Stonefruit is a great place to go for a light lunch and to GET. STUFF. DONE. There’s WiFi. Highly Instagrammable, too! Read more.
Their iced coffee comes with an extra shot of espresso no matter what! Read more.
It’s located right off the Greenpoint stop in Brooklyn. Free WiFi, super chill staff, and you don’t feel like you’re in some stuffy ~cool people only~ café. Read more.
Solid, no-frills coffee spot. There’s sweets, and four seats in the whole joint. Great for a pit stop. Read more.
This Aussie-run café is located right off the Bedford stop in Brooklyn. Usually packed, but never pretentious. Order the Sparky: espresso + club soda + lime. Read more.
Delicious hot drinks. (The iced could be better okay I’m going to be honest.) Read more.
Kitten Coffee is literally a hole-in-the-wall. It used to be a salon, and a candy shop before that. No seating, but great cold brew that will give you the jitters in a good way. Read more.
Super-quiet, small place to take a second before pounding the pavement of the Bowery/Lower East Side. Read more.
This is arguably my favorite Iced Americano in NY. Take note: Their large is really a LARGE — plus lots of seating, and free WiF Read more.
Don’t go without getting the New Orleans — an iced coffee brewed with roasted chicory, then cut with whole milk and organic cane sugar. Read more.
Fair warning that you’ll probably never get a window seat here — but at least there’s a bookstore attached! Read more.
Super cozy, friendly staff, strong coffee — and there are books everywhere. Read more.
They serve bulletproof coffee, which blends grass-fed butter into your coffee so that you can ~allegedly~ get a better buzz. Also: super nice backyard that will make you feel like you’re in LA. Read more.
New (and usually crowded) Brooklyn spot with a solid brunch, and a convenient to-go counter if you don’t feel like waiting. Read more.
Hidden on the third floor of the Ralph Lauren store, this place is almost never crowded — and one of the few legit places to get a great cup of strong iced coffee in Midtown. Read more.
The Smith is an NYC mini-chain, but this is its best location by far. It’s huge, with tons of outdoor seating and a great view of Lincoln Center. Read more.
Celeste doesn’t accept reservations (or credit cards), but it’s worth the wait. Their pizza is the best in the neighborhood; wood-fired, with a crust that’s not too thin. Read more.
Plenty of people stand by the fact that The Sensuous Bean serves the best cup of coffee on the UWS, but what’s really special about the store is the international variety of coffee and tea. Read more.
We know froyo is annoyingly everywhere, but hear me out: Tasti D-Lite isn’t frozen yogurt. It’s “frozen dessert.” Tasti’s product, is a fluffy, not-too-sweet combination of dairy, sugar, and air. Read more.
The restaurant started in 2007 and has since earned a Michelin star and plenty of great reviews, but it flies far enough under the radar that a celebration dinner that doesn’t feel trite. Read more.
You order at the counter, then find a seat and get your food whenever your buzzer buzzes. The system is blessedly uncomplicated, which means everyone can just chill the hell out and focus on the view. Read more.
This is a place where you can get a heaping plate of spaghetti and meatballs or a heaping plate of seasonal salads, which makes it perfect for a big, group. Try the chicken meatball! Read more.
Everything is good, nothing is blow-your-mind great, which frankly is exactly what you should want on a (slightly hungover?) Sunday morning. Read more.
