NYC daytime eats

My favorite spots for breakfast, lunch, and coffee

A Prospect Heights staple for coffee and pastries. The at... more
A slice of Italy in Park Slope. I like to get a cappuccin... more
Teo and I are both regulars at Brooklyn Granary & Mill in... more
Barker is one of the new places in New York I’m most exci... more
Liz’s Book Bar is a beloved community space in Carroll Ga... more
An outstanding sandwich shop that I’m lucky to have in th... more
S&P is a classic New York City luncheonette from the Cour... more
My final mention of the Court Street Grocers empire is El... more
A reliable, popular neighborhood café in Cobble Hill and ... more
L’Appartement 4F is a French bakery with locations in Bro... more
A newish bakery in Bed-Stuy from two L’Appartement 4F alu... more
I’m continually impressed by this dialed-in operation, wh... more
The owner of Agi’s Counter, Jeremy Salamon, recently anno... more
An always-busy, much-loved bakery with locations in Green... more
Bagel Bob’s is Teo’s childhood bagel shop on University P... more
Apollo is my favorite of the new-wave New York bagel spot... more
A Vietnamese-American bakery in Two Bridges with gorgeous... more
A quirky Carroll Gardens bakery that produces some of my ... more
A destination for coffee nerds and one of the city’s most... more
La Bicyclette is a French bakery that makes a near-perfec... more
New York City is lucky to have three locations of this Da... more
This East Village bakery specializes in comforting, moder... more
A tiny, stylish French restaurant in the West Village. Wh... more
For some reason, I’ve only ever been to Thai Diner in Nol... more
Barney Greengrass is an Upper West Side Jewish deli and N... more
An all-day café in Prospect Heights from the Place des Fê... more
Daily Provisions, part of the Danny Meyer empire, has bee... more
Beautifully executed coffee in Crown Heights — a must-sto... more
A playful Taiwanese-American bakery with locations in Eas... more
After all these years, I’ve yet to fall madly in love wit... more

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