Fri., May 10.
BREAKFAST.
Cafe Grumpy is a cozy little coffee-house a stone’s throw away from our hostel in Chelsea. We went there almost every day for their flat white, which were creamy and bright and considerably smoother than the ones I’ve had in Toronto. The cute lemon poppy-seed bundt cake, baked off-site at their Lower East Side location, went perfectly with our morning coffees. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend it.
SNACK.
For something different, The Nook is a take-away counter at Chef Marcus Samuelson’s Swedish-American-Soul-Food restaurant in Harlem. They sell sandwiches, coffee, teas, and a variety of pastries, but all with the twist you’d expect from the Nigerian-born, Swedish-raised chef and now American transplant restauranter. There was some confusion on how to go about ordering our food from The Nook counter – they sat us at the bar – but after a 10 minutes wait, our cookies and iced tea finally arrived.
The ‘A’ Train, listed on the Nook Specials, is smack down the best sandwich cookie we’ve had. It’s two curry, blueberry, and oatmeal cookies filled with cream cheese.
Cafe Grumpy
224 West 20th Street, Manhattan | Website
The Nook at Red Rooster Harlem
310 Lennox Avenue, Manhattan| Website
I’m so excited about these posts – and they never disappoint! The photos are beautiful and the food always looks amazing.
awww thx noemie! :)