Recommendations

A patisserie with a delightful ambiance, and delicious sandwiches, salads and baked goods.

Guide: Artist (Hope)
Location: Williamsburg

Strengths

• An ideal spot for a light breakfast, brunch, or lunch, with both indoor and outdoor seating.
• An extensive menu of salads, sandwiches, and baked goods, with reasonable prices and ample portions.
• Good people watching, and a groovy Williamsburg vibe, complete with indie music and the scent of pastries baking.

Shortcomings

• It can get pretty crowded, so you may have to wait for a table -- especially outside tables on nice days.
• Cash only.

Insider tips

• Don't miss the desserts! I especially like the raspberry chocolate mousse and the chocolate caramel cup (chocolate mousse with a hard chocolate cover and liquid caramel center).
• They have a slew of dessert drinks, but my fave is the granuccino: cappucino, ice cream and ice.

Anecdotes

• I sat outside last Friday afternoon, lingered over coffee and pastries with a friend, and just watched the locals come and go, picking out their treats. It was relaxing and entertaining -- the perfect respite for a day of shopping in the 'Burg.

Credentials

• Run by three chefs - Fabiane Lima, Carla Lopes and Alma Malabanan - all of whom trained at the French Culinary Institute.