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CAFÉS AND SNACKS
ALMONDINE
85 Water St, Dumbo, Brooklyn. Subway A, C to High St; F to York St. Mon-Sat 7am-7pm, Sun
10am-6pm.
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It just might be the best bakery in the city, with its exquisite chocolate cakes and fruit
tarts, buttery croissants and tasty salami sandwiches. Eat in or, better yet, take it to the
nearby park between the bridges.
BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE
160 Berry St, between Fourth and Fifth sts, another location in Chelsea. Subway L to Bedford
Ave. Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat & Sun 8am-7pm.
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The first of a half dozen city outposts of a well-regarded San Francisco coffee roaster. A
cross between a café and a lab, the java used for iced coffee drips in giant bulbous tubes.
Filters are lined up to make coffee to order and a working roastery fills the back.
NATHAN'S
1310 Surf Ave at Schweiker's Walk, Coney Island, Brooklyn. Sub-
way D, F, N, Q to Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. 718 946
2202. Mon-Thurs & Sun 9am-midnight, Fri & Sat 9am-2am.
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Home of the “famous Coney Island hot dog”, served
since 1916,
Nathan's
is a bona fide New York experien-
ce. It holds an annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4.
RESTAURANTS
AL DI LÀ
248 Fifth Ave at Carroll St, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Subway R to Union St. 718 783 4565. Mon-Thurs
noon-3pm & 6-10.30pm, Fri noon-3pm & 6-11pm, Sat 11am-3.30pm & 5.30-11pm, Sun
11am-3.30pm & 5-10pm.
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Venetian country cooking at its finest at this husband-and-wife-run restaurant. Standouts
include beet ravioli ($12), Swiss chard gnocchi ($15) and braised rabbit ($27). Expect an
hour-long wait (no reservations).
