Café Lalo, New York City

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a brightly lit place at the corner of amsterdam avenue and 83rd, place made more pleasant with very good looking clientele indeed..

Favorite Dish: the typical NY brunch of Bagel and Lox.. and nice cup of coffee.. what was more important was my company... MC from KL and SY from Istamboul...

Here's one more look at the interior of the restaurant on a lovely spring morning. The walls are covered in French art/theatre posters. We had the same server both mornings, and she was excellent.

Please note, Cafe Lalo does not accept credit cards, so bring cash!

I'm sure the "Best Breakfast" award would be a tough title to claim on New York's Upper West Side, but Cafe Lalo must be near the top. The menu is extensive, but focuses on steamed eggs with various fillings, oatmeals, pastries, and yogurts. However, it's a brunch menu, so you can also get sandwiches in the late morning, so you're bound to find something you'll like here.

Favorite Dish: The Irish Breakfast--oatmeal with honey and whole cream, served with a scone and preserves, is fantastic! So are the steamed eggs, which are like omlettes filled with ingredients such as feta cheese, wild mushrooms, spinach, peppers, and spices (many options). The scones themselves are marvelous--served with Devon cream and the best I've had since England!

This charming cafe obviously had a loyal following before it was immortalized in the movie "You've Got Mail," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Being a fan of the movie, I was eager to visit the cafe where the two characters met. But I was even more impressed than I had expected. Besides being a beautiful storefront with floor-to-ceiling windows that are swung open to the breeze, the food here is fantastic. I had breakfast twice here on a five-day trip, and I only regret that I didn't get a chance to come back of an evening for a stab at their monstrous dessert display!

Apparently this place appears in You've Got Mail but that is just an unnecessary distraction from the real reason to come here... the cakes

It's brightly lit, hectic, and you might have to wait. But it's open late and the choice of cakes is fantastic. Not too expensive either.

Favorite Dish: The strawberry banana cake was really good. But you have to say banana the American way because if you say "banarna" uk style they don't get it :-)

This is the most beautiful European style cafe. If you have ever seen the film "You've Got Mail". you'll recognise it all lit up, but the menu is very good and it's well worth a visit, even if only for a coffee. it gets very busy on an evening, and noisy, but we went at breakfast time one day, and it was much quieter.

Favorite Dish: The pastries are gorgeous!

I personally thought it was overpriced ($6.50 for a piece of cake?) and the dessert was ok... They do have lots and lots of varieties, but I had better dessert at less hyped places. Went there around midnight on a weekday, had to yell across the table to carry a conversation due to the loud music. During the weekends and at peak hours, you might encounter a wait list to be seated.

In case you are wondering what this place looks like, it is the cafe featured in the movie "You Got Mail," with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan (the cafe they were supposed to meet in real life).

A super cute place in the Upper West side that serves up amazing desserts and coffee drinks! A cute little cafe that also serves everything from homemade soups to salads and sandwiches. A cozy ambience to top it off and you feel like you're in a French cafe!

Favorite Dish: Try one of their many coffee drinks like the Jamaican or have some coffee w/ some Bailey's as you dig into one of their chocolate cake desserts topped with fresh raspberries. Yummmmy! They have everything from cheesecakes (in various flavors) to mousse and cakes and creme brulee and pies and the list goes on and on......