Ellē

The desserts at Ellē are mind blowing. They’re so good, they almost make you want to move to France, enroll in culinary school, and learn how to bake things like guava turnovers and mudslide walnut cookies. From 5:30-6:30pm the restaurant hosts Happy Hour where you can get manhattans for $7 and wine by the glass for $3. Before then, the neighborhood restaurant is the ultimate daytime cafe, with high top tables and secluded backroom seating amidst flowery wallpaper, exposed brick, and tiled floors. The vibe here is very much giving freelance poets hard at work while sipping on $6 lattes that are being written off as a critical expense.