Sweet Revenge

62 Carmine St, btwn Bedford St & 7th Avenue

212 242 2240    www.sweetrevengenyc.com

If only everything in life came paired with a cupcake........ Try a Dulce de Leche homemade cupcake paired with a cold Peroni. When you are confident you can handle it graduate to the frosting shots. Served in a martini glass and no, there is no alcohol in this, the sugar hit will alter your mood far faster than alcohol ever could.

Tartine

253 W11th St @ West 4th

212 229 2611     no website

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" Nothing very bad could ever happen here," .... A line from a certain movie seems appropriate when sat outside Tartine on a weekday morning. This is the West Village at its best; brownstones, tree lined streets and quiet. You could almost forget that a throbbing metropolis exists only a few streets away.

Doma

17 Perry St @ 7th Avenue

212 929 4339     no website

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Just as the note in the door says "every café should be like Doma." Open til late with bottled beer and wine parading the back shelf. What more could a modern day bohemian want?

Jacques Torres

350 Hudson St @ King St

212 414 2462     www.mrchocolate.com

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You can tell the kids you're taking them to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and when they see the inner workings of Jacques Torres they won't be disappointed. Jacques Torres has restored vintage equipment which turn the beans into exquisite chocolate; a process that can be viewed through the glass partition as you sip your hot (or iced) chocolate, gobble down your truffles and shop for a little something to take home.

Chelsea Market

74 9th Avenue, btwn 15th & 16th St

212 620 7500     www.chelseamarket.com

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You can lose hours in this market which is the former site of the National Biscuit Company (the Oreo people). There are many delights but one which caught our eye (and bellies) and tasted oh so sweet were the Fat Witch Bakery, brownies never tasted so good, and Eleni's where you must buy and eat (on the spot) a Belgian chocolate covered Oreo if it's the only thing you do that day.

Milk & Cookies Bakery

19 Commerce St

212 243 1640     www.milkandcookiesbakery.com

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Lots of sugary chocolatey goodies to take out or eat in. Milk & Cookies will freshly bake your custom designed cookies in batches of 12. Choose your base - Peanut Butter, Chocolate, Vanilla.... then choose your mix - M&Ms, Marshmallows, Choc chip, Lemon Crunchies....... and 20 minutes later you are set. Alternatively, take home a DIY kit and make your own with the kids.
Available for private party hire. A cookie party? Now you're talking!

Porto Rico Importing Co

201 Bleecker St @ 6th Avenue

212 447 5421     www.portorico.com

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This coffee emporium hosts a worldwide selection of roasted beans. Order a coffee for takeout or pick up your beans, have them ground and take them home to brew your own morning cup. It's worth dropping in even if only for a good inhalation of the best beans in town.

Cones

272 Bleecker St, btwn 6th & 7th Avenue

212 414 1785     no website

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Coming from cooler climes where ice cream was sold on the sea front, there is something appealing about the no-fuss attitude of Cones. The dark lighting, the lack of polished chrome counter tops, glass fronted fridges with row upon row of plastic tubs full of curiously colored ice creams, is no doubt the reason this place thrives. If the ice cream is good why bother with a fancy façade?

Blue Ribbon Bakery

14 Bedford St, btwn 6th Avenue & Carmine St

212 647 0408     www.blueribbonrestaurants.com

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Artisanal breads, mini muffins, quiche and cookies, a fridge full of locally sourced dairy goods and filter coffee to take out. Deliciously simple and oh so Village-esque.

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