
LIC Mornings With Bagels, Pastries and Baklava
Four Long Island City counters for a weekday breakfast, from Peruvian-Mexican tacos and empanadas at a roomy bakery to hickory bacon cream cheese bagels, preservative-free pastries near the Queensboro Bridge and baklava cheesecake.


Fresh tacos, empanadas and sandwiches share the counter with pastries, coffee and British tea at 47-01 Van Dam St, a roomy, low-key bakery open from 6 AM on weekdays and closed Sunday.
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Bagels, breakfast sandwiches and spreads like hickory bacon cream cheese come with coffee at 23-01 41st Ave #1a, open 7 AM to 2 PM on weekdays and from 8 AM on weekends.
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Handmade, preservative-free pastries, savory breakfast burritos, sandwiches and gluten-free options come from this woman-owned bakery at 9-03 44th Road near the Queensboro Bridge, open weekday mornings until 1 PM.
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Baklava cheesecake, fruit mousses shaped like real fruit, pistachio mousse and vanilla bean coconut milk lattes fill the case at 5-53 49th Ave, a cafe with cute decor and limited seating that stays open late.
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