We noticed a few things this week.
A few theaters, some roasteries, that cute florist you didn't know existed, and more cozy spots from the cities we live in.
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The Window Stool Facing Tiong Bahru's Art Deco Flats
Tiong Bahru Bakery's Eng Hoon flagship has a window stool facing a 1936–1941 Streamline Moderne housing block. Go before 9:30am and the neighbourhood is still residential.
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The Mezzanine Chair at Sightglass That Looks Down at a 1969 Roaster
Sightglass 7th Street: a mezzanine chair above a 1969 Probat drum roaster in a 1914 SoMa warehouse. Time it right and the roast is the show.
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Brooklyn Bridge Park, Before the Lights Come On
The single best hour in a New York day is the one when Lower Manhattan's lights click on. Three specific benches in Brooklyn Bridge Park for watching it happen.
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Saturday at OOO Koffee, with Nothing to Do
A Tokyo-born coffee bar on Newman Street with eleven seats, an iced cappuccino, and the cleanest stage in Fitzrovia for doing nothing in public.