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My question about this traveling spa for your pet named Hair of the Dog is if they’re plying Fido with whiskey or gin.
A little yellow and black car used to sport this license plate, Parkable. It’s still a catchy phrase, of course, but this little auto is not as eye-pleasing. Judge for yourself.
I have complained elsewhere about the years long signage teasing an opening. Grubbs will bring burgers and shakes to an otherwise food- centric stretch of York Avenue.
We have pizza (x2) and deli bars and smoothies. The French have occupied with three outposts. There’s kosher (which maybe adds a plus 1 to the pizza). My go-to for Chinese food (Hunan Delught) and two upscale dining establishments, Yefsi and Cacio e Pepe. Recently, a combo bagel den and dumpling place took over the 75th end of the strip.
Grubbs is a diner style place. We don’t have that for eggs in the morning or fries at night.
This construction has disrupted the ecosystem at my local 🌟 Starbucks.
You might gather I favor the French cafe. I intend no favoritism.
Tozzo is Italian, of course, and I recently showed my preference for the Spanish aka Latino coffees from 787 and Cositas. L’Avion has a nod to that lovely deep coffee by offering a Spanish cold brew.
My steps just naturally lead me to the little off-the-path shops like this one.
L’Avion takes its theme seriously with a portrait of Amelia Earhart in the cockpit er toilet and that departure board listing temperatures at destination. In Celsius and F. Cute.
L’Avion carries its airport motif to a board announcing flights and onto the ‘aery’ menu.
I wonder why their logo features a doggie pilot, sort of un chien sportif with a rakish scarf about his neck.
There are no dogs in the clean, small but somehow spacious store I am relieved to say.
The “tres petite” cappuccino was as delicious as the oversized pistachio yogurt muffin. Nice addition to my coffee route.
Walking around looking for good coffee could be a job, but it’s more like a pleasure trip, especially when the results are so fine.
Two nearby shops offer authenticity both being from coffee countries.
787 is a farm to table sort of place with Puerto Rican origins. (Since there are local outposts of 787 within 10 blocks of each other, I guess it’s more like 3 shops on the UES.).
For a change of pace, I tried the lovely Coquito Latte on my latest descent to the 80th Street location. This is a robust, sweetened brew with a silky finish.
The other place with excellent coffee is Cositas. I enjoyed the drip on 2 visits. Each occasion this was simple and delicious.
My Starbucks diversion has come to an end for now.
Like with 787, there are (more) than a few stores all right in the immediate neighborhood. The staff are pleasant, and it’s a great venue for hanging out. The coffee leaves a lot to be desired, but I do like their Impossible breakfast sandwich.
At first, I saw only the fine work at the top of the building. I was wrong. There are rounded windows and patterned bricks on the ground floor as well.
In between the decorated top and bottom lies a quaintly plain facade.
It’s not the crocus I used to point out to grandchildren; “there is a harbinger of spring,” I would pronounce.
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