Perhaps my favorite part of traveling is stumbling upon the unexpected. One morning, we hopped on the L train to Brooklyn, where we spent the morning walking the streets of Brooklyn Heights, then weaved up and down streets in DUMBO, before we eventually planned to cross back into Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge. Before the bridge, though, hunger called.
Yelp was the best tool ever, while in New York. We hadn't really made plans to stop for lunch in Brooklyn, and thought we'd find a market where we could quickly buy granola bars and waters. But when Yelp suggested a place called House of Small Wonder, I literally couldn't help but wonder. We had to go there. And so, we found this tiny little cafe, which felt more like the green house of Ernest Hemingway, and enjoyed lattes, soup, and sandwiches.
Everything from the little pink pigs placed in the terrariums, to the typewriters and hand lettering on signs and menus--this cafe was the embodiment of adorable. Brooklyn was a favorite of mine in New York, for reasons like this restaurant, and there are still so many more places we just loved that I'll be photo-logueing in this mini-series of our travels. So far we've been to Coney Island, Grand Central Station, and The Brooklyn Flea. What about you? Any favorite NY stops?
