"As its name suggests, a meal at Tía feels “like being in the house of your favorite aunt,” according to the restaurant’s website; that is, if your favorite aunt was Lilly Pulitzer. Pretty palm wallpaper plays off bright beachy blues, yellows, and pinks, in a contempo, daytime-only restaurant where “every day feels like Sunday.” The brunch menu features various forms of French toast; a signature monkey bread version is stopped with caramelized bananas and brown-butter maple syrup. There's also a Benedict and ropa vieja , a classic Caribbean shredded-beef stew. Tía is a refuge; come to pretend it’s still the weekend, even when it isn’t." - Kathleen Squires