"This acclaimed all-day cafe attracts folks from all over D.C. to Mount Pleasant. A display case up front is filled with desserts from co-owner Lizzy Evelyn. Her best-selling goat cheese cheesecake, currently made with roasted strawberry and brown butter shortbread, stems from a recipe she came up with 20-plus years ago as pastry chef at Bar Pilar. A seasonal cherry sorbet surrounded in candied almonds and coriander seed is also a hit, and an elaborate collection of cakes are available for preorder." - Tierney Plumb