"Gramercy’s Cafe Panna—which also has a Greenpoint location—winds their line around like a TSA checkpoint. It’s a novel maneuver, and it does make the wait feel shorter. If it’s warm outside, and you want a few scoops topped with Oreo brittle, bring some light reading, and join the crowd. It shouldn’t take longer than 20 minutes." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah