"Rockaway Beach Bakery has all the makings of a tiny bakery in a tiny beach town—it just also happens to be 600 feet from the A train. The business is run by one woman, who will tell you about how she once won a Twisted Tea giveaway, and is now the proud owner of a branded cutout of her head. (It hangs above the register, you can't miss it.) The ham and cheese croissant makes for a very good breakfast on the beach, but we also like guava and cream cheese danish, and the spinach and feta quiche, which tastes like a custardy spanakopita." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, neha talreja