"The original L'Appartement 4F is in Brooklyn Heights, but we prefer the second location in the West Village. It’s just a takeout window on 10th Street where you can walk up, pet a dog, and grab a croissant that’s still warm from the oven. Crackly on the outside and stretchy in the middle, the pastries glisten in the sunlight in a way that seems supernatural but is, in fact, easily explained by butter overload. Take a napkin, and add a chocolate-almond croissant mashup to your order." - willa moore, bryan kim, sonal shah, will hartman