"When you just can’t handle another boring scrambled egg, acai bowl, or basic white toast with tomato spread, Banibanoo to the rescue. They offer everything from spiced-up kiwi jam and carrot spread and eggs to toast flavored with sesame, mint, paprika, and za’atar. Order the roasted eggplant or date on sourdough, tahini and pistachio French toast, or porridge with dates and almonds. Or, opt for the shakshuka (Banibanoo adds labne and sesame to the traditional egg, tomato, and red pepper mix) and eat it in the luminous dining room, which is scattered with Iranian poetry and coffee table books." - lori zaino