Butler

"Butler looks like a standard coffee shop, and you could just stop by to grab a post-run almond latte, but this Williamsburg cafe serves food you’ll want to sit down and enjoy. We like the breakfast and lunch sandwiches - especially the one with a runny egg, smoked bacon, cheese, and truffle aioli on brioche - and if you don’t want to commit to a full meal, definitely try the pastries, like the sausage roll that comes in a buttery housemade puff pastry. If it’s nice out, sit at a table on the sidewalk, and watch the parade of people running between Domino Park and the Williamsburg Bridge, which are both just a few steps away." - matt tervooren

"Butler looks like a standard coffee shop, and you could just stop by to grab an almond latte on your way to work, but this Williamsburg cafe serves food you’ll want to sit down and enjoy. We like the breakfast and lunch sandwiches - especially the one with a runny egg, smoked bacon, cheese, and truffle aioli on brioche - and if you don’t want to commit to a full meal, definitely try the pastries, like the sausage roll that comes in a buttery housemade puff pastry. If it’s nice out, sit at a table on the sidewalk, and watch the parade of people running between Domino Park and the Williamsburg Bridge, which are both just a few steps away." - Matt Tervooren

"Pastry chef Ryan Butler’s eponymous shop is comfortable and exudes just the right amount of Brooklyn cool. Though savory menu items are on offer here in addition to a full coffee menu, do check out the sweets. Seasonal fruit is folded into the sugar bun rolls, orange Bavarian cream dresses up squares of poppy seed cake, and dense chocolate cake gets topped with swirls of cream and candied cherries. Butler’s morning glory muffins are a particularly elegant way to start the day: The combination of carrot, coconut, and pineapple is offset with a curl of passionfruit cream cheese icing." - Daniela Galarza