Conwell Coffee Hall

"Conwell Coffee Hall is probably the most beautiful room you can have in lower Manhattan right now. Enter through gold revolving doors, and step into a Prohibition-era lobby with high ceilings, Art Deco decor, and a floor-to-ceiling mural spanning one wall. The breakfast menu features toasts in different preparations: with avocado and preserved lemon; bacon, egg, and cheese; or whipped ricotta and poached rhubarb. The food is secondary to the space." - Melissa McCart

"Between the big central hall, couches, and spread-out tables with green lamps on them, the coffee shop in the bottom of a FiDi residential feels like an old-fashioned bank or reading room. It's a good place to spend several hours working, with access to outlets, wifi, a bathroom, and decent coffee. They also serve substantial snacks, including loaded brioche toasts, and there’s a full bar for when you wrap up for the day. In case you need more intrigue, the people behind Sleep No More are planning an immersive experience here. " - neha talreja, nikko duren, carina finn koeppicus, sonal shah

"Conwell Coffee Hall is in the lobby of a residential building in FiDi, but it's not your usual airbrushed condo coffee shop. Located in the former headquarters of a major bank, the Art Deco space has a central marble hall, two seating areas, and a mural stretched above that shows a cityscape in the muscular WPA style of the 1930s. In case that's not enough intrigue, the people behind the soon-to-close show Sleep No More have been planning a new immersive experience here. Use Conwell Coffee Hall as a place to have a meeting, or get some work done at a table illuminated by a green banker's lamp. Couches, outlets, and wifi are plentiful. And, when you need fuel, get a capicola toast—or maybe a cocktail. photo credit: Conwell Coffee Hall photo credit: Conwell Coffee Hall photo credit: Sonal Shah" - Sonal Shah