Axel Tosca's Cuban Jam

Before

0.1 mi · 2 min walk - Greenwich Village

Domenico Parisi opened this on MacDougal Street in 1927 and the 1902 espresso machine he bought is still standing in the front. The walls are hung with Italian paintings and an old Medici bench, and nobody hurries you off a marble table. It runs to three in the morning most nights, which is later than almost any other café in the neighborhood.

After

0.3 mi · 7 min walk - Greenwich Village

A corner diner at Sixth Avenue and Waverly Place with vinyl booths and a counter, and a menu long enough to cover breakfast at any hour. Triple-decker sandwiches and burger platters are what it is known for. It has spent years advertising itself as a 24-hour diner, though current listings post a late-evening close instead.