La Vega

Before

Long walk · 0.5 mi · 9 min walk; 2 min ride - Bushwick

Sebastino Circo opened this bakery on Knickerbocker in 1945 and the oven built into the kitchen then is the one still in use. Cannoli get filled to order off the same recipe. It is a counter, not a cafe, so you take it with you.

After

0.4 mi · 8 min walk - Bushwick

Secondhand books along one wall and a short bar along the other, open until midnight every day. You can buy a paperback and a glass of wine in the same transaction, which is an odd combination that works because neither half is trying very hard.