"Daily Provisions, a little café just north of Union Square, was opened by Danny Meyer (the restaurateur behind Shake Shack, Gramercy Tavern , and Maialino ) when he realized the neighborhood didn't have a truly great all-day watering hole. Now locals stream into the cheery blue box of a space from morning 'till night, picking up superlative loafs of bread and perfect breakfast sandwiches or lingering over lattes or a few glasses of wine. It's tiny and mostly standing-room-only, aside from a couple of barstools." - Andrea Whittle