"Waiting in an endless line to eat the pancakes at Clinton St. Baking Company is a New York City rite of passage. It’s the kind of thing you do in the first six months of living here, but it’s also the kind of thing that’s nice to revisit every few years just to see if the sparkle is still there. This place is loud, unreasonably busy, and kind of annoying, but the pancakes are truly top-notch. They’re fluffy, basic, and delicious." - carina finn koeppicus, kenny yang, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah