Café Lalo

Upper West Siders, tourists and Children's Museum of Manhattan–goers mob this café, especially on weekends. The big draw? The sugary siren song of display cases packed with more than 100 kinds of cookies, brownies, cakes, pies and more. Art Nouveau posters, exposed-brick walls and French windows are an attempt at European flair, though many of the desserts are unabashedly American, from apple brown Betty to chocolate-covered Oreo cheesecake.