Tugboat Tea Company

Java-starved Lefferts Gardens gets an artisanal café serving D'Amico coffee and Brooklyn pastries. Grab a cup of joe or espresso to go, or snag one of the 14 seats in the street-corner shop, decorated with paintings from local artists. To eat there are multigrain bagels from Bagel Pub, Blue Sky muffins and Cafe Dada almond croissants. A selection of 20 loose teas from Park Slope's PS Coffee Tea 'N Spices ranges from the fruity (papaya-rosehip-mint) to the sweet (Thai tea latte with almond milk).