nico ~ special fish

Clementine Bakery (sweet little vegan treats, just have to make sure you get there early in the day because they usually run out of all the good stuff by 3 or 4 [I blame small children])
Speedy Romeo (share a root beer, roasted potatoes with speedy sauce, [the godly neopolitan margharita with olives for N {E doesn't like olives}, a killing kale pesto for E])
Elly's Market (shoutout to Oreo the bodega cat, a dignified old gentleman) (open late, hence the perfect place to make a mad-dash [while the garlic and onion sauté] for a tomato can because we always run out of tomato cans)
Luanne's Wild Ginger (vegan pho, a perfect warm fall meal)
A.T.M. Vegan Deli (the “C.B.N.” for N [E always makes fun and pretends it’s the “R.B.N”], the “V.E.G.” for E)

ACRE (these guys are locked in... heavenly bento boxes [pork katsu for N and vegetable balls for E] with wild rice and yuzu dressing salad, complete with a beautifully constructed space, japanese goods sold up front, so full of life)
Tula House (nice little plant nursery, gave us good advice on how to take care of peggy [poor peggy, she's so high-maintenance], also where we adopted Clarence, they sell bug-out spray in a glass bottle with $5 refills)

Wyckoff Starr Coffee (killer bagels, Twin Peaks theme is fun and distinctive [despite conflicted David Lynch feelings], it was the place to go when a certain roommate used up all the coffee grounds because he drank 3+ cups a day)
Molasses Books (one of those bookstore-cafe-bars with a french salon-esque atmosphere, I used to take my giant William James collection in the evenings and read it at the bar [admittedly E doesn’t like because of minimal seating and sometimes bugs])
Yia Yia’s Taverna (the most delicious and rich greek fare, the place to gather with roommates to feast on mediterranean delicacies and warm oneself with sips of greek beer [no table cloths, hence not fancy per S’s criteria, but I disagree])
Taqueria Al Pastor (small but very tasty portions; S thinks I should have tried the Al Pastor because it’s in the name after all but what does he know)
Blue Collar Burgers (OK look it’s nothing special, just typical fast food fare with a Bush-Whacker yuppie mark-up but it hits the spot on a rainy night)