A weekday morning in the East Village

Local tipGet the olive oil cake with your cortado, it's so moist it could pass for an olive oil brownie, and it's on the daily-changing pastry case without fail.

5 min walk to the next stop

Local tipThere are always five brews running at once, so ask whoever's on bar which one they'd drink themselves rather than ordering off instinct.

8 min walk to the next stop

Local tipWalk to the shady side of the Hare Krishna Tree near the Avenue B side, the spot where the movement held its first outdoor chanting session in 1966, usually the quietest corner of the park.