Are coffeehouses with quality food and drink on the upswing? Maybe, says New York Magazine’s Underground Gourmet, who enthuses over a new java place in the East Village, called Abraço. It’s got great coffee and hand-crafted sandwiches and pastries, sourced, naturally, from seasonal ingredients.

And there’s an additional selling point for light deprived New Yorkers: “A design so bright and sunny it could cure seasonal affective disorder.”

What’s more, the grilled cheese sounds like it’s worth the trip alone. “Chef Mario Hernandez’s grilled cheese is a toothsome melt of Fontina and roasted poblanos, grilled to a golden crisp and sided with a vibrant avocado salsa,” the Underground Gourmet gushes.

If you go there, let me know how you like it.

Abraco
86 E. 7th St.
New York, NY
212 388 9731

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