Maison Kayser<\/b> is everywhere! For good reason too, this authentic French artisanal boulangerie bakes and serves up yummy and not to mention pretty pastries all over New York (and the world). Both my aunts love it! On separate occasions, they brought me to the one in the Upper West and the one featured in this blog post, the Flatiron District. Best to go here with<\/b> mentors, bosses, someone you look up to. The plates are no-nonsense yet sophisticated, pretty much like most people who have got “it” together. Moreover, it’s centrally located and highly accessible, perfect for those with busy schedules.<\/p>\n After Maison Kayser, my aunt and I were walking to the subway station when we passed by La Maison du Macaron<\/b>. I saw their 2013 Zagat Rating proudly posted on their door, and even if I just had cake, I thought why the heck not? I went inside and tried Salted Caramel, Vanilla, and Key Lime Pie<\/i>. Best to go here with<\/b>: a good book or your best confidante. The rich leather, plush velvet, and cozy interiors make the perfect backdrop for catching up with your favorite heroine or your best pal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nI hope you enjoyed our coffee date! Let me know if you’ve tried these places and if you have suggestions of your own. Special shout out goes to my relatives Tita Livy, Tita Isa, Alvin and Mariel for bringing me to these gems of a cafe. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n PS: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Let’s have coffee or something!” is my go to phrase when trying to schedule catch up sessions or even meetings. I mean, how can anyone say no? The coffee and dessert combo is only bested by coffee, dessert and good company. That “company” need not be another person, sometimes it can be yourself or a book. … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_meta":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[7,55,11,57,126],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/heyrocketgirlcoffeedessertnewyorkcity.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p81VdT-c3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3253,"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747\/revisions\/3253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heyrocketgirl.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n3. Maison du Macaron<\/h4>\n
\n4. Cafe Lalo<\/h4>\n
\nPhoto of the exterior of Maison Kayser was taken from here<\/a>.
\nPhoto of Maison du Macaron’s macaron display was taken from here<\/a>.
\nPhoto of the interior of Maison du Macaron was taken from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n