News Café

This multifaceted joint tries to do it all and does a great job on all counts. Part bookstore, part cafe, part jazz club, and full-time restaurant, it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. There are several rooms and environments, including an open-air rooftop terrace with heavy marble tables under white-canvas umbrellas, a second-floor balcony space, and a vibrant main dining room with cracked-tile mosaic floors. The food is simple and straightforward, with a host of interesting sandwiches served on fresh-baked baguettes, mixed with a selection of salads, crepes, bruschettas, and pastas. More substantial entrees include medallions of beef in a white wine, porcini, and cream sauce, or, my favorite, Salmon al Matteotti, which is served in a champagne-and-almond reduction. There's live music most afternoons for lunch, as well as Thursday through Saturday evenings.

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