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Cannelle/Canelle/Cannele
Payard has a lovely inner dining room. But you enter through a round of pastry counters filled with baked goods on one side and chocolates on the other. There's even a small patch of bar for coffees and such. The middle is filled with a handful of bistro tables so you can actually have a quick site-down takeaway bite without the white linens. They make a lovely croque monsieur and the croissants are crazy flaky. Nothing's cheap, but it keeps you from buying/eating too much!
Cannelle/Canelle/Cannele
RE: Cannelle in NYC
I just finished one (as part of a very indulgent lunch!) from Payard up on 73rd and Lex. They're a bit more spongey than custardy in the middle, but the outside has that amazing deep dark color and flavor. Other than my own, they're the only one's I've ever had here in NYC or elsewhere other than an unfortunate pound cake-tasting attempt at a restaurant whose name I can't even remember.
Good luck in your quest!
