Velvet Hour

Cocktail bar · Soho, London

Gibson

With a pickled shallot

£14

House martini

Gin, dry vermouth, very cold

£14

Olives & almonds

Smoked and salted

£5

Tue–Sun 5pm–late · velvethour.bar

Tall Poppy

Café · Collingwood, Melbourne

Smashed peas on rye

Feta, mint, chilli oil

A$19

Magic

Double ristretto, three-quarter milk

A$5.50

Batch brew

Colombian, washed, fruity

A$5

Daily 7am–4pm · tallpoppy.com.au

Common Ground

Café · Bed-Stuy

Doors open this Friday

Bagels boiled here at five.

403 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn

commonground.nyc

Izakaya Tomo

Kitchen · Sawtelle, Los Angeles

Yuzu sorbet

Sharp

$8

Miso black cod

Three-day marinade

$28

Chicken skin

Crisp, salt

$7

Tue–Sat 6–11pm · izakayatomo.com

Laksa Lane

Noodle bar · Katong, Singapore

Otah

Grilled fish cake

S$4

Popiah

Fresh spring roll

S$5

Chendol

Gula melaka, coconut

S$4.50

Daily noon–10pm · laksalane.sg

Common Ground

Café · Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Everything bagel

Scallion cream cheese

$4.50

Black sesame cookie

Chewy, a little salty

$4

Cold brew

Steeped eighteen hours

$5.25

Daily 7am–4pm · commonground.nyc

Hopscotch Brewing · Portland

Hazy pale

5.4% · mango, oats.

Three sizes

Taster

150 ml

Half

300 ml

Pint

500 ml

Sugar & Rye

Bakery · Logan Square, Chicago

Rye sourdough

Caraway, dark crust

$10

Blueberry muffin

Crumb top, a lot of it

$4.25

Chocolate babka

A thick slice

$6

Daily 7am–4pm · sugarandrye.com

Marrow · London

Chef’s menu

Thursday to Saturday.

I

Marrow

parsley, capers, toast

II

Eel

smoked, horseradish

III

Crab

brown butter, samphire

IV

Hake

brown shrimp, leeks

V

Lamb

anchovy, turnip

VI

Tart

treacle, clotted cream

£85 per guest

Wine pairing £60

$5

The Dumpling Wagon

All day

Milk tea

Brown sugar.

Slice Club

Pizzeria · Lower East Side, New York

Garlic knots

Six, parmesan

$6

Grandma square

Garlic, basil, crushed tomato

$5.50

Cheese slice

The one that matters

$4

Daily noon–10pm · sliceclub.nyc

Asado Norte · Buenos Aires

Tables tonight

Party of six · Wednesday 15 January

11 4361 8850 · asadonorte.ar

5 of 8 times free

Kıyı Çay Bahçesi

Tea house · Kadıköy, Istanbul

Simit

Sesame ring

20 TL

Türk kahvesi

Medium sweet

60 TL

Salep

Hot, with cinnamon

70 TL

Daily 10–20 · kiyicay.com.tr

Moss & Crema

Café · Bree Street, Cape Town

Koeksister

Syrup-soaked, still crisp

R20

Shakshuka

Two eggs, feta, sourdough

R95

Flat white

Ethiopian house blend

R40

Daily 7–17 · mossandcrema.co.za

Rand Street Brewery

Brewery · Maboneng, Johannesburg

Biltong

Sliced, chilli

R60

Pale ale

5.2% · citrus

R55

Boerewors roll

Chakalaka

R85

Wed–Sun 14–23 · randstreet.beer

Bao Down

Street food · Peckham, London

Sweet potato fries

Plum salt

£4.50

Tofu bao

Hoisin, pickles

£5.50

Yuzu lemonade

Sparkling

£3.50

Tue–Sat 11am–3pm · baodown.co.uk

Common Ground

Café · Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Everything bagel

Scallion cream cheese

$4.50

Drip coffee

Bottomless before nine

$3.50

Maple latte

Vermont maple, no syrup

$6

Daily 7am–4pm · commonground.nyc

Dial it in · Café Sofie

Espresso

1 Level, tamp once, firmly. 2 Pull 36 g in 26 to 30 seconds. 3 Taste. Adjust the grind, not the dose.

Short and often.

Dose

18 g

Yield

36 g

Heat

93°C

Time

28 s