Woman finds maggots in her croissant — and cafe gives ‘dismissive’ apology

Woman finds maggots in her croissant — and cafe gives ‘dismissive’ apology

An Australian cafe has responded after a customer found live maggots inside one of its ham and cheese croissants. In a TikTok clip uploaded on Monday, which now has three million views, a user named @lillylimeys filmed the bugs crawling inside the pastry. She said she was on a routine breakfast run before work when … Read more

Exclusive | Tony Danza’s Sinatra-themed NYC cabaret act is selling out the Café Carlyle — but the star ‘still can’t believe people come to see me’

Exclusive | Tony Danza’s Sinatra-themed NYC cabaret act is selling out the Café Carlyle — but the star ‘still can’t believe people come to see me’

Tony Danza still thinks about the night Frank Sinatra yelled at him — 30 years ago.  “I was singing to him,” Danza recalled of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ 1995 televised 80th birthday tribute, talking to The Post while sitting amidst a flurry of Sinatra memorabilia in his Upper West Side apartment. “Back then, I didn’t really sing … Read more

Cafe owner slams ‘entitled’ customers who made teen staff member cry

Cafe owner slams ‘entitled’ customers who made teen staff member cry

An Australian cafe owner has taken aim at a group of diners he says left a teenage waiter in tears. Ben Arnold, who runs My Little Kitchen in picturesque Healesville, said his staff were shaken after the group of eight diners reacted angrily to being refused a table. On Facebook, Arnold vented, saying the customers … Read more

Animal lovers can cuddle with giant rodents at Florida capybara cafe

Animal lovers can cuddle with giant rodents at Florida capybara cafe

Animal lovers now have a place to hang out with the “it” animals of the moment — big furry rodents. In the back of a real estate office building in what is known as America’s oldest city, capybaras are crawling into visitors’ laps, munching on corn on the cob, and hunting for scratches from humans at The … Read more

Gen Z coffee lovers discover new way to combat insane java prices with new ‘home café’ trend

Gen Z coffee lovers discover new way to combat insane java prices with new ‘home café’ trend

It’s out with overpriced oat milk lattes — and in with DIY coffee culture. Gen Z TikTokkers are ditching the expensive morning coffee runs and instead transforming their kitchens into cozy, custom coffee shops — complete with menus, pastries, and even barista uniforms in an attempt to save money. Gen Z TikTok users are opting … Read more

Le Cafe Louis Vuitton blows every other designer retail restaurant out of the water

Le Cafe Louis Vuitton blows every other designer retail restaurant out of the water

Le Cafe Louis Vuitton dazzles like a giant snowflake over the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. The improbably excellent, sleek and stylish restaurant on the fourth floor of the Louis Vuitton store is the best eating place ever to co-exist with $10,700 Cappucine BB handbags and $1,460 LV “trainer” sneakers. It’s more luxurious than Daniel … Read more

The St. Regis’ new look, Isaac Mizrahi’s gig at Café Carlyle, more NYC events

The St. Regis’ new look, Isaac Mizrahi’s gig at Café Carlyle, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? The St. Regis reemerges after a renovation, a spectacular show … Read more

NYC’s first Rainforest Cafe to open at the Empire State Building — but there’s a catch

NYC’s first Rainforest Cafe to open at the Empire State Building — but there’s a catch

No monkey business. New Yorkers will get their first taste of the Rainforest Cafe when the classic theme restaurant opens on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building the first week of October. The caw caw-worthy news comes after the Big Apple opening of the beloved, conservation-focused chain restaurant — a staple of upscale malls … Read more

Woman stunned by the cost of an extra egg at cafe: ‘Daylight robbery’

Woman stunned by the cost of an extra egg at cafe: ‘Daylight robbery’

How much would you expect to pay for an extra egg on the side of your breakfast? Alyssa Jayne from Australia claims she had to fork out $6 [$4.00 USD] for a single egg at a cafe recently after she realized the $13 [$9.00 USD] ‘eggs your way’ she ordered only came with one egg … Read more

A latte fun: NYC cafe lets you print photos on drinks that look ‘exactly’ like you

A latte fun: NYC cafe lets you print photos on drinks that look ‘exactly’ like you

These photos are worth a latte words. Moka Matcha Cafe in Midtown can print a photo on top of any frothy beverage — and customers are getting a caffeine buzz over how accurate the foamy resemblances are. Nate Myles of Harlem was so amazed at how the etching on top of his vanilla cappuccino looked … Read more

Mom’s sad sight at cafe leads her to call for drastic change

Mom’s sad sight at cafe leads her to call for drastic change

Should emergency service workers be allowed to skip queues at cafes? One Australian mom was waiting for a coffee when she watched a group of firemen abruptly leave because the wait time was too long. “That makes me so sad because I assume they only have a short time for a break and then they … Read more

Actor Gérard Depardieu allegedly punches ‘King of Paparazzi’ repeatedly at popular Rome cafe — weeks after sexual assault allegations

Actor Gérard Depardieu allegedly punches ‘King of Paparazzi’ repeatedly at popular Rome cafe — weeks after sexual assault allegations

French actor Gérard Depardieu allegedly attacked the so-called “king of paparazzi” outside of a popular cafe in Rome, Italy just weeks after he was hit with sexual assault allegations, according to reports.  Depardieu, 75, dined at an outside table at Harry’s Bar with two women Tuesday afternoon when the infamous Rino Barillari, 79, allegedly snapped … Read more

UES café dedicated to employing people with cognitive disabilities opens: ‘It’s a joy for them to have a job’

UES café dedicated to employing people with cognitive disabilities opens: ‘It’s a joy for them to have a job’

“I want to have a job like you.” French entrepreneur Yann Bucaille-Lacrezac remembers the day he met Theodore, a young boy on the autism spectrum, during a cruise for an organization he created for those with special needs. “He came to me and he said, ‘I heard that you are a boss, can you give … Read more

Big, beautiful Cafe Carmellini is NYC’s most delightful new restaurant — melding the glam Gilded Age & go-go 1980s

Big, beautiful Cafe Carmellini is NYC’s most delightful new restaurant — melding the glam Gilded Age & go-go 1980s

Big, beautiful and booming Cafe Carmellini is the city’s most delightful, crowd-pleasing new restaurant in ages. It brings back the joyful New York before Covid-19, illegal pot shops and the migrant invasion. It’s a miraculous marriage of the19th Century Gilded Age and Wall Street’s junk-bond era, but without 1880s social snobbery or 1980s excess. The brasserie swirls nightly … Read more

Puppy power! NYC’s first dog cafe reopens after locals donate $250K to fundraiser

Puppy power! NYC’s first dog cafe reopens after locals donate 0K to fundraiser

It’s time to paw-ty.  The Big Apple’s first dog cafe reopened this week after announcing it would be closing for good in February — following a six-figure fundraiser by loving locals. “The reopening kind of felt like returning to school after summer vacation. We’re all re-energized, so excited to see each other and the customers … Read more

Locals in ‘panic mode’ over closing of beloved NYC dog café, rally together to save Boris & Horton

Locals in ‘panic mode’ over closing of beloved NYC dog café, rally together to save Boris & Horton

When New York City’s first dog café Boris & Horton announced that both their East Village and Williamsburg locations will be closing on Monday, Feb. 26, owner Logan Mikhly felt like she hit a low. “It’s been a roller coaster. I think I’ve never felt lower or more disappointed in myself when we announced that … Read more

Cafe owner defends asking family to leave over toddler tantrum despite online backlash

Cafe owner defends asking family to leave over toddler tantrum despite online backlash

An Aussie cafe owner is defending his decision to ask a family to leave over a toddler tantrum after a woman posted a video of her angrily protesting his actions. Co-owner of Adele’s Cafe in Horseshoe Bay on Magnetic Island, Adrian Dalloste, said it was the first time in his eight-and-half years of operating that … Read more

US Navy veteran visits Florida cafe every day for breakfast, helps with tasks as staff plans birthday bash

US Navy veteran visits Florida cafe every day for breakfast, helps with tasks as staff plans birthday bash

A US Navy veteran has touched thousands of hearts after a local café posted news of his loyalty to the restaurant.  Mr. Lee, as he is known, is a veteran who lives in Pensacola, Florida, and visits the Scenic 90 Cafe every morning for breakfast.  Lee, who served in the US Navy for over 30 years, walks into the … Read more

Cafe Boulud — a Martha Stewart favorite — is better than ever in its new reincarnation

Cafe Boulud — a Martha Stewart favorite — is better than ever in its new reincarnation

Cafe Boulud, the beloved French-American mecca  for global power brokers and uptown food-lovers, is back in a new location after four years. It’s the best news north of Bloomingdale’s since the opening of the 100-years-late Q train. And, it happened because some medical gear didn’t fit into the restaurant’s corner space at Park Avenue and East 63rd Street. After Cafe … Read more

I told a mom she can’t change her baby’s diaper on the cafe counter right next to me — then she flipped out

I told a mom she can’t change her baby’s diaper on the cafe counter right next to me — then she flipped out

Mel* was frequenting a local cafe as she always does on the way home from the gym.  It’s a small-ish place, where you can order things like sandwiches, smoothies, acai bowls, and salads.  On this particular afternoon, she had an encounter with another customer that left her completely mortified. She explains the layout of the cafe for context, saying, … Read more