GO BACK TO BASICS AT COMMONS CAFÉ

If you’re looking for good food, friendly people, and a sense of community, Commons Café on Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn is the right place. This season, when all your colleagues are out of the office, consider posting up here for an hour or two with a house-baked pastry, or a sandwich, or whatever soup is simmering in the kitchen. Talk to the staff about the great community events they’re always hosting in the back — or plan your own. And, if by chance two hours turns into more, Commons Café becomes a bar in the evening. We’re just saying.