Wattle Cafe

Between a pair of mirrored glass towers and a row of converted lofts, a compact Australian outpost quietly serves its neighbors on 3rd Avenue. Wattle Cafe flips the script on Midtown’s lunch-hour rush with coffee that’s pulled long and slow, and small plates that slide across the table faster than the sidewalk traffic outside.

Alongside classic comfort dishes—think fluffy scrambled eggs in the morning, grain-fed burgers at lunch—there’s room for vegetarian twists and sweet endings. Breakfast plates arrive with the sun; lunch menus yield small bites for sharing; catering trays roll up for midtown meetings or weekend brunches. Dessert shows up after dark, soft-serve scoops and chocolate tiramisu among the options.

At 489 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016, the counter opens early and stays open late enough to catch the last subway north. Between power-breakfast bites and evening slices of pie, tables fill up quicker than the sidewalks outside.

Find the map and step-by-step directions here: https://www.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x89c25906198a2239:0xee42426f5c175b14; call ahead while you’re still blocks away: (646) 918-7042.