[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

Topfenpalatschinken ($7)—an intimidating name, but a welcoming dessert. At Cafe Katja, finish your dinner of spätzle and marinated herring with this Austrian dish. These paper-thin pancakes boast crisp, browned edges, and are stuffed with fresh farmers cheese and folded into quarters. Plated with a warm, sweet and yolk-rich custard, there's a tart green currant compote to finish and a side of just-whipped schalg. Hot and cold, crispy and soft, sweet and savory, you find it all in an order of Topfenpalatschinken.

Cafe Katja

79 Orchard Street, New York NY 10002 (map)
212-219-9545
cafe-katja.com

About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan writes A Passion For Food, where she chronicles her eats and travels adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.