[Photo: Kathy YL Chan]

At Elsewhere, the Passionfruit Pavlova ($6) is served only during lunch and weekend brunch. It features a duo of cheerful meringue boats filled with a tart, creamy passionfruit curd and rounds of a housemade coconut ice cream. Highly summer-appropriate. Break though the light, crispy shell and pull out equal portions of passionfruit and the toasted, simply smooth coconut ice cream. The deep green dots off to either end are a basil puree—pure and intense, the ideal pinch of savory to this dessert.

Here at Elsewhere for dinner? The satisfyingly eggy, whipped cream- and apple compote-topped Dutch Baby is not to be missed. In fact, it could be a meal in itself. And if you're a fan of icebox cakes, look no further than the layered and boozy Chocolate Bourbon Icebox Cake.

Elsewhere

403 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 (map)
212-315-2121
elsewherenyc.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.