[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] Raisin sticks at Cafe Zaiya are $4.75 for a five-piece bag. Long nubby numbers—golden, soft, and packed with raisins. In the afternoon they make an ideal nibble at the desk, cup of tea on the...
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These sandwiches aren't for the hearty eater. They're small, thin, and
delicately layered with just a few slices of ham, a leaf or two of lettuce, a squirt of Japanese mayo, and a single slice of tomato. But if you've had a power breakfast and just need a light lunch to get you through to dinner, they'll do you right.
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] New at Cafe Zaiya is the Marble Cake, sold by the slice for $1.95. The cake is most curious, intriguing, but not particularly delicious. A soggy "pie crust" binds together slices, and hunks of vanilla and...
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We ended the week with a slice of chocolate cake, so it only feels right to start this week off with another, no? Today we bring you a slice ($3.25) from Cafe Zaiya. So perfect and petite; very Japanese....
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The space that formerly held Beard Papa's inside Cafe Zaiya has been replaced with a tea and coffee station of sorts. A varied drinks menu offers everything from green tea lattes to the black sesame frappes, pictured above. Think...
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Photograph from food_in_mouth on Flickr Danny of Food in Mouth recommends the cinnamon bun from Cafe Zaiya, calling it a steal in Midtown for only $1.75. He recommends nuking it in Cafe Zaiya's microwave for optimal deliciousness: "This would...
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Not everyone at Serious Eats HQ was on board with this treat, but I was all about the "honey toast" from the newly opened Cafe Zest by Zaiya in Midtown. Essentially a 2 inch slab cut from a pullman...
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