For a taste of Hungary in Communist times, try the Bambi cafe on the corner (Frankel Leo u. 2; 36-1-212-3171), where the decor, coffee and cake menus, and even some of the clients, have not changed since the 1980s.
There's also a crowd-pleasing bar menu of crab cakes, veal B.L.T.'s and other snacks (starting at $16).
But nothing beats the simple chocolate cake: the menu's exquisite last word.
He returned the favor by adding gâteau Breton, a traditional butter cake, to his menu.
I can turn down cheesecake, even chocolate cheesecake - it's diluted - but if there's a flourless chocolate cake on the menu, I have to have that.
The Berkeley hotel in Knightsbridge changes its tea menu (cakes and other goodies are typically part of the package) every six months: recent offerings have included a "Valentino clutch cake" and a "Dolce & Gabbana éclair".
From braised veal through healthy sandwiches to afternoon tea Whitworth Art Gallery University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, tel: 0161 275 7450 As well as organic juices, home-made cakes and a menu that runs from game terrine to mezes, this award-winning café also runs its own art exhibitions.
FLORENCE FABRICANT Lemon meringue cake is on the menu every evening, $8 a portion, at Eli's Manhattan, 1411 Third Avenue (80th Street).
But decent crab cake (plural on the menu) under a pile of frisee came with sharp, soupy remoulade better served separately; and the "salad" part of Shrimp Martini Salad seemed forgotten.
