Gossip Coffee

Some tasks require deep focus and others, well, don’t. This lively coffee shop is perfect for the times when you don’t need library-like environs to knock some things off your to-do list. The energy at Gossip Coffee is contagious: Catch up on emails while you bop to the beat, or hash out a zine with your artsiest pal. Retreat to the spacious back patio—easily its best feature—when the weather’s nice for a reminder of why you steered clear of Manhattan.