Pause Cafe

Pause feels like someone's left their room door open. That's exactly what founder Amine Sadki intended when he moved from Morocco to New York and opened this cafe in 2010, using tea kettles his mother had sent from home.

Step inside and you’ll find a communal table, handwritten menus, and the smell of fresh pastries. The menu draws on all the good stuff of Morocco: fragrant, spiced coffee, fresh juices, hearty salads, and homemade sweets. It’s cozy. It’s slow. It’s a break from the city.

Regulars greet the owner by name. Drop by for a Moroccan coffee, sit at the communal table, and remember how sweet it feels to slow down.