After a fashionable stroll through nearby Union Square, Café de la Presse is a lovely spot to brush up on your French with an après-shopping glass of viognier. The sunny streetfront café is dotted with bistro tables and stocked to the rafters with international newspapers and magazines; if you desire to actually speak French, the multi-lingual staff is happy to oblige. Framed reproductions of vintage posters dress the slightly more formal wood-paneled dining room where Francophiles from near and far nosh on authentic dishes like cocktail de crevettes, meaty tiger prawns and avocado cocktail dressed with sweet grapefruit; or Coquilles St. Jacques with pan-seared day boat scallops, fennel confit, onion reduction, and potato gaufrettes. Bon appétit !