Best Iced Tea, Best Place to Eat Alone
It’s the simplest of summer drinks—tea, water, ice, maybe sugar—but somehow assembling a drinkable, fresh-brewed iced tea is a task beyond the capabilities of an alarming number of eateries in this town. Either they give up entirely—offering only a selection of ambitiously flavored bottled teas—or they produce some manner of undrinkable house-made swill. Similarly, Eating at this soup counter—arguably the main hub of Belvedere Market—is like going to a bar by yourself, but better. Bring a book, magazine, or copy of City Paper to disguise the fact that you’ll be people-watching for the duration of your lunch.
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