If you’re in Bushwick and need a bagel and free wi-fi in a hurry, Café Orwell is for you. It’s situated near the Morgan Ave L on Varet Street, a few doors down from my favorite place to get air for my tires, Post Bike Shop, and makes for a nice place to sip, munch, read and type,  provided you can work with the loud-ish music and the somewhat dimly lit surrounds.

Cafe Orwell doesn’t do eggs or bacon for breakfast: it specializes in the vegetarian bagel. I usually get an everything bagel with veggie cream cheese, avocado and tomato – they’re big and juicy, and a pretty good deal at $3.50. They also have muffins, various toasts, sandwiches and other such items. The coffee is pretty good I hear, but alas, there’s no freshly squeezed orange juice for non-caffeinated folks like me (only glasses of bottled juice for $3 – rip off).

Café Orwell is located at 247 Varet St (between White St & Bogart St), Bushwick, Brooklyn. By the Morgan Ave L train.