Staten Island's best place for coffee & a snack: Pasticceria Bruno is your 2014 Reader's Choice Award winner By Pamela Silvestri

Pasticceria Bruno

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Whether it's an after-school stop for
a teenager or an oasis during the day for a harried parent, a most treasured place is an outfit that offers a great cup of coffee and snack to go along with it. Here are your 2014 Readers' Choice Award picks for such spots.

And the winner is: Pasticceria Bruno — 1650 Hylan Blvd., Dongan Hills, 718-987-5859; 676 Forest Ave., West Brighton, 718-448-0993,  PasticceriaBruno.com — with 3,405 votes. Of course it's a winner with 3-star Michelin chef Rick Laakonnen at the Dongan Hills location, Food Network's "Chopped!" champ Franco Franzese in West Brighton and acclaimed Biagio Settepani as pastry chef for both operations. The pretty cafes offer both sweet and savory treats for the discerning patron looking to savor an espresso or cappuccino, not necessarily have a full meal. SILive Pasticceria Bruno