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Food and Drink Daring Desserts Café Archetypus satisfies your sweet tooth W ith names like Caramel Apple Walnut Sundae, Chocolate Raspberry Sin and Tiramisu Delight, it’s no wonder people are drawn to the dessert menu at this eclectic café in Edgewater. Café Archetypus doesn’t only do desserts – it offers starters like fresh fruit and hummus, salad bowls, wraps, personal pizzas and more – but after-meal treats seem like its specialty. Try one of the dozen of “Deluxe Desserts,” ($14.95) – from Appalachian Sunshine, carrot cake with creamy icing topped with banana ice cream, fresh pineapple and walnuts, and Forbidden Brownie Seduction, warm Ghirardelli brownies topped with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge, to Rosy Velour, red velvet cake topped with cherries, chocolate, vanilla ice cream, white chocolate and hot fudge, and PB Cocoa Circus Pie, chocolate mousse with vanilla and chocolate ice cream with peanut butter sauce, caramel and chocolate shavings. The desserts don’t stop there. Unique sundaes ($11.95) range from Dharma, vanilla and green tea ice cream with Azuki red beans and honey, and Maya, amaretto and coffee ice cream with dark coffee beans, caramel, biscotti and chocolate shavings, to Redragun, strawberry and vanilla ice cream with Café Archetypus vanilla cake and sliced 266 Old River Road, Edgewater strawberries, and (201) 941-0609 Zelorella, coffee and vanilOpen seven days a week. 6 p.m. la ice cream with chopped to midnight Monday through Kit-Kats and caramel. Thursday; 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday; A variety of cheese4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday; and cakes, parfaits and 4 p.m. to midnight Sunday milkshakes are also on the menu. Not only are the desserts worth a trip, but the intimate cavelike atmosphere of the dining area is something to enjoy as well. “Archetypus is a great place period,” general manager Azori Po Ovu says. “There’s nothing like it.” – Laura Adams Stiansen 98 FALL 2015 (201) GOLD COAST MEDITERRANEAN 54 E. Palisade Ave. (201) 894-5700 Mediterranean cuisine, low in cholesterol and prepared with little or no dairy. xar Blue Moon Mexican Cafe MEXICAN 23 E. Palisade Ave. (201) 541-0600 The only “downtown” location of this popular local chain with a liquor license also has more of an urban vibe with a busy sidewalk cafe and a fiesta atmosphere. Checkout Bar Blue on Thursday nights starting at 10pm. yfombgrt 2 Cassie’s ITALIAN 18 S. Dean St. (201) 541-6760 xfodght Kratiem Thai Cuisine Terra Restaurant and Bar 4 E. Palisade Ave. (201) 894-0344 Lovely presentations of high-end Thai cuisine. Homemade desserts. yolr 36 N. Van Brunt St. (201) 568-3939 The menu features items like shrimp and avocado salad, Kobe beef sliders, butternut squash ravioli and Australia lamb rack. zfl THAI La Fonda Paisa COLUMBIAN 95 W. Palisade Ave. (201) 871-3544 Authentic, affordable Colombian dishes in a casual atmosphere with table, counter and outdoor seating. xolr La’ Mezza LEBANESE 63 Nathaniel Place (201) 569-2662 yao Las Maravillas De Tulcingo 3 MEXICAN Club 201 Supper Club 84 W. Palisade Ave. (201) 568-1980 xaodrt 90 W. Palisade Ave. (201) 541-0101 yfwlnhpv Noches De Colombia