DTUT is a lounge-y coffee shop, plus, on the Upper East Side - not to be missed is the smores plate where you can roast your own marshmellows.
They've got a great tea and coffee selection and you can sit there for hours. This must be why there is a wide appeal for writers and students who come with their laptops.
You can fairly easily sit at the communal table behind the counter in the middle of the restaurant, but seating is often difficult, if not impossible, to come by.
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