If you’re ever in the vicinity of Vanderbilt and Park Place in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, be sure to check out Muddy Waters - it’s right on the corner, look for the blue awning.

Due to the free (and fast) wi-fi available at this joint, I can write about this right away. The coffee is freshly ground on the premises, the bagel choices are aplenty, and they have a kick ass ham bagel that comes with cucumber, mayo and other delicious accoutrements (pic above). All this tastefully inspired fayre comes with some pretty sweet tunes playing - 80’s remixes, deep house (I actually got to hear Plastic Dreams by Jaydee), to mellow R&B, not too loud, but enough to hear over the occasional grinding of the coffee bean.

If you’re ever in the area, Muddy Waters is well worth checking out.