Lady M Cake Boutique

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Just dropped a week's pay on a cashmere hot-water-bottle cozy at Malo, or five grand on a pair of two-tone sharkskin-and-cordovan hiking boots at Silvano Lattanzi? Prolong the spendthrift's high with a layover at Lady M, a dessert "salon" where the exquisite cakes-the gâteau au chocolat is devastatingly good-are showcased like precious jewels, and Moët & Chandon comes by the glass and Dom Pérignon by the bottle. Price-is-no-object: Limoges china, German stemware, and elaborate amaryllis arrangements will put you on snoot alert, but in actuality the service couldn't be nicer or more efficient. Grab a tiny café table�there are only eight�and recharge with French ham and Jarlsberg on a crusty baguette or a goat-cheese salad, then hit the pastry display case and make what might be your toughest decision of the day. Luckily, one size fits all.

Wall St. to 99th St., FDR Dr. to Twelfth Ave.

Wedding Cakes
Lady M’s signature wedding cake is a light-as-air pile of crêpes sandwiched between layers of cream custard with a hint of cherry liqueur and a caramelized top, garnished with real flowers ($15�$17 per serving).