I already knew that Cafe Regular was the coolest cafe in Park Slope. I go in there on Mondays before and/or after therapy. But now it’s proven. I left my raincoat there two Mondays ago. I finally went back to the cafe yesterday and it was hanging on a  coat hook close to the front. I told the barista that I’d left it there. "You can leave it here if you want. We don’t mind," he said. Then I ordered a light iced coffee from another barista. As she carefully prepared the drink in the perfect coffee/milk ration we talked. "We never throw things out. You don’t have to worry about that," she said.

Truly the coolest cafe in the Slope. It’s a tiny place. Did I mention that it’s the best looking with the best coffee, too? And a great atmosphere.

Cafe Regular. They don’t throw out blue raincoats.

11th Street between fifth and fourth Avenues.