Coffee & Treats in Bryn Mawr-Skyway

A neighborhood living room filled with laughter, the aroma of delicious coffee, and thousands of second-hand books.

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The Confectional is a walk-in cheesecakery where freshly prepared daily creations fight for attention beneath an ogle-proof glass display case. Equal measures of sweet ingredients, like crusts made with Maria biscuits from Spain and cage-free eggs, and soulful love go into every cheesecake batter, creating a craveable arsenal of signature flavors. Choose a half dozen of any of the individual-serving-sized cheesecakes ($22.50 value) with the likes of caramel, coconut cherry with local Chukar cherries, Kahlua white chocolate, mochaccino infused with real Columbian coffee, the strawberry-raspberry-blueberry hybrid triple berry, quadruple chocolate, and more. A moist and crumbly round of cheesy dessert gems brings culinary sunshine, exciting the hungry food-holes of friends and family who return home after a long and tiring day of not eating enough cheesecake.

Recently named "best cupcake" on The Splendid Table, broadcast on NPR, Cupcake Royale bakes each flavor from natural and local ingredients, including hormone-free dairy products and locally raised fruit. Finish off a long lunch break with a Royale with Cheese, a pillow of dark-chocolate cake topped with cream-cheese buttercream and chocolate shavings, or nibble a salted caramel cupcake with house-made caramel buttercream. Bundle a dozen diminutive frostlings or chomp down two dozen cupcakes from your own compostable pedestal ornamented with ribbon and 24 toppers.

At Sweet Iron's brand-new location, natural and locally grown ingredients are pressed into cast-iron Belgian waffle irons to create rich, dense waffles in the tradition of Liège waffles from Eastern Belgium. Liège waffles are thick and chewy, with chunks of caramelized sugar pearls throughout, creating a lightly cakey way to satisfy a malnourished sweet tooth. For a fruity treat, snag a banana brulée waffle, topped with Sweet Iron's house-made caramel sauce and whipped cream ($3.99), or the strawberry and whipped cream waffle ($3.99), drizzled with aged balsamic vinegar. If you're craving something savory, try the Applegate bacon waffle ($4.99) or the brie and basil, with imported Val de Soane cheese ($4.99). Wash everything down with a steaming Stumptown latte ($2.90/small) or a doppio espresso ($2), among other liquid wonders. Check out the full menu here.

The crêpes flung at Mobatta's come swaddled in handy paper wrapping, which makes them ideal to nosh while walking to work or cruising on your Segway to court. Reimagined breakfast classics such as the french-toast crêpe, with eggs, cinnamon sugar and maple syrup ($4.99), or the salmon and egg tartine, with mozzarella, smoked salmon, and hollandaise sauce ($5.99), make excellent fuel for a day on the town. The menu has more than 10 sweet dessert crêpes, including a blackberry-cobbler crêpe, with cinnamon sugar, brown sugar, crumbled graham crackers, and whipped cream ($5.69), that's tasty company for a hot cup of Dillano's coffee ($0.99) or a Ghirardelli cafe mocha ($3.25). Or try savory lunch options such as the fish-taco crêpe ($6.69) and the chicken-bacon-ranch crêpe (stuffed with mozzarella, tomato, spinach, and ranch dressing, $7.39) to satisfy mysterious midday crêpe cravings.