Coffee & Treats in East Millcreek

At Feldman's Deli, the spirit of a New York City delicatessen meets the rustic, comfortable aesthetic of a ski chalet. Behind a thick wooden counter, servers slice pastrami and corned beef for half-pound sandwiches and craft Old World and Jewish specialties such as matzo-ball soup, pierogi, and freshly made bagels. Those bagels are first boiled, then baked, giving them their signature chewy crust. Chandeliers made from antlers hang over wooden tables where diners sit, savoring their meals and sipping old-fashioned egg cream sodas.

Though Native American deity Kokopelli holds a reputation as a mischievous trickster, Kokopellis Koffee deviates from its namesake with an atmosphere that’s laid-back and unassuming. Light filters in through skylights on the slanted ceiling of the two-story café as guests cozy up with steamy mugs in the upstairs lounge and an espresso machine whirrs and buzzes in the downstairs coffee bar. While the upper level hosts overstuffed couches and bookshelves, the casual downstairs café houses tables and a colorful chalkboard that lists drinks, sandwiches, and the latest victims of Kokopelli’s vanishing-creamer trick.

At Yogurt Stop, over 70 flavors of frozen yogurt come together with over 50 toppings to make delicious, customized treats. Each day, customers will find a rotation of ten flavors, such as strawberry, chocolate, cupcake, and pineapple. Then, they can coat the low-fat and non-fat treats with fruits and other toppings, or select a fruit smoothie or bubble tea.

Since 1935, freshly baked goods have lined the glass cases at Glaus Bakery, beckoning passersby with glistening icing and sweet fillings. Inside the shop, steam rises off of piping-hot bread delivered straight from the oven as hands and feet clamor for chocolate-rum-and-pineapple cakes, a customer favorite. Icing-topped danishes and turnovers and classic pastries, such as éclairs and napoleons, join the tempting roster of dainties cooked up by chefs who also craft made-to-order cakes for special occasions.

With 10 flavors and more than 30 toppings that include fresh fruit cut and prepared anew daily, Top It ensures tongues will never be understimulated. At just $0.38 per ounce, you choose how much or how little topped non-fat frozen yogurt you want to buy. Choose from flavors such as cake batter, cappuccino, New York cheesecake, and Georgia peach, then puff up the excitement factor with toppings of strawberries, bananas, and pomegranates, or gummy bears, Oreos, and rainbow sprinkles, to name just a few potentialities. Seasonal flavors rotate with the passage of time and include occasional surprises like blue raspberry tart and mango tango sorbet. The bright interior is an ideal place to nosh, with walls of citrus yellow and green stoking already burgeoning stomach grumbles.

TCBY (a.k.a. The Country's Best Yogurt) prepares a menu of low-fat and fat-free yogurt containing benevolent bacterial cultures that assist the body with digestion and nutrient absorption. Both locations tout silky, probiotic-packed soft-serve ($0.39/oz.) in flavors such as golden vanilla and white-chocolate mousse that customers can sprinkle with strawberries, gummy bears, granola, diced peaches, or a host of other toppings. Celebrate successfully evading a baby raincloud with one of TCBY's smoothies (valid at Fashion Place, only), which contain real-dairy frozen yogurt blended with bushels of fresh fruit and feature potent potions such as Strawberry Bananza and Berrilicious ($4.50–$4.99). Prices and selection vary from store to store.

Stepping into The Sweet Tooth Fairy shop is like walking into another era: round tables and high-backed chairs surround an old-fashioned soda fountain, and oldies music plays softly nearby. Pale-blue walls and white crown molding stand behind a glass case full of sweet treats, which are baked daily and earned proprietor Megan Faulkner Brown two appearances on The Rachael Ray Show—one when she was still baking in her basement kitchen, and the next three years later, when her business had grown to nine locations.

Megan uses the "most ordinary" ingredients to whip up her extraordinary pastries, which include chocolate-chip and iced oatmeal cookies, brownies, lemon bars, and a variety of cupcakes and full-grown cakes. Signature cakebites don coats of chocolate or white chocolate flecked with sprinkles. Flavors of baked goods rotate monthly, with some favorites available on a daily basis. Gluten-free options are available, as are frosting shots designed to save time usually spent licking every drop of frosting off the top of a full-size cake.