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This Brooklyn diner’s two adjoining rooms put forth two contrary temperaments. The main space exudes the warm comfort of your typical coffee shop via booths, brick walls, chrome-plated swivel stools at the counter, and nostalgic black-and-white prints of old New York; the larger, second room—accessed through a side doorway—has a definite chill underscored by concrete floors. (Worry not, thirsty reader: At least there’s a bar.) Regardless of the schism, the single menu’s a predictably extensive smorgasbord that hits all the basics (i.e., pancakes, burgers, and roast-beef sandwiches). Low prices add just the right seasoning. Cheap tastes good here. — Aimee Rawlins