Ula Cafe in Jamaica Plain is the type of community cafe where it’s easy to feel at home, even on the first visit. There are stickers and paintings for sale from local artists, a free community bookshelf, and a pay-it-forward option to prepay for someone else’s breakfast. Don’t miss their pastries, especially their flaky, buttery hibiscus scone, and know that their B-sandwich comes on a bagel that rivals any of the ones you’ll find on this guide. The cafe has a friendly staff and ample indoor and outdoor seating, making this a great place for working on that collection of essays you’ve been writing for years, or catching up with friends who moved to JP and are now, officially, cooler than you.