Located in the State House Square Food Court, Mezzie’s is Downtown Hartford’s ultimate weekdays-only sanctuary for people who believe ice cream and hot coffee are both perfectly acceptable 8:00 AM breakfasts. When they aren’t fueling your desk-jockey survival instincts from Monday to Friday, you’ll find them popping up at local community theater shows and outdoor horror movie nights—because nothing pairs better with Sweeney Todd or a jumpscare than a scoop of cold, sweet dairy.

Photos lovingly borrowed from Mezzie’s.