   [Photo: Maggie Hoffman]  The South Street Seaport is a
strange land; when you're wandering around quaint cobblestone
streets lined with Abercrombie and Pizzeria Uno, it's hard to
know where to stop for a bite. So I was quite happy to stumble
into Made Fresh Daily one recent cold afternoon, a soup-and-
sandwich cafe that sells products from some of Manhattan's
better shops: Doughnut Plant doughnuts, bagels and bialys from
Kossar's, and the like.  But most of their food is made in-
house, like the buttermilk biscuit of the Ham Biscuit ($9.75).
While the biscuit itself, though tasty enough, was a bit dense
and scone-like, the cider-roasted, thick-cut ham paired nicely
with Swiss and a honey-dijon butter that soaked into the
biscuit's every cranny. It's a bit pricey, to be sure; but money
better spent than a $15 seafood entree at any of the sub-par
restaurants around the corner. The shop feels genuine—which you
just can't say of most of the Seaport.  Made Fresh Daily  226
Front Street, New York NY 10038 (map)