Beard Papa Sweets Cafe   

Anyone looking for a sugar fix could easily go haywire with the fresh-baked cream puffs at Beard Papa. The little choux-pastry shells come loaded with Madagascar-vanilla cream custard, three or four sloppy bites of heaven apiece. That's the reason folks are lining up in front of this spartan bakery with just a few tiny tables. The owners have other choices on the cream theme, including green tea, caramel, cocoa and ''royal milk tea.'' Meanwhile, patrons can explore various mango treats (juice, pudding, sorbet or over shaved ice), along with souffle-cheesecake sticks and beverages. But why stray from cream puffs? No wonder these morsels of sweet perfection are sold in 240 freestanding shops worldwide.