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Best independent NYC coffee shops

Best independent NYC coffee shops

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Created by Stephen Dennison • Updated On: September 1, 2018

A Brits favourite spots for a decent cup of coffee. Not a Starbucks in sight!

Swallow Café is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

1. Swallow Café

8.3
49 Bogart St (at Grattan St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · East Williamsburg · 79 tips and reviews
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

2. Irving Farm Coffee Roasters

Grand Central Terminal (Lower Concourse), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 28 tips and reviews
Hungry Ghost is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

3. Hungry Ghost

7.7
183 Sterling Pl (Flatbush Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Prospect Heights · 38 tips and reviews
Bowery Coffee is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

4. Bowery Coffee

89 E Houston St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 76 tips and reviews
Partners Coffee is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

5. Partners Coffee

8.8
125 N 6th St (btwn Bedford Ave & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 408 tips and reviews
Gregorys Coffee is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

6. Gregorys Coffee

7.7
327 Park Ave S (btwn E 24th & E 25th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Rose Hill · 213 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

7. Ninth Street Espresso

109 E 56th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 62 tips and reviews
The Bean is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

8. The Bean

7.8
54 2nd Ave (at E 3rd St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 145 tips and reviews
Tinto is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

9. Tinto

715 Nostrand Ave (btwn Sterling & Park Pl.), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Crown Heights · 19 tips and reviews
Hungry Ghost is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

10. Hungry Ghost

8.3
253 Flatbush Ave (at 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · North Slope · 147 tips and reviews
Third Rail Coffee is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

11. Third Rail Coffee

7.9
240 Sullivan St (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 195 tips and reviews
Café Grumpy is one of Best independent NYC coffee shops.

12. Café Grumpy

8.4
383 7th Ave (btwn 11th & 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · South Slope · 74 tips and reviews