Astor Row Café
(Now Closed)Café$$$$
Central Harlem, New York
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✨ Jessica 💫💄👄March 19, 2015Great ambiance and they even play music to go with the cafe vibe. The staff and service is good and friendly. Best Harlem study lounge, and you get enjoy your tea or coffee.
Warrent SattFebruary 2, 2014This is a great spot right near the library and they are open pretty late if you want a place to chill. Good vibe and very friendly staff. Laid back, chill atmosphere with great coffee and snacks.
Zaphiria ZallasApril 10, 2015Weekends in the summer has given me a reason to stop by here looking gorgeous and comfortable. It's an awesome atmosphere with great lobster rolls. The have everything to lively up your night in May.
The spicy tuna sandwich and smoked turkey sandwich are both very good, served on excellent bread. Whereas the predominant impression left by the buffalo chicken sandwich is: this must be microwaved.
New York PostAugust 26, 2014If killer-strong, Mexican-spiced hot chocolate doesn’t make you sweat, paintings of young women amorously groping might do the trick. There’s occasional live music and a monthly paella night. Read more
Great place to sit & work, but don't try to get ANYTHING fast in a rushy-Starbucksy way. I even waited 10 minutes to pay once. Staff is so nice, you won't care, unless you're on your way to work!- Zaphiria ZallasMay 21, 2015The best churros you'll ever eat in NYC. Great place. Love the vibe. Awesome Music. So jazzy!
Harlem AmbassadorDecember 26, 2012When it first opened it was bright and open. Now it is dark. It's a coffee bar w/ a social scene. Another renovation is on the horizon. (Which is needed) Brunch is a hit. A downstairs speakeasy soon?
Nicholas WebbApril 27, 2012This has some of the best coffee I have had in the city, just popped in today and now will be my got to staple! Mayorship here I come. 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up!
The oatmeal raisin cookies are made by a local baker who uses Cafe Patron in the mix. Delicious. The sell out fast so get one if you see them.
Great music selection, a lot of space to get some work done, good vibe and friendly people.
Love this place. The iced coffee is great, staff always friendly. My favorite spot in the neighborhood.- The biscotti is hand-made by an Italian grandma, who has cooked for some of the most prestigious names in the culinary world. It is simply delicious.
They don't have a printed menu because their food is seasonal and fresh and ever changing. They are also great at editing items for allergies and dislikes.
Keith KerrFebruary 1, 2015Good spot to study and grab a latte. They turn off the heater a few hours before they close and it gets very cold!- Good coffee, decent food. But not the most realistic lunch option if you have a short break at work, as the food often takes half an hour or longer to come out.
jessie wDecember 18, 2012Coffee shmoffee - try the raspberry white hot chocolate. They use real raspberry purée... Heaven!- The music is eclectic and always at a respectable level. It is, after all, not a library. Enjoy yourself.
The mozzarella, tomato, and avocado sandwich as well as the Dominican hot chocolate taste phenomenal.- The new gourmet food pantry in the back of the cafe offers delicious treats!
Mr KeepMovingOctober 21, 2013The spicy tuna sandwich is always a good choice. I'm a sucka for the almond croissant.
Michael Wells JrSeptember 15, 2014The atmosphere is great. The coffee is decent. ...There's real food if you're hungry.
Far and away the best coffee in the hood--maybe in all of uptown. Beats the hell outta Starbucks! ¡Coñolatte!
Cool vibe. Slow service, but it's not the in and out sort of place....they rock out hard to the Marc Anthony station on Pandora...I respect it!
Great vibe. Its new and exactly what Harlem needed; a bit of variety for a coffee shop
Dekolvys GonzalezDecember 22, 2012MANNY MAKES THE BEST RASPBERRY WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE. THIS PLACE IS A TRUE COMMUNITY LEADER!!!!!
- Perfect. Manny's perfect, the coffee's perfect, and the location's perfect!
- Great vibe. Its new and exactly what Harlem needed; a bit of variety
- Avoid the hot chocolate with saffron. It is weak, and the saffron feels completely out of place in this drink.
Saf DoganOctober 31, 2012What's up with the loud bachata music that gets annoying for the stranger ear? Also makes it hard to focus on reading.
- Samuel TurnerJuly 18, 2015Great coffee and tea. Also, nice breakfast options. Terrible, terrible, terrible music. Latin America top 40 and R&B type awful music
Wesley KaminskyJuly 27, 2015Worst service in Harlem. Food is decent when it actually arrives but actually getting it is an adventure. It took them 40 minutes to make me a turkey sandwich.
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