They roast their own coffee here, and it's usually great. Try a single origin espresso or pourover and something from their Essex St bakery. A good number of plugs but sometimes overwhelmed wifi.
Wednesdays at 3pm, no RSVP required, Gimme! Coffee runs a lab series out of their Roebling St shop, covering anything from pairings w/ chocolate to how to brew the best coffee to palate improvement. Read more.
Worth the hike for Scandinavian roasters that are hard to find and Tim Wendelboe following. Huge outdoor garden in the back. Awesome staff.
One of the first specialty roasters in NYC, this Park Slope, Brooklyn shop has been overshadowed by the flood of new coffee of late but will be coming back strong w/ a Gowanus roastery this year. Read more.
There are many coffee shops on Greenpoint's Manhattan Ave, but Propeller is one of the best places to work, with fast wifi, a few plugs, and a clean, spacious design, with different seating areas. Read more.
Try the Brooklyn Bootleg S’mores, w/ house-made fleur de sel–speckled graham crackers, rich chocolate ganache & springy, moonshine-spiked marshmallow. They’re one of our #100best dishes & drinks 2011. Read more.
Sundays, 3pm. Everyman Espresso's Southeast SoHo location will be resuming their weekly Counter Culture Coffee cuppings. Read more.
Stumptown Coffee's gorgeous new shop in Greenwich Village includes a brew bar in the back along with a tiny espresso machine for single origin coffee. Read more.
Although their Red Hook roasting operation is no longer open to the public, Stumptown's flagship shop in the Ace Hotel (and many wholesale clients) purvey products of their massive roasting operation. Read more.
Situated just below Washington Square Park, near NYU, Third Rail is one of our favorite overall shops, pulling consistently good shots of Intelligentsia, Stumptown & occasional guest espressos. Read more.
Around the corner from Blue Bottle's operation, Toby's Estate is an operationally independent branch of an Australian chain that runs a roastery & full service cafe in an beautifully converted garage. Read more.
Although Everyman Espresso is one of the original grand dames of NYC specialty coffee, the bright, beautiful relaunch of their original Classic Stage Company digs deserves space in this list. Read more.
The first quality coffee shop in the area, Cafe Grumpy brings their quality coffee roasting, consistent coffee preparation & stellar baked goods to the Garment District. Seating but no wifi.
This high-walled Chelsea backyard has a comforting stillness about it and belongs to a cafe with some of the best NYC coffee. Read more.
A New York branch of the famed San Francisco coffee roaster. In addition to the typical coffee options, try New Orleans-style iced coffee made with chicory.
This Ninth Street location is buried deep inside Chelsea Market. Maybe the best cup in the city and the beans are great too.
Although the High Line Hotel's exterior looks something like a correctional facility, if you venture inside, you'll find Intelligentsia's attractive lobby coffee bar, their first in NYC. Read more.
While it takes 5 minutes to hand-pour a cup of Blue Bottle filter coffee, it’s well worth the wait. Read more.
Roasted locally in Greenpoint, Cafe Grumpy's Heartbreaker blend (and an occasional single origin) espresso is showcased well by their talented baristas, almost always good & sometimes transcendent. Read more.
A true coffee bar with minimal seating and a strictly enforced no laptop rule. Perfect made-to-order coffee and rockstar baked goods.
Our favorite indie shop of 2012, Parlor, which roasts their own coffee, is tucked into the back of a Persons of Interest barbershop in Williamsburg. Single origin espresso drinks only. Recommended. Read more.
When he asks you if you want your coffee to stay or to go, it's not a joke. There's ample seating for 4
