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Top NYC Coffee Shops

Top NYC Coffee Shops

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Created by Jason • Updated On: March 16, 2014

My top picks for consistently solid espresso. Focus is on quality of the drinks.

Joe Coffee Company is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

1. Joe Coffee Company

7.8
9 E 13th St (btwn 5th Ave & University Pl), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 140 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

2. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.0
18 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 679 tips and reviews
Café Grumpy is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

3. Café Grumpy

224 W 20th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Café · Chelsea · 305 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

4. Blue Bottle Coffee

160 Berry St (btwn N 4th & N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 403 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

5. Ninth Street Espresso

8.9
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Alphabet City · 106 tips and reviews
Abraço is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

6. Abraço

8.7
81 E 7th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 279 tips and reviews
Birch Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

7. Birch Coffee

21 E 27th St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 486 tips and reviews
Gimme! Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

8. Gimme! Coffee

228 Mott St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 263 tips and reviews
Think Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

9. Think Coffee

7.8
248 Mercer St (btwn W 3rd & W 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 322 tips and reviews
Kaffe 1668 is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

10. Kaffe 1668

8.6
275 Greenwich St (at Murray St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Tribeca · 318 tips and reviews
La Colombe Torrefaction is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

11. La Colombe Torrefaction

8.9
319 Church St (at Lispenard St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Tribeca · 246 tips and reviews
Third Rail Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

12. Third Rail Coffee

7.9
240 Sullivan St (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 195 tips and reviews
Ground Support is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

13. Ground Support

8.7
399 W Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 507 tips and reviews
Smith Canteen is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

14. Smith Canteen

343 Smith St (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Carroll Gardens · 118 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

15. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.2
180 10th Ave, New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 184 tips and reviews
Hungry Ghost is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

16. Hungry Ghost

8.3
253 Flatbush Ave (at 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · North Slope · 147 tips and reviews
Culture Espresso is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

17. Culture Espresso

8.9
72 W 38th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Garment District · 531 tips and reviews
FIKA Espresso Bar is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

18. FIKA Espresso Bar

41 W 58th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 76 tips and reviews
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

19. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

8.9
270 Lafayette St (btwn Prince & W Houston St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 421 tips and reviews
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

20. La Colombe Coffee Roasters

8.9
400 Lafayette St (at E 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 379 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

21. Blue Bottle Coffee

450 W 15th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 268 tips and reviews
Joe Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

22. Joe Coffee

8.0
44 Grand Central Terminal (Lower Dining Concourse), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Turtle Bay · 160 tips and reviews
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

23. Irving Farm Coffee Roasters

8.7
224 W 79th St (btwn Broadway & Amsterdam Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Upper West Side · 260 tips and reviews
Joe Coffee Company is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

24. Joe Coffee Company

8.3
405 W 23rd St (at 9th Ave.), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 91 tips and reviews
Bowery Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

25. Bowery Coffee

89 E Houston St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 76 tips and reviews
Joe Pro Shop is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

26. Joe Pro Shop

8.5
131 W 21st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 54 tips and reviews
Café Grumpy is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

27. Café Grumpy

8.3
200 W 39th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Garment District · 135 tips and reviews
The Café Grind is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

28. The Café Grind

477 10th Ave (btwn 36th & 37th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Hell's Kitchen · 54 tips and reviews
Birch Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

29. Birch Coffee

8.6
750 Columbus Ave (btwn W 96th & W 97th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Upper West Side · 104 tips and reviews
Gasoline Alley Coffee is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

30. Gasoline Alley Coffee

8.9
325 Lafayette St (btwn Bleecker & E Houston St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 306 tips and reviews
Rapha Cycle Club is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

31. Rapha Cycle Club

64 Gansevoort St, New York, NY
Clothing Store · Meatpacking District · 22 tips and reviews
Rex is one of Top NYC Coffee Shops.

32. Rex

8.4
864 10th Ave (btwn W 56th & W 57th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Hell's Kitchen · 117 tips and reviews