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NYC Cafés

NYC Cafés

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Created by Monet Spells • Updated On: May 14, 2014

Places to enjoy a coffee, read a book, or people-watch in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Tea Bar is one of NYC Cafés.

1. Tea Bar

7.1
506 Driggs Ave (at N 9th St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Williamsburg · 26 tips and reviews
Tea Lounge is one of NYC Cafés.

2. Tea Lounge

837 Union St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Tea Room · North Slope · 147 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Kolache Co. is one of NYC Cafés.

3. Brooklyn Kolache Co.

9.2
520 Dekalb Ave (Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 97 tips and reviews

4. Into tea

463 Gates Ave (Gates ave and downing street), Brooklyn, NY
Tea Room · Clinton Hill · 1 tip
Gorilla Coffee is one of NYC Cafés.

5. Gorilla Coffee

97 5th Ave (at Park Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · North Slope · 152 tips and reviews
Café Grumpy is one of NYC Cafés.

6. Café Grumpy

8.7
193 Meserole Ave (at Diamond St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenpoint · 110 tips and reviews
Konditori is one of NYC Cafés.

7. Konditori

7.8
114 Smith St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Boerum Hill · 64 tips and reviews
Reconnect Cafe is one of NYC Cafés.

8. Reconnect Cafe

139 Tompkins Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Café · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 19 tips and reviews
Harney & Sons is one of NYC Cafés.

9. Harney & Sons

8.9
433 Broome St (btwn Broadway & Crosby St), New York, NY
Tea Room · SoHo · 154 tips and reviews
Think Coffee is one of NYC Cafés.

10. Think Coffee

7.2
1 Bleecker St (at Bowery), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 165 tips and reviews
Choice Market is one of NYC Cafés.

11. Choice Market

8.4
318 Lafayette Ave (at Grand Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Clinton Hill · 129 tips and reviews
Café 232 is one of NYC Cafés.

12. Café 232

7.3
232 Taaffe Pl, Brooklyn, NY
Café · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 30 tips and reviews
Common Grounds is one of NYC Cafés.

13. Common Grounds

376 Tompkins Ave (btwn Jefferson & Putnam), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 11 tips and reviews
Primrose Cafe is one of NYC Cafés.

14. Primrose Cafe

147 Greene Ave (Waverly Avenue), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Clinton Hill · 34 tips and reviews
Pillow Cafe-Lounge is one of NYC Cafés.

15. Pillow Cafe-Lounge

505 Myrtle Ave (btwn Ryerson St & Grand Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Clinton Hill · 79 tips and reviews
Bosie Tea Parlor is one of NYC Cafés.

16. Bosie Tea Parlor

10 Morton St (btwn S 7th Ave & Bleecker St), New York, NY
Tea Room · West Village · 125 tips and reviews
Athom Cafe is one of NYC Cafés.

17. Athom Cafe

1096 Broadway (at Dekalb Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bushwick · 34 tips and reviews
Mac's Landing is one of NYC Cafés.

18. Mac's Landing

305 Halsey St (Throop), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 18 tips and reviews
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of NYC Cafés.

19. Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

9.1
126 Crosby St (btwn Prince & E Houston St), New York, NY
Café · SoHo · 219 tips and reviews
McNally Jackson Books is one of NYC Cafés.

20. McNally Jackson Books

52 Prince St (btwn Lafayette & Mulberry St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoLita · 293 tips and reviews
Cafe Pick Me Up is one of NYC Cafés.

21. Cafe Pick Me Up

145 Avenue A (at E 9th St.), New York, NY
Restaurant · East Village · 77 tips and reviews
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is one of NYC Cafés.

22. Irving Farm Coffee Roasters

8.6
71 Irving Pl (btwn E 18th & E 19th St), New York, NY
Café · Gramercy Park · 300 tips and reviews
NewsBar Café is one of NYC Cafés.

23. NewsBar Café

7.9
107 University Pl, New York, NY
Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 80 tips and reviews
Idlewild Books is one of NYC Cafés.

24. Idlewild Books

12 W 19th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bookstore · Flatiron District · 22 tips and reviews
Kitchen Arts & Letters is one of NYC Cafés.

25. Kitchen Arts & Letters

9.1
1435 Lexington Ave (at E 93rd St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Upper East Side · 18 tips and reviews
High Line is one of NYC Cafés.

26. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1495 tips and reviews
Unnameable Books is one of NYC Cafés.

27. Unnameable Books

600 Vanderbilt Ave (at St. Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Used Bookstore · Prospect Heights · 28 tips and reviews
WORD Brooklyn is one of NYC Cafés.

28. WORD Brooklyn

9.2
126 Franklin St (Milton St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Greenpoint · 49 tips and reviews
Book Thug Nation is one of NYC Cafés.

29. Book Thug Nation

7.8
100 N 3rd St (btwn Wythe & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Williamsburg · 18 tips and reviews
BookCourt is one of NYC Cafés.

30. BookCourt

163 Court St (btwn Pacific & Dean St), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Boerum Hill · 56 tips and reviews
Absolute Coffee is one of NYC Cafés.

31. Absolute Coffee

7.7
327 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Boerum Hill · 32 tips and reviews
Civil Service Coffee Bar & Kitchen is one of NYC Cafés.

32. Civil Service Coffee Bar & Kitchen

301 Clifton Pl (Nostrand Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 45 tips and reviews
Chaitty Coffee Shop is one of NYC Cafés.

33. Chaitty Coffee Shop

392 Halsey St (Marcus Garvey Blvd & Throop Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 6 tips and reviews
PS Design Cafe is one of NYC Cafés.

34. PS Design Cafe

10 Kingston Ave (Fulton Street), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 3 tips and reviews
Dominique Bistro is one of NYC Cafés.

35. Dominique Bistro

14 Christopher St (at Gay St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 129 tips and reviews