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NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017
Alpha Dominche Extraction Lab is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

1. Alpha Dominche Extraction Lab

51 35th St, Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwood Heights · 11 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: This is the perfect cafe space: Huge, gorgeous design, outside seating, wifi, giant roster of coffee roasters, great preparation, unique extraction technique, friendly service, beautiful ceramics. Read more.

Bearcat is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

2. Bearcat

150 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 12 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Bar/restaurant at night, cafe during the day. Bearcat serves Forty Weight coffee and is popular with laptop workers. Read more.

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

3. Blue Bottle Coffee

279 McKibben St, Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · East Williamsburg · 5 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: This giant space houses Blue Bottle's new roasting, lab, and training facility, with an airy spacious cafe in front. No wifi. Read more.

Coffee Snob is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

4. Coffee Snob

Bedford (Putnam), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 6 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Mysterious converted open air garage space adjacent to Bedford Hall pulls shots of Toby's Estate on a lever machine. Friendly fun vibe. Read more.

Cotton Bean is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

5. Cotton Bean

9.0
1077 Bergen St (at Nostrand Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Crown Heights · 23 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Friendly Japanese cafe with attractive design and authentic treats uses Parlor Coffee. Read more.

dot & line is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

6. dot & line

253 Bergen St (Nevins), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Boerum Hill · 19 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Friendly, popular neighborhood spot. Uses Heart coffee from Portland, OR. First in NYC to use Trinity brewing machine. Read more.

East One Coffee Roasters is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

7. East One Coffee Roasters

9.2
384 Court St (at Carroll St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Carroll Gardens · 38 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: The only operation of its type in the entire neighborhood, East One has been jammed from day one. A full service restaurant and bar, fresh roasted coffee in house, free wifi and lots of seating. Read more.

Espresso Me is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

8. Espresso Me

7.4
88 Atlantic Avenue (Hicks Street), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · 16 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: The only shop within many blocks, Espresso Me fills the niche for a basic coffee shop near the foot of Atlantic Ave. Good for working. Serves Toby's Estate. Read more.

Everyman Espresso is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

9. Everyman Espresso

8.8
162 Fifth Ave (btwn Degraw & Douglass St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · North Slope · 21 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: With a coat of white and their signature multicolored tiles, Everyman has created an inviting, friendly cafe. Counter Culture coffee, Roberta's pastries, Fruition bean to bar chocolate, wifi. Read more.

Harlem Coffee Co. is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

10. Harlem Coffee Co.

151 Malcolm X Blvd (118th), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Central Harlem · 7 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: The only specialty coffee shop in the neighborhood, Harlem Coffee Co serves well made Joe Coffee in a nice looking spot. People make use of the free wifi and the large back room for working. Read more.

Little Bean Coffee is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

11. Little Bean Coffee

111 W 110th St (St Nicholas Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Central Harlem · 6 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: An attractive shop with robin's egg blue accents and well-curated local art serves Colson's Patisserie baked goods and coffee from Union City's Red House Roasters. Free wifi. Coffee is a bit gnarly. Read more.

MIRROR tea house is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

12. MIRROR tea house

8.6
575 Union St (3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Gowanus · 6 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Quirky, cozy Japanese-run cafe & event space in converted residential unit seems removed from the noisy traffic on Union St. Get a banana milk coffee and relax into chill vibes on the sound system. Read more.

Propeller Coffee is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

13. Propeller Coffee

984 Manhattan Ave (btwn Huron & India St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenpoint · 47 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: This Propellor Coffee replacement retains all of its benefits along with super-friendly service and better prepared Parlor Coffee. Also a great place to work but closes early, 4pm weekdays. Read more.

One Bedford is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

14. One Bedford

6.1
1 Bedford Ave (Manhattan Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: With an enviable location across from hotspot Five Leaves, attractive all day brasserie One Bedford pulls shots of Southside's Devocion behind its anonymous exterior. Read more.

Patisserie Chanson is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

15. Patisserie Chanson

8.0
20 W 23rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Pastry Shop · Flatiron District · 49 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Modern French patisserie from former Hakkasan pastry chef offers a sit down cafe in the back, a dessert tasting menu on the lower floor, bread, pastries, fanciful cakes, eclairs and Stumptown coffee. Read more.

Kaigo Coffee Room is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

16. Kaigo Coffee Room

8.0
120 Lafayette St, New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 16 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: This shop, serving Toby's Estate, fits the bill for a basic specialty coffee shop in the area - the neighborhood's first. Wifi. No bathroom. Read more.

Three Seat Espresso is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

17. Three Seat Espresso

137 Avenue A (E 9th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 42 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Cozy cafe with great design (and barbers), Three Seat uses coffee from Ceremony Coffee Roasters in Annapolis, MD. Despite its size, people work here. Read more.

Partners Coffee is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

18. Partners Coffee

8.9
26-25 Jackson Ave (At 43rd Ave), Long Island City, NY
Coffee Shop · Long Island City · 33 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Very attractive space in 3-story gutted building, with backyard. They serve their own coffee roasted in Williamsburg along with a familiar slate of baked goods. Free wifi. Instantly popular. Read more.

Turntable Coffee is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

19. Turntable Coffee

6.5
34-36 W 32nd St 5th Fl (Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Koreatown · 4 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Secret cafe on the 5th floor of a Koreatown office building, Turntable opens late and morphs into a fried chicken/karaoke joint at 6pm. Read more.

White Noise Coffee Co. is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

20. White Noise Coffee Co.

41-02 162nd St (btwn Station Rd & Sanford Ave), Flushing, NY
Coffee Shop · Flushing · 13 tips and reviews

Peter C.Peter Cucè: Cavernous Flushing cafe is all-around attractive and serves Dough doughnuts, La Colombe draft lattes, and Parlor Coffee roasted in Brooklyn. Read more.

Norman is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

21. Norman

29 Norman Ave (btwn Banker & Dobbin St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Greenpoint · 43 tips and reviews
Whole Foods Market is one of NYC | Best New Cafes | 2017.

22. Whole Foods Market

8.9
1800 Laskin Rd (at Republic Rd.), Virginia Beach, VA
Grocery Store · Great Neck · 85 tips and reviews