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.
Australian-run Culture Espresso in Lower Midtown rotates through coffee from different regional roasters on a quarterly basis and is a pretty consistent place to score a good shot. Read more.
A friendly, standing-room-only shop, Parlor Coffee only offers espresso (and espresso drinks), using self-roasted single origin beans sourced from Coffee Shrub. Tucked into the back of a barbershop. Read more.
Ports uses its multi-roaster strategy to attempt to bring their customers the best coffee available at any particular time. Talented baristas will pull you a good shot of the current featured roaster. Read more.
Evolving a lot from their early days, Tar Pit is now using locally roasted Plowshares coffee, pulling quality shots on a consistent basis, with a cheerful attitude. 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.
This small mostly takeout branch of the original Graham Ave Variety has great baristas that pull quality shots of the more unusual Stumptown espresso roasts plus guests such as Ritual Roasters. Read more.
