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Roasting Plant Coffee

Coffee Shop$$$$

Lower East Side, New York

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Ranked #8 for coffee shops in Lower East Side
"their kick-ass coffees and watch the javabot machines"(2 Tips)
"Dope chocolate chip cookies and really solid espresso."(5 Tips)
"Stick around and watch the beans transfer via pneumatic tubes."(2 Tips)
"Great iced coffee and drip, both brewed to order."(3 Tips)

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Sean FisherAugust 7, 2014
Great priced coffee beans, love their Brazilian and the Guatemalan beans. Probably the coolest way to see your coffee made when the beans fly overhead in tubes into the coffee maker.
Collette SJune 5, 2015
A small, perfect coffee shop founded by a former Starbucks employee. Watch the coffee beans soar over your head and into your cup with their unique brewing method. And they can make any coffee iced!
Kate FurmanJuly 13, 2015
They fresh brew every cup of coffee including an iced cup. They chill it in a coil iced bath which holds the flavor of the beans. Best iced cuppa on the block.
Kevin CabralApril 21, 2013
You substitute any bean for the house blend. The house blend is great but trying a bean in store is a great way to understand the ideal flavor profile when you brew at home.
Vivienne GucwaAugust 10, 2014
Been here 5+ times
The Sulawesi is rich and full-bodied goodness. Stick around and watch the beans transfer via pneumatic tubes. So fun.
Chloe BecquetFebruary 15, 2015
Watch your coffee beans travel across the room while u wait! Also the hot caramel (instead of hot chocolate) was so smooth and creamy!! Loved it!
Antonio CaezJuly 1, 2016
Turtle says to Snail: "Hey, Mayor De Blasio lowered the speed limit to 30 mph." Snail replies: "I know. I already got a ticket." While I drink coffee, I tell jokes and they don't throw me out!
Dan TillisNovember 27, 2014
Coffee is amazing! Each cup is freshly roasted, watching the process is incredible. Best coffee in the neighborhood
Andrew FurmanMarch 28, 2015
Watching the huge bean dispensers get refilled via this automated tube system is amazing.
Jen BallOctober 2, 2011
It's fun to watch your beans get sucked up through the pneumatic tubes when you place an order. The spectacle alone is worth the visit. The coffee is just above standard fare, though.
Ms HeleneMarch 26, 2018
Freshly roasted coffee. Oat, almond and soy milk options. Four seats so get to go.
Chelsea ParksJanuary 5, 2013
Been here 25+ times
Get a small supercharged (it's basically coffee brewed with 40% more beans), an almond croissant and proceed outside to play with the English Bulldogs.
Nina LoSchiavoOctober 7, 2015
Been here 25+ times
Dope chocolate chip cookies and really solid espresso. Tube to grinder system makes for a fun experience!
Vivienne GucwaApril 27, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Sit and stay a while while enjoying their kick-ass coffees and watch the javabot machines (complete with tubes!) do their magic.
ShelbyJanuary 6, 2014
They brew every cup of coffee as you place your order. And grind beans for your specific coffee maker. Simply wonderful.
Mary S.January 11, 2014
Been here 25+ times
Pay for your purchase with a Roasting Plant reward card and get 5% off all purchases
Douglas WattersFebruary 9, 2021
Been here 25+ times
Best coffee on the lower east side and such a nice team
Vivienne GucwaJune 8, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Get their chocolate chip cookies. When they are fresh out of the oven, it's a thing of beauty.
Joey NgooiAugust 21, 2014
Been here 10+ times
Nice little homey coffee shop with loads of outlets! Not many seats though (about 4).
Simon SunJanuary 4, 2016
Roasting plant blend is some of the best coffee I've had.
Vivienne GucwaMay 11, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Get the Guatemalan Atilan San Lazaro. Ridiculously good. Tamarind and dark chocolate notes.
Ben FishnerApril 28, 2015
Great iced coffee and drip, both brewed to order.
A L E XDecember 16, 2012
Tried the Guatemala blend, as per recommendation by the barista. Enjoyable experience. Right choice.
Molly StoddartApril 27, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Amazing, fresh coffee. Love watching the beans roasting!
Jay MandelFebruary 21, 2010
Order the Harrar, A medium bodied with blueberry undertones. I am more of a full bodied guy and I am not really into "fruity" coffee but This coffee was perfect. Piping hot, smooth and delicate.
Alexandra LevitasMay 13, 2017
This place is worth the visit mostly for their super cool coffee dispensing machine. The coffee itself though is average and a bit overpriced.
Sharon DanczigerJune 2, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Best coffee in the city. The baristas are super friendly.
AnissaNovember 2, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Coffee is pretty good but the unique javabot system is a sight to behold!
Shanghao ZhongDecember 3, 2014
Fresh and vibrant and strong and creative
GmanJanuary 3, 2012
Atmosphere is a bit colder than at Brooklyn Taco (in Essex Market) but they are also nice coffee experts
Cade WallaceJuly 10, 2012
Been here 10+ times
get a large supercharged and have the jitters all day (not saying it's a bad thing...)
Elie BleierFebruary 4, 2015
Cool concept, but not the best coffee in the neighborhood by a long shot
César PérezFebruary 14, 2011
Be sure to tip the servers! They're not allowed to have tip jars, but they are allowed to accept tips. Don't be a cheap ass!
Elizabeth SilvisJanuary 22, 2010
Been here 25+ times
Make sure to look up when you order your coffee to watch the beans for your drink come shooting through the tubes. Simple pleasures!
Andrew T.October 11, 2010
Ask to pour the Vanilla Sugar in the tin cup before they brew you an iced coffee; guaranteed delicious!
Gerald LamJanuary 1, 2011
Been here 25+ times
One of only coffee joints I've seen in town offer agave hazelnut syrup. Dig it!
Jessica T.August 9, 2016
Been here 50+ times
Painfully slow service with servers that are rude and completely unaware of their customers. But the coffee is so freaking good that it's worth enduring.
Keenan TurnerFebruary 8, 2014
Been here 5+ times
2 words: free wifi.
Stephen MusgraveJanuary 14, 2012
Cappuccino is smooth and rich. Just the right amount of milk.
Tiff CSeptember 3, 2012
Try their chocolate chip cookies, divine
Joey TJanuary 19, 2016
Been here 25+ times
Chocolate chip cookies!!
Andrew FurmanMarch 28, 2015
Basically no seating, but nice little spot
Gerald LamAugust 3, 2012
Been here 25+ times
Loyalty card gets you 5% off every purchase.
Food & WineApril 22, 2011
Baristas blend single-origin, just-roasted beans to order, even for a single cup.
Drew GrantApril 10, 2011
Today only, upgrade any coffee to Jamaican Blue Mountain for no extra cost.
Kal MaAugust 18, 2015
Been here 5+ times
All the coffee!
Victor CJuly 5, 2011
Been here 10+ times
Get that blueberry noted Ethiopian coffee and that choco chip cookie
Erik LeviSeptember 21, 2013
Sample coffee w #cityfoodtours!
Mauricio GameroJanuary 27, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Supercharged is great!
BaileyMarch 10, 2013
Been here 25+ times
Great coffee!

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