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Great NYC Cafes

Great NYC Cafes

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Created by Steve Rhinehart • Updated On: March 13, 2014

Specialty coffee, third wave, a damn good brew, whatever you want to call it. These guys are the tops.

Everyman Espresso is one of Great NYC Cafes.

1. Everyman Espresso

8.5
136 E 13th St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 208 tips and reviews
Everyman Espresso is one of Great NYC Cafes.

2. Everyman Espresso

301 W Broadway (at Canal St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 150 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of Great NYC Cafes.

3. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.0
18 W 29th St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoMad · 679 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of Great NYC Cafes.

4. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

9.2
30 W 8th St (at MacDougal St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 323 tips and reviews
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is one of Great NYC Cafes.

5. Stumptown Coffee Roasters

219 Van Brunt St (at Commerce St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Red Hook · 10 tips and reviews
Third Rail Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

6. Third Rail Coffee

7.9
240 Sullivan St (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 195 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

7. Blue Bottle Coffee

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

8. Joe

8.4
141 Waverly Pl (at Gay St.), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Village · 156 tips and reviews
Joe Coffee Company is one of Great NYC Cafes.

9. 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
Café Grumpy is one of Great NYC Cafes.

10. Café Grumpy

224 W 20th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Café · Chelsea · 305 tips and reviews
Joe Pro Shop is one of Great NYC Cafes.

11. Joe Pro Shop

8.5
131 W 21st St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 54 tips and reviews
Gimme! Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

12. Gimme! Coffee

228 Mott St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 263 tips and reviews
Gimme! Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

13. Gimme! Coffee

107 Roebling St (btwn N 5th & N 6th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 50 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

14. Blue Bottle Coffee

8.4
1 Rockefeller Plaza Suite N (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Rockefeller Center · 247 tips and reviews
Abraço is one of Great NYC Cafes.

15. Abraço

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

16. Bluebird Coffee Shop

72 E 1st St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 135 tips and reviews
Gasoline Alley Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

17. Gasoline Alley Coffee

8.9
325 Lafayette St (btwn Bleecker & E Houston St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoHo · 306 tips and reviews
Joe Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

18. Joe Coffee

8.0
44 Grand Central Terminal (Lower Dining Concourse), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Turtle Bay · 160 tips and reviews
Gorilla Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

19. Gorilla Coffee

97 5th Ave (at Park Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · North Slope · 152 tips and reviews
Kaffe 1668 is one of Great NYC Cafes.

20. Kaffe 1668

8.6
275 Greenwich St (at Murray St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Tribeca · 318 tips and reviews
Kaffe 1668 is one of Great NYC Cafes.

21. Kaffe 1668

8.0
401 Greenwich St (btwn Beach & Hubert St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Tribeca · 116 tips and reviews
Partners Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

22. Partners Coffee

8.9
125 N 6th St (btwn Bedford Ave & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 408 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of Great NYC Cafes.

23. Ninth Street Espresso

8.8
341 E 10th St (at Ave B), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Alphabet City · 130 tips and reviews
Culture Espresso is one of Great NYC Cafes.

24. Culture Espresso

8.9
72 W 38th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Garment District · 531 tips and reviews
Birch Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

25. Birch Coffee

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

26. Bowery Coffee

89 E Houston St (btwn Bowery & Elizabeth St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · NoLita · 76 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

27. Intelligentsia Coffee

9.2
180 10th Ave, New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 184 tips and reviews
Cafe Grumpy is one of Great NYC Cafes.

28. Cafe Grumpy

8.5
13 Essex St (btwn Hester & Canal St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Lower East Side · 50 tips and reviews
Café Grumpy is one of Great NYC Cafes.

29. Café Grumpy

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

30. Café Grumpy

8.4
383 7th Ave (btwn 11th & 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · South Slope · 74 tips and reviews
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is one of Great NYC Cafes.

31. 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
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is one of Great NYC Cafes.

32. Irving Farm Coffee Roasters

Grand Central Terminal (Lower Concourse), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 28 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of Great NYC Cafes.

33. Ninth Street Espresso

8.1
75 9th Ave (at W 15th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Chelsea · 154 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of Great NYC Cafes.

34. Ninth Street Espresso

8.8
700 E 9th St (at Avenue C), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Alphabet City · 106 tips and reviews
Ninth Street Espresso is one of Great NYC Cafes.

35. Ninth Street Espresso

109 E 56th St (btwn Park & Lexington Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 62 tips and reviews
Sit & Wonder is one of Great NYC Cafes.

36. Sit & Wonder

8.6
688 Washington Ave (btwn Prospect Pl & St Marks Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Prospect Heights · 117 tips and reviews
Sweetleaf is one of Great NYC Cafes.

37. Sweetleaf

135 Kent Ave (at N 6th St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Williamsburg · 91 tips and reviews
Sweetleaf is one of Great NYC Cafes.

38. Sweetleaf

8.7
10-93 Jackson Ave (at 11th St), Queens, NY
Coffee Shop · Hunters Point · 200 tips and reviews
Sweetleaf Coffee & Cocktail Bar is one of Great NYC Cafes.

39. Sweetleaf Coffee & Cocktail Bar

9.0
4615 Center Blvd (at 46th Ave), Queens, NY
Café · Hunters Point · 101 tips and reviews
Third Rail Coffee is one of Great NYC Cafes.

40. Third Rail Coffee

159 2nd Ave (at E 10th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 93 tips and reviews
Tip of the Tongue Baked & Brewed is one of Great NYC Cafes.

41. Tip of the Tongue Baked & Brewed

43 Lincoln Rd (at Flatbush Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Prospect Lefferts Gardens · 56 tips and reviews
Hi-Collar is one of Great NYC Cafes.

42. Hi-Collar

8.9
231 E 9th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 130 tips and reviews
Maslow 6 Wine Bar and Shop is one of Great NYC Cafes.

43. Maslow 6 Wine Bar and Shop

211A West Broadway (Franklin St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Tribeca · 10 tips and reviews
Box Kite NYC is one of Great NYC Cafes.

44. Box Kite NYC

115 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 73 tips and reviews
Kaffe 1668 is one of Great NYC Cafes.

45. Kaffe 1668

7.0
Lobby in 530 5th Ave (at W 44th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 8 tips and reviews
BÚÐIN is one of Great NYC Cafes.

46. BÚÐIN

114 Greenpoint Ave (btwn Manhattan Ave & Franklin St), Brooklyn, NY
Café · Greenpoint · 126 tips and reviews