{"id":4994,"date":"2017-03-23T01:19:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T01:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aussiepizzas.com\/PIZZADELIVERY\/my-favourite-nyc-speciality-coffee-shops\/"},"modified":"2017-03-23T01:19:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T01:19:55","slug":"my-favourite-nyc-speciality-coffee-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aussiepizzas.com\/PIZZADELIVERY\/my-favourite-nyc-speciality-coffee-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favourite NYC Speciality Coffee Shops"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past two decades, I’ve visited New York about twice per year and, over the past ten years, I’ve been exploring the city’s now-booming speciality coffee scene and writing about it on this blog<\/a> and posting accompanying photos on Flickr<\/a>. Although I’ve produced coffee guides for various New York neighbourhoods, my last overall NYC coffee guide was published in 2013, when I rounded up ten of my favourite coffee bars<\/a>. I’ve been thinking about an update for a while, but as both the scene and my own tastes have evolved considerably, I knew that another top ten would no longer cut it.<\/p>\n

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Instead, I’ve created a speciality coffee map, which includes more than 60 coffee shops and caf\u00e9s throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, from Abra\u00e7o to Zibetto. I’ve visited them all, although I’ve also been to many more New York coffee shops over the years that aren’t included here \u2014 some have now closed and others, while good, are no longer all-time favourites. Many of my favourite coffee spots are now part of micro-chains and for the purposes of this guide, I haven’t listed every branch (or even every branch I’ve been to); instead, I’ve selected my favourite branches and\/or those in locations where good-quality speciality coffee can be hard to come by (some parts of Midtown, for instance).<\/p>\n

I’ve linked my reviews or mini-reviews below \u2014 alas, some of the coffee shops that have been on my list for the longest are also some of the most sparsely documented, a fact I am slowly putting right. I intend to update this map and guide over time, but those with an asterisk below (and purple in the map) are my current favourites. For more details, including addresses, my photos and details of other branches, please check out my Google Map<\/a> or this printable version with a handy checklist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Abra\u00e7o<\/a> 86 E. 7th Street nr First Ave. (East Village) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Birch Coffee<\/a> 5 E. 27th Street nr Madison Ave. (Flatiron) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Black Fox Coffee<\/a> 70 Pine Street bet. Pearl & William St. (Financial District) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Blue Bottle Coffee<\/a> 450 W. 15th Street nr Tenth Ave. (Chelsea) Review<\/a>
1 Rockefeller Plaza, bet. 48th & 49th St. and bet. Fifth & Sixth Ave. (Midtown) Review<\/a>
Bluestone Lane<\/a> 90 Water Street nr Gouveneur Ln (Financial District) Review<\/a>
30 Carmine Street nr Bleecker St. (West Village) Review<\/a>

<\/a>Box Kite Coffee<\/a> 128 W. 72nd Street bet. Columbus & Amsterdam Ave. (Upper West Side) Review<\/a>
* B\u00fa\u00f0in<\/a> 114 Greenpoint Avenue bet Franklin & Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn (Greenpoint) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Cafe Grumpy<\/a> 224 W. 20th Street nr Seventh Ave. (Chelsea) Review<\/a>
13 Essex Street nr Hester St. (Financial District) Review<\/a>
135 Grand Street nr Crosby St. (Lower East Side) Review<\/a>
* Cafe Integral<\/a> 149 Elizabeth Street bet. Kenmare & Broome St. (Nolita) Review<\/a>
135 Grand Street nr Crosby St. (SoHo)
Champion Coffee<\/a> 1107 Manhattan Avenue nr Clay St., Brooklyn (Greenpoint) Review<\/a>
City of Saints<\/a> 79 E. 10th Street nr Fourth Ave. (East Village) Review<\/a>
Coffee Project<\/a> 239 E. 5th Street nr Second Ave. (East Village) Review<\/a>

<\/a>Culture Espresso<\/a> 72 W. 38th Street nr Sixth Ave. (Midtown South) <\/p>\n

Devoci\u00f3n<\/a> 69 Grand Street nr Wyithe Ave., Brooklyn (Williamsburg) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

El Rey<\/a> 100 Stanton Street nr Ludlow St. (Lower East Side) Review<\/a>
The Elk<\/a> 128 Charles Street nr Greenwich St. (West Village) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Everyman Espresso<\/a> 136 E. 13th Street nr Third Ave. (East Village) Review<\/a>
* 301 W. Broadway nr Canal St. (SoHo) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Fair Folks and a Goat<\/a> 96 W. Houston Street bet. Thompson & La Guardia (Greenwich Village) <\/p>\n

Fika<\/a> 66 Pearl Street nr Coenties Slip (Financial District) Review<\/a>
41 W. 58th Street nr Sixth Ave. (Midtown) <\/p>\n

Gasoline Alley Coffee<\/a> 331 Lafayette Street bet. Bleecker & E. Houston St. (East Village) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Gimme! Coffee<\/a> 228 Mott Street bet. Prince & Spring St. (Nolita) 
Gotan<\/a> 130 Franklin Street nr W. Broadway (Tribeca) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Gregorys Coffee<\/a> 551 Madison Avenue nr E. 55th St. (Midtown) Review<\/a>
874 Sixth Avenue nr W. 31st St. (Midtown South) Review<\/a>
Ground Support<\/a> 399 W. Broadway nr Spring St. (SoHo) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy Bones<\/a> 394 Broome Street nr Mulberry St. (SoHo) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Hi-Collar<\/a> 214 East 10th Street bet. First & Second Ave. (East Village) Review<\/a>
Homecoming<\/a> 107 Franklin Street nr Greenpoint Ave., Brooklyn (Greeenpoint) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Irving Farm Coffee Roasters<\/a> 88 Orchard Street nr Broome St. (Lower East Side) Review<\/a>
Lower Dining Concourse, Grand Central Station, 89 E. 42nd Street (Midtown) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Jack’s Stir Brew<\/a> 138 W. 10th Street bet. Greenwich Ave. & Waverly Pl. (West Village) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Joe<\/a> 141 Waverly Place nr Gay St. (West Village) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

La Colombe<\/a> 97 Wall Street nr Pearl St. (Financial District Review<\/a>
* 270 Lafayette Street nr Prince St. (SoHo) Review<\/a>
The Lazy Llama<\/a> 72 E. 1st Street nr First Ave. (East Village) [mini-review of its predecessor, Bluebird<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Little Collins<\/a> 667 Lexington Avenue bet. E. 55th & 56th St. (Midtown) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Lucid Cafe<\/a> 311 Lexington Avenue nr E. 38th St. (Midtown South) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Ludlow Coffee Supply<\/a> 176 Ludlow Street bet. Stanton & E. Houston St. (Lower East Side) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Milk Bar<\/a> 15 W. 56th Street bet. Fifth & Sixth Ave. (Midtown) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Ninth Street Espresso<\/a> 341 E. 10th Street nr Ave. B (East Village)
* 109 E. 56th Street nr Park Ave. (Midtown) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Ost Cafe<\/a> 441 E. 12th Street nr Ave. A (East Village) <\/p>\n

Roasting Plant <\/a>81 Orchard Street bet. Broome & Grand St. (Lower East Side) Review<\/a>

<\/a>Saturdays Surf<\/a> 31 Crosby Street bet. Grand & Broome St. (SoHo) Review<\/a>
* Stumptown Coffee Roasters<\/a> 30 W. 8th Street nr Macdougal St. (Greenwich Village) Review<\/a>
* Supercrown Coffee Roasters<\/a> 8 Wilson Avenue nr Noll St., Brooklyn (Bushwick) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Sweatshop<\/a> 232 Metropolitan Avenue nr Driggs Ave., Brooklyn (Williamsburg) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Terremoto Coffee<\/a> 328 W. 15th Street bet. Eighth & Ninth Ave. (Chelsea) Review<\/a>
<\/a>Think Coffee<\/a> 248 Mercer Street nr 3rd St. (SoHo) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Third Rail Coffee<\/a> 240 Sullivan Street nr W. 3rd St. (Greenwich Village)<\/p>\n

* Toby’s Estate<\/a> 160 Fifth Avenue nr 21st St. (Flatiron) Review<\/a>
125 North 6th Street nr Berry St., Brooklyn (Williamsburg) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Two Hands<\/a> 251 Church Street nr Leonard St. (Tribeca) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

* Underline Coffee<\/a> 511 W. 20th Street nr Tenth Ave. (Chelsea) Review<\/a>
Upright Coffee<\/a> 860 Manhattan Avenue #2 nr Milton St., Brooklyn (Greenpoint) Review<\/a>
* VWalter’s Coffee Roastery<\/a> 65 Irving Avenue nr Starr St., Brooklyn (Bushwick) Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Zibetto Espresso Bar<\/a> 1385 Sixth Avenue nr W. 56th St. (Midtown) Review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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