I was in New York for my first time last week, and went to a lot of different coffee shops, mostly good ones! Rather than try and write lots of individual reviews, I just wanted to give brief details of each, as much for my own future reference as anything else.
So in no particular order:
El Rey Coffee Bar
100 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002
A cute little coffee bar in the Lower East Side near the Bowery, an area full of similar great coffee shops.
- Website = http://www.elreynyc.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/elreycoffeebarnyc
- Instagram = http://instagram.com/elreynyc#
Reviews:
Brooklyn Roasting Company
25 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
This is the largest coffee shop I think I’ve been in. Also the first I’ve seen that sell their own t-shirts, mugs, beanie hats and, er, swimming caps!
- Website = http://www.brooklynroasting.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/brooklynroastingcompany
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/bklynroasting
- Instagram = http://instagram.com/brooklynroasting#
- Youtube = http://www.youtube.com/user/BrooklynRoastingCo
Bowery Coffee
89 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10012
Another cute little coffee shop near the Bowery with old-school decor.
- Website = http://bowerycoffee.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/BoweryCoffeeNYC
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/BoweryCoffeeCo
- Pinterest = http://www.pinterest.com/bowerycoffee/
Review:
Sweetleaf
10-93 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
Just a few minutes down the road from the now-defunct 5Pointz graffiti hall-of-fame (which was the only reason I was out here). A quirky and nice little café.
- Website = http://www.sweetleaflic.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/sweetleaf.lic
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/sweetleaflic
Reviews:
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters
88 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Orchard Street seemed to be full of interesting little bars, shops and cafés. Indeed many of the coffee shops (including this one) seemed to double-up as bars in the evening, something that we don’t seem to really do in London.
- Website = http://www.irvingfarm.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/IrvingFarmCoffeeCompany
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/IrvingFarm
- Google+ = https://plus.google.com/u/0/+IrvingFarm/posts
Little Fox Cafe
62 Kenmare St, New York, NY 10012
Didn’t quite live up to what I was expecting for some reason, another small café that also served as a bar later in the day. Apparently famous for its latte art, my latte was distinctly average. Also the barista who served us didn’t know what a flat white was (most of the artisan coffee shops seemed aware of it, as you’d expect).
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/LittleFoxCafe
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/LittleFoxCafeNY
Reviews:
Oro Bakery & Bar
375 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013
Yet another café/bar, doing some nice breakfasts. I had toast with a thick layer of salted grapefruit marmalade, yum!
- Website = http://www.orobakerybar.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/pages/ORO-BAKERY-AND-BAR/241337353964
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/orobakerybar
- Instagram = http://instaprof.appspot.com/profile/orobakerybar
Blue Bottle Coffee
160 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
This was in quite a cool area in Williamsburg with lots of nice shops, cafés and restaurants. The barista threw away her first attempt at my latte, for no obvious reason (seemed acceptable to me), before letting her colleague make me another one.
- Website = http://www.bluebottlecoffee.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/bluebottlecoffee
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/bluebottleroast
- Instagram = http://instagram.com/bluebottle#
The Butcher’s Daughter
19 Kenmare Street, New York, NY 10012
This brilliantly-titled juice bar and café caught my eye (apart from the name) because they had a Faema espresso machine on their counter. The coffee was good; the sandwich I had (a Reuben I think) was delicious!
- Website = http://thebutchersdaughter.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/TBDjuicebarcafe
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/TBDjuicebarcafe
- Instagram = http://instagram.com/butchersdaughternyc#
Review:
Laughing Man Coffee & Tea
1 North End Avenue, New York, NY 10282
This place was founded by Hugh Jackman! This branch is in the ground floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange building, very close to the Irish Hunger Memorial. Surprisingly good coffee.
- Website = http://laughingmancheckout.com/
- Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/livelaughingman
- Twitter = https://twitter.com/livelaughingman/
- Blog = http://thisisthelaughingman.tumblr.com/
- Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/user/livelaughingman
- Instagram = http://instagram.com/livelaughingman/#
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That’s a long list of places for me to visit the next time I’m in New York!
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