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- 56 Seventh Ave., West Village 10011
- 212-929-1444
Birch Coffee
Locally sourced, artful coffee and bites from farms around the world, dispensing with your morning and night lassitude, and satiating your desire for goodwill and sustainability. A purist's delight... read more
- 113 W 10th St., West Village 10011
- 718-316-3092
Bee's Knees Baking Co.
West Village bakery and cafe serving cake cups and Gorilla Coffee. Individualized portions of cake cups include layers of salted caramel, milk chocolate ganache, peanut butter moose, and raspb... read more
- 68 Ave. A, East Village 10009
- 212-466-2860
Croissanteria
Coffee, croissants, and a place to linger. Crisp white hall of a shop adds a velvety church pew along one side for those going into extra innings. Note the big vintage clock on the wall, ignore the... read more
- 504 Sixth Ave., West Village 10011
- 212-300-4148
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso Cafe
The legendary espresso bar has finally made its way across the Atlantic to NYC, courtesy of Bari and Amrinder Kang. Adopting the brand's flashy, mod interiors (this time by Antonio d... read more
- 17 Perry St., West Village 10014
- 212-966-7875
Saturdays Surf NYC
Lattè-selling men's surf shop caters to the caffeine-craving L.A. native who's homesick for the beach. Join the swarms of cool kids and stock up on graphic T-shirts emblazoned with the Satur... read more
- 450 W. 15th St., Chelsea 10011
Blue Bottle Coffee
Nor Cal coffee maniacs bring their OCD to the big town. "Artisan microroasting" is the strategy, with organic beans quick-bagged to prevent oxidation. Then the mad science begins: Japanese cold-ext... read more
- 113 Horatio St., West Village 10014
- 646-559-9871
Bakehouse
Hip café just across the Westside Highway from the water. Exposed vents, concrete floors, brick walls make up warehouse-chic dining space. Brunch, lunch, and dinner menus drop the likes of s... read more
- 132 Ninth Ave., Chelsea 10011
- 646-559-1671
Bathtub Gin
The Stone Street Coffee Company looks innocent enough, but is actually just a front for hidden speakeasy-style lounge. Food from a Harry’s hand, drink program by a Merchant Hotel vet. ... read more
- 231 E. 5th St., East Village 10003
- 212-677-7722
Podunk
Place couldn't be more aptly named: tiny, frill-lacking space doesn't need style when reputation for substance—the kind it takes for a non-liquor serving, small, website-lacking teahouse to m... read more
- 841 Broadway, Greenwich Village 10003
- 212-388-0030
Max Brenner
The bald man rocks. Does pretty much everything with chocolate except inject it directly into your eyeballs. (Although there is a Huge Chocolate Syringe, for oral use.) Overhead pipes ostensibly ke... read more
- 71 Irving Pl., Gramercy 10003
- 212-995-5252
71 Irving Place
Attention to detail: this place airmails its own beans and roasts them upstate. Brew list reads like the Lonely Planet section at B&N. Ethiopian Yrgacheffe or Costa Rican Taruzzo anyone? Tasty ... read more
- 45 Eighth Ave., West Village 10014
- 212-645-0310
'SNice
Are they giving away free iPods? Or perhaps it's that delectable fake chicken wrap that's got the kids so hot and bothered? Obsessive fan base with excellent Mac products packs the place all-day-ev... read more
- 224 W. 20th St., Chelsea 10011
- 212-255-5511
Café Grumpy
A favorite among locals and laptoppers for endless caffeine drip from in-house coffee roastery. Jockey for space -- it's always busy, even when it's not -- and settle in for a day of quintessential... read more
- 73 Second Ave., East Village 10003
- 212-539-0966
Atlas Cafe and Bakery
Sweet treats battle hangovers at a locals' favorite: vaguely Moroccan bakery serving up vegan-friendly pastries. Anything with peanut butter: order. Pasta dishes and a few less stiff and savory con... read more
- 228 Mott St., Nolita
- 212-226-4011
Gimme! Coffee
Attention stubborn Manhattanites: Gimme! Coffee has finally entered the island. Small, sleek, and simple décor keeps the focus on the java. It’s all about the beans and the tatted-up baristas who k... read more
- 27 Morton St., West Village 10014
- 212-929-4339
Doma Na Rohu
Mismatched table and chairs, changing art on the walls, and lots of windows for passersby to glimpse studious Bohemians reading, writing, or fiddling on their Macs. Doma—"at home" in Czech &m... read more
- 189 Lafayette St., Little Italy 10013
- 212-226-8812
Lafayette Espresso Bar + Marketplace
Oro Bakery & Bar founder Dorina Yuen teams with Clic Gallery owners (and fashion legends) Christiane Celle and Antoine Verglas for this stylish downtown cafe. Sandwiches, salads, and made-to-or... read more
- 482 6th Ave. , Greenwich Village 10011
- 212-229-2233
O Café
Premium ingredients directly from Brazil. Artisanal chocolate, handmade pastries, slow brewed coffees, espressos, and teas. Cult following of serious foodies and coffee lovers. No regular cups of j... read more
- 31 Crosby St., Soho 10013
- 212 966 7875
Saturdays Surf NYC
This lattè-selling men's surf shop caters to the caffeine-craving L.A. native who's homesick for the beach. Join the swarms of cool kids and stock up on graphic T-shirts emblazoned with the ... read more
- 5 E. 27th St, Flatiron 10016
- 212-686-1444
Birch Coffee
Inside the Gershwin Hotel lies a cozy little nook of a coffee shop. No, no, more like a caffeine connoisseur's utopia. A purist's delight. Birch Coffee serves locally sourced, artful coffee and bit... read more
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