Stonefruit is a great place to go for a light lunch and to GET. STUFF. DONE. There’s WiFi. Highly Instagrammable, too! Read more.
Their iced coffee comes with an extra shot of espresso no matter what! Read more.
It’s located right off the Greenpoint stop in Brooklyn. Free WiFi, super chill staff, and you don’t feel like you’re in some stuffy ~cool people only~ café. Read more.
Solid, no-frills coffee spot. There’s sweets, and four seats in the whole joint. Great for a pit stop. Read more.
This Aussie-run café is located right off the Bedford stop in Brooklyn. Usually packed, but never pretentious. Order the Sparky: espresso + club soda + lime. Read more.
Delicious hot drinks. (The iced could be better okay I’m going to be honest.) Read more.
It’s quiet, tucked away, and the perfect place for a date or a solo “what am I doing with my life?” think session. Read more.
Kitten Coffee is literally a hole-in-the-wall. It used to be a salon, and a candy shop before that. No seating, but great cold brew that will give you the jitters in a good way. Read more.
Super-quiet, small place to take a second before pounding the pavement of the Bowery/Lower East Side. Read more.
This is arguably my favorite Iced Americano in NY. Take note: Their large is really a LARGE — plus lots of seating, and free WiF Read more.
Don’t go without getting the New Orleans — an iced coffee brewed with roasted chicory, then cut with whole milk and organic cane sugar. Read more.
Fair warning that you’ll probably never get a window seat here — but at least there’s a bookstore attached! Read more.
This place feels more like a really nice ~tropical living room~ than a coffee spot. Big couches, open skylight, and plants everywhere. Come here for the natural light! Read more.
Super cozy, friendly staff, strong coffee — and there are books everywhere. Read more.
They serve bulletproof coffee, which blends grass-fed butter into your coffee so that you can ~allegedly~ get a better buzz. Also: super nice backyard that will make you feel like you’re in LA. Read more.
New (and usually crowded) Brooklyn spot with a solid brunch, and a convenient to-go counter if you don’t feel like waiting. Read more.
Hidden on the third floor of the Ralph Lauren store, this place is almost never crowded — and one of the few legit places to get a great cup of strong iced coffee in Midtown. Read more.