Coffee

Al Shaw: Only good coffee in FiDi

Kathryn Yu: Go to Abraco, order a cortadito, and an salty cured olive cookie.

Ian Curry: For those who like their coffee black, strong, and absurdly pretentious.

Natasha Huang: Iced spanish latte is amazing

Anna Frenkel: no cell phones at the counter!

Tim Julien: Pro Tip: Iced Cortado in the summahtime

Food & Wine: Jonathan Rubinstein's espresso shop in the West Village has been a hit ever since it opened in 2002. Rubinstein recently switched to beans from Ecco Caffe, a boutique Sonoma roaster.

Byron Brewer: Stop in here for a cup of stumptown coffee.

Mazda: Enter any La Colombe cafe and one immediately notices what is missing - the merchandising and clutter of branded T-shirts, coffee mugs, home coffee machines and lunch foods.