In the running for most beautiful cafe in NYC, Astoria's 60 Beans is staffed primarily by Cafe Grumpy alums, serves George Howell coffee, has lots of seating "neighborhoods," wifi, some plugs.
A shop with rotating coffee roasters (some of which aren't our favorite), Astoria Coffee is an attractive, quiet, high-ceilinged space, run by friendly folks, with wifi, plugs, in an underserved area.
Third Wave coffee shops in Queens are rare enough. To find one in Flushing is almost unimaginable. Intelligentsia coffee is offered in a gorgeous, large space w/ free wifi. Read more.
Built for working, Caffeine Fix has lots of tables and counter space, with plugs at every one, plus free wifi. Although they use specialty coffee (PT's), they don't prepare it particularly well. Read more.
This community-oriented Jackson Heights cafe is owner-operated, serves Gimme! Coffee, has free wifi, cozy chairs by the window, beer, wine, art, food and events. Read more.
These guys are serious about coffee, with Hairbender house espresso and rotating guests, and prepare it well. Nice design, friendly service, wifi, and counter style seating + a small communal table.
Korean-run, Lucid straddles the intersection of Roosevelt & Woodside Aves, offering rare workspace & Counter Culture coffee to Sunnyside and Woodside. Free wifi and plugs.
We can't even imagine how this leftover 1980s Kew Gardens train station coffee house ended up serving Vancouver's 49th Parallel coffee. Plushy chairs, tables, wifi, food, kind of messy. Read more.
A small friendly shop in the burgeoning Ditmars coffee corridor, OK Cafe has a beautiful bright green La Marzocco espresso machine, serving Counter Culture coffee. Wifi.
Run by a husband & wife team, this Astoria spot is a favorite from early til late. Make a day of it with a matcha latte, curried pumpkin seeds, quality food & craft beer flights. Counter Culture. Read more.
There's free wifi, the best coffee in Queens & some of the best in NYC (from a variety of indie roasters), house-made baked goods, sandwiches, a laptop room and a turntable room. Friendly staff. Read more.
Since it doubles as a bar, Sweetleaf's third location in Hunters Point, Queens has lots of nooks & crannies for laptop work, free wifi, and a few plugs. Read more.
