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Coffee Shop$$$$
Lower East Side, New York
"their kick-ass coffees and watch the javabot machines"(2 Tips)"Stick around and watch the beans transfer via pneumatic tubes."(2 Tips)
"Dope chocolate chip cookies and really solid espresso."(5 Tips)
"Great iced coffee and drip, both brewed to order."(3 Tips)
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Sean FisherAugust 7, 2014Great priced coffee beans, love their Brazilian and the Guatemalan beans. Probably the coolest way to see your coffee made when the beans fly overhead in tubes into the coffee maker.
Collette SJune 5, 2015A small, perfect coffee shop founded by a former Starbucks employee. Watch the coffee beans soar over your head and into your cup with their unique brewing method. And they can make any coffee iced!
Kate FurmanJuly 13, 2015They fresh brew every cup of coffee including an iced cup. They chill it in a coil iced bath which holds the flavor of the beans. Best iced cuppa on the block.
Kevin CabralApril 21, 2013You substitute any bean for the house blend. The house blend is great but trying a bean in store is a great way to understand the ideal flavor profile when you brew at home.- The Sulawesi is rich and full-bodied goodness. Stick around and watch the beans transfer via pneumatic tubes. So fun.
Chloe BecquetFebruary 15, 2015Watch your coffee beans travel across the room while u wait! Also the hot caramel (instead of hot chocolate) was so smooth and creamy!! Loved it!
Antonio CaezJuly 1, 2016Turtle says to Snail: "Hey, Mayor De Blasio lowered the speed limit to 30 mph." Snail replies: "I know. I already got a ticket." While I drink coffee, I tell jokes and they don't throw me out!
Dan TillisNovember 27, 2014Coffee is amazing! Each cup is freshly roasted, watching the process is incredible. Best coffee in the neighborhood
Andrew FurmanMarch 28, 2015Watching the huge bean dispensers get refilled via this automated tube system is amazing.
Jen BallOctober 2, 2011It's fun to watch your beans get sucked up through the pneumatic tubes when you place an order. The spectacle alone is worth the visit. The coffee is just above standard fare, though.- Dope chocolate chip cookies and really solid espresso. Tube to grinder system makes for a fun experience!
- Sit and stay a while while enjoying their kick-ass coffees and watch the javabot machines (complete with tubes!) do their magic.
Ms HeleneMarch 26, 2018Freshly roasted coffee. Oat, almond and soy milk options. Four seats so get to go.
Get a small supercharged (it's basically coffee brewed with 40% more beans), an almond croissant and proceed outside to play with the English Bulldogs.
ShelbyJanuary 6, 2014They brew every cup of coffee as you place your order. And grind beans for your specific coffee maker. Simply wonderful.
Pay for your purchase with a Roasting Plant reward card and get 5% off all purchases
Best coffee on the lower east side and such a nice team- Get their chocolate chip cookies. When they are fresh out of the oven, it's a thing of beauty.
Nice little homey coffee shop with loads of outlets! Not many seats though (about 4).
A L E XDecember 16, 2012Tried the Guatemala blend, as per recommendation by the barista. Enjoyable experience. Right choice.- Get the Guatemalan Atilan San Lazaro. Ridiculously good. Tamarind and dark chocolate notes.
Amazing, fresh coffee. Love watching the beans roasting!- Jay MandelFebruary 21, 2010Order the Harrar, A medium bodied with blueberry undertones. I am more of a full bodied guy and I am not really into "fruity" coffee but This coffee was perfect. Piping hot, smooth and delicate.
Alexandra LevitasMay 13, 2017This place is worth the visit mostly for their super cool coffee dispensing machine. The coffee itself though is average and a bit overpriced.
Best coffee in the city. The baristas are super friendly.
Coffee is pretty good but the unique javabot system is a sight to behold!
GmanJanuary 3, 2012Atmosphere is a bit colder than at Brooklyn Taco (in Essex Market) but they are also nice coffee experts
get a large supercharged and have the jitters all day (not saying it's a bad thing...)
César PérezFebruary 14, 2011Be sure to tip the servers! They're not allowed to have tip jars, but they are allowed to accept tips. Don't be a cheap ass!
Make sure to look up when you order your coffee to watch the beans for your drink come shooting through the tubes. Simple pleasures!
Andrew T.October 11, 2010Ask to pour the Vanilla Sugar in the tin cup before they brew you an iced coffee; guaranteed delicious!
- One of only coffee joints I've seen in town offer agave hazelnut syrup. Dig it!
Painfully slow service with servers that are rude and completely unaware of their customers. But the coffee is so freaking good that it's worth enduring.
Food & WineApril 22, 2011Baristas blend single-origin, just-roasted beans to order, even for a single cup.
Get that blueberry noted Ethiopian coffee and that choco chip cookie
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Roasting Plant Coffee
81 Orchard St (btwn Grand & Broome St)
New York, NY 10002
United States
New York, NY 10002
United States
The ultimate coffee experience w/ fresh roasted and brewed to order coffee by the cup from single origin beans. Enjoy "the freshest cup of coffee" on the planet, taste “the best chocolate chip cookie in NYC” (as judged by Serious Eats NY) or nosh on our other onsite baked goods throughout the day.
Closed until 8:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Fri
- 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
- Sat–Sun
- 8:00 AM–7:30 PM
(212) 775-7755
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Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
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