Although the High Line Hotel's exterior looks something like a correctional facility, if you venture inside, you'll find Intelligentsia's attractive lobby coffee bar, their first in NYC. Read more.
Taking over the Irving Farm branch that used to be at this location, Birch Coffee extends their coffee roasting & cafe empire from the Gershwin Hotel to Chelsea. Read more.
The only modern coffee shop for blocks, Rex is a godsend to Hells Kitchen, serving up Counter Culture coffee, pressed sandwiches, and housemade baked goods to nearby workers and far west side denizens Read more.
Most of what goes by this shop is heavy truck traffic heading uptown, but there are people too. Rex is above street level and with a full glass front you can't help but gaze out. Coffee & wifi. Read more.
One of two new Australian-owned specialty coffee shops in Midtown East, Little Collins serves Counter Culture & sandwiches to a neighborhood in dire need of their services. No wifi. Read more.
Bluestone Lane is a vest-pocket-sized, standing-room only, Australian specialty coffee shop targeting the underserved corporate market. They serve Sightglass & Novo. Lots of nice design touches. Read more.
Although the wifi is a bit turgid, this is a relaxing place to work, and there are plugs, with one large communal table in a large, design-oriented space with good light. Pretty good Stumptown coffee. Read more.
Weird Korean-run spot, occupies West Village karaoke bar during the day, uses Toby's Coffee. Not particularly comfortable, but there's wifi. Read more.
This Greenpoint coffee shop has been trending on Foursquare since opening three months ago! Users come here for local coffee and pastries. Read more.
This coffee shop only sells Colombian Coffee sourced directly from Colombia. According to Foursquare users, the iced coffee and chocolate donuts are excellent. Read more.