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29 Waverly Pl (btwn University Pl & Greene St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 70 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: The go-to for great coffee beans, many city roasted (medium) to reveal more flavor than dark roasts. Oren's team trots the globe, seeking new crops. They reject the sub par: better out than burned.
Valerie Seckler: Top notch microbrews+longish lines mark Joe The Art of Coffee, which sits on a coffee fault line 3 avenues west of Oren's Waverly Pl. shop. Relax at the handful of tables w/Joe's offer of newspapers.
73 8th Ave (btwn W 13th & W 14th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Village · 206 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Think's single origin coffee beans are a highlight of this new 8th Avenue coffee shop. Sample the single origin coffees, among others, here at Friday tastings. The soundtrack is eclectic and fun.
44 Grand Central Terminal (Lower Dining Concourse), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Turtle Bay · 160 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Cup a taste of the seasonal house blend of Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico coffee, to welcome 2012. Apple and chocolate flavors come to the fore. The GCT Joe stand serves a taste in a ceramic espresso cup.
125 N 6th St (btwn Bedford Ave & Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 408 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Shiny red ceramic cones, paper filters, and a single-hole pour over create excellent coffee at the single-origin drip bar. The space is loft-like, with a profusion of digital toys and analog accents.
Valerie Seckler: Where have all the Euros gone? Try Nespresso in Soho, where sampling the 16 Grand Crus is like a wine flight. The 3.75 oz. lungo shots are distinctive. Two chocolates accompany each cup.
Valerie Seckler: 3 visits in 12 days showed a cup of Kenya Chemex drip as superior to namesake espresso (Rustico's still a fine drink). Kenya Ndaroini flavors ran to orange & burnt sugar with cedar & cherry aromatics.
Valerie Seckler: Third Rail owner Humberto Ricardo waxes romantic about this new East Village coffee shop's view. But Stumptown Costa Rica & Guatemala coffees starred in early visits — chocolatey, fruity, syrupy.
240 Sullivan St (btwn Bleecker & W 3rd St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 195 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: The Costa Rica Herbatzu [Stumptown], single-origin, Chemex drip coffee is well above average. So is the price, at $3.75 for a 12 ounce cup, freshly ground per order. A 1960s soundtrack was memorable.
Valerie Seckler: The hustle & bustle of Caffe Lavazza belies the fine, labor intensive espresso served. Lavazza's Top Class espresso tastes like cherry, chocolate, tobacco, & spice — lots flavor packed into a doppio.
71 Irving Pl (btwn E 18th & E 19th St), New York, NY
Café · Gramercy Park · 300 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: House coffee is a winner at 2 Irving Farm purveyors. IF's Grammercy house is a fruity, woody Blue Batak Sumatran. IF's lively Capucas Honduras is on tap at New Museum's Birdbath, the best in 3 visits.
Valerie Seckler: Coffee with ceremony produces a clean, clear cup at the siphon bar in Blue Bottle's Chelsea branch. The slow tech recalls chem class. Light, floral flavors come to the fore in Rwandan siphon coffee.
Valerie Seckler: Baristas solve the puzzle of this cafe sans coffee list. "They're all blends," one said. Corsica is the rich house brew, Nizza, espresso. Extras: ceramic mugs, silver spoons, glass of water 3 ways.
248 Mercer St (btwn W 3rd & W 4th St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Greenwich Village · 320 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Best hang of Think's 5-shop mini-chain. Each cafe has a different design + ambience. On Mercer Street, it's roomy; seating includes sofas w/coffee tables + banquettes. Wi-Fi. (Orig. review 10/23/11)
138 W 10th St (btwn Greenwich Ave & Waverly Pl), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · West Village · 117 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Italian roast beans do double duty for all drip brew and espresso drinks. Jack's coffee reveals surprising flavor for dark roast: cinnamon, cocoa, a light nuttiness and toasty mouth feel.
160 Berry St (btwn N 4th & N 5th St), Brooklyn, NY
Coffee Shop · Williamsburg · 403 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Ethiopian Tuktant coffee was a pleasant surprise after an undistinguished cup of Three Africans, two days earlier in May 2012. Knowledgeable baristas man a pour-over bar. Funky music. Eclectic crowd.
399 W Broadway (btwn Spring & Broome St), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · SoHo · 507 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Woody environs complement the solid cup of Intelligentsia Ground Support dark roast. Benches, tree-stump and wood-trunk tables dot the cafe, with stacks of Nat Geos nearby. (Orig. review 11/28/12.)
68 Greenwich Ave (btw 11th St & Perry), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · West Village · 111 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Notice the coffee tastes different? Spring 2012 brought George Howell Costa Rica coffee to E&C. A citrusy, clean, medium body cup has replaced syrupy Sumatra. It's pricey at $3.75, but still endless.
Sandwich Spot · Greenwich Village · 77 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: 'wichcraft house blend from La Colombe is on tap — a spicy, winey, woody tasting brew. Dark roasting the LC Americas beans hasn't obliterated flavor. A late day coffee happy hour is on, 4 pm-6 pm.
Valerie Seckler: Clean, flavorful cups of George Howell coffee are on tap at neighborhood stalwart NoHo Star. Pricy at north of $3 a cup, yes, but refills are forthcoming. On the coffee list in Summer 2013: Brazil.
American Restaurant · Meatpacking District · 54 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Danny Meyer's Untitled cafe at the Whitney Museum isn't a coffee shop per se, but it's serving up one of life's fading niceties: the bottomless cup of coffee. It's a Stumptown custom blend, nutty+dry.
90 University Pl (btwn E 11th & E 12th St), New York, NY
Café · Greenwich Village · 326 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Entering Grey Dog's rough-hewn cafe is like stepping back in time, but recently added, spicy, robust Bongo Java coffee brings one into the now. The seldom seen bottlomless cup lives on, here.
Valerie Seckler: Consistent coffee quality, courteous staff, free Wi-Fi, and the availability of seats in this busy spot, lift the Astor Place Starbucks above average. The DJ, real or bot, isn't bad either.
Valerie Seckler: A smooth, medium-body house blend of South American+African coffee's served at this small cafe, 1 block from Starbucks. It's just $1.50 for a 10 oz. cup, spicy on the finish. [Original review 3/2012.]
40 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave.), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · East Village · 58 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Porto Rico's Tokyo Blend (cocoa notes) is a winner at new-in-the-East-Village coffee/sake bar Hi-Collar. Flavor is hit or miss in daily coffees. At $1.25 a Bunn drip cup, the price is still right.
386 Flatbush Avenue Ext (at DeKalb Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Diner · Downtown Brooklyn · 362 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Roasted by White Coffee, Junior's Brooklyn Blend satisfies. It calls to mind La Colombe Corsica coffee & rich Porto Rico roasts. JBB arabica beans are Central & South American. Cups are bottomless.
2950 Broadway (W 116th Street & Broadway), New York, NY
Café · West Harlem · 31 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: The Porto Rico organic coffee Brad's serves stands out from the solid, everyday fare at the cafe. It's worth a stop for coffee hounds and news hounds, who can catch news+sports via ticker+flatscreens.
Dive Bar · Greenwich Village · 54 tips and reviews
Valerie Seckler: Brad's new French Sumatra is a free trade, organic brew from local roaster Porto Rico. This house coffee's burnt cherry and tobacco flavor is fine, but less memorable than the La Colombe once served.
Valerie Seckler: RPC grinds coffee beans fresh per cup ordered. The beans whir to a grinder via pneumatic tubes overhead. The choices are mind numbing, but the brew has turned weak and watery. (Orig. review 10/21/11.)