Ten Great Places For Coffee (Or An Alternative Hot Beverage) In New York
This list won't be ranked because rarely do people traveling go out of their way simply for a cup of coffee. Rather, these are great places to take a load off and recaffeinate, in locations around the city.
- Cafe Grumpy [224 West 20th Street (btwn 7th & 8th Aves) in Chelsea and 193 Meserole Avenue (at Diamond St.) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn] - great coffee selection, nice latte art
- Joe the Art of Coffee [9 East 13th Street in Greenwich Village, 141 Waverly Place in the West Village and 130 Greene Street in Soho] - the name says it all, their espresso drinks are artful
- Ninth Street Espresso [700 East 9th Street in Alphabet City and 136 East 13th Street in the East Village] - "No Drip. No Syrup. No Sizes." But darn good.
- FIKA espresso bar [41 West 58th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)] - Swedish food, delicious coffee
- Supercore [305 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn] - well-known for its green tea latte
- MUD [307 East 9th Street in the East Village, Astor Place and 7th Avenue and West 4th in th West Village (truck)] - good, inexpensive cup of coffee
- Drip [489 Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side] - coffee and a pick-up scene
- Mule [67 4th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn] - good coffee, cool scene, good sandwiches
- Porto Rico Importing Co. [201 Bleeker Street in the West Village, 107 Thompson Street in Soho and 40 1/2 St. Marks Place in the East Village] - good, rich coffee
- Alice's Tea Cup [102 West 73rd Street on the Upper West Side and 156 East 64th Street on the Upper East Side] - tea and scones and cuteness for all
