uptowngirl
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Your favorite cup of Joe

New Yorkers like most Americans relish a good cup of coffee. In a city where chain coffee stores like Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts abound , here's a list of a few of my favoed coffee hotspots.. do add your own to the list

1. Cafe Anneliese
at 79th Street and 1st Avenue

This small homey cafe serves a delicious decaf hazelnut and has an amazing chocolate(no fat biscotti)
2. Nespresso Cafe
Between 65th and 66th street and Madison Avenue
Tony upmarket joint which is great for people watching and coffee drinks.
3. M Rohrs house of fine teas and coffees
86th Street between first and second avenues
Shabby chic store with a wide range of coffees and teas but they charge for the use of WiFi and even electricity! Have boycotted them ever since they threw better half out for falling asleep on their couch though they do have great coffee.
4. Porto Rico Importing Company
201Bleeker Street
The place I head to whenever I need to buy my beans. Astonishing range of flavored coffees and a great selection of teas as well- the best.
5. Daisy's Cafe
72nd Street and Second Avenue
Cute little cafe that serves good coffee and an awesome hot chocolate.
6. Gorilla Coffee
BroadwayBK' recommendation at 97 5th Avenue Brooklyn
7. Gimme Coffee
Uraniumfish's choice
8. Hungarian Pastry Shop
Amsterdam Avenue and 111th Street
ajadedidealist's choice
9. Neue Galerie -Cafe Sabarsky
86th Street and Fifth Avenue
Yet another of ajadedidealist's suggestions
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Gorilla Coffee on 5th Ave at Park Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn. They have awesome coffee as well as their own micro-roastery, and roast a new batch every day for incredible freshness. http://gorillacoffee.com/
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
I don't drink coffee. Allergic to the caffeine. Plus, I can't stand the taste of it. But I can drink decaf tea. I like herbal teas mainly.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
OMG! You must include Gimme Coffe in NoLita (228 Mott) and in Williamsburg (495 Lorimer), considered by many coffee fanatics the best coffee that can be had in this city. There's no seating, you drink your coffee standing up or on the go, but what they're really important for is the Gimme Coffee specialty beans to buy for at home, which they grind for you if you want. It is seriously good coffee, fair trade and all that good stuff, and it's available in flavors like "Leftist" and "Platinum Blonde." I would never brew any other coffee at home.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
6. Hungarian Pastry Shop
Amsterdam and 11th

Old-World style cafe intentionally echoing Central European culture - think baklava, Viennese coffee, and lots of delicious sachertorte.

7. Cafe Sabarsky
86th and 5th

Part of the Neue Galerie - a high-end museum coffeehouse with wood-paneling, velvet curtains, and a very elegant European ambiance.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@ ajadeidealist I really just have to respectfully disagree with the recommendation of the Hungarian Pastry shop for anything at all, including the coffee and the pastries, which are pre-fabricated non-foods easily available in almost any other anonymous sweets shop/bodega all over the city. The only people whom the Hungarian Pastry Shop impresses are Columbia University freshmen, who all apparently suffer from a uniform disease that induces in them delusions about the merits and authenticity of that place, most likely brought on by the deliriously high costs of their education. I think of it as similar to the light-headedness one experiences at great heights, and do my best to forgive it. However, one's system soon adjusts, and even I, a hopeless case in may other respects, took my study books and moved beyond that low, lame fare to some really lively little student hangouts downtown. One of my favorites at the time was the Esperanto Cafe on MacDougal, though I'm sure a few more have popped up since. Please do try to make your way to some of these offerings; I don't want to see you suffer from the HPS disease for too much longer.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Ajadedidealist, unlike big winded Uraniumfish, I do like pastry shops, as such I may just go visit the Hungarian Pastry Shop. Thanks for the list. I appreciate it highly.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist If you enjoy the Hungarian Pastry Shop then you must (if you havent already) check out Andre's Cafe which is located on Second Avenue between 84th and 85th streets in the city's original Hungarian district Yorkville. They have good coffee with a whole slew of Hungarian pastries and strudels.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@everyone I have updated the list with all your suggestions however if you do relish your tea/coffee you may want to visit the fifth annual NYC coffee and tea festival which is to be held on Feb 20th and 21st at the Metropolitan Pavilion at 7W 34th Street this years event will feature a Korean Tea Ceremony, tastings and seminars on making tea infused deserts and tea cocktails. Tickets are $20 a pop and are available at http://www.coffeeandteafestival.com/coffee-tea-tickets.html
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
You gotta have Jack's on W10th on the list! The coffee is incredible and the owner is a great guy.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Thanks, uptowngirl - I will check out Andre's and get back to you with a rec!
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