McNally Jackson Books
Actually a bookshop, as the name implies: the coffee here is not exemplary. Buy a book, get a not-bad-but-not-great coffee, schnarf some free wifi, and make awkward, furtive eye contact with adorable intelligent booknerds of your preferred gender.
Nearby cafes
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La Colombe Torrefaction
270 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Pretty good…nice smooth double espresso.
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Cafe Habana
17 Prince St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Good coffee is very hard to find in NY, but Cafe Habana has it.
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gimme! coffee
208-228 Mott St, Manhattan, NY 10012, USA
Pretty good - worth the visit. Not as good as Gasoline Alley Coffee imho (which is very close by), but still good
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Gasoline Alley Coffee
329 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012, USA
Very hipster…fixie on the wall. Best coffee by far. Seven Seeds, Melbourne good.
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DBGBs
299 Bowery, New York, NY 10003, USA
DBGBs is a serious brasserie - copper pots emblazoned with the names of famous chefs ring the ceiling - and they do everything well, including their espresso. Not a place for the faint of stomach, they serve rich, satisfying food with little regard for …
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Saturday Surf
31 Crosby St, Manhattan, NY 10013, USA
Exceptionally good coffee- probably the best I’ve had in NYC. Lovely, strong, slightly bitter espresso, and tiny milk jugs are used for any milk-based variations - always a good sign. It’s an unusual location to get your morning takeaway (a boutique sur…
