Jay Nir was chilling in a café in Amsterdam some years ago when he noticed that the person to his right was sipping coffee while…
Smile! Cafe Grumpy Is Coming to Nolita
Cafe Grumpy, the Greenpoint coffee roaster that shot to fame as Ray and Hannah’s place of employment in Girls, is opening a seventh shop in Nolita. The…
New Takeout: Polish Pastries, Champion Pizza, and Hangover Juice
The Lower East Side and East Village just got a few new takeout options for healthy and decidedly unhealthy food alike. Check em out.
Sweetleaf Is Opening a Roastery-Cafe in a Greenpoint Warehouse
Williamsburg just got a roastery-cafe specializing in Colombian beans, and now Greenpoint is getting one. Sweetleaf is opening the dual operation off of Manhattan Avenue, and…
Sweatshop, an Aussie-Style Coffee Spot Where You Can Buy the Barista’s Socks
Feel guilty every time you turn a coffee shop into your personal workspace? No need to at this new Williamsburg spot — the owners of Sweatshop use the…
#Twinning: Spot Dessert Bar Will Now Have Two Spots On St. Marks
Spot Dessert Bar, the wildly popular sweets destination on St. Marks Place, is expanding just a few doors down. Over the weekend, we spotted a banner indicating…
This New Cafe Has Stumptown, Sandwiches and Biggie Smalls Wallpaper
The stretch of Williamsburg luxury rentals that houses Patisserie Tomoko just got a chic new coffee bar.
This ‘Aussiepreneur’ Serves Flat Whites, Is On the Rise
In the month of May, Alexander Hall opened Rosella on the Lower East Side and Brunswick in Bed-Stuy, but he ain’t done yet: “There’s another…
These Two New Cafes Will Ease Your Starbucks-Coming-to-Williamsburg Woes
Sure, the green lady is coming to Williamsburg, but Brooklyn just keeps getting more and more excuses to buck the ‘Bucks. Starting with these two…
Nine Greenpoint Coffee Shops Stayed Up Past Their Bedtimes
This past weekend, nine coffee shops curated by Greenpointers offered special menus, treats, and live performances during the neighborhood’s first-ever celebration of its local cafés.…