A "game changer on the NYC scene" when it opened in the East Village in 2001, this pioneering "coffee-lover's coffeehouse" chainlet remains a "go-to" for "meticulously prepared", "damn good" java – notably "espresso that packs some punch" – now made with beans from Queens' Dallis Bros.; "serious" yet "mellow" baristas work its spaces with a "simple aesthetic" – and while the Chelsea Market...
Editorial Review by Citysearch Editors:
Coffee snobs rejoice over this Chelsea Market nook, where the beans are brewed with artisanal attention only as espresso or by French press.