This week we're highlighting some of the categories in our Best of the Lower East Side reader survey. Today -- it's all about coffee.
There's been a boom in coffee shops the last few years on the LES. Places...
One day way back in 2006, Mike Caswell spent several hours people-watching on the block of Orchard Street between Broome and Grand streets. The midtown real estate broker Caswell had hired to help him choose a site for the...
The Clinton Street cafe features good coffee, sandwiches, a full bar and (of course) exemplary chocolate and chocolate desserts. Cocoa Bar has wi-fi and is almost never crowded.
21 Clinton Street, near Stanton
212-677-7417
Hours: Mon-Thu: 7am-12am; ...
The organic cafe in the New Museum run by Maury Rubin of the City Bakery. There's a nice selection of pastries, sandwiches, soups and salads.
235 Bowery, at Prince
212-219-1222
Hours Wed: 11am-6pm ...
Cusine: CoffeeAddress: 221 East Broadway (at Clinton)/mapPhone: 212-876-8065 Hours: Mon-Sun; 7 a.m.-4 p.m.Menu/web siteReservations: n/aDelivery: yes Jamie Rogers and Lisa Fischoff run this community-oriented coffee shop on East Broadway. They serve Stumptown Coffee, a selection of baked goods (many...
A network of clear tubes instantaneously transplants raw beans to a roaster, resulting in a supremely fresh cup of java. A former Starbucks exec dreamed up the idea in his basement. The original store is on Orchard Street.
81 Orchard,...
Bright, friendly coffee shop on Orchard with a good selection of teas, salads and sandwiches. They recently began offering a full dinner menu, with table service after 6pm, as well as wine and beer.
88 Orchard, at Broome
212-228-8880
Mon.-Thurs. 7:30-11PM, Fri....
A handsomely appointed space on the NW corner of Allen and Delancey serving soups, salads, sandwiches on Balthazar bread, and gourmet coffee from a menu owner Mark Hernandez calls "California cuisine." Housemade baked goods light up the serving counter, and change daily....
