Best Coffee Shops in New York

New York went from Italian espresso bars in the 1920s to the largest café count in the United States. Cold coffee now dominates the order, and the roasting is spread across Brooklyn and Queens.

Greenwich Village

Caffè Reggio has traded at 119 MacDougal Street since 1927 and credits itself with bringing the cappuccino to America.

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Devoción roasts Colombian beans behind glass on Grand Street; the Bedford Avenue stretch is the natural crawl.

Bushwick, Brooklyn

Sey Coffee at 18 Grattan Street is the city’s destination for very light roasts.

Astoria, Queens

Mighty Oak Roasters still roasts over a wood fire.

East Village

La Cabra brought Danish light-roast coffee to Manhattan.

Little Italy

Ferrara Bakery & Café opened in 1892 and billed itself as America’s first espresso bar.