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Caffe Reggio
A historic Italian café serving its famous cappuccino since 1927.
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Whether in LA or NYC, a guide to 50 great coffee shops in each city.
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THE NYC & LA GUIDE
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Established names, local favorites, and specialty coffee destinations across both cities.
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Sey Coffee
A pilgrimage-worthy micro-roaster for delicate, expressive light roasts.
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La Cabra
Danish precision, seasonal beans, and cardamom buns in a serene room.
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Caffè Vergnano 1882 at Eataly Flatiron
An Italian espresso bar inside Eataly, steps from the Flatiron Building.
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Coffee Project NY
Inventive coffee flights and careful brewing from an award-winning local team.
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Suited
A compact downtown bar with a serious rotating coffee program and sharp hospitality.
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Stumptown Coffee
A popular downtown stop for reliably strong espresso and seasonal single origins.
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Joe Coffee Company
A homegrown NYC name with polished espresso and welcoming neighborhood shops.
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Variety Coffee
A New York roaster known for approachable coffees and relaxed cafés.
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Solid State Coffee
An Upper West Side roastery serving carefully sourced specialty coffee, house-baked pastries, and breakfast and lunch.
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Black Fox Coffee
An Australian-influenced café with guest roasters and a strong food menu.
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Felix Roasting Co.
A light-filled SoHo café at 145 Greene Street, with whitewashed oak, custom art, and creative specialty coffee drinks.
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Do Not Feed Alligators
A stylish no-laptop café with small-roaster coffees and a quiet back garden.
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Superhet Coffee
A tiny counter pairing meticulous pour-overs with a heavy-metal soundtrack.
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Buunni Coffee
An Ethiopian-focused roaster and warm uptown community gathering place.
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Interlude Coffee & Tea
A bright, minimalist café with polished espresso and matcha.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
A well-known specialty coffee stop for pour-overs and espresso.
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Birch Coffee
A friendly local chain with dependable espresso and plenty of regulars.
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Lazy Bulldog Coffee
An East Village café where Turkish coffee is slowly brewed in hot sand using a distinctive method.
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Everyman Espresso
A compact, respected espresso bar with a loyal local following.
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Ninth Street Espresso
A pioneering local bar built around a short, focused coffee menu.
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Culture Espresso
A popular Midtown café for espresso and excellent chocolate chip cookies.
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Maman
A widely loved French café with coffee, baked goods, and charming rooms.
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Café Grumpy
A homegrown roaster and early fixture of Brooklyn specialty coffee.
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Oslo Coffee Roasters
A small New York roaster with a straightforward neighborhood feel.
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Irving Farm
A longtime New York roaster serving approachable coffee across the city.
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Hutch + Waldo
A grab-and-go café in a converted 1950s garage at 247 East 81st Street, near Central Park and the Met.
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Porto Rico Importing Co.
An old-school source for beans, simple coffee, and deep New York character.
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Hi-Collar
A Japanese kissaten-style café known for siphon coffee and careful service.
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787 Coffee
A fast-growing local group serving Puerto Rican coffee and signature drinks.
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Ralph’s Coffee
A polished, recognizable café with classic drinks and a strong following.
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Hungry Ghost
A popular Brooklyn group pairing Stumptown coffee with comfortable cafés.
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Butler
A busy neighborhood café known for good coffee, pastries, and breakfast.
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Blank Street Coffee
A highly visible local chain built around quick, consistent coffee.
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Gregorys Coffee
A New York-born café group with a broad coffee and food menu.
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Bluestone Lane
An Australian-style café group known for flat whites and all-day food.
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White Noise Coffee
A modern Brooklyn café with creative lattes and a clean design.
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Fast Times
A SoHo café serving classic diner-style coffee with a modern specialty-coffee approach.
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Devoción
A lush, light-filled destination known for exceptionally fresh Colombian coffee.
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East One Coffee Roasters
A roomy neighborhood roastery café with coffee and a full brunch menu.
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Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters
A Queens-born roaster with distinctive spaces and strong iced drinks.
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Little Collins
A popular Australian café with good espresso and a substantial food menu.
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Prince Coffee House
A spacious Turkish café and busy neighborhood gathering place.
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Little Flower Cafe
An Afghan-inspired neighborhood café known for coffee and excellent food.
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Topos Bookstore Café
A welcoming used bookstore and café with a strong neighborhood identity.
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Field Study Coffee
A reservation-only coffee experience inside Car Part Time’s skylit vintage car showroom at 904 Grand Street.
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Maru Coffee
Quiet minimalism and beautifully balanced espresso from a celebrated LA roaster.
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Ministry of Coffee
An Australian café on the Venice Boardwalk, where coffee and all-day bites come with a view of the Pacific.
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Intelligentsia
The landmark Sunset Junction coffeebar that helped define LA specialty coffee.
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Dayglow
A colorful multi-roaster showcase featuring hard-to-find coffees from around the world.
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Mandarin Coffee Stand
A highly regarded multi-roaster café known for precise coffee, matcha, and inventive seasonal drinks.
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Menotti’s Coffee Stop
A Venice mainstay for precise espresso, signatures, and relaxed beach energy.
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Canyon Coffee
A sunny neighborhood café with house-roasted coffees and an easygoing room.
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Community Goods
A busy neighborhood spot known for polished espresso and cream-topped drinks.
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Be Bright Coffee
Competition-level coffee through balanced seasonal drinks and clean classics.
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Document Coffee Bar
A minimalist Koreatown fixture with strong cold brew and an art-gallery feel.
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The Trails Cafe
A beloved woodland café at the Fern Dell trailhead, serving well-made coffee beneath the trees near Griffith Observatory.
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Sightglass Coffee
A spacious destination with on-site roasting and a full specialty coffee menu.
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Scott's Malibu Market
An all-day bakery, deli, gourmet market, and café at the Malibu Country Mart.
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Blue Bottle Coffee Malibu
A bright café at The Park at Cross Creek serving espresso, single-origin pour-overs, pastries, and seasonal food.
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Cognoscenti Coffee
A respected local roaster with a straightforward approach to espresso and filter coffee.
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Motoring Coffee
Coffee and rotating display cars inside The Motoring Club’s reclaimed bow-truss warehouse at 11728 West Olympic Boulevard, open to the public.
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Verve Coffee Roasters
A lively café with a broad single-origin menu and an indoor-outdoor setting.
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Urth Caffe
A bustling European-style café known for heirloom organic coffee, fine teas, abundant pastries, and all-day food.
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Jurassic Magic
A no-Wi-Fi neighborhood shop with house-roasted coffee and spiced signatures.
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Courage Bagels
A celebrated walk-up window for crisp, hand-rolled bagels and generously topped sandwiches.
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Good Friend Coffee
A relaxed neighborhood bar with strong espresso and seasonal drinks.
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Stagger Coffee
A sleek Korean-style café with carefully made espresso drinks.
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Ondo Coffee Co.
A neighborhood specialty shop with light roasts and seasonal flavors.
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Nam Coffee
A Vietnamese coffee roaster serving bold traditional and modern drinks.
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Junia Coffee
A thoughtful café spotlighting carefully sourced specialty coffee.
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Demitasse Coffee Roasters
A small Santa Monica roaster known for carefully sourced coffee, inventive seasonal drinks, and a zero-waste focus.
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Obet & Del’s Coffee
A community-minded shop serving house-roasted coffee and Filipino-inspired drinks.
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Patria Coffee
A community-focused roaster with coffee, pastries, and regular local events.
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Civil Coffee
A popular local roaster with bright cafés and creative espresso drinks.
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Regent Coffee
A small-batch roaster serving single origins and inventive barrel-aged coffees.
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Alfred Coffee
A polished LA original known for lively neighborhood cafés, espresso drinks, and matcha.
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Alana’s Coffee Roasters
A friendly neighborhood roaster with a large patio and regular events.
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Groundwork Coffee
A well-established organic roaster with cafés across Los Angeles.
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Tierra Mia Coffee
A popular local chain known for horchata lattes and Latin-inspired drinks.
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Dinosaur Coffee
A relaxed neighborhood fixture with good coffee and a light-filled room.
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Coffee Commissary
A familiar LA café group with house-roasted coffee and a broad menu.
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1802 Roasters
A small local roastery café serving fresh beans and excellent bagels.
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Boxx Coffee Roasters
A bright downtown roaster with dependable espresso and pour-overs.
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Andante Coffee
A small craft-focused shop with espresso and rotating pour-overs.
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Coffee Tomo
A compact café known for hand-drip coffee and fresh stuffed pretzels.
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Esso Caffè
A polished café near Rodeo Drive pairing meticulously crafted coffee with thoughtful seasonal plates.
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South LA Cafe
A community-centered café serving coffee, food, and neighborhood programs.
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Los Angeles
From Malibu to Pasadena, fifty coffee stops spread across greater Los Angeles.
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New York City
From Inwood to Crown Heights, fifty worthwhile cups across the five boroughs.
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