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What is the East Village known for?
- Packed with old-school bars, hip restaurants, posh cocktail lounges, music venues, and performance spaces, the East Village is known for its vibrant nightlife.
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What is the East Village like during the day?
- The arty, colorful neighborhood is just as busy by day with chic boutiques rubbing shoulders with grungy tattoo parlors and fast-food joints vying with souvenir shops for attention.
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What type of coffee options are available in the East Village?
- This non-stop bustling scene calls for caffeine, and there are plenty of options from the regular Starbucks chains to trendy matcha cafés and hip, hidden spots.
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1. Coffee Project NY
The East Village’s Coffee Project NY is an independently-owned coffee shop that takes coffee to a new level. Established by Chi Sum Ngai and her partner Kaleena Teoh in 2015, the 3,725 square-foot Coffee Project NY features New York State’s only Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Premier Training Campus, which offers certified classes to coffee industry professionals wanting to further their education and advance career opportunities. The café serves innovative coffee drinks such as delicious pour overs and deconstructed lattes, Nitro Coffee, and Project One, which comes with a glass of sparkling water and a little waffle cookie.
239 E 5th Street, New York NY 10003, Phone: 212-228-7888
2. Boris & Horton
Boris & Horton is a dog-friendly café at 195 Avenue A near 12th Street where patrons can bring their four-legged friends while they enjoy great coffee and light fare in a casual, laid backspace. Boris & Horton serves coffee and espresso beverages from Variety Coffee Roasters, including their own in-house Boris Blend, freshly baked pastries from Balthazar, cheese platters from Murray's Cheese, and other light fare with plenty of gluten-free and vegan options. In addition to a variety of coffee drinks including cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos, americanos, and single and double shot espressos, along with seasonal specialty drinks, the café also serves a selection of craft beer and casual wines.
195 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, Phone: 212-510-8986
3. Everyman Espresso
Everyman Espresso is a bright and airy neighborhood café that serves a small menu of espresso drinks and teas, along with a selection of locally-made croissants, cookies, doughnuts, and other pastries. The little café features scattered tables, a window bar with stools, and a long bench running down a sidewall, and a colorful feature wall creates an artsy vibe. Friendly baristas generate a range of espresso and specialty coffee drinks, along with local and imported loose-leaf teas, and the café is open for breakfast and lunch daily.
136 East, 13th Street, New York, NY 10003
4. Hi-Collar
Named after a fashion term used during the Japanese jazz age, Hi-Collar is an 11-seat coffeehouse that serves high-end coffee and East-meets-West fare. The stylish and sophisticated Japanese-inspired café serves siphon brews made with Counter Culture and Porto Rico coffee blends, along with Asian food such as katsu pork sandwiches and rice-stuffed omelets called omurice during the day. When the sun goes down, the café transforms into a hip spot serving Far East beers such as Echigo Koshihikari and Yona Yona, along with sake cocktails and light bites.
214 E 10th St, New York, NY 10003, Phone: 212-777-7018
5. Abraco
Inspired by the Spanish, Italian, and Middle Eastern traditions and the colorful coffee bars found in these countries, Abraco is a busy East Village counter-serve spot that serves freshly roasted espresso and specialty coffee drinks. The family-run café uses house-roasted beans to create a variety of coffee drinks including cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos, americanos, and single and double shot espressos, along with seasonal specialty drinks such as like single-origin French presses, Nitrox, Chemex, and pour-over coffee. The food menu features organic and seasonal fare and sweet treats like seasonal frittatas and honey-saffron cake, along with pastries, sandwiches, and salads.
81 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003, Phone: 646-398-7835
6. B Cup Cafe
The B Cup Cafe is a local East Village gem that boasts comfortable seating with sofas, art-adorned walls, and a relaxed, creative vibe. The cash-only café is known for its great coffee and healthy fare, which includes an array of meat-free and gluten-free options and high-speed Internet, which draws a young, digital nomad crowd. The neighborhood café serves a wide selection of coffee-based beverages and more than 20 blends of tea, as well as a signature mint lemonade, along with organic sandwiches and light bites, homemade soups, salads and desserts made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
212 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009, Phone: 212-228-4808
7. C&B
C&B is a basic café just south of Tompkins Square Park that serves breakfast bowls and lunch bites and a variety of coffee drinks. Hailed as possibly serving the best breakfast sandwich in the neighborhood, City of Saints is owned by Chef Ali Sahin who brews house-roasted from scratch to produce a variety of coffee drinks including cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos, americanos, and single and double shot espressos, as well as specialty drinks like pour-overs and Chemex. Signature bites include mouthwatering sandwiches such as scrambled eggs with a housemade chorizo patty with on a fresh brioche roll and egg, cheddar cheese, and housemade merguez sausage on a flaky croissant.
178 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009, Phone: 212-674-2985
8. City of Saints Coffee Roasters
City of Saints Coffee Roasters is a coffee roasting company with several coffee shop locations throughout New York and New Jersey, including a bright and airy bar in the East Village, a cozy corner in Hoboken, and a vast industrial space in Bushwick. The East Village café has minimalist décor and an inviting atmosphere and complimentary wireless Internet and serves its own locally roasted brand of coffee in various forms, including lattes, macchiatos, americanos, and single and double shot espressos. A menu of light fare is offered and includes freshly baked pastries, muffins, and other freshly prepared food.
297 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206, Phone: 929-900-5282
9. Kona Coffee and Company
Kona Coffee and Company is a Hawaiian coffee company that grows, roasts, blends, and brews 100% Kona coffee, which is grown on the slopes of Hualalai. The family-owned and operated business focuses on sustainable practices and mills, roasts, and brews the coffee within a 10-mile radius from the farm, and the coffee can be enjoyed in locations around the world, as well as purchased online. The exquisite floral, citrus, nuts, and caramel flavors of Kona® Coffee can be enjoyed in the East Village café on 52nd Avenue, which is open for breakfast and lunch daily.
57 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, Phone: 212-598-5977
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