Coffee, pastries, the neighborhood, and what's happening across the street in Riverside Park. Written by the people who pull your espresso.
The half-hour before curtain is the busiest thirty minutes of our week. Here's what to order if you want to be caffeinated, hydrated, and back in your seat before the overtures start.
Read the piece →A field guide to the four best tables in the room for a laptop, and the two you should avoid at 11 AM.
Read →Three drinks, three ratios, three very different mornings. What to order and when to order it.
Read →A behind-the-counter look at our pastry partner's laminated-dough process, and why it takes three days for a five-minute breakfast.
Read →Six blocks, three coffee stops, one very good sunset. Our favorite route for the perfect Upper West Side morning.
Read →The one for the flat white, the one for the mocha, and the one that only works cold. A dairy-free breakdown.
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