b BLU Café est. Riverside Blvd Order Ahead
02 The ritual

A slower pour, on a faster block.

Riverside Boulevard doesn't slow down. That's why we do. Every drink is pulled by hand, every pastry laid out fresh from the ovens at The BGB — the neighborhood bakery a two-minute walk east.

The bar, this morning.

A calm room, a clean espresso machine, and coffee we're proud to serve — that's the whole recipe.

The best cup of coffee I've had on the Upper West Side. Calm room, kind staff, and the Hudson right out the window.

— Yelp · 4 stars, 89 reviews
a.

Espresso, cortados, cappuccinos

Pulled on a dialed-in machine, milk steamed to order.

b.

Cold brew & iced pours

Small batch, brewed 18 hours, served in a glass built for it.

c.

Cold-pressed juice

Fresh daily. Ginger, greens, citrus. Six ounces of morning.

d.

Tea, hot & iced

Loose-leaf, steeped properly. Green, black, chai, herbal.

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