It can be difficult to get a seat near a plug upstairs, but the downstairs space offers many more. Wifi is strong, there's good food w/ a Nordic bent and a variety of coffee roasters on Clover. Read more.
The Intelligentsia espresso needs a little work, but from 11am-4pm, before it turns into a bar, there's free wifi and good snacks, pastries & savory food.
A rare workspace in SoHo, populated by fashionistas & tourists--lots of work meetings happen here. There are plugs & sometimes wonky wifi at this Intelligentsia shop. Coffee quality varies. Great food Read more.
Although the wifi is a bit turgid, this is a relaxing place to work, and there are plugs, with one large communal table in a large, design-oriented space with good light. Pretty good Stumptown coffee. Read more.
Although somewhat soulless, R & R Coffee provides fairly well-prepared Intelligentsia coffee to the underserved Financial District, along with wifi, a good amount of seating, and some plugs. Read more.
A beautiful basement level spot w/ gorgeous design touches in Hamilton Heights, a coffee desert unrelieved by even a Starbucks. Counter Culture coffee, wifi, and soon-to-come outdoor space. Read more.
Huge, with IKEA-influenced blond wood interior design, this Inwood spot makes pretty good Blue Bottle espresso, Dallis Bros coffee, great baked goods, some breakfast items and has free wifi and plugs. Read more.
Old timey Harlem shop, beautiful wood interior, offers Stumptown Coffee, beer & wine, and limited food. A fair number of plugs & wifi make it popular with students and laptop workers Read more.
Although their espresso is rough around the edges, Taszo is a large, bright shop in an underserved neighborhood, with a separate back area for computer users.
The first quality coffee shop in the area, Cafe Grumpy brings their quality coffee roasting, consistent coffee preparation & stellar baked goods to the Garment District. Seating but no wifi.
Irving Farm continues their NYC expansion, joining Joe the Art of Coffee in Grand Central Terminal with a lower concourse shop.
Although Everyman Espresso is one of the original grand dames of NYC specialty coffee, the bright, beautiful relaunch of their original Classic Stage Company digs deserves space in this list. Read more.
This coffee shop eventually grew to include several locations as well as an inhouse roastery as of 2009—plus its own role in HBO’s Girls. The staff includes three certified Q Graders. Read more.
