Swallow Café
Coffee Shop$$$$
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
"All the hot coffee is French pressed, tastes great too"(4 Tips)
"... part of brooklyn - bushwick!"(2 Tips)
"they have great chai & bagels are good too."(11 Tips)
"cafe just by the Morgan Ave stop"(2 Tips)
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Good food, nice people, good hipster watching, and I once had a dream where this place was the secret 36th chamber of shaolin and Gordon Liu from Shaolin Master Killer was the head barista. Weird.Upvoted May 16
Lizzy SaxeNovember 16, 2014BAGELS. They do overdo the cream cheese some, but they're cheap and they have a ton of flavors. The pumpernickel with peanut butter or everything with lox spread and cucumber are great choices.- ELSA AND MEMay 8, 2013Bushwick, you're starting to get to us. We love this cafe just by the Morgan Ave stop and Hello to today's cappuccino - sooo good!
- emma tangorenSeptember 14, 2014staff is super nice and friendly. they have great chai & bagels are good too. cash only, but atm towards the back.
PAt B resingDecember 2, 2012The bathrooms are in the back hallway. Grab the key by the bussing table. If there is a guy blowing his nose for a long time in the bathroom don't worry, he will come out soon.
Vivian KongApril 9, 2016CASH ONLY (no bank in sight, lots of sketchy ATMs though). Otherwise, great coffee and bites, lovely place to work from, wi-fi is great, lots of outlets.
Margherita B.April 25, 2016Nice laid back atmosphere. They have wifi too, so you can bring your laptop for some work
Yvonne TntJune 29, 2014Pretty sure Edgar Allan Poe would have hung out here! Great cold press Iced coffee with soy milk. Free wifi. Dim and cool inside.
Carlo LlacarJanuary 25, 2016To get bagels, you gotta be there early, like before 10am. WiFi is a bit spotty, but there's room to work there compared to the other cafes
Jacob FordFebruary 8, 2022Note the mountain and hooks for ships left over from Tripoli (now in the basement).
- Christine EstimaJuly 6, 2012free wifi, amazing street art/graffiti/designer community in the heart of the best part of brooklyn - bushwick!
Best coffee in the neighborhood. Grab a bagel while you're at it.
Elevine BergeSeptember 9, 2014Ok place to work, but pretty dark. Ok bagels too, and good coffees, but the vegan oat cookie sandwich to go is indeed a sugary win.
Antonio RiversSeptember 24, 2014mango muffin is delicious. too bad they always serve you in a cup to go even though you are staying
Super Americanos! There's always a great selection of cookies for those so inclined.
Alexandra FanningNovember 10, 2016Coffee is good - not sure if this is the greatest place to work from but so many people do it
The corn muffins are buttery & particularly delicious. Especially at the end of the day when they're free. I *heart* Swallow.
Miguel SabogalSeptember 18, 2012The theater seats at the far end of the room parallel to the counter stop being comfortable after about 2 hours.
Gino BalaccoFebruary 27, 2012One of the best brewed coffee 'round. French press, great design. Wep key : swallowcafe.
Cannot beat their French pressed coffee. I get it every morning.
Linh NguyënOctober 9, 2014Okay espresso. Kudos for using bottomless portafilters. Thumbs down for channeling.
Local wifi cafe providing artists with endless opportunity for aimless Facebook scrolling fun
Manasee DesaiMay 24, 2012Vegan chocolate chip cookies are soft and filled with chocolate on the inside
Emily ChamblissNovember 12, 2011Baristas are bitchy but they usually run out of bagels later than cafe Orwell down the street. This is my last resort coffee shop.
Devon MaloneyAugust 21, 2011the ladies behind the bar have impeccable taste in music. tip 'em extra!
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- 7.3
"Cute place and good to-go coffee! My soya latte was one of the best I've had in the neighbourhood."
Marta Majewska - 8.4
"Incredible hipster watching and creamy cappuccinos. Often good local art on the wall for sale (inc. awesome renditions of The Wire characters)."
Carine Carmy - 7.7
"Super tasty toasted cheese sandwiches for cheap."
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