The 15 Best Places for Espresso in New York City

Sabrina F: Smooth espresso, tasty sandwiches and quite possibly one of the best chocolate chip cookies in the city.

Jenn Zhang: Amazing espresso aside; also serves doughnuts from DOUGH !

Chelsea Balkan: #fabuLIST #dubiDO one of the best spots to grab a coffee in the area and relax after shopping. Love the flat white and latte. Seats are limited.

Alexa Jane Brooks: Delicious cortado. Great quality coffee. Grab a cookie and snag a seat. Mirrors are special. Cool set up with interesting (but limited) seating.

Dan Holm: Ice coffee is amazing with a espresso shot poured on top. Perfect for a hot summer day.

Dr Foodie: Best cuppuccino & espresso I've ever tasted by far in USA, Europe, & MiddleEast 🍼☕️

Jacob Briars: Come early to avoid the queue, and get espresso, it's good and fast. The apple juice is also incredible

Justin Ordoveza: Great espresso. The lobby next door is a great place I enjoy. The baristas are colorful characters and the patrons are equally interesting.

Gustavo Ferreira: Espresso, cappuccino and latte with almond milk are the best ones I've tasted in my life anywhere. Keep up guys!

Djaniella D.: One if my favorite iced lattes around! Hold back on the sugar - the latte is milky, smooth, and has just the right flavor on its own. Highly recommend!

Zara: The best latte - or coffee, period - I've ever had. The croissant was delicious as well.

Wesley Bliss: Great, strong coffee and espresso, but a bit over roasted and dark for some. Lattes on draft!

Kevin L: Sweet Jesus! Their soy lattes are amazing!

Geoffroy Bablon: One of the best lattes I've had, give it a try!

Peggy Li: Friendly baristas and great lattes. Minimal seating, but the window seats are great for reading (though not working on a laptop) or people-watching on a nice day.

Matthew Spector: The outpost of the Hugh Jackman-owned coffee chain; fantastic flat whites and a solid drip coffee too.

Eden B: I had the mocha coffee and it was one of the best I've ever had!

naveen: a great espresso and lovely outdoor seating for a meeting as well, courtesy of Street Seats. https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/streetseats.shtml

Mika Takahashi: Very nice staff! The pour over coffee is great and the jasmine matcha and lavender lattes are divine. Right across the street from Wicked!

Gaby Kirschner: If you want an unsweetened (but still delicious) latte, ask for the jasmine matcha latte without the jasmine

Tricia Tanguy: The lavender latte is divine!! The Earl Grey cream puff is also delicious. You can't go wrong here!

Travis Bogosian: Espresso bar means Delicious espresso drinks. The coffee pales in comparison (don't get if).

Jenn Schwartz: Fantastic cappuccino, buttery pastries, chill playlist. Only qualm: very few outlets.

Maria Nardone: Best Capp in the world. Consistent and delish!

JC: Once again another great latte abraco being a small being a small coffee shop can suprize you with their latte and cappuccino great coffee !

Kris Concepcion: Really good latte. Get one of their cakes while drinking your coffee.

Anna James: Lattes and cured olive oil cookies are heavenly. Even their cortado and buckwheat cake are amazing.

Jwow: One of the best espressos and coffee shops in the city! They serve Counter Culture Coffee and offer a punch card for returning customers!

Liang Shi: Great lattes and cortados, Dough doughnuts, strong wifi and outlets along the benches.

Cassidy: My favorite latte in the city. Don't sleep on the pastries either - they stick Dough donuts and insanely good croissants.

Gennady Barsky: Delicious pastries and deconstructed latte is great!

Chad Horner: different "projects" that offer a unique coffee experience: this is the nitro cold brew, and the original "project #1" is the deconstructed latte. it's cool!

Noah Weiss: Great espresso. The $7 deconstructed latte is worth doing at least once in your life. Tasty chai latte, too.

Culinary Librarian: Amazingly consistent espresso beverages, no matter who makes it. That's saying a lot for any coffee shop

Alexandros C: This little place serves one of the best cappuccino in town!! Loved it!!

Erika Grijalva: Great espresso from intelligentsia. The grilled cheese w tomato is a great quick meal.

Ethan C: So much better than the one in ACE hotel. Cozy and spacious with good number of seats. Amazing espresso drinks. The back bar is for the coffee experts!!

Lori Luo: A spacious, modern coffee shop with a decent number of tables and seats for guests. Get the excellent cold brew, or one of their lattes or macchiatos.

Maren Elizabeth: One of the best macchiatos (and croissants in the city). Cute location tucked away in a side street but a stone's throw from the W4th street station and the East Side.

Buzz Andersen: I believe this is the most consistently excellent cappuccino I've had in NYC.

Douglas Elliman: A chill and quiet spot, perfect for studying and reading. Although the décor and menu are minimalistic, their coffee is brewed to absolute perfection. The baked goods went perfectly with our espresso.

Ashley Rose: You can't go wrong with any espresso drink here. Iced coffee for the summer if you're into that sort of thing. And always a pastry

Roger Schonfeld: Iced coffee is on draught all summer. Fantastic espresso drinks. Good filter brew. Balthazar pastries. Limited lovely seating. Friendly staff.

Connie Chiu: The latte is so good, so creamy. The space is very adorable and unique but small. It's a bit on the pricey side.

Melisa: Great lattes and iced coffee. Very quaint, peaceful and tiny (6 seats total!) No wi-fi...which makes this place a serious coffee shop :) So excited to finally have a gourmet coffee shop in the hood!