This should keep you busy

A few people wanted to know where exactly did I go for a coffee in NYC. I’m not going to compone a coffee map of my own this time as there’s a lot better one, the one I pretty much followed. New York Times’ coffee guy Oliver Strand has produced this somewhat comprehensive map so check it out! For the iPhone users there’s a downloadable app Scoop, also maintained by mr. Strand.

Here’s a few photos and a list of the places I went to:

Ground Support on West Broadway. Serves Intelli, the coffee wasn’t that special though.

Waiting for breakfast at Bubby’s. Apparently known for its pies but should be known for the coffee. Very well executed espresso and delicious pour over of Ritual’s Kenya.

Tasting flight of three coffees at Cafe Grumpy in Chelsea. Coffees were alright but the service was a little too grumpy…

Forgot the name of this place. Somewhere in Brooklyn…

This was unfamiliar coffee to me. Had a pretty decent Clever of the PNG in a cafe just next to the Mast Brothers factory.

Northern Spy. Lovely food and great beer, too.

Shake Shack. The burger was as good as hyped but the fries were a disappointment. I only had to queue for about 20 min…

WHERE SHOULD YOU DEFINITELY GO TO (and where I went):

- RBC NYC

- Bluebird Coffee Shop

-Abraço

-Cafe Grumpy (several locations)

- Ground Support

- Joe (several locations)

- Ninth Street Espresso (several locations)

- Southside Coffee

- Stumptown (coffee bar at the Ace Hotel and roastery in Red Hook, Brooklyn that’s open only on weekends)

- Third Rail Coffee

Forgive me not including addresses or websites for these coffee shops. You can find all you need in the NYT coffee map.

Here’s a few great places other than coffee:

- Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream - delicous ice cream and supposedly great coffee, too (Intelly).

- Bubby’s - a 24/7 diner with good coffee, breakfast, pies and cocktails. Tried them all.

- The Spotted Pig – probably the only Michelin-starred gastro pub in the world. Walk ins -only. Amazing burger for a very decent price.

- Northern Spy – This bohemian hipstery restaurant is not located in Queens (haha) but in East Village. Great seasonal ingredients, increadibly pleasing food and good beers. Walk-ins only.

- Shake Shack – Legendary burgers in the Madison Square Garden. Be prepared to wait. Really good burgers and shakes, not very good fries.

- Mast Brothers – Really good chocolate. That’s it.

- Fort Defiance – Super cosy new hipster kids meet the old hippies -restaurant close the the Stumptown roastery in Red Hook. Lunch here and coffee at Stumptown (although they take their coffee seriously here, too). Nice beers, good food and great ginger beer/drink.