A short subway ride away from mid town Manhattan, we ventured to visit a true gem in Brooklyn: BKG Coffee Roasters just South of Wlliamsburg. Google maps: The area is perfect for exploring, and fortunately has a very different vibe from Williamsburg – not many Zara stores or Peter Luger’s in sight. The cafe is… Read More BKG Coffee Brooklyn – get away from the crowds
A few steps from the Highline park in New York, there is a good alternative to the many (and gigantic) Starbucks in Chelsea: Terremoto Coffee. Google maps: Naturally integrated in a small side street, they also have some seats outside to enjoy the beautiful spring day. And the construction zone should be gone soon –… Read More Terremoto Coffee NY – Jasmine punch, not cheap
In Manhattan there is surely no shortage of places to have specialty coffee. Great for us – more to discover! This time: Optimistic Cafe. Google maps: The place is small and pour-over coffee was not even on the menu. But the barista still offered to make some for us – with beans from La Colombe… Read More Optimistic Cafe NY – make it a thing
Tucked into one of many office buildings in downtown Bellevue, Washington, is Fika House Kafé. Using the Swedish word Fika, which means quite literally a place to have coffee. Google maps: We were probably the first customers early in the morning and everything was still moving at a ‘wake up pace’, but was ready to… Read More Fika House Kafé Bellevue – pickle jar vs. coffee
Strolling through New York’s East Village, we tried the second outlet of Third Rail Coffee. Google maps: The colorful menu on the wall sounded very promising and we chose the Idido, which – like all pour-overs here – is brewed on a Chemex. The start was solid: All components were rinsed to make sure they’re… Read More Third Rail Coffee East Village – another lonely Chemex