Comments on: Top 5 coffee shops in New York City http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/ It's our business where you sleep! Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:02:14 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alfred http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 Alfred Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:14:01 +0000 http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/#comment-2230 I live on 87th Street and I've never seen any of these. I need to start paying more attention. I live on 87th Street and I’ve never seen any of these. I need to start paying more attention.

]]> By: anjeeta http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-356 anjeeta Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:19:58 +0000 http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/#comment-356 Thats so true what you say about Starbucks..I moved to NYC two years ago and hardly ever visit one ..my current favorite is M.Rohrs, especially now in the spring when you can sit under the skylight in the back room and have a chinwag with a friend over a cuppa and some delicious brownie shots..next time you are in nyc you have to check it out.. Thats so true what you say about Starbucks..I moved to NYC two years ago and hardly ever visit one ..my current favorite is M.Rohrs, especially now in the spring when you can sit under the skylight in the back room and have a chinwag with a friend over a cuppa and some delicious brownie shots..next time you are in nyc you have to check it out..

]]> By: moi http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-355 moi Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:13:37 +0000 http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/#comment-355 In response to Alison Dublin's comment of 3/18/08 about NYC coffee shops, Yes, Cafe Reggio is great. That would be my idea of a perfect coffee shop still, and I haven't been in it for over 5 years. I remember one called Dante Cafe in NYC that served perfect espresso and delicious treats. It's still around (caffe-dante.com) After visiting Rome this past summer, Dante Cafe was so much like the Italian coffee shops in atmosphere, really a great place to go. I don't 'get' the obsession with Starbucks and I live in Seattle! Yes, Starbucks is 'consistently' good and the same in almost every store, they look similar, too. So for people who don't like change or something 'new' it's perfect. For the rest of us, give us some coffee shops with soul. The demise of Starbucks will be it's greedy sameness, and I think it's already started to decline in some cities here in the U.S. the novelty has worn off. In response to Alison Dublin’s comment of 3/18/08 about NYC coffee shops, Yes, Cafe Reggio is great. That would be my idea of a perfect coffee shop still, and I haven’t been in it for over 5 years. I remember one called Dante Cafe in NYC that served perfect espresso and delicious treats. It’s still around (caffe-dante.com) After visiting Rome this past summer, Dante Cafe was so much like the Italian coffee shops in atmosphere, really a great place to go. I don’t ‘get’ the obsession with Starbucks and I live in Seattle! Yes, Starbucks is ‘consistently’ good and the same in almost every store, they look similar, too. So for people who don’t like change or something ‘new’ it’s perfect. For the rest of us, give us some coffee shops with soul. The demise of Starbucks will be it’s greedy sameness, and I think it’s already started to decline in some cities here in the U.S. the novelty has worn off.

]]> By: alison dubin http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-274 alison dubin Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:27:11 +0000 http://www.venere.com/blog/new-york-coffee-shops/#comment-274 Greenwich Village which once had a big Italian population has old coffee cafes. I'm not certain how many are still in business. I encountered many of these in the 80's. The stand-out for me is Cafe Reggio on MacDougal St., a few blocks south of Washington Square. I think it's been around since the 20's. It has charming, raffish, old world ambiance. They serve the various styles of Italian coffee and pastries. They also have a selection of loose leaf teas. I'm sure they are still there. There's also Veniero's on East 11th St and Cafe Lalo on the upper west side. In fact, there are plenty of places in NYC which are more comfortable & interesting than Starbuck's. I've wondered why they are so popular. The only advantage I can see is they are so ubiquitous. Greenwich Village which once had a big Italian population has old coffee cafes. I’m not certain how many are still in business. I encountered many of these in the 80’s.

The stand-out for me is Cafe Reggio on MacDougal St., a few blocks south of Washington Square. I think it’s been around since the 20’s. It has charming, raffish, old world ambiance. They serve the various styles of Italian coffee and pastries. They also have a selection of loose leaf teas. I’m sure they are still there.

There’s also Veniero’s on East 11th St and Cafe Lalo on the upper west side. In fact, there are plenty of places in NYC which are more comfortable & interesting than Starbuck’s. I’ve wondered why they are so popular. The only advantage I can see is they are so ubiquitous.

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