Mule Cafe
A nice place to sit and do work during the afternoon. Sometimes it gets so crowded that you can't get a seat, though.
Cocoa Bar
From the site: during the day, cocoa bar is the perfect place to read a book, or surf the free WiFi. Hang out with friends, meet with a business associate or colleague, enjoy the art exhibits or take a nap on the comfortable lounge chairs.
Teany
Cash only.
Tea Spot
Tea Spot boasts over 80 different varieties of tea from all over the world, plus free WiFi that actually works.
Think Coffee
While pride in organic, fair trade coffee isn't exactly original, this spacious spot near NYU is a relaxing place to hang out. Their coffee is very good, too.
Gorilla Coffee
A popular hipster hang out with really good, fresh roasted coffees and properly prepared cappuccino.
Palo Santo
A nice Latin bistro in Park Slope that doubles as a coffeehouse during off-peak hours.
Doma
A quiet spot to study or do some work. The art exhibits on the walls change every so often, giving the place a little variety.
Read Cafe
Just a block from the Bedford Ave L stop, The Read bookshop and bakery has a large selection of teas, coffees, and pastries -- all baked on the premises.
Boerum Hill Food Company
A nice neighborhood brunch place that serves Gorrilla Coffee and assorted other to-go items
17 Bleecker
This cafe doesn't have a sign, just a nondescript blue awning above the entrance.
Prospect Perk Cafe
A tiny, family-run neighborhood spot with free WiFi and a very reasonably priced menu
Ini Ani Espresso & Wine Bar
An old fortune teller’s parlor converted into an intimate space, intriguingly decorated with over 25,000 strips of corrugated cardboard and a wall of 479 cast plaster coffee cup lids. Ini Ani touts a charming escape through "robust coffee, exotic teas, eclectic wines, and delicious edibles".
The Bean Coffee & Tea
A vast selection of 23 coffee blends that are ground to order for your personal French press.
Naidre's
"Walking into Naidre's is like walking into your favorite television show, but never having to sit through any 'very special' episodes. Naidre's is the place you meet the girl you've been seeing in the neighborhood for a few weeks now. It's the place with that cute boy who makes a killer latte."
--Naidre's website
Naidre's
"Walking into Naidre's is like walking into your favorite television show, but never having to sit through any 'very special' episodes. Naidre's is the place you meet the girl you've been seeing in the neighborhood for a few weeks now. It's the place with that cute boy who makes a killer latte."
--Naidre's website
The Coffee Den
A nice, modern coffee shop that's kid-friendly. Along with coffee and an assortment of other standard cafe items, Coffee Den has toys in the back to occupy your kids while you surf the free WiFi.
Alt.Coffee
Probably what you could call a dive coffeehouse, Alt.Coffee features kitschy decorations and novelties for sale, but also free WiFi, coffee and comfy chairs. Beware, though -- the staff has been known to scold people for pugging in their laptops...
Heights Coffee
Free Internet access, a selection of wines and beers, and bi-weekly jazz evenings make this a great place to hang out or study.
Tea Lounge
The perfect place to go if you're doing an anthropological study of Park Slope. Come by in the morning for yuppy mothers and housekeepers with their babies in strollers. Stroll in at the crack of noon and you'll begin to see writers and other creatives typing away on their Mac laptops, and after work you'll see more yuppies and hipsters sipping free-leaf tea, wine and beer in the relaxed and social day care center / bar / lounge.
Really, though, this place is pretty cool.
Apropos Cafe
This new spot in Park Slope features a modern interior design and monthly wine tastings. It's open early, so it's a good place to grab a cup on the way to work.
Lotus Lounge
A nice coffeehouse & bar in the heart of the Lower East Side serves up nicely made cappuccino and other coffee drinks, with a nice assortment of beers on tap. You decide whether it's a coffeehouse or bar first.
Freeze Peach
A down-to-earth neighborhood spot with comfortable couches and an extensive selection of tea. If you don't have a laptop, you can use one of the PCs that line the wall.
DT-UT
This nice Upper East Side hangout serves up a variety of well-prepared coffee and chocolate drinks. They also have happy hour on weekdays. Serves alcohol.
88 Orchard
A nice place to relax, with an interesting lineup of cafe sandwiches.
Casa
What started as an affiliate of Cupcake Cafe down the block is now a big, comfortable space with lots of room to hang out, do some work or surf the web at one of the large tables while sipping some premium La Colombe Torrefaction coffee.
Saurin Parke Cafe
A traditional cafe-bar created in the spirit of the classic artists' haunts of France. Newer, hipper and more expensive than its cousin Hungarian Pastry Shop, Saurin Parke serves a blend of Costa Rican and French roast coffees in giant mugs.
Phoebe's Cafe
According to Free Williamsburg, it's the only hipster coffee shop on the Graham Stop. Whether you choose to believe this is at your discretion ;-). Phoebe's is more famous for the food than the coffee.
Lonelyville Coffee
Lonelyville has their own locally-roasted blend, pastries from the city’s finest bakeries, and baristas who trained at the Seattle Barista Academy.
Crossroads Cafe
Free wireless Internet, comfortable seating and a casual modern ambiance make this a good spot to hang out in the neighborhood. It has a bucket of kids toys, board games and even dog treats.
Juan Valdez Cafe
This branch of Juan Valdez features a sleek modern interior and features the standard set of espresso drinks, plus some Latin favorites like cafe cubano and cafe con leche.
The Perch Cafe
The Perch Cafe is a beautiful and hip Park Slope hangout that serves up ridiculously good coffee, sandwiches and desserts and attracts a wide range of customers, from singing toddlers at the afternoon kids' show in the back, to literary types flocking to hear a great reading on a Tuesday night. There is a busy entertainment schedule: check their MySpace.
McNally Robinson Booksellers
A small tea & coffee place inside a book store. See their website for a list of special events.
Esparks Coffee
A brand new cafe in Astoria clearly modeled on Starbucks, only without the corporate megalomania of the latter. Good coffee, free wifi, and a warm vibe.
Wassi Coffee Lounge
A new, smallish cafe that offers wifi and pretty good coffee and treats. Nice, neighborhood hang-out vibe, and friendly waitresses. Good locale.
Zanny's Cafe
Zanny's offers a great cup of joe, but shorter hours than you might expect. Most famous for its Wednesday night film series and accompanying prix fixe dinner & drink special. It's a laid back reading room, live cabaret, and offbeat theatre. All at once, of course.
'sNice
A relaxed West Village coffee shop with free wifi, but a short supply of outlets to plug into. So if you're coming to do some work on your computer, make sure you have a good battery.
Cafe Sutra Espresso & Dessert Lounge
A nice coffee & dessert lounge with comfortable couches, a patio in the summer, and wifi. What more could you ask for?
Atlas Cafe
Atlas Cafe is perfectly located for people-watching. The floor-to-ceiling windows along two walls of the cafe let in a ton of light too, so it's a fun place to sit and relax over a cappuccino, which is well made...
As a plus, if you go before around 2:00 on a weekend, it's easy to find a seat -- unlike most coffee shops in less densely-hipsterized areas.
Blue Spoon
Lot's of people claim that Blue Spoon has the best espresso in town. They brew Intelligentsia coffee and serve fresh gourmet pastries from Crumbs, made-to-order sandwiches. All this with a clean décor and a friendly staff.
The Nascent
A self-proclaimed "sanctuary for the mind," The Nascent is a relatively new cafe in Bourum Hill that serves pastries from Red Hook's Baked and food items from Lucious in Park Slope. Also features art by local artists.
Gizzi's Coffee
A classic coffee bar with a warm vibe, featuring over 30 types of coffees from around the world.
Cake Shop
A cafe with lots of vegan items and a large record store area. Find CDs, records,
cassettes, small press comics & zines, DVDs, magazines, books, and other assorted oddities to go along with your coffee and wifi.
Bis. Co. Latte
This Hell's Kitchen coffee shop and bakery prides itself on hand-made biscotti, complemented by colorful decor.
Red Horse Cafe
This Park Slope spot has a sort of ski lodge feel to it. Regular movie nights, good coffee and comfortable couches will lure you in, and small touches like coffee ice cubes for cold drinks (instead of water) prove that they've put a lot of effort into the experience.
Roasting Plant
Founded by former Starbucks exec, Roasting Plant brings every aspect of coffeemaking under one roof--from roasting raw beans to grinding, blending, and brewing beverages on demand, at the moment of peak flavor.
Vox Pop
Part bookstore, coffee bar, Sunday BBQ, performance space, instant publishing center, community center, Vox Pop is sort of a live blog, with tons of atmosphere and cultural vitality.
Pecan
A relaxed Tribeca cafe that's good for sitting around and studying plugging in.
Green Apple Cafe
A traditional cafe conveniently located near Fort Greene Park.
Communitea
Featuring a wide selection of teas, coffees and sandwiches.
Ashbox
A great place to work and chat at the northernmost end of Brooklyn.
Brown Cafe
A posh cafe among the general sliminess of Chinatown/Lower East Side border.
Outpost Lounge
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Jou Jou Cafe
Frequented by Columbia Presbyterian hospital staff from across the street, this 24 hour place complements its free wifi with a strange vibe. The constant ambulance noise also plays against the cheesy top 40 soundtrack.
Pecan
A relaxed Tribeca cafe that's good for sitting around and studying plugging in.
Soleil Coffee House
Soleil is a nice, elegant new cafe on Astoria Blvd featuring a wide selection of teas and a nice vibe.
