Specialty coffee in New York

Eight shops that outlasted the third-wave churn, from the West Village to Bushwick.

Bookmarks

1. Devoción

   5/5

   Beans flown in green from Bogotá; the skylit back room is half the draw.

   Devoción, Brooklyn

2. Sey Coffee

   5/5

   Bright, light roasts with no apology, in a Bushwick room that makes you stay.

   Sey Coffee, Brooklyn

3. Abraço

   5/5

   Standing room, olive oil cake and espresso with an opinion since 2007.

   Abraço, New York

4. Café Grumpy

   4/5

   The Greenpoint original of a hometown roaster that never went corporate.

   Café Grumpy, Brooklyn

5. Joe Coffee

   4/5

   The Waverly Place shoebox that taught the Village to expect better espresso.

   Joe Coffee, New York

6. Variety Coffee Roasters

   4/5

   Big mugs, serious drip, zero showroom energy — a neighborhood room.

   Variety Coffee Roasters, Brooklyn

7. Everyman Espresso

   4/5

   The cortado is the order; the baristas talk extraction only if you start.

   Everyman Espresso, New York

8. Birch Coffee

   4/5

   Flatiron regulars’ room with a shelf of borrowable books and a steady house roast.

   Birch Coffee, New York