culture vulture.

fancy.

check out culture espresso bar yesterday.like so many cafes in nyc they serve intelligentsia's black cat espresso.i ordered a soy macchiato-it had a really nice and dark,thick and syrupy crema that dominated the drink,and not too much soy milk,so the bitter-sweet molasses taste of the espresso wasn't overshadowed which was great,since macchiatos are sometimes almost too milky and sweet for a macchiato,impo.i'll definitely be going back,i was informed that they're gonna start using the siphon and molitas on display. for brewed coffees eventually.

speaking of black cat espresso...


soy cortado
southside coffee,brooklyn

a)really good-intelli black cat,really thick foam-it had a really fruity,dried apricot aftertaste(surprising for black cat) and a really rich mouth feel.
b)most charming and funny barista ever maybe.
c)he was listening to a broken social scene live album.geeze.





and if yr in new york,please note...



cafe grumpy's current guest espresso is from ritual coffee roasters,'high striker' and is excellent.i've been to ritual many times,so was excited to try it out at grumpy,and man oh man-.super short triple ristrettos,really cinnamon-y and a bit chocolate-y.i guess i could be crazy and say it had a similar profile to mexican hot chocolate.


saturday evening.


sunday morning.


sunday afternoon.


get it while you can.

pdx in nyc.

last monday the very first stumptown cafe finally opened in the new ace hotel lobby.i remember hearing about how this was supposed to open when i was actually staying in portland back in february,and they planned to open in april.anywhoo,having been to all of the stumptown cafes in portland and having had amazing stumptown drinks at barista,the albina press,fresh pot,sweetpea bakery and others,i was really curious to see how it would taste here,especially since all the stumptown i've had so far in new york has been in the range of mediocre to really gross.



well,it was really good.
really,really good.probably because of the really good baristas working there who mainly moved from pdx themselves in the past few months,but nonetheless,it was very solid.
i had an espresso(really straightforward and punchy with a little vanilla aftertaste)
and a soy macchiato(not too complex,but very strong,roasty,and a bit caramel-ish).



i got excited about the hotel,too.it's JUST like ace hotel portland but multiplied by 100.huge waiting room,photobooth,taxidermy,long desks in middle for laptop/whatever use(didn't bring mine,worked on drawing work)was there for 1.5 hours,,everyone was so so so so so hip/old fashioned-y dressed/eurotrash













oh,and i went back the next morning,just to try it out again...




oh,i found my stamp card from portland...
their french press brewed coffee of the day.
juicy and fruity.gonna be pretty hard to hate on if they keep having great coffee...

third times a charm.

soy macchiato



today was my third time visiting third rail coffee near nyu.they serve intelligentsia coffees,and straight up black cat.each time has been really consistent;the macchiato was a bit fruit-ier tasting than usual today,and i was informed that it was because they just cleaned the machines and therefore there was a lack of syrup-y "steak sauce" taste to the espresso.i can't even imagine what steak sauce tastes like right now.

previous:









chemex action.


and a cute,milk chocolate-y cortado on my first visit.


today was also my third time and day in a row going to abraco for espresso.that place is magic.




zomg.

hi;a view of things to come

hi there;i live in nyc now and have been drinking really really incredible coffee.and i say that coming from the pacific northwest.here's a look at where i've been so far,and there's been a lot of coffee shops.

gimme!coffee in soho:

first espresso off the plane.dark,super chocolate-y,smoky,awesome.


first gibraltar ever.and not the last.

el beit in williamsburg:

serving 49th parallel-i had better the morning pervious in vancouver.

think coffee on bowery:

medicore.whatever.

9th street espresso in chelsea market:


on 10th street:


on 9th street:


variety in williamsburg:

stumptown in nyc.meh.

kaffe 1668:


third rail coffee:



chemex.zomg.

blue spoon cafe:

craziest,thickest,macchiato ever.and it was good.

gorilla coffee:

kinda really burnt.

cafe grumpy park slope:


greenpoint:


chelsea:


oslo coffee on metropolitan:


everyman espresso:

awesome.

cafe pedlar:


ground support:


ost:




abraco:

ho-ly-oh-my-ga-wd.aaaah.

anyways,i've been to most of these places more than once,some not-lots of pictures,some words,maybe reviews.yay!