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Chocolatte on Franklin Avenue. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.CROWN HEIGHTS — A bearded, fedora-clad gentlemen, his blank eyes staring out from behind dark-rimmed glasses, watches over the clientele at Chocolatte [https://www.choco-latte.com/] at 800 Franklin Avenue. The bearded dude is the shop’s logo – and, in a way, its mascot,
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE – Just off of the Bay Ridge Avenue R stop, you will find Blend Coffee + CoWork [https://www.facebook.com/blendbayridge/]. Right now, at least from the outside, it is a little unassuming—signs and lights are still being installed, but the story behind its origin is anything but.
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The art adorning the front of Rose Wolf Coffee was done by a local artist, recommended by the owner’s family tattoo artist (Paul Stremple/Bklyner)Walk into Rose Wolf Coffee on any given morning and the first thing that hits you is the smell of fresh-baked pastries. As in,
Food & Drink
WILLIAMSBURG – For a moment on Monday afternoon, the bake shop smelled as much like caulking as it did cookies, as contractors worked quickly to get the newest Ovenly [http://www.oven.ly/] outpost ready for its soft opening. Employees and owners alike worked to fix flowers, arrange chairs and set
Central Brooklyn
Creme and Cocoa is an ice cream shop and a family affair (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS – Duck into Creme and Cocoa from a trip down Nostrand Ave and you’re in an oasis—a well lit, simple shop, with friendly people and delicious treats. Owners Omar and Astrid
Food & Drink
SHEEPSHEAD BAY — If you’re looking for a coffee on your way down Sheepshead Bay Road, there are myriad options, from the quotidian bodega cup of joe to the artisanal, third wave cafe. Whether you’re looking to sip and stroll along the water off Emmons Ave, post up and
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Windsor Coffee, 144 East 4th Street. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)On Saturday, a quiet, residential Windsor Terrace street got a lot brighter with the debut of Windsor Coffee, a new cafe on East 4th Street near Fort Hamilton Parkway. And despite the gloomy rain on opening day, more than
Food & Drink
Clever Blend located at 97 5th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Ciao bella! A bright, welcoming coffee shop has moved into the 97 5th Avenue corner storefront vacated by Gorilla Coffee in January [/caffeine-buzz-gorilla-coffee-to-shutter-5th-avenue-location-in-january/]. Luca Tesconi and Andrea Alimonta launched Clever Blend [https://www.facebook.com/cleverblendcoffee/] on Saturday,
Food & Drink
Mirror Tea House, 575 Union Street (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Blink and you might miss it. Along the busy strip leading to the bridge over the Gowanus Canal is the non-descript storefront of Mirror Tea House [https://www.mirrorinthewoods.com/]. Marked only by a minimal wooden sign hanging from a
Food & Drink
Everyman Espresso (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Three neon signs on the front window say it all—”Damn Fine Coffee.” Everyman Espresso [http://www.everymanespresso.com/], a bright and cheerful new coffee shop, opened up Wednesday morning in the former Venticinque Cafe space at 162 5th Avenue (between Douglass and
Food & Drink
Dot & Line owners Bart Rozyk and Amber Eltaieb are expecting their first baby in May (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Are you tired of being served a splash of ‘tude with your morning latte? Then pay a visit to Dot & Line [http://www.dotandlinebk.com/], a new coffee
Food & Drink
Some institutions endure. (Courtesy BKLYNER/Justin Fox)My soul quivered, my head throbbed, and my tummy rumbled. I meandered to Tom’s Restaurant [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toms-Restaurant/117495804935720?fref=ts](782 Washington Avenue, between Sterling Place and St. John’s Place) on yesterday’s gray, wet morning that
Nonsponsored
Photo via erin / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/chocolatemaltedshakes/6320658792/in/photolist-aCx2DJ-6tGxHT-dYU1nN-71YWnf-nC5k7T-dyqFdu-9gLnbh-9iVfVn-7hHgvw-bM8ynk-8UfQiD-9ikLs4-o1qutR-8EAmHs-6M9j2f-93LQgv-6M9iKU-bwFCpZ-73dG5h-9Sp4Pt-eRDT7P-BPKfo-8LFFsz-ad7efP-ahkS3o-dXkbQs-cmhdYG-jf7gsD-3bvYrL-8bcZf7-hcG185-ad6Zj8-6SDnt1-cWFMYL-cdeZyd-dSHN3F-o4n4m9-8kTZkK-6M9ano-9rS5LR-77M2eC-5MLfvw-chNKoE-78PTxe-BPKhe-8yd9qL-4gJJQP-r13vZE-v5tX1V-dXRB82r] Well, Park Slope caffeinated community, it looks
Food & Drink
It’s getting colder out and it’s time to warm up to a hot cup of coffee in your favorite local cafe. But which neighborhood coffee joint has the best joe? We want you guys to decide. [socialpoll id=”2397979″]
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The interior of Blue Bottle is coming to life. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Right on the heels of our recent large mug of caffeine announcement [/blog/business/no-caffeine-withdrawal-for-park-slope-new-starbucks-everyman-espresso-and-uptown-roasters-coming-this-fall/] s, Blue Bottle Coffee [https://bluebottlecoffee.com/] is planning to join Park Slope this Fall. A spokesperson told us
Business
Photo via everymanespresso [https://www.instagram.com/p/BBp7R2LBZpk/?taken-by=everymanespresso&hl=en]The founders of the ubiquitous coffee outlet once considered the name “Pequod” to name their future coffee empire. “Then they decided no one would want to drink a cup of ‘Pee-quod’,” reported the Seattle Post-Intelligencer [http: