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Kosher Coffee Shop Chocolatte Comes to Franklin Avenue

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 at 800 Franklin Avenue. The bearded dude is the shop’s logo – and, in a way, its mascot, woven into Chocolatte-brand hats,

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Blend Coffee + CoWork Brings Community to Bay Ridge

BAY RIDGE – Just off of the Bay Ridge Avenue R stop, you will find Blend Coffee + CoWork. 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. Justin Mattera is a pastor,

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Rose Wolf Coffee Opens in East Williamsburg

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,

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Ovenly Opens 4th Outpost In Williamsburg

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 outpost ready for its soft opening. Employees and owners alike worked to fix flowers, arrange chairs and set out cookies as one

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Creme and Cocoa: Caribbean Flavors from Childhood Memories

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

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Sheepshead Bay Road Sips

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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Bite Of The Day: Coffee & Biscuits At Windsor Terrace’s Newest Cafe

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

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Clever Blend Takes Over Old Gorilla Coffee Space

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. Luca Tesconi and Andrea Alimonta launched Clever Blend on Saturday, April 8. The café merges classic

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Zen And The Art Of Nel Drip Coffee

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. Marked only by a minimal wooden sign hanging from a white sandwich board frame

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Everyman Espresso: Damn Fine Coffee

Everyman Espresso (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Three neon signs on the front window say it all—”Damn Fine Coffee.” Everyman Espresso, a bright and cheerful new coffee shop, opened up Wednesday morning in the former Venticinque Cafe space at 162 5th Avenue (between Douglass and DeGraw Streets). This is

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Dot & Line: An Elevated Mom & Pop Coffee Shop Minus the Pretense

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, a new coffee shop at 253 Bergen

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Dining Review: Tom’s Restaurant Of Prospect Heights Soothes Your Soul-Quivering Self

Some institutions endure. (Courtesy BKLYNER/Justin Fox)My soul quivered, my head throbbed, and my tummy rumbled. I meandered to Tom’s Restaurant (782 Washington Avenue, between Sterling Place and St. John’s Place) on yesterday’s gray, wet morning that came after a sleepless night. Tom’s, a diner

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Blue Bottle Says Their Park Slope Cafe Will Open On Thursday

Photo via erin / flickrWell, Park Slope caffeinated community, it looks like the genie is finally going to appear. This Thursday, that is. After years of being in a holding pattern, Blue Bottle Coffee has officially announced its opening date for November 10 at 203 7th Avenue, at the corner of

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POLL: Who Has The Best Coffee In Sheepshead Bay? You Decide

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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Blue Bottle Says Genie Will Finally Be Let Out This Fall

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 announcements, Blue Bottle Coffee is planning to join Park Slope this Fall. A spokesperson told us the company is “aiming” for an opening

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No Caffeine Withdrawal For Park Slope: New Starbucks, Everyman Espresso, And Uptown Roasters Coming This Fall

Photo via everymanespressoThe 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 in an article about how Starbucks got its name. So you can breath

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Venticinque Cafe Is Closed For ‘Foreseeable Future’ — Here Are 25 Reasons Why We’ll Miss It

Sign outside of Venticinque Cafe on July 18, 2016. (Photo by Alex Benn)An unwelcome sign has appeared in the window of the normally welcoming Venticinque (162 5th Avenue near Degraw Street). The pleasant, petit, and unassuming cafe “will be closed for the foreseeable future,” according to the handwritten goodbye

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At Maimonides Of Brooklyn, Trendy Vegan Fare Based On Old Ideas

Gary Yourofsky sits invisbly enthroned as though he were atop Mount Sinai. (Photo by Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus)Like any good millenial cliche, I am a conflicted omnivore. That’s why I perked up when I heard about Maimonides of Brooklyn (MOB), a vegan comfort food restaurant based on

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Brewshot Opens: Have Your Beygl And Eat It, Too

Photo by Park Slope StoopOne of the newest coffee, bagel, and lunch outposts in the area has opened in the former neighborhood favorite Beygl space on 5th Avenue. And while the owner is new, and the menu is different, Brewshot (291 5th Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets) finds the

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Bread & Joe Opens, Offering Chinese Baked Goods And 4th Avenue Caffeine

Bread & Joe opened Tuesday, March 8. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)“I live around the corner, and I’ve been waiting for you to open,” says Jennifer, a South Slope resident. The new coffee and pastry spot Bread & Joe (618 4th Avenue, between 17th and 18th Streets) rolled

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Bread & Joe Opens, Offering Chinese Baked Goods And 4th Avenue Caffeine

Bread & Joe opened Tuesday, March 8. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)“I live around the corner, and I’ve been waiting for you to open,” says Jennifer, a South Slope resident. The new coffee and pastry spot Bread & Joe (618 4th Avenue, between 17th and 18th Streets) rolled

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Cuppa Cuppa: (Happiness Is A Warm) Tuscan Gun

Photo by Park Slope StoopThere are few things more satisfying than having a morning cuppa cuppa. Of course, that cuppa cuppa can be coffee, tea, or whatever beverage you prefer to get your day started. In this series, a cuppa cuppa doesn’t only refer to the beverage. It’s

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Cuppa Cuppa: OS Cafe Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary

Photo by Park Slope StoopThere are few things more satisfying than having a morning cuppa cuppa. Of course, that cuppa cuppa can be coffee, tea, or whatever beverage you prefer to get your day started. In this series, a cuppa cuppa doesn’t only refer to the beverage. It’s

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Here To Stay, Or Revolving Door? 3 Slope Shuttered Storefronts Opening Soon In 2016

Brewshot will replace Beygl at 207 7th Avenue. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Out with the old, in with the new? It’s hard to know what will stick and what won’t in the Park Slope food business. What we do know is this: changes are upon us as

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Cuppa Cuppa: Supercollider

Photo by South Slope NewsThere are few things more satisfying than having a morning cuppa cuppa. Of course, that cuppa cuppa can be coffee, tea, or whatever beverage you prefer to get your day started. In this series, a cuppa cuppa doesn’t only refer to the beverage. It’s