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Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: East Village
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best coffee in the hood HANDS DOWN. granted the mochas are like $5, but maybe that just means you should man up and drink the deliciousness straight. best americano ever.
doesn't hurt that the baristas are nice on the eyes.
also, this is the spot to be, this location has the most seating and space outside too.
Not worth the rude, incompetent barristas!!! The coffee was good, but I'm so tired of dealing with people who act like they have the worst lives in the world (or are better than everyone else) and treat you like garbage, even when you haven't done anything wrong other than not be exactly like them. (They were very chatty with the hipster customers before and after me, but I guess I don't fit their bill).
The place has literally only 5 things on the menu/blackboard and I simply asked for a soy mocha. The cashier yells over to the barrrista, "mocha!" and then takes my $4.50. I ask him, "Soy, right?" and he glares at me and walks away into the kitchen area.
Then I see the barrista pour regular milk and ask him excessively politely, "I think I asked for soy...". He lets out a big annoyed huff as if it's the end of the world, doesn't say a word, and slams out the soy. The coffee was very good, but not worth this crap and stroking the ego of these people who think they're coffee Gods. Roasting Plant in Chelsea is probably the friendliest place this side of Disneyland, there are more choices, they refuse tips, and their coffee is better, so go there instead and send a message to these entitled jerks who probably grew up with too much money in the suburbs before moving to a gentrified area in Brooklyn and pretending to be cool. End rant
Coffee was mediocre.
Ordered an espresso con panna, barista did not know what it was, when I explained he said "we keep things simple." yet the place performs latte art. Tired of these arrogant runned places, no respect for the customer and lack of knowledge. Go to Stumptown or Bluespoon for better coffee and an inviting atmosphere.
This is an odd sort of place within Yelpville, it seems. Reviews are fervidly hateful or devout. I don't get it.
First, the coffee. (Which is all they serve.)
I've had the ice coffee ($2.50) and the cappuccino ($4). They sell their own beans and I like the coffee a lot--slightly sweet, not bitter but strong, and I'm a fan. I'm not going to sell all my stuff to become a 9th St ascetic, but it's pretty damn good coffee.
Second, the spot.
It's not a hipster hell, like some reviews have suggested. It's understated, under-designed, and very mellow. It feels very much like a local's coffee spot. Outside they have benches where they could fit cafe-like tables, and inside they have row tables. This gives it a student-center feel, stripped clean. The awning doesn't even have the name on it, just a stenciled coffee cup. And even the one set of shelves is half-empty, offering only bags of their beans for sale.
Finally, the music.
Some of the best music I've heard in a coffee shop. It's hipster 70s-style rock back when the influence was a bit of punk rather than that stupid emo shit.
Good spot. Worth a local's go.
So i knew going in that they had a very limited menu, serve all espresso drinks triple ristretto and dont do all that picky personalized stuff.
With that being said, consider yourself warned. Don't go if that bothers you, so you can stop complaining about it. there's a reason they do it that way.
Anyhow, i had a great cappuccino this morning. The decor is very simple and understated. Service was fine.
They sell three different blends to take home- two that are single origin. kinda pricey though.
But the coffee was great.
Great espresso drinks. In the Top-2 or 3 in NYC, hands-down.
My only complaint is that it's pretty expensive, and they gouge extra to use organic milk. Should be the default milk for a $4 or $5 latte in my opinion.
The croissants are very good here, not sure where they get them but they're definitely top-notch.
I usually come here when Abraco (7th Street & 1st Avenue) is closed.
I tried to get to as many small coffee places as possible whilst in NYC & only managed a fleeting visit to this one because of its slightly out of the way location. Wish I could've got back though.
I had an espresso, served with a glass of water (nice touch), which was without doubt the best individual coffee I had on the whole trip. I kid you not - I was still banging on about it's quality half an hour later. It had an amazing caramel/almond aftertaste, not too bitter & not too sweet.
As I said, I wasn't there too long so I can't really comment on any other aspect of the business, but I shall return!
Top 3 cappuccino I've ever had. It was definitely made with care and the milk was not overly steamed, good microfoam, foam art, etc. when they hand it to you, it's at a perfectly drinkable temperature.
Very, very highly recommended. After returning to Boston, I missed it so much that I just ordered the custom blend from Intellegentsia so I can try and imitate this awesome beverage at home.
So I run to Ninth Street Espresso this morning in need of a coffee fix, gimme a latte stat!
I talk to the barista and ask him why the lattes are so damm good? He explains in detail that the milk isn't cooked at a super high temperature. They don't scorch the milk and burn out the sugar, Its like a thick paint mixture.
Whatever it is, its awesome!
Best damm coffee period! If you're like me, I have my daily espresso fix at Starbucks. I usually get… Read more »
What? Are you people insane... you people are insane!
This coffee is NOT good... NOT as in NO with a Totally Throw up in your mouth not good...
Ok well let me take a step back and say I personally like a lot of espresso in my iced caps so I always order an extra shot... the cup was 90% milk, I want milk with my espresso not the other way around.
I went with someone else who got an iced coffee, easy right? No... uh uh. Let me put this in perspective for you this person could order a steak and be served chicken and not even complain or send it back... he threw away his coffee.
This is why Hipsters are stupid, you're stupid because you give this place 5 stars.
I said it.
The espresso here is strong, fine and will do just great on a morning or afternoon break.
For me, however, the atmosphere of the location is too dark and has a sense of vagrance in it.
Just feels like a place with an edge - not really friendly or welcoming. So if you do end up going here, grab the cup to go!
Nothing memorable . . . do appreciate their convenient bathroom though and speedy service.
Some people need to smell the coffee to wake up. Grope around till they find their mug, take a sip and then get out of bed. Not me. The only coffee I drink (please I beg you purists don't kill me) has usually been doused with artificial flavours to a point where the coffee beans are dying of suffocation.
But, but, but.
The boy and I walked in on a sleepy Sunday afternoon. The coffee at Ninth street espresso, for lack of other words, is divine. I lapped up the cottony foam and silken liquid** without as much as a grain of sugar in it, and it was easy. We walked out and the Sunday afternoon was suddenly awake.
This place is not so much about the ambience though. It's only about simply excellent coffee.
**thanks Peter D., I've now decided to use the word silken to describe everything I like.
Yes Ninth street, you're very good. You can't quite compare to my loved and beloved everyman espresso, but you try and you try hard.
The furthest Eastern outpost of the Ninth Street folks, I'd tried the one along TSQ Pk, but this one is so far East that it seems to be known only be local neighborhood folks or some crazy bald guy on a bike who's willing to go to Ave C to try an espresso.
I don't care if the coffee's good (it's not that good Abraco, OST, and Taraluci e Vino are as good or better) or not. The people who work at these places (all locations -- I've done my research) are so rude.
I'm sorry you're 32 and working for $8/hour making coffee, but don't take it out on me. I know tattoos and fixed gear bikes and that stuff you use to make your hair look like you don't wash it are expensive so go get real jobs then you'll be a little happier?
Or not...I refuse to give my money to people with bad attitudes, esp when there's good coffee less than 2 blocks away!
Great place for coffee! Make one of the best latte in town, and on top of that they creates nice foam art.
You know a place really specializes in ttheir coffee when thats the only thing they got on the menu.
coffee, espresso, macchiato , latte and cappucinos. hot or iced.
NOTE: They only got decaf for espresso or espresso made drinks e.g. ice lattes
CASH only
My review of the 10th street locale was intended for this one. I'm leaving both up because both are pretentious fashion scenes for unemployed hipsters.
good coffee, bad service.
I popped in here without knowing anything about it. It was easily one of the best cups of coffee in town I've had this far. I sat for a cappuccino and my friend had a latte. They were both on point. Hot and frothy with a little art to dress it up too.
Whenever I'm in the neighborhood, ninth street has become a must stop for me.
Decor is minimalistic and seating is limited. People come to do their work or just to grab a cup of joe on the go anyway, but I'd still like to see more comfortable seats!
The coffee used to be better before. Although I love this place I only give 3 stars.
-1 for the customer service. The employees are bit pretentious.
-1 for the coffee. It used to better.
Now I go to other cafes and I am happy. I go to Grumpy when I am around Chelsea instead of going to Ninth street espresso in
Chelsea Market, I go to Gimme Coffee instead if I am around Downtown East.
If you miss their old coffee, go to ACE Hotel. They use Stumptown coffee beans which Ninth street espresso used to make their coffee with.
They make a great Americano- although scalding hot, it's rich, strong and quite delish. Ninth Street Espresso keeps it simple from the basic menu right down to the cold layout of the place. They got two long tables and some stools along the window, or you can sit on their benches right outside.
Good music, serious baristas (I don't even mind the snobbery and elitism), but they need to get more pastries up in here!!
Quite a trek over to Avenue C.
Sometimes I like snobbery, elitism, small spaces, and purism. I always love great espresso. So sometimes Ninth Street Espresso is amazing. For those times and the espresso I have to give the place 5 stars, regardless of high prices.
But sometimes I want service with a smile too and not remember that I am painfully awkward and unhip. That is when I don't go to Ninth Street Espresso. Actually, that is when I don't visit this corner of New York at all.
the best damn iced coffee i've ever had.
the vibe walking in might make you nervous that you're going to get the magnolia bakery hipster nazi treatment, but i've always found the guys and gals behind the counter to be super sweet and kind and nonjudgmental.
THANK GOD!!!!!
i like how people hang out at the unpretentious tables on the sidewalk in front and on the stoop, behind the makeshift knee-high fence. on a saturday afternoon while awaiting my turn at banjo jim's, i warm up around the corner on 9th street and watch them. inside there is the usual assortment of souls half hiding behind laptops, a few with friends talking, and the rest pretending to be writers or maybe just students doing work with papers and pens. sometimes i get an iced coffee here and bring it into banjo jim's and pour a shot of bourbon into it. people think i must really love coffee and i just laugh.
but really, a cafe is a cafe is a cafe, endangered species though they may be in this town. there's nothing to glorify about any of it except perhaps the definition of normal. the love for this place is because the flavor of the coffee is wild, full, strong, in your face (east village for "bold"), rich, deep, dark, lingering, complex, sort of like all those women i've spent my life chasing, even though they never turn out to really be that way if you ever happen to catch them. unlike coffee in a cup.
man that iced coffee tastes great!
I adore Ninth Street Espresso, but what up with their drip coffee? I was perplexed when the barista only asked for a buck. It made perfect sense once I tasted it. Blech. Perhaps it was an off day; it doesn't age well. Srsly, I've had better half-day old diner coffee off route 17.
Skip the drip and go for the perfect espresso...lattes costing $4.50 each. Not very practical during these recessionary times when you may be looking for strategic ways to tighten your belt. There's just no way around it, you must pay substantially more for taste.
I'd rather swallow a mason jar filled with salt water, and I have plenty, than drink stank Joe even, no, especially if it's made by one of the best!
The best coffee I've had. The people who work there are always nice. After my first sip each time, I just remember how good it tastes. I drink coffee for the flavor but mainly as a stimulant, but Ninth Street Espresso is such a treat for me. I don't know anywhere else I've said "mmm..." for a latte. Yum, I'm happy as I stroll to work (but then I get there).
Way off the beaten track (Avenue C?!)
The cult following doesn't seem to mind the trek because there are not enough tables for the weekend crowd.
NY Times and WSJ.
Latte perfection.
Do you know who made Tom Cruise's Maverick truly heroic? His constant nemesis, Ice Man. Scrappy, talented Mav always had the calculated professionalism of Ice Man threatening to upend his ambitions.
Ninth Street Espresso is Ice Man to Abraço's Maverick. Dueling it out within the pages of the New York Times, on Chow Hound, and within Yelp Best Coffee In The Universe lists, these two prodigies engage in bare-knuckled caffeine slugfests every morning as the sun rises.
Ninth Street Espresso swaggers into the scene with its hip black walls, glimmering tin ceiling, and slickly designed custom coffee cups. It has high-tech machines lining its luxurious behind-the-counter arena and charges $4.25 for a latte with an indifference that almost makes you think it's a reasonable price.
Just as Ninth Street puts on a sweet pair of aviators and prepares to walk off with the hottest chick in the place, the record screeches and Abraço swaggers into the joint. Sure, Abraço could fit into Ninth Street's baked goods display, and sure, Abraço uses the same cups you get from that mustached coffee creep on 116 and Amsterdam, but damn. That kid sure can make a cuppa Joe.
In the end, it's Abraço who saunters off into the sunset with the girl at his side. Ninth Street stares after them for a second - just a second - and returns to churning out fine, polished drinks. They're good drinks, maybe even great drinks. Just not the best.
Now I know I'm an addict.
I can't go to Starbucks anymore. I can't. Now I know that I'm getting what I pay for. Almost every day now, my coworkers and I can be found walking across the street to the Chelsea Market to get our fix. But I don't have to wait for them... I feel drawn to this place every morning.
I'm hooked on macchiatos now. They're perfect. Ninth Street serves up triple ristretto shots, and it results in smooth, bold-tasting espresso drinks. No bitterness, just rich tasting espresso. They're big on fair trade, and their menu is all about "back to basics". Top-quality beans, of course. I recommend ordering in... It's nice to stand at the bar and enjoy your drink in a real cup/demitasse. Expect each drink to have decorated foam. Awesome.
One of the best coffee in town, honestly. You just cannot go wrong here. For their coffee, I don't mind trek to alphabet city at all.
I am picky about my coffee, and sadly, I haven't found too many places that can compare to what I… Read more »
Hardcore coffee and staff. Out of the way, but makes for a fun stroll for coffee connoisseurs.
small sitting area. Not terribly friendly in any way. It's kinda like Paris, only there's no bakery treats to admire.
Summer time = Ice mocha is my daily survival drink !!
Still the best cappuccino I ever tasted!!! love this place.. Read more »
This is a great espresso, but not better than most of the indie shops in Seattle.
What could make the drinking experience more pleasurable for those who need to take a latté to-go (yes, I know I should drink it in a porcelain cup, but I was only in NYC for the day and had to stop here in a hurry), is to GET BETTER LIDS. The cheap, flimsy 7-11 type lids they use that require a tab to be torn off before you drink from the cup were terrible. Every time I took a sip of the delicious, hand-crafted latté, my lower lip was poked on each side by the sharp remnants of that flimsy plastic!!!
So, dear 9th St owners, you charge $4 for a 12 oz latté (overpriced, btw, even though it is really good). The least you can do is user higher quality, better designed lids (and no, I couldn't drink it without the lid because I was in a cab).
This is an espresso house that takes its coffee seriously and, like most espresso houses that do, takes itself a little too seriously. The hipster-barista is a truly irritating breed.
Go for the excellent coffee (love the Stumptown) and the nice spare interior. It's comfortable enough to sip and read the paper without the annoyance of laptop squatters.
For a better espresso hit Gramercy Tavern. They serve Blue Bottle coffee and without the "I am so sexy in my Panama hat" attitude.
Amen.
I believe that your coffee shop should work for you.
At least WITH you.
With its Avenue C location, 4.25 (latte) price tag, and slightly frigid ambiance, 9th Street Espresso makes you work for it.
Don't get me wrong--the coffee is really good. It is strong and smooth, and has a warm toasty taste. And if you want a coffee shop where you can sit and read the paper, by all means.
But me? I'm an Abraco gal.
The espresso here is excellent, definitely on par with my snotty Nespresso machine. I had a latte here once, and, minus the $4.25 price tag, it was the best I have ever had in New York.
The service at the 10th street location (between Ave A & B) was very friendly and unpretentious. But maybe that was because I was there on an off Thursday at 11AM.
I walked 5 streets and 3 aves just to go try it out.
This ice coffee is the best $2.50 ever spent. I have never been possessed to drink black coffee before, but since i needed to make room in my very full cup for soy, I took a few sips and wow, i just ended up drinking most of it black. I am pretty sure it's cold-brew, very smooth going down.
Best taste ever. The baristas have that i-am-so-arty-friendly kind of attitude though, which while loved by some new yorkers, may not be right for all.
The AC was off the charts.
Coffee Addict, a.k.a. "Mo" : "This is amazing! This is hitting the spot I never knew I had to hit!!"
Uncomfortable Coffee Date Companion, " Uhhhhh"
Coffee Addict, "Not that spot!! A little spot called beyond five stars on Yelp.... that's the spot."
Absolutely one of my favorite cups of coffee in New York---- it's even better if you take your coffee across the street to the community garden over by the Sunburnt Cow (love that place, too!). It makes for an amazingly blissful experience.... I'm sure it'll hit the spot for you too.
Hands down THE BEST in the city.
Perfect Espresso, gorgeous crema/schiuma
A miniscule slice of Seattle or Rome in New York, FINALLY!
Alphabet City location nice to linger and perfect for the weekends but a bit of a trek unless you live in the neighborhood.
The Chelsea Market location is my haunt, a nice pause while doing a bit of provision shopping ala Lobster Place, Buon Italia,Manhattan Fruit Exchange or Amy's Breads.
These guys and gals are cool as shit and provide a glass of water to go along with my espresso as well as a bit of regular-banter while checking on my review of their pull. Thumbs wayyyyyyy up guys. You rock!
While I appreciate their elitist taste in coffee, the elitist attitude from the barista seriously tested my patience. I find their website equally irksome. "It is our policy not to deviate from [our] recipes or to compromise the integrity of our craft, the craft of our roasters, or the craft of the farmers the world over whose labor we are entrusted to present." Seriously? Lighten up -- You can be a coffee snob without being a doucheface.
-nice neighborhood cafe in the area, quiet, good space, not too crowded when I've been there
-good coffee (not sure about other drinks as i only drink coffee), Lg for $2
-nice selection of music, not too loud
-friendly staff
-NO FREE WI-FI (only that pay for city wi-fi which picks up there)
Pretty good cappucino with its pretty heart shape foam thing going on. I'm not a big coffee person so I can't say I love it and Tim Horton's is always going to be my number 1.
WiFi and 10% Student Discount!
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