- East Village - Third Rail, *Box Kite, Ninth Street Espresso (not on 9th Street!), Bluebird
- West Village - Third Rail, *Stumptown, Blue Bottle
- SoHo / Nolita / Little Italy / Chinatown - *Gasoline, Happy Bones, La Colombe Torrefaction, Bowery
- Williamsburg - Tobys Estate, Blue Bottle
- Brooklyn Heights - *Cafe Pedlar
Ones marked with a star are generally good coffee, but not to my taste. Especially tendency for a light, watery extraction. But otherwise good.