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Coffeehouse

Coffee Honolulu

Gorilla in the Cafe: Flexing Hawaiian Coffee Muscles in Waikiki [CLOSED]

Waikiki has to be one of the most touristy areas on the planet, with people from across the globe spilling over sidewalks. The Honolulu hotel and shopping district sure has its share of chains,...
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Coffee Sign New York City

Kaffe 1668: Specialty Coffee Spinoff with Moody Swedish Aesthetics

When we took our initial survey of the Manhattan specialty coffee landscape in 2009, the café that offered one of the most complete experiences was Kaffe 1668, a spacious two-story establishment in Tribeca with...
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Coffee Taipei

VG Gallery Studio Café: Stumbling Upon Specialty Coffee

A woman in Taipei told me, “The life of the city isn’t on the main streets, it’s in the alleys.” That certainly proved to be true on our last day on the ground. I...
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Coffee Sign New York City

Everyman Espresso: Complement Performing Arts with Coffee

East Villagers seem to have found the ideal nexus of performing arts and coffee, fusing two of Manhattan’s primary passions to form Everyman Espresso. The café opened about five years ago in the concrete...
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Coffee Sign Brooklyn

Toby’s Estate Coffee: Finding Clarity By the Cup in Brooklyn

A flight that lands at 1 a.m. might not qualify as a red eye, but compound that with an early morning subway ride from JFK to the Lower East Side and some couch surfing...
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Coffee Portland

Heart Coffee Roasters: Applying the Right Touch in Portland

Portland continues to burn white hot in the specialty coffee world, with even more small roasters making names for themselves in a market that somehow supports all of their respective efforts. Still, one particular...
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