Sustainable Blog Edition #13.
We all know the feeling of waking up in the morning and our first thought being “oh my gosh, I need coffee ASAP!”. To a lot of us, this means grabbing a cup of joe on our way to work, school, errands, or wherever else we’re off to that day.
However, oftentimes this means lots of plastic waste between the cups, lids, straws, etc.
So, what can we do about it?
The answer isn’t to stop getting coffee (you can breathe a sigh of relief). The answer is to stop at the RIGHT coffee shops, the ones who are making an effort to minimize their negative impacts on the environment.
We’ve compiled a list of some places in NYC that do just that. All of these cafes accept reusable cups! Bring your own cup and do your part:)
MANHATTAN
CHELSEA
Telegraph Cafe - 107 W 18th St
Think Coffee - All Manhattan Locations
EAST VILLAGE
Elsewhere Espresso - 335 E 6th St
FLATIRON
Ralph's Coffee - 888 Madison Ave
HAMILTON HEIGHTS
Matto Espresso - 3495 Broadway
HARLEM
Lucille’s - 26 Macombs Pl
LES
Sonny Boy - 65 Rivington St
Sunday to Sunday - 88 Orchard Street
MIDTOWN
Culture Espresso- All locations
UES
Coffee Inn - 1316 1st Avenue
UWS
Peaky Barista - 2680 Broadway
BROOKLYN
BAY RIDGE
Cup of Joe - 7407 5th Ave
Coffee Rx - 276 88th St
BED-STUY
BK Bagels - 1120 Broadway
For All Things Good - 343 Franklin Av
Stonefruit Espresso + Kitchen - 1058 Bedford Av
BUSHWICK
Drip Coffee Makers - 12 Belvidere St
Little Skips - East 1643 Broadway
Sunrise/Sunset - 351 Evergreen Ave
CLINTON HILL
Clementine Bakery - 395 Classon Ave
COBBLE HILL
Café Volkan - 85 Bergen St
Fare&Folk - 402 Henry St
CROWN HEIGHTS
Breukelen Coffee House - 764 Franklin Ave
FORT GREENE
Cafe Paulette - 1 S Elliott Pl
GREENPOINT
Espresso Paloma - 117 Meserole Ave
Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop - 727 Manhattan Ave
PARK SLOPE
Gorilla Coffee - 472 Bergen St
Konditori - 186 5th Ave
Milk Bar - 6th Ave and Union St
PROSPECT HEIGHTS
Companion Cafe - 64 6th Ave
Little Zelda - 728 Franklin Ave
PROSPECT PARK SOUTH
Der Pioneer- 737 Church Ave
Parade Cafe - 622 Caton Ave
WILLIAMSBURG
Brightside Cafe - 184 Kent Ave
Rose Wolf Coffee - 867 Metropolitan Ave
Social House Cafe - 60 Broadway
BRONX
The Miles Coffee Bar - 4039 E Tremont Ave
Kreate Kafe & Bar - 15 Canal Place
Buunni Coffee - 3702 Riverdale Ave
QUEENS
ASTORIA
Comfortland - 40-09 30th Ave
Kinship Coffee - 23-92 21st St
Coffee Plus Cake - 25-11 Astoria Blvd
SUNNYSIDE
Coffee Tossy - 42-14 Greenpoint Ave
Mad Cafe - 43-10 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11104
LONG ISLAND CITY
Little Chef, Little Cafe - 5-43 48th Ave
Gong Cha LIC - 2508 Queens Plaza S
Message us if you have a favorite coffee place that values sustainability!
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