Grounded
After a little research online, I picked Grounded Coffee as the first experiment of my indie coffee shop project.
Grounded located in the West Village neighborhood. At the first glance, this place reminds me of my college days immediately. I went to college in a rather liberal college town out in midwest, and Grounded offers almost the exact atmosphere you would expect in some college towns such as Madison, Austin or even Berkeley (in other words, not a very typical New York coffee place).
The front entrance of Grounded is rather low-key. You might not even notice it’s a coffee shop when you walk by (except the big sign might very likely block the sidewalk). The place itself decorated in a warehouse/garage-type of setting.
Besides the regular espresso coffee drinks you would expect, Grounded also offers Bakery pastries, hot sandwich/soup, Gelato (during summer time) as well as Murray’s Bagel (one of my favorites in the city!!).
I ordered wheat bagel w/ strawberry and a iced coffee. The total comes to $3.95, which is a fair price.
Staffs are pretty friendly and most of the customers are probably students (you would see most of people are writing papers or reading some sort of academic book).
I went to Grounded in a Saturday afternoon around 1, and the place was packed. I was lucky enough that one person just about to leave so I could have a seat. The place is cozy and not too loud. Also, one thing I like about this place is that they offer free wireless internet, which I think is a huge plus(or an essential) for a indie coffee shop. However, noticed that they do have a 90-minute seating policy. Although they don’t literally ask you to leave, they do announce that at times to remind customers. *they do this in a way that won’t make you feel bad or anything
All in all, Grounded is a coffee place that worth checking out. Not only for college nostalgic moments but also for a nice afternoon coffee time!
Grounded Coffee
28 Jane Street (W. 4th & Jane St.)
New York, NY
closest subway stop: Red line 1,2,3 at 14 St.
Free wireless: Yes
Coffee pouch card (the 11th drink free): Yes
Bathroom: Yes
*90-minute seating policy
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