Ciao! Starbucks.

On a Friday afternoon, my friends and I went visit Mojo coffee in West Village. Mojo is a coffee place that you would wish you had one in your neighborhood. It’s basically the first floor of a walk-up building; yet compared to other coffee shops in the Village, it’s big enough to accommodate maybe 6 or 7 tables.

Mojo has wooden interior (wooden chair/table/wall) which makes it cozier than ever. I ordered an iced-coffee which is a bit pricey than I had expected but the coffee tasted strong enough so I wouldn’t complain about it (still far from amazing though). The coffee sleeve is made of some sort of “cork” material which is quite rare and interesting. Mojo’s coffee tastes somewhat like Joe’s (which happened to be one of my favorite in the city). Besides coffee, they have pastries, soup and sandwich as well.

What makes me walk all the way to the west of West Village is that they do offer free wifi, and this makes it a perfect study spot or a place for meeting (just be sure you don’t go there during peak time). Noted that on weekends, no laptop before 4PM. However, they do enforce a 2-hour seating policy (unless you keep ordering something).

All in all, Mojo is a nice coffee place. The interior decor makes you want to stay as long as you can. Free wifi is a plus and their bathroom is clean enough. I am not sure if I will make another trip just to visit Mojo coffee again next time (perhaps only if I am in the neighborhood). Nevertheless, if you happen to be in this neighborhood and wonder where to get coffee, definitely go check out Mojo, maybe it’s your type of coffee place!

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Mojo coffee
128 Charles St.
New York, NY 10014
212-691-6656
Mon-Fri 6:30am-8pm
Sat-Sun 7:30am-8pm
Free wifi: Yes
Bathroom: Yes
Punch Card: No
Seating Policy: 2-hour limit
*No laptops before 4PM on weekends.

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