Abraço Espresso
If there’s only one coffee shop you could visit in New York City, Abraço espresso is definitely on the top of the list.
Abraço located in the heart of East Village, and the size of the store is no larger than most people’s walk-in closet in Manhattan (I mean, literally, not even kidding). However, the limited space of Abraço has never been an issue to me (or to many frequent visitors). The coffee shop just seems so right to me. First of all, you feel like they brew their coffee with respect. For example, the filter coffee here is made to order. It might require 5-min waiting, but it’s so worth it. (Cafe Grumpy is the other coffee shop that also has drip coffee made-to-order)
Coffee-wise, Abraço also serves snacks and pastry and their menu varies from season to season. They have regular bakery items like oatmeal cookie, yet also have something like pain perdu which happens to be my favorite. Abraço also has 3-course lunch menu ($16)
If you happened to be in East Village, Abraço is definitely the coffee shop you don’t want to miss.
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Abraço Espresso
house made semi-sweets and savories
telephone: 212.388.9731
86 East 7th Street (at 1st Ave)
Tuesday thru Saturday: 8am-6pm
Sunday: 9am-6pm
closed Monday
