Chandler Hsu

This is a wonderful specialty coffee shop. A little coffee break after visiting the famous Sensoji? Definitely! Coffee is amazing, food is delicious, the vibe is swinging and the service is friendly and heart warming.

Walking through the people visiting this popular tourist area, I see enticing, quaint little shops selling local delicacies and beautiful contraptions having people lined up from all corners of the world. There are locals. There are definitely foreigners like me. And halfway through this exciting mix, I see this shop that showcases the famed Japanese hospitality, the expert baristas pumping out well executed craft coffee drinks and the stylish flare that could have come from Oslo (where their original store is) and Melbourne. I feel a sense of worldly harmony walking through these streets with the captivating scent of osmanthus waffling through the tranquil October air.

The space sports an open, mid-cen inspired atmosphere. Dark wood, lo-fi, very calming, nice design touches. A few small tables, a couple communal tables, plenty of bar seats and outdoor seating.

The coffee is definitely worth seeking out. I had a double cappuccino. It's very balanced with a lively acidity. The handpour coffee is also great. Today I had a Honduras via aeropress. They sell coffee whole beans as well as homebrew products.

Food options are slightly more limited, but are nicely made. Alcohol is served here.

It's a comparatively tight space with standing bar space and sidewalk seating. Great coffee and tasty treats.

I was here many years ago. To my great surprise, not much has changed since, it felt like. Easy, no frills but elegantly friendly espresso based coffee bar, serving own coffee, teas, a variety of pastries, cannolis and sandwiches.

It was pouring buckets outside when I stepped in. This part of the city that has always remained shaded through all kinds of weather is now piled with swatches of all degrees of grey, and a deeper, unrelenting blue. Everyone that walked through the door is a regular. The barista knew their drinks, knew their life events. And the regulars wished them luck on the broken dishwasher. I was welcomed, as a silent observer, to their tight community, surviving on these streets where no one knows my name.

In New York, the boundary between spaces and the threshold between states of being are narrow, drastic and oftentimes explode in chain succession. A tranquil and sensual space such a Paper Coffee exist in different corners and different parts of the city, but one often has to dash through the restless traffic, olfactory confusion a mix of trash, of rotten rags, commercial laundry detergent and expensive eau de toilettes, and of course, in this part of the town, the crowd that seems to go from zero to 100 real fast.

Paper Coffee is a lovely coffee nook in the hotel lobby. You can take your coffee to go, or have it in the beautiful curated lobby space oozing a mid-modern aesthetic. Nice seating area, very intimate, comfortable and sensual. It is swallowed by the grounding wood tone. And through a glass patio/stairway, you can get a glimpse of lively greenery on the backdrop of a gunpowder slate.

They serve Variety Coffee at the time of my visit. A little haven from the hustling streets in this part of town. Great coffee. Great vibe. Very friendly staff.

Delicious cortado!!! It's balanced yet very juicy! It's inside a restaurant located on the first floor of an office building but open to the public as well.

Great coffee! Using Drop and Coffee Collective at the time of my visit, which echos the slightly Scandinavian interior. Staff are great. Food is pretty amazing. The crispy bacon on the breakfast sandwich is textbook! Plenty of seating. Relaxed ambience.