Coffee holds a different place in many people’s lives than almost any other food or drink. Some shoppers collect beans the way others collect records or watches, seeking a particular origin, farm, processing method, or roast profile. New York supports both small independent roasters focused on seasonal and single-origin coffees and larger regional or national companies that have made specialty coffee easier to find. You don’t have to walk too far in any direction in the city to find a shop that sells fabulous coffee beans.
This guide brings those worlds together, with neighborhood shops, production roasteries, New York-grown chains, and established national names across all five boroughs. Some locations are cafés with bags ready to purchase, while others are working roasteries where retail pickup may require advance confirmation. Call or check the official website before making a special trip because locations, hours, telephone numbers, and retail policies can change.
Manhattan: Independent and Locally Rooted Shops
McNulty’s Tea & Coffee Co.
Address: 109 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 242-5351
Website: mcnultys.com
McNulty’s has served Greenwich Village since 1895. The narrow shop is lined with bins of coffees and teas from many regions, giving customers an old-fashioned way to compare beans and buy by weight. Its longevity, broad selection, and knowledgeable service make it one of the city’s most distinctive places to shop for coffee.
The Sensuous Bean
Address: 66 W 70th St, New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 724-7725
Website: sensuousbean.com
An Upper West Side fixture since 1972, The Sensuous Bean offers house blends, flavored coffees, espresso roasts, and single-origin beans. The compact shop is especially useful for customers who prefer to browse a wide selection and discuss brewing preferences with the staff.
Roasting Plant
Address: 81 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 775-7755
Website: roastingplant.com
Roasting Plant’s Lower East Side shop uses the company’s Javabot system to roast, store, and move beans through pneumatic tubes. Customers can choose from multiple origins, purchase freshly roasted beans, or create a custom blend.
Joe Coffee Company — Pro Shop
Address: 131 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 924-7400
Website: joecoffeecompany.com
Joe Coffee opened its first New York café in 2003. The West 21st Street Pro Shop combines a café with coffee education and a rotating selection of guest roasters alongside Joe’s own coffees. Classes and workshops make it especially useful for shoppers who want to compare beans, improve their brewing, or learn more before choosing a bag.
Oren’s Daily Roast
Address: 2882 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Phone: (212) 749-8779
Website: orenscoffee.com
Oren Bloostein founded Oren’s Daily Roast in 1986. The Broadway shop sells coffee roasted locally, including established blends and rotating single-origin selections. The company emphasizes freshness and states that the coffee it sells leaves its roaster within one day.
Devoción
Address: 25 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003
Phone: (929) 262-1241
Website: devocion.com
Devoción works with coffee producers throughout Colombia and emphasizes a short journey between harvest, export, roasting, and service. The Flatiron café sells the company’s house blends and limited-edition Colombian coffees. Devoción roasts in Brooklyn rather than inside this Manhattan café.
Café Grumpy
Address: 13 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 777-7515
Website: cafegrumpy.com
Café Grumpy began in Greenpoint in 2005 and roasts its own coffee in Brooklyn. The Lower East Side café sells seasonal blends and single-origin bags, with roast profiles intended to highlight the character of each coffee.
Irving Farm New York Coffee
Address: 71 Irving Pl, New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 206-0707
Website: irvingfarm.com
Irving Farm began on Irving Place in 1996 and continues to operate its Gramercy café at the same address. The company sells house blends, darker roasts, organic coffees, and rotating single-origin selections roasted in New York State.
Manhattan: National and Regional Coffee Companies
Blue Bottle Coffee
Address: 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
Phone: (510) 653-3394
Website: bluebottlecoffee.com
Blue Bottle operates numerous New York cafés, including this Rockefeller Center location. Its retail bags include blends and rotating single-origin coffees, with roast information printed on the packaging. The company is a practical choice for shoppers who want specialty coffee from a brand with locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Address: 30 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (347) 414-7802
Website: stumptowncoffee.com
Portland-based Stumptown has three New York locations: Greenwich Village, the Ace Hotel on 29th Street, and Pacific Street in Brooklyn. They pioneered the direct trade model in American coffee, building long-term relationships with farms in Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. Their Hair Bender blend is a customer favorite and their single-origin selections rotate seasonally. Stumptown’s beans are roasted in small batches and their baristas are among the best-trained in the city. A solid choice for anyone who wants ethically sourced, expertly roasted beans.
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
Address: 270 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 625-1717
Website: lacolombe.com
Founded in Philadelphia in 1994, La Colombe operates multiple Manhattan cafes including SoHo, Bryant Park, Tribeca, Wall Street, and Bowery. They’re known for their direct trade relationships and their innovative approach to roasting. Their Corsica blend is a dark, rich espresso roast that’s widely popular, while their single-origin selections showcase lighter, more delicate profiles. La Colombe also pioneered the draft latte. For buying beans, their SoHo and Tribeca locations offer the widest selection of whole-bean offerings.
Starbucks Reserve Roastery
Address: 61 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 691-0531
Website: starbucksreserve.com
The Starbucks Reserve Roastery occupies nearly 23,000 square feet in the Meatpacking District, across from Chelsea Market. It combines coffee roasting, brewing bars, food, and cocktails in an experience built around small-lot Reserve coffees. The scale and presentation make it very different from a standard Starbucks location.
Gregorys Coffee
Address: 327 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10010
Phone: Check the location page
Website: gregoryscoffee.com
Gregorys began at this Park Avenue South location in 2006 and has since expanded well beyond New York. The company roasts coffee for its cafés and sells blends and rotating seasonal selections by the bag. Its broad local footprint makes it one of the easier New York-based options for buying beans in person.
Bluestone Lane
Address: 400 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017
Phone: (718) 374-6858
Website: bluestonelane.com
Bluestone Lane brings an Australian-inspired café approach to New York. Its coffee is roasted through the company’s Brooklyn operation, and retail bags typically focus on smooth, approachable profiles suited to espresso and everyday brewing.
Brooklyn: Independent and Locally Rooted Shops
Sey Coffee
Address: 18 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Phone: (347) 871-1611
Website: seycoffee.com
Sey Coffee is a Brooklyn micro-roastery known for delicately developed, light-roast coffees selected to express origin and variety. The Bushwick café and roastery sells a frequently changing collection of coffees with detailed sourcing and brewing information.
Partners Coffee
Address: 125 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Phone: (347) 586-0063
Website: partnerscoffee.com
Partners Coffee began in Williamsburg in 2012. Its North 6th Street café, roastery, and education space sells established blends and rotating single-origin coffees, with classes available through the company’s Brew School.
Devoción Roastery & Café (Brooklyn)
Address: 148 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Phone: (929) 262-1241
Website: devocion.com
Devoción’s current Williamsburg café and training lab is located at 148 Grand Street. It serves and sells the company’s Colombian coffees, including house blends and limited releases. The former 69 Grand Street address is no longer the correct Williamsburg location.
Gillies Coffee Company
Address: 150 19th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Phone: (718) 499-7766
Website: gilliescoffee.com
Founded in 1840, Gillies remains an active Brooklyn coffee company with a long history in roasting and wholesale supply. Its 19th Street address is primarily associated with production rather than a conventional walk-in café, so contact the company before traveling there for a retail pickup.
Nicoletti Coffee Roasters
Address: 6723 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone: (718) 232-2259
Website: nicoletticoffee.com
Nicoletti is a family-operated Brooklyn roaster whose history dates to 1972. The company specializes in traditional espresso-oriented coffees and stamps roast information on its bags. The 13th Avenue shop remains a useful destination for customers seeking classic Italian-style blends.
Gorilla Coffee
Address: 472 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (347) 987-3765
Website: gorillacoffee.com
Gorilla Coffee began in 2002 and operates its café and coffee business from Bergen Street near Flatbush Avenue. The company sells blends and single-origin coffees and remains closely identified with Brooklyn’s independent coffee culture.
Variety Coffee Roasters
Address: 368 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: (347) 599-2351
Website: varietycoffeeroasters.com
Variety Coffee opened on Graham Avenue in 2008 and now operates cafés across New York City. It roasts in Brooklyn and sells both blends and seasonal single-origin coffees through its Williamsburg shop.
Brooklyn: National and Regional Coffee Companies
Blue Bottle Coffee (Brooklyn)
Address: 76 N 4th St, Store A, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Phone: (510) 661-3510
Website: bluebottlecoffee.com
Blue Bottle’s current Williamsburg café at 76 N 4th Street sells the company’s blends and rotating single-origin coffees. This replaces the Park Slope address in the supplied draft, which is not listed among Blue Bottle’s current Brooklyn cafés.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters (Brooklyn)
Address: 212B Pacific St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (347) 414-7802
Website: stumptowncoffee.com
Stumptown’s Brooklyn cafe on Pacific Street in Cobble Hill offers the same direct-trade beans as their Manhattan locations. You’ll find their full range of single-origin coffees, the Hair Bender espresso blend, and seasonal offerings. The Brooklyn location has a cozier, more laid-back atmosphere than the Manhattan cafes. A great option for Brooklyn residents who want Stumptown beans without crossing the river.
Bluestone Lane (Brooklyn)
Address: 55 Prospect St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 374-6858
Website: bluestonelane.com
Bluestone Lane’s DUMBO location offers their full bean selection alongside Australian-inspired cafe fare. The space has stunning views of the Manhattan Bridge. Their house blend and single-origin beans are roasted in small batches and available for purchase. A convenient option for Brooklyn residents who want quality beans in a cafe setting.
Gregorys Coffee (Brooklyn)
Address: 16 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11241
Phone: Check the location page
Website: gregoryscoffee.com
Gregorys Coffee’s Brooklyn location in Downtown Brooklyn offers the full range of their freshly roasted beans. As a New York-grown chain, Gregorys roasts locally and offers blends and single origins at accessible prices. The Court Street location is convenient for Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, and Cobble Hill residents.
Queens: Independent and Locally Rooted Shops
Partners Coffee (Long Island City)
Address: 26-25 Jackson Ave, Queens, NY 11101
Phone: (347) 531-0477
Website: partnerscoffee.com
Partners Coffee’s Long Island City café carries the company’s Brooklyn-roasted blends and rotating single-origin coffees. The Jackson Avenue location provides a convenient Queens outlet for customers who want to buy Partners beans in person.
Variety Coffee Roasters (Ridgewood)
Address: 681 Grandview Ave, Queens, NY 11385
Phone: (718) 418-2326
Website: varietycoffeeroasters.com
Variety Coffee’s Ridgewood café sells the company’s Brooklyn-roasted blends and single-origin offerings. The neighborhood location provides the same retail coffee selection available through Variety’s other New York cafés.
Queens: National and Regional Coffee Companies
Gregorys Coffee (Forest Hills)
Address: 107-28 71st Rd, Queens, NY 11375
Phone: Check the location page
Website: gregoryscoffee.com
Gregorys Coffee’s Forest Hills shop is located on 71st Road, not Continental Avenue. It carries the same New York-roasted blends and seasonal offerings available through the company’s other cafés.
The Bronx: Independent and Locally Rooted Shops
The Roasting Room by Buunni
Address: 542 Barretto St, Bronx, NY 10474
Phone: (929) 243-4508
Website: buunnicoffee.com
Buunni’s former Riverdale café closed, but the company now operates the Roasting Room by Buunni in Hunts Point. The Bronx facility celebrates coffee roasting, supports education and community programming, and sells Buunni’s Ethiopian-focused coffees. Buunni also continues to operate cafés in Upper Manhattan.
Clipper Coffee
Address: 274 City Island Ave, Bronx, NY 10464
Website: City Island Chamber listing
Clipper Coffee is a neighborhood café on City Island. Current listings confirm the City Island Avenue location, and the shop serves coffee in a relaxed setting that reflects the neighborhood’s maritime character. Ask the café about its current whole-bean selection before making a special trip.
Staten Island: Independent and Locally Rooted Shops
Unique Coffee Roasters
Address: 3075 Richmond Ter, Staten Island, NY 10303
Phone: (718) 815-2044
Website: uniquecoffeeroasters.com
Unique Coffee Roasters operates from its Richmond Terrace facility and sells blends, single-origin coffees, flavored coffees, capsules, and subscriptions. The Staten Island company serves both retail and wholesale customers and remains a direct local source for roasted beans.
Redemption Coffee
Address: 572 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310
Phone: (718) 682-1060
Website: Instagram
Redemption Coffee is a neighborhood café on Forest Avenue in West Brighton. Current restaurant and delivery listings confirm that it remains in operation. Check its social media or contact the café for current hours and whole-bean availability.
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