there is a small independent coffee importer called Puerto Rico Coffee Company and they have a few shops in the city that probably have the best olfactory memories for me in the city with their overwhelming sense of coffee smell. If you love coffee you owe it to yourself to walk in to this place and just take in the aroma of their beans. They also have a little known coffee bar in the back that sells some of the best drip and expresso in the city. Very nice!

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There is also this great little bohemian / avant guard coffee shop / art galary on Green Street in Soho that has a great cup of coffee and is a local hangout for NYU students. I think its called “Space”

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Enjoy…