Posted Mon Feb 16, 2009, 10:26pm Subject: good coffee in the lower hudson valley/tri-state region (NY)?
i got: The Peekskill Coffee House (peekskill {Aroma delivers daily}) The Black Cow (croton on hudson) Coffee Labs (tarrytown) Two Alices Coffee Lounge (cornwall on Hudson) muddy cup (beacon) (new Paltz) Aroma Coffee Roasters (larchmont)
*order doesn't reflect preference. **this list obviously eliminates Manhattan and the Bronx.
anyone have anywhere else worth trying?
-behind every great achievement is an even greater pot of coffee.
Posted Tue Feb 17, 2009, 12:19am Subject: Re: good coffee in the lower hudson valley/tri-state region (NY)?
Caffe Macchiato in Newburgh is a great setting in which to drink an espresso but they're more concerned with their light dishes and very good desserts. The proprietress is from Italy and has really created a nice atmosphere in this shop. Wish it was more coffee-focused.
Buttermilk Falls General Store in Highland Falls uses Coffee Labs beans. It's just outside the main gate at West Point. Haven't been there to try it.
Ridgewood Coffee Company in Ridgewood, NJ, just a bit below the NY border and four miles off Rt. 17 is serious about coffee. They're brewing coffees from Intelly (Black Cat for 'spro), Ecco and Nova. They sell a bit of each, too. Nice place.
Gotta try the Two Alices. Don't get to Cornwall often.
E d C u s t a r d pseudo-barista
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Posted Tue Feb 17, 2009, 11:12am Subject: Re: good coffee in the lower hudson valley/tri-state region (NY)?
Check it out if you happen to be in the immediate area, don't make a trip. Wouldn't say it's worth it as a destination. But it is a really nice atmosphere inside, and if you're a history buff at all Washington's Headquarters is right across the street--the first publicly-owned historic site in the nation and well worth a visit.
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"...the extreme of banality allows us to catch a glimpse of the sublime." Umberto Eco
Posted Fri Feb 27, 2009, 5:38pm Subject: Re: good coffee in the lower hudson valley/tri-state region (NY)?
Monkey Joe's on Broadway in Kingston is nice. I can't speak with any certainty for the quality of the coffee since I haven't been there in two or three years. As far as I know, they still roast their own beans on site. I'll try to stop in there next week and report back. I'm no expert though, so my opinion may not be worth a whole lot.
EDIT: I just found out that there's a "new" Muddy Cup on Broadway in Kingston too. Other dedicated coffee shops in the area I recently found out about are as follows:
Barista's Espresso Cafe Hudson Valley Mall Rt 9W Kngston
Better Beans 21 Heathbrook Dr Poughkeepsie
Coffee Cabana 206 S Plank Rd Newburgh
Real World Coffee Roasters PO Box 387 On Rt 28, north of Kingston West Hurley
With the exception of the Coffee Cabana in Newburgh, I should be able to try each of these in the next couple weeks now that I know they're around.
Well, it's Sunday now, but according to Google, there are quite a few options:
Muddy Cup and Cafe With Love on Partition St. Tango Cafe on Main St. Starway Cafe and (another) Tango Cafe on W. Saugerties Rd. Cafe Mezzaluna on Rt. 212 near the Thruway entrance/exit Gourmet Cup & Pastry, but that's actually ON the Thruway
Posted Tue Mar 10, 2009, 6:53am Subject: Re: good coffee in the lower hudson valley/tri-state region (NY)?
Was wondering if any of you had been to Hastings Station Cafe and what your thoughts were? I had stopped by last trip to the area, but it was already closed. Avi and his son had been out here several times to talk to us prior to opening and my impression was he was aiming fairly high with coffee and service, though I dont know what beans he ended up using.
Posted Tue Mar 10, 2009, 12:34pm Subject: Re: good coffee in the lower hudson valley/tri-state region (NY)?
Hadn't heard of it before. I used to live in Dobbs Ferry, the next stop north where Avi lives, years ago but don't get down there often now. He might be using beans from Coffee Labs Roasters. They're less than 10 miles up Broadway (Rt.9) on Main Street in Tarrytown and are a doing great work with small batch roasting, as a few of us have already alluded to in this thread. 2nd place in Roast Magazine's 2007 Micro-Roaster of the Year Competition.
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