I just got back from the Small Axe NYC Coffee tour. 

I Heart NY. I spent the better part of the late 90’s living in New York City – pretending to take college classes and chasing girls.  These were the days before 9/11 when people were a little nicer, things were a little cheaper, and before I could appreciate coffee.  Be that as it may (fortunately or unfortunately) it was before good coffee came to New York…mostly, except for Oren’s Daily Roast, of course. 

Thnks, Coffee Gods. Since I left New York, it seems the coffee gods have been good to NYC.  Through hard work and calculated risks, a flurry of coffee houses and roasters that embody the Small Axe Coffee values have moved into New York City.

This Year's Tour. So, when I had to be in New York City for a couple of days this week, I was determined to visit as many of these coffee stars as my early mornings and late evenings would allow. I planned as well as I could – selected my destinations in clusters where I could easily hop from the bus to the subway and back to the rickshaw.  It was an amazing trip that led me through my old stomping grounds to the doors of some of the best coffee houses and most friendly coffee people I’ve met to date.

Coffee Houses of the Holy. So here it is, one by one, the coffee houses of the Holy that the coffee gods put on my path this week.  Check them each out, one by one.  Big thanks of course to Mike White and team at GimmeCoffee, Mark at Ninth Street Espresso, Sam at Everyman Espresso, and the masterful though unnamed folks at Café Grumpy.

	GimmeCoffee 228 Mott St New York, NY Btwn Spring and Prince 212-226-4011 7am to 9pm Every Day Map | Web Site
	Ninth Street Espresso 700 E 9th St Btwn C and B East Village, NY 10009 7am to 7pm Every Day Map | Web Site
	Everyman Espresso 136 East 13th St Btwn 3rd and 4th New York, NY 10003 212-533-0524 8am to 8pm Every Day Map | Web Site
	Café Grumpy 224 West 20th St Btwn 7th and 8th New York, NY 10011 212-255-5511 M-F 7am-9pm Sat/Sun 8am-9pm Map | Web Site