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  1. A multi-roaster coffee shop tucked into an airy high-rise lobby near the Holland Tunnel, which is not a sentence you expect to lead somewhere good, but here we are. The shelves rotate through a rotating cast of specialty roasters, the menu stays short and efficient, and the lobby has enough room to spread out, plug in, and stay far longer than you planned. Good pastries, no guilt about the outlet use.



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    1227 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11:30 PM

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  3. The lobby of the Classic Stage Company turns out to be a fine place for a coffee shop, all spare seats and big windows that beg you to watch people cross 13th Street. Everyman is a no-frills espresso bar pulling beans roasted by Black and White out of North Carolina, with Colson pastries from Brooklyn if you need something to eat. The staff are warm in a way that makes the spartan room feel intentional rather than unfinished.


    Address
    136 E 13th St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 7:30 AM–5:30 PM

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  4. A gallery of cow portraits on the wall sets the tone at this no-frills Park Slope coffee shop, which does not take itself too seriously but does take espresso seriously. Black & White roasts come out of a small, sunny space with tile backsplash, a handful of stools, and Colson pastries for the indecisive. The staff know what they're doing, which in this neighborhood is less common than it should be.



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    1250 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10:30 PM

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  6. Two benches out front are famous enough to appear in the logo, which tells you something about how long this West Village coffee shop has been part of the neighborhood. Joe Coffee Company roasts its own beans in Long Island City and piles the pastry case high with muffins and quickbreads. It has the warm, unhurried feel of a place where regulars know the staff by name, which in New York passes for a small miracle.


  7. Rank 14401. Principles GI Coffee House

    Personality-Driven Coffee

    The pourover menu specifies black only, no exceptions, which tells you everything about this coffee shop before you've ordered. A queer-owned community hub straddling Park Slope and Gowanus, Principles runs on small rotating roasters, plant-based milks across the board, and a gratuity-included model. Cyclists and coffee obsessives fill the place, drawn as much by the ethos as the espresso. The garage door opens when weather permits, and there's a bike repair area out back.


    Address
    139 Ninth St, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–5 PM

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  8. Address
    1539 Seventh St NW, Fl 2, Washington, DC, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  9. Rank 14401. Southside Coffee

    Minimalist Coffee

    Window-service only since 2020, this minimalist coffee shop in South Slope turned its interior into a commissary, which turns out to be a fine trade. Counter Culture beans anchor the drinks, but the daily-rotating pastries, cheddar jalapeño corn muffins, and hugely bready sandwiches are what bring out the line of families and dogs. Greenwood Cemetery is an easy walk, if you need somewhere to eat.


    Address
    654 Sixth Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 8 AM

    Friday 7:30 AM–4 PM

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    1228 11th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  17. A conference hotel on the Emory University campus that somehow has a private bowling alley for events, which is either the best or strangest detail depending on your meeting planner. Rooms overlook a genuine forest canopy, and the CDC is a short drive away, so the clientele skews toward people with lanyards. It's polished and quiet, with smart TVs and wireless charging, and Candler Park is a short walk when you need to remember where you are.

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    113 Washington Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501, United States
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    Closes soon, 10:30 PM, in 41 min

    Friday 11:30 AM–10:30 PM

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    1721 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622, United States
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    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 6 PM–2 AM

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  46. Rank 14447. El Quijote

    Spanish


    Address
    226 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, United States · Manhattan
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    Closes soon, midnight, in 11 min

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  47. Rank 14447. Estereo

    Cocktail Bar

    By day it pulls coffee; by night the Latin-American vintage vinyl goes on and the mezcal comes out. Estereo is an agave bar on Milwaukee Avenue where the cocktail list is organized by spirit category and the drinks lean toward the unexpected, think cold-brew tea and shochu sharing a glass with pisco. The crowd tends to find it on the younger, cooler end of Logan Square, which is saying something in that neighborhood.


  48. Rank 14447. Hey Love

    Modern Cocktail Bar

    The bar inside Jupiter NEXT Hotel is draped in plants and local art, designed to feel like somewhere sunnier than Portland on a Tuesday. It's a cocktail bar that shapeshifts across the day, quiet enough to nurse a drink in the afternoon and loud enough to justify a second one by night. The drinks lean tropical, bright and built for humidity the Pacific Northwest rarely delivers.


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    920 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214, United States
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Friday 3 PM–1 AM

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    75 Market St, Portland, ME 04101, United States
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    Closes soon, midnight, in 11 min

    Friday 2 PM–Midnight

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  50. Rank 14447. Orilla Bar & Grill

    Modern Steakhouse


    Address
    426 Euclid Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–11 PM

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    OpenTable
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    3131 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, United States
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    Open now, until 4 AM

    Friday Noon–4 AM

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    3630 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Friday 6 AM–10 AM, 3 PM–1 AM

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  53. Rank 14447. Zou Zou's

    Mediterranean


    Address
    385 Ninth Ave, Unit 85, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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    OpenTable
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