Tribeca and Financial District Coffee Shops: An Illustrated Guide to 11 Cafes
Justin MelilloShare
Downtown below Canal Street is full of cafes tucked into old warehouse buildings and quiet side streets. These are the 11 I have drawn in Tribeca and the Financial District, with the address and a note on what each one is known for.
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1. Blue Bottle Coffee
396 Broadway, Tribeca
Tribeca cafe from Oakland-born roaster Blue Bottle at Broadway and Walker Street, sharing a building with the Walker Hotel Tribeca. It is a popular laptop spot with free Wi-Fi. Page 190 in the book.
2. Bubby's
120 Hudson St, Tribeca
Tribeca institution that began as a Thanksgiving pie pop-up in 1990 and grew into a full American restaurant known for pies, pancakes, and brunch. Page 206 in the book.
3. Conwell Coffee Hall
6 Hanover St, Financial District
A coffee hall in the Art Deco lobby of a former bank at 20 Exchange Place, with soaring ceilings and the old marble teller counter used as the coffee bar. By night it becomes Conwell Cocktail Hall; its house blends were developed with Gillies Coffee, America's oldest coffee merchant. Page 218 in the book.
4. Frenchette
241 W Broadway, Tribeca
A French brasserie opened in 2018 by Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson, longtime chefs on Keith McNally's restaurants, known for duck frites, roast chicken and a mostly natural wine list. It won the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant. Page 196 in the book.
5. Gotan
130 Franklin St, Tribeca
A Tribeca coffee shop at Franklin and Varick that has poured Counter Culture Coffee since it opened in 2014, with communal tables, cozy nooks and breakfast and lunch until early evening. The owners have since opened locations in Hoboken and Weehawken, New Jersey. Page 200 in the book.
6. Kaffe Åre
397 Greenwich St, Tribeca
A Swedish-style coffee bar opened in December 2024 in the former 'wichcraft space at Greenwich and Beach by Tomas and Chie Tjarnberg, the couple behind Kaffe Landskap. It serves Red Hook-roasted coffee, from-scratch pastries and made-to-order sandwiches in a spare room with wooden cube stools. Page 204 in the book.
7. Laughing Man Coffee
184 Duane St, Tribeca
A small Tribeca cafe across from Duane Park, founded in 2011 by Hugh Jackman after he met Ethiopian coffee farmer Dukale. Jackman gives his profits to the Laughing Man Foundation, which supports coffee-farming communities, and the shop is known for its flat white. Page 202 in the book.
8. No Plates Coffee
12 John St, Financial District
A small, mostly grab-and-go coffee shop on John Street between a ramen spot and a Pace University dorm. The menu runs from standard espresso drinks to playful pastries and snacks, with a strong matcha following. Page 214 in the book.
9. OL'DAYS
73 Warren St, Tribeca
A family-owned, farm-to-table cafe that started in Buenos Aires in 2014, serving specialty coffee alongside all-day brunch, pancakes, bowls and sandwiches. The Tribeca outpost took over the former Mulberry & Vine space between Greenwich Street and West Broadway and has a mezzanine. Page 210 in the book.
10. Rigor Hill Market
227 W Broadway, Tribeca
A farm-driven cafe and grocer from the team behind neighboring One White Street, with much of its produce from the team's upstate farm. It is known for its breakfast sandwich of soft eggs on thick pain de mie, plus soups, quiche and house-made pickles. Page 198 in the book.
11. Suited
45 John St, Financial District
Opened by partners Andrew Fazio and Wilson Johnson in March 2020, Suited runs a multi-roaster third-wave coffee program alongside a kitchen known for its Suited pancakes and buttermilk fried chicken sandwich. Page 216 in the book.
Take them home
Every cafe here is part of Coffee Shops of New York, my ongoing project to draw every coffee shop in the city. The book collects 100 of the drawings in a signed hardcover.
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Cafes change, so check hours before you go. Not affiliated with any cafe listed.