# Best Cafes in Brooklyn

Independent coffee shops across Brooklyn's neighborhoods, from Williamsburg roasters to a Park Slope family-owned cafe. · community starter list

A list of the 8 best cafes in Brooklyn, including Cafe Grumpy (Greenpoint, Brooklyn). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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**Updated:** 2026-09-12 10:31:14

1. **[Cafe Grumpy](/e/cafe-grumpy---521.md)** (cafe) — A Greenpoint coffee shop opened in 2005 that grew into a small local roasting chain and appeared as a set in HBO's Girls. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://joe.coffee/locations/ny/brooklyn/caf-grumpy-greenpoint-brooklyn/, https://cafegrumpy.com/locations/greenpoint/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_Grumpy
2. **[Devoción](/e/devocion---522.md)** (cafe) — Williamsburg roastery sourcing beans directly from producers in Colombia; beans are dry-milled in Bogotá and roasted in Brooklyn within about 10 days of leaving the farm. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.devocion.com/pages/new-york-coffee-shop-williamsburg-brooklyn
3. **[Partners Coffee](/e/partners-coffee---523.md)** (cafe) — A small-batch Brooklyn roaster whose flagship North 6th Street cafe and roastery has operated since 2012. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.partnerscoffee.com/
4. **[Kos Kaffe Roasting House](/e/kos-kaffe-roasting-house---524.md)** (cafe) — Family-owned Brooklyn coffeehouse since 2012, run by Allon Azulai, who in 1994 opened Ozzie's Coffee & Tea, an early Brooklyn specialty roaster-cafe. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: http://www.koskaffe.com/our-story, https://yourbrooklynguide.com/brooklyn-coffee-shops/, https://www.koskaffe.com/
5. **[Compilation Coffee Roasters](/e/compilation-coffee-roasters---525.md)** (cafe) — A Gold Street coffee bar in Downtown Brooklyn known for reasonably priced coffee, a varied flavor lineup, and a spacious, welcoming layout. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.downtownbrooklyn.com/listing/compilation-coffee-roasters/, https://www.tryperdiem.com/guide/13-highest-rated-cafes-and-coffee-shops-in-brooklyn, https://cbwarburg.com/blog/best-coffee-shops-in-brooklyn-ny
6. **[Zaruma Gold Coffee](/e/zaruma-gold-coffee---526.md)** (cafe) — DUMBO cafe pouring Ecuadorian single-origin coffee; ships coffee nationwide. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://zarumagoldcoffee.com/, https://www.tryperdiem.com/guide/13-highest-rated-cafes-and-coffee-shops-in-brooklyn, https://www.zarumagoldcoffee.com/
7. **[Sey Coffee](/e/sey-coffee---1998.md)** (cafe) — Cafe on Grattan St at the Bushwick/Williamsburg border, opened by Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg in 2017; named "Best Coffee Shop in America" by Food & Wine. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://bklyner.com/sey-coffee/, https://sprudge.com/sey-coffee-bushwick-125183.html
8. **[Coffee Uplifts People](/e/coffee-uplifts-people---1999.md)** (cafe) — Bed-Stuy cafe of a coffee company founded in 2020 by Angela Yee, Tony Forte and LaRon Batchelor, which states it operates with a 100% People of Color supply chain. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.bkreader.com/news/angela-yee-coffee-uplifts-people-6548290, https://coffeeupliftspeople.com/pages/about

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