An Above piece I saw on Hester Street; I moved while taking the picture on my phone, but I kind of like it.

I spend at least two mornings a week at Coffee Foundry in the West Village. They specialize in single-cup pourover coffee that they roast themselves and brew using Clever Drippers; as such, each cup is made with beans that are ground to order to ensure maximum freshness and taste. Above is a cup of organic Ethiopian Sidamo, which is remarkably bright and balanced. I am also partial to their Bolivian iced coffee which can be paired up with condensed milk to create a high-end Vietnamese style iced coffee. If you’re more of a beer guy, they also serve a variety of Belgian and microbrew beers in the afternoon.

Coffee Foundry
186 W. 4th Street
New York, NY 11014
(A/C/E or B/D/F/M to West 4th)

This evening, I joined a bunch of friends in celebrating my good friend Albert‘s birthday at a dive bar in Williamsburg. The large outdoor patio featured two grills for us to cook up our own food, and the weather made for easily one of the nicest summer evenings we’ve had in NYC this season.

East River Bar
97 South 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211