Looking for a coffee shop/cafe to conduct interviews. Needs to have numerous tables and Wi-Fi. Running into a problem where most spots are small overcrowded and no tables! Looking for suggestions in all of Manhattan.....
By jmarie10
on Oct 30, 2011 05:04 PM
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Give Kaffe 1668 a try. It meets the criteria you're looking for: large, open space, tables on the upper level and basement and free Wi-Fi.
http://kaffe1668.com/
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Kaffe 1668
275 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007
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I second Kaffe 1668. The basement space is great and upstairs there's a long table where you can sit and talk. We have some photos on our blog: http://smithratliff.com/2011/09/29/na...
Another option is Grounded on Jane Street. It can get a bit crowded, but they have plenty of tables and couches. (Edited to add that Grounded's WiFi can be slow/spotty...
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Grounded
28 Jane St, New York, NY 10014
Kaffe 1668
275 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007
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Vagabond Cafe on Cornelia Street usually isn't too crowded as it is so new.
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Vagabond Cafe
7 Cornelia St, New York, NY 10014
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They keep pretty strange hours though, it seems. Closed on Mondays and then they open at 11 a.m. the other days? Just odd for a coffee shop to me.
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It's 11am-11pm because they stay open late for the live music/open mics they have. And they serve beer and wine during.
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Even the large places I'm going to mention below can become quite crowded depending on the time/day, but at least there are a lot of tables for turnover.
Joe the Art of Coffee's Columbia University branch has a lot of tables and Wifi (and great coffee).
I concur with @deabot regarding Kaffe 1668.
The Think Coffee Mercer St branch is large, with many tables & free wifi.
If you don't care at all about coffee quality, there's a large spot on 14th St with many tables called Bourbon Coffee.
There are probably a lot more - this is off the top of my head.
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Think Coffee
248 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
Kaffe 1668
275 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007
Bourbon Coffee
43 W 14th St, New York, NY 10011
Joe the Art of Coffee
550 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027
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The Mercer Street location of Think gets very crowded when NYU is in session. Additionally, the wifi is unreliable--and at least once, the employees have done nothing if it's out of service. Has the service gotten better?
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yeah, the Mercer St Think Coffee is also extremely dirty, and might be an icky place to conduct interviews...
i like the Argo Tea place on University.
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Think Coffee
248 Mercer St, New York, NY 10012
Argo Tea Cafe
75 University Pl, New York, NY 10003
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Argo Tea is a great suggestion and in fact, I've had a business meeting there myself. The 23rd St branch is good as well although not as large. I hate all of their drinks, but I'll happily pay a few bucks for two hours of generally good wifi, lots of plugs, and large well-lighted tables.
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Argo Tea Cafe
949 Broadway, New York, NY 10010
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Glad u like. I also think their coffee is extremely smooth and tasty. (i've never tried their fancy tea drinks :)
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