New York’s Best Coffee House Hybrids

Toby’s Estate coffee is all brewed on-site at their Williamsburg location, in a glass-fronted ‘cupping room’ at the back. From this caffeine den they generate the uniquely sweet, small-batch blend that has built them a huge local fan base around New York. They offer brewing classes for those looking to expand their bean skills, from classes on milk texturing to lessons in ‘dosing, tamping, grinder calibration and extraction’. We’d recommended bringing a paper and pen (and maybe a dictionary). They also hold regular ‘public cuppings’ which, despite sounding like a medieval humiliation ritual, allows coffee enthusiasts to develop their understand of the perfect brew. Personally, we’re happy to stick to the main room, where the sky-high shelves of curiosities keep the eye satisfied and the world-class coffee take care of the thirst.