Baruir's Coffee — Restaurant in New York

For the good: It's a really cute shop. My boyfriend has gone multiple times and loves the coffee. I'm not a coffee fan, but wanted to join him to get a smoothie bowl since they offer those as well. While the price was pretty great, the good unfortunately ends there. It didn't look like much fresh fruit was used to make the base or to top the bowl. In a quick 5 minute walk home the acai base was essentially soup and tasted only of banana. The menu doesn't list that it includes banana and yet it is topped with it (I understand that is common but as someone who strongly dislikes the way banana overshadows any other flavor I would've loved the opportunity to ask for it to be left out.) Because the acai gets watery so quickly it's practically only one texture and the granola got really mushy.

TLDR: If you want coffee this is the place for you, but if you want to try out their other side of the menu (several smoothie and acai bowls are listed) I would steer clear. There are much better options in the same area. While my experience was quite poor I'm sticking to 3 stars because my bf really did...

I've been going to Baruir to get my pound of French Roasted Colombian (ground at #4 on their grinder) for over 20 years. The look of the place has changed a bit, but the quality of the roast hasn't changed. This place is amazing. Baruir was here decades before Starbucks, and will hopefully be here when Starbucks (hopefully!) disappears. Service is fast. For the few people complaining here about the somewhat cranky service or whatever, I dare say they haven't had many dealings with baristas. Do you want a smile, or do you want consistently high quality, locally roasted coffee from an independent purveyor that has survived waves of commercial homogenization in the neighborhood? You can go to Chipotle, or you can go to De Mole. You can go to Starbucks, or you can go to Baruir. Choose the latter, and you choose to support the unique character of your...

It's awesome that places like this can still be found out here. Aside from those fancy, pretentious cafes, this place shines as a classic, old school neighborhood coffee roaster. They roast their beans on site in the open. I spoke to the owner. You can tell he is proud of his establishment and takes pride in what they do. I got their classic blend as it has the notes I like best. Always fresh and just roasted! Never had an issue with the workers here. They're always polite whenever I go in. Prices very reasonable and great quality coffee. You can get brewed coffee here, small treats and other little items for purchase. But I usually just concentrate on getting my coffee bean supply for at home espresso. I believe they've been in business for over 50 years! I hope this place keeps on going for another 50 as places like this are very hard to...