Five Flies Coffee — Restaurant in New York

Since our first visit to this spot many months ago, we have been going back quite a few times. They have a small seating area up front, "working" area for customers with laptop, and a large room in the back with more seating.

They have all sorts of baked goods and some other items such as sandwiches. The offering changes all the time, so that you can get something different each time you visit. They are also vegan friendly, so you can get vegan goods and drinks here.

The back room is furnished with old/antique looking chairs and sofas, very cozy. No laptop is allowed in this area. We really love this back room. They used to have a motorcycle in this room, which I thought was super cool, but it has been removed, I assume to make room for weekly events and such.

We tried a few different drinks and baked goods over the several visits. Maple Brown Sugar Latte, Bourbon Pecan Maple Latte were our favorites so far. I had them hot and cold. Not too sweet, deep flavor, I loved them.

Maple Glazed Cruller is my favorite baked goods so far. Pistachio Croissant is pretty good too. Loads of crushed pistachios on the top! Their quiche is good, but small and pricey. Panouzzo was HUGE and filled with nice amount of tasty ingredients. Vegan Lemon Matcha Bread was a-ok. Very thick and dense, not so moist nor light. The flavor was not great either. Parisian sandwich was basically a ham and cheese in a croissant, and it was just a-ok. Nothing really special.

There are some hit and miss when it comes to the food, but the drinks have been great.

The staffs are not friendly, unless they know you. They might not be polite, or greet you with a warm smile, but they are efficient. I hope they will get more friendly staff so that we feel more welcomed, but other than that, we love the atmosphere and the coffee, that keep making us go back...

After finally taking heed of my partner's discover of Five Flies and her raving reviews I finally took the long walk and went there and it far surpassed my already high expectations. The staff is incredibly friendly and sweet, the pastry/dessert selection is truly divine (vegan pumpkin pie?!?!? YES PLEASE), and the coffee was super delish. What was the best part beyond those already amazing things? THE BACK ROOM! Computer free (love it), eclectic and spacious, this room was truly a dream and how I want my future house to look should I ever be able to afford one. :p Antiques mixed with colorful comfy seating (big plus on comfort), random typewriters, all sorts of goodness. As an artist, this place was so dreamy and inspiring to me that I did a little funky distorted art version of the room. Great place to read, relax, do art, scrolll your phone, have awesome convos, all while partaking in delish goodness. I have not been to any of their events but would love to and would love to see more live music and fun stuff in that back room and love that they are open until 7 pm which seems to be relatively rare for coffee shops in NYC which is strange for the "city that never sleeps". I have made the long walk often since and plan to many more...

This beyond a good business- it's a jewel of the neighborhood. A community space like this is hard time find. Coffee drinks and eatable treats are good; you'll be satisfied if you get any of their offerings to go. But the real asset is the space. The front room is a well designed work space. Many patrons quietly and contently working on their projects. The back room is no work allowed, and they enforce it. Back room has numerous couches and individual comfort seating. Chess board, magazines, books available. And they've begun to host shows after closing in the space. But the best thing is to bring your thoughts or a friend- a more welcoming space to spend time with either is hard to find. Update, January '25 - All the above still true. And even more an asset to the community as they've started holding more events after the coffee bar closes at night. Events like local musicians...