La Colombe Coffee Workshop — Restaurant in New York

Few forms of anxiety are as tangible as the first day at a new job. You gotta meet a whole group of new people, learn a whole new product, and be on your best behavior for the first 2 months before you can let your actual humor leak out so no one thinks you're a nut.

I came to this La Colombe before my first day as it was the closest coffee shop to the new office. Plus my lil baby got me a gift card as she looked up what was in the area. That's luv.

My start time was at 9 but I got here at 7:30 because Murphy's Law is always looming in the ether. My life is one long battle to disprove Murphy's Law.

I took a cold brew to the dome that was good and got me locked in, but $5.50+ is just like DAMN. Hittin the pockets... Even Starbucks cold brew is expensive now though so must just be a function of the market.

It's actually so clean in here. I'd eat off these floors. Hudson Square in general is such an underrated area. Restaurants are clean and well kept, streets are nice, beautiful people walking around everywhere. It's like a little oasis. A much calmer pace than the rest of Manhattan.

2 weeks in now, and the new job is going pretty well. Already got my core homies in here. But I mean, it's just a job at the end of the day. Can't let it define me. That's how depression creeps in… You didn't ask any of this so I'm gonna stop now.

La Colombe is now my local spot to come decompress and get some alone time if I need it. Or to just pick up a cold brew and rip a walk. Walking is hella underrated.

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The coffee sounds fantastic and probably is... But the service-given the quality- left something to be desired.

When I stepped up to the register to order, there was no indication that they did pour overs, which would have allowed me to try the coffee I truly wanted to try. So I ordered my $2.50 cup of drip coffee. Later I saw a small sign (nowhere near the register/other menus) indicating that pour overs were available... Given how little drip coffee costs to produce, I think it reasonable that I should have been able- in this instance of confusion- to get the pour over I wanted, less the cost of my drip. That would have made me a very satisfied customer. But such was...

Went here twice during a recent visit to NYC. Barista was friendly when I asked about the pour-over technique. Both myself and my companion thought the coffee and espresso were excellent and the pretzel croissant was very tasty. Only reason it isn't five stars is that I found the style a bit antiseptic for more than just stopping by for coffee and a pastry. Just a matter of personal taste, I was looking for something a bit more warm welcoming that weekend. Everything we had was...