PERK UP

Over the last two years so many great coffee shops have opened in New
York, it’s hard to choose between them. For coffee snobs and serious
baristas, Eater.com has compiled some of the hottest spots explaining
“a truly great cafe experience is also about the vibe, location, and
personalities of the people that work there.” These aren’t your
ordinary cups of joe and even midtown has caught up with the downtown
coffee scene: “Culture Espresso Bar is perhaps the best non-chain
coffee shop in midtown. They almost always use espresso from Chicago’s
Intelligentsia, but they also mix it up by brewing beans.”
Where the best places to drink coffee in New York are right now

COFFEE SNOB

Q: Why did the hipster burn his mouth on the cup of coffee he was
drinking? A: Because he drank it before it was cool. Speaking of
too-cool-for-school and coffee, the latest addition to New York’s
ever-growing artisan café scene comes from Down Under. The recently
opened “Australian java joint, Toby’s Estate Coffee, opened its first
U.S. location in Brooklyn,” reports Eater.com. Toby’s serves brekkie,
lunch, dessert, and Aussie comfort food, like Vegemite on toast. There
are also coffee flights and “the city’s first pressure-controlling
Strada machine by La Mazorca,” according to Grub Street, “or a
‘pour-over bar’ for those who prefer that.” Hipsters, welcome to your
new kaffeeklatsch.
Grab a cup of Java at Toby’s Estate

DEC GET UP, WAKE UP

Do you feel like you need an extra jolt to get you through that last
stretch of holiday shopping? Good news for coffee aficionados: The
Upper East Side is getting its own outpost for the artisanal coffee
shop Joe, which is slated to open tomorrow on Lexington Avenue between
74th and 75th streets, according to Eater.com. “The shop will feature
a built-in pourover bar and three types of single-origin coffee, plus
pastries from Bien Cuit, Dough, and Ovenly. The store will be open on
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.” It’s anything but your average cup
of joe.
Joe opening in Upper East Side

STAY ALERT

Now you can clear up the Mondaze with more than just your standard cup
of java: Glamour.com has found some new ways to get your caffeine
boost. “Everyday food items are getting a bit of buzz.” On the
not-so-weird side, you can stay alert with brownies and chocolate chip
cookies spiked with 200 mg of caffeine (that’s about two cups of
coffee). However, then there’s the creatively monikered Perky Jerky,
“dehydrated beef or turkey that’s infused with guarana, a bean similar
to the one [used for] coffee” and even potato chips that are pumped
with the same amount of “caffeine as in nearly 4.5 cans of soda with
just one bag.” Those would be the anti-couch potato chips.

Get the Java Jolt!