A guide to New York City specialty coffee & cafe culture.
Weekly meetups for cafe and coffee enthusiasts + event listings
New York City specialty coffee & cafe culture guide.
Regalia Coffee founder Paolo Maliksi will be leading the monthly cupping of their offerings, held the first Saturday of every month at Multimodal Roasting, where Paolo is a partner. Each cupping explores a different facet of quality control and is open to everyone, from novice tasters to pros.
Coffee farmer Alejandro Ariza, of Colombia's Finca La Argelia, will be holding a cupping at multi-roaster cafe Dayglow, in Bushwick, on Sunday. This is one of a few events being held in New York City over the weekend.
Bean & Bean are holding another in their series of community cuppings, this time focusing on coffees from Panama's Hachi Project. All levels welcome, no experience required.
This is a rare opportunity to cup high end Gesha lots without paying a premium for the experience. As part of their Community Cupping series, Bean & Bean is holding a Lamastus event at their Little Neck roastery.
Either Regalia Coffee founder Paolo Maliksi or assistant roaster, Griffin Deutsch, will be leading the monthly cupping of their offerings, held the first Saturday of every month at Multimodal Roasting, where Paolo is a partner. Each cupping explores a different facet of quality control and is open to everyone, from novice tasters to pros.
Carrie Ash, Director of Sales at coffee importer Osito will be at Multimodal for a presentation and cupping featuring a wide range of international lots.as part of their Green Forums series.
On the second Saturday of each month, Multimodal Roasting, a Long Island City roasting collective, opens its doors for a public cupping involving the roasters who use their facilities.
Either Regalia Coffee founder Paolo Maliksi or assistant roaster, Griffin Deutsch, will be leading the monthly cupping of their offerings, held the first Saturday of every month at Multimodal Roasting, where Paolo is a partner. Each cupping explores a different facet of quality control and is open to everyone, from novice tasters to pros.
Long Island City roasting collective, Multimodal, is hosting a public cupping of 2026 Honduras Cup of Excellence. $5 tickets at the door, limited to 40 attendees.
Long Island City roasting collective, Multimodal, is hosting a public cupping of 2026 Guatemala Cup of Excellence. $5 tickets at the door, limited to 40 attendees.
Amativo, a Medellin-based, sustainability and traceability focused Colombian importer with offices in South Korea, Japan, and China, has recently established a US beachhead in Miami and is looking to source to New York City roasters. They'll be cupping their US offerings as part of Multimodal's Green Forums.
Coffee Project NY's flagship LIC location is holding a fundraiser for Colombia (after the recent earthquake). There will be pourovers and beans for sale from a variety of roasters and distributors as well as professional grinder cleaning and a cupping. 100% of money raised will go toward relief efforts.
