NYC Under Grounds · A field guide to New York coffee
I've led coffee tours around New York City's neighborhoods for seven years — and spent even longer interviewing roasters, reviewing shops, and building self-guided walks. Come along in person, or dig into the field notes below.
A free handout
Most of us drink coffee every day without ever putting words to it. But naming a flavor is how you learn to notice it — the same move a close reader makes with a poem. Language doesn't flatten the experience; it sharpens it.
This one-page tasting guide gives you four simple dials — acidity, sweetness, body, aftertaste — and the vocabulary to slide along each one. Print it, keep it by the kettle, and let it slow you down enough to actually pay attention to what's in the cup.
The archive
Years of field notes from the city's coffee bars, roasters, and rooftops — reviews, interviews, and self-guided walking tours. Filter by what you're after, or just wander.
