Kabin

All 8 rated mentions, most helpful first

  • Kabin in Chelsea is fantastic, real nerds (Rohith and Ray will talk to you for hours about coffee) in the best way

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  • replying to u/DizzyLink: Manjul in Soho is a very cool space and incredibly Brooklyn-esque while still being in Manhattan, highly recommend that one. Abraco in the East Village is like a coffee shop that turns into a bar at night and has very good, high quality coffee in a casual environment. Might be some lines but Arcane Estate in the West Village just got named the 12th best coffee shop in the world, and while I think it's solid at best it's worth going for that alone I think.

    I’ve had better coffees there than I have at sey in Brooklyn. Their baristas know their stuff

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  • replying to u/jellosghost: All of the well known cocktail bars in the area (Employees Only, Angel's Share, Sip and Guzzle, etc.) will be crowded on a Saturday. There is a relatively new Scandinavian cocktail bar in Hudson Square called KABIN that is pretty low key and quite nice.

    KABIN is a great rec, you can actually sit and it won’t be impossible to get in

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  • replying to u/FreshHell08: Thanks for the suggestions. We used to have a Mari Vanna in DC but I’d only ever gone for drinks. And I’ve seen Minetta and Pastis recommended a lot on this sub, but I go to their DC locations pretty regularly, so I was thinking of trying my luck at Balthazar instead. Sounds like I’ll have plenty of solid options either way, so I’ll just see what shakes out.

    Kabin (Norwegian bar with good small plates)

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