What do you love about your coffee shop and neighborhood specifically?
“The first time I walked into La Colombe's Noho cafe, it immediately recalled the mastery of European cafes where artists, poets, writers, and people of all walks of life convene to either collaborate, create, or simply see and be seen. I felt like I'd walked into a painting and became a part of its beauty. Noho is one of my favorite neighborhoods with its cobble streets. It evinces a quintessential NYC complete with some of the city's best restaurants and galleries. And so it's no wonder that you will find La Colombe here. When you walk through the doorway, you are met with an impressive aroma of coffee beans, an open and expansive high ceiling, beams of light flooding in from walls of windows, handcrafted wood furniture, walls decorated with minimalist art…and the people — such beautiful people! The centerpiece, literally, of the cafe is the helm of this operation where friendly, competent, smiling faces blend beautiful drinks and pour them into handmade, painted ceramic ware from a small village in Italy. All of my senses felt heightened the first time I sat down cradling my latte between both hands, taking it all in. It felt like home. So, for months, I would come in daily to journal, work, or simply talk to the staff. I had found my spot in this vast and eclectic chaos that is NYC.

The coffee is truly the best that I've ever had. Without geeking out completely, there is something to the science of how it all works in harmony — from how the beans are farmed (organically) to the roasting process, the grinding, the way it's packed into the espresso machine, the steamed milk, to how it's poured. Minus all the atmospheric elements of the cafe, the coffee alone is an experience. And that's it. We deliver an experience for our customers!”