Before Coffee

before coffee does one thing better than most: it makes you want to stay longer than you planned. meserole street in bushwick doesn't get the foot traffic of bedford avenue or court street, which means the people who find this place on the corner of that quiet industrial block tend to actually want to be there. that self-selection matters. the regulars here aren't passing through, they came specifically, and that shapes the whole atmosphere without anyone having to announce it. strongly regarded by the people who know it, which in new york is harder to sustain than it sounds. if you're routing through brooklyn on a weekday morning, this is where you stop before the subway, not after.