Burly Coffee III

new york city runs on coffee in a way that's almost absurd, hundreds of options competing for your attention before you've even thought about what you actually want. burly coffee iii, on atlantic avenue in brooklyn, cuts through that noise without making a performance of it. atlantic avenue is a long, layered stretch connecting boerum hill and crown heights, and a place landing here has to hold its own against a neighborhood that already knows what it likes. this one does. locals keep coming back, which in brooklyn means something, because nobody here is generous with loyalty out of habit. if you're in the area on a weekday morning, the coffee is worth building your route around.