Cafeteria Maestro

cafeteria maestro takes its coffee seriously. not as a talking point, but as the actual reason to show up. brighton beach avenue isn't a neighborhood that rewards pretension, and this place doesn't try any. what you get here is a cafe that has clearly figured out what it's doing and doesn't feel the need to overcorrect. the regulars who keep coming back aren't doing it out of habit, they're doing it because the standard holds. brooklyn has no shortage of places calling themselves specialty, but the ones that stick tend to be the ones with a specific point of view rather than a broad appeal. this is one of those. start with the espresso on a weekday morning before brighton beach wakes up fully.