Marcy & Myrtle

marcy & myrtle keeps its focus tight, and that restraint shows. specialty coffee on this stretch of marcy ave in brooklyn means you're somewhere between bushwick and bedstuy, a corridor that's seen enough generic options to make a place that actually cares about what's in the cup stand out without trying. the locals know it. you probably will too, fast. there's no sprawling menu to wade through, no identity crisis between café and restaurant, just the kind of coffee program that holds itself to a standard and doesn't apologize for it. if you're heading there on a weekday morning, that's the move, when the neighborhood is still finding its footing and the coffee hasn't had a chance to sit around waiting for you.