For Five Coffee Roasters

good coffee in new york doesn't always announce itself. for five coffee roasters sits out on 55th street in maspeth, queens, which is not where you'd expect to find a specialty roaster with serious reach across the city. but that's the thing about this borough: it keeps its good stuff a little off the obvious path. the maspeth address isn't incidental to what they do, it's where the roasting operation actually lives, and you're getting coffee that comes from that source directly. the specialty-coffee focus here is real, not a label slapped on a menu. if you're in queens and you want something that traces back to a roasting floor rather than a distribution warehouse, 55th street in maspeth is worth the detour on a weekday morning.