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Obscure Coffee in New York City, specialty coffee roaster

you're on melrose street in bushwick, which isn't the kind of block that asks anything of you, and that's part of why obscure coffee fits here. the neighborhood runs on its own clock, somewhere between industrial and residential, and a roaster operating out of 259 melrose slots into that rhythm without forcing anything. this is a place that has built genuine loyalty among the people who come back, not because there's nowhere else to go, but because the pull is specific and consistent. specialty roasting done seriously, in brooklyn, without the performance that sometimes follows it downtown. if you're nearby on a weekday morning, that's your window.

curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated

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newly on the new york city radar. obscure coffee is building momentum at buzz 0/100.

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