Simple Roots Coffee

simple roots coffee knows how to roast. that's the whole thing, really, and in a borough as crowded with opinions as queens, keeping your focus narrow and doing it well is harder than it sounds. the shop sits in astoria, that stretch of 31st street where the neighborhood shifts between generations and cuisines without ever fully settling, and simple roots fits that texture. you don't come here chasing novelty. you come because the coffee is honest and the sourcing is taken seriously. independent roasters at this level tend to live or die by consistency, and the standing here suggests they've figured that part out. a straight black cup on a weekday morning in astoria is the move.