Suggest a Café | Recommend a Coffee Shop in NYC

Suggest a café you love in NYC and help us feature the city’s best independent coffee shops. Know a great neighborhood café that deserves to be highlighted? This page is your space to recommend a hidden gem, a local favorite, or a specialty coffee shop that deserves more visibility.

Whether it’s your daily go-to or a cozy spot you recently discovered, your suggestion helps us uncover the next standout café to highlight in the NYC Coffee Directory and share with thousands of coffee lovers across the city.

The goal of this directory is to help locals, students, travelers, and remote workers find the best independent coffee shops in New York City. By recommending a café, you play a big part in supporting small businesses and strengthening NYC’s specialty coffee culture.

Why Suggesting a Café Matters

Suggest a Café — NYC neighborhood coffee shop exterior on a Manhattan corner with people walking by.

NYC is filled with incredible cafés, but many of them don’t get the visibility they deserve. Some are tucked away on quiet corners, while others thrive with loyal regulars but remain unknown to visitors.

By suggesting a café, you help us shine a spotlight on places offering great coffee, warm hospitality, unique vibes, and memorable experiences.

Learn more about NYC’s specialty coffee culture on the official NYC tourism website.
https://www.nycgo.com

Your recommendation helps:

  • Increase visibility for cafés outside busy areas
  • Strengthen the specialty coffee scene across NYC
  • Connect more people with outstanding local businesses
  • Support small, independent coffee shops

Every submission is reviewed manually to ensure accuracy, authenticity, and quality. We only feature cafés that truly add value to the NYC coffee community.

Suggest A Café

Know a great neighborhood café that deserves to be featured?
Share it below and help us uncover the next specialty coffee gem in NYC.

Your suggestion helps more locals, students, and remote workers discover amazing cafés across the city — especially independent spots that deserve more love.

Share anything you love — the vibe, the coffee, the baristas, the pastries, the community, or why you think it deserves to be on the list.
We review every café suggestion manually to maintain quality and highlight only the best independent specialty cafés in New York City.

Are you the owner?
Add your café to the NYC Coffee Directory →

How To Suggest A Café

Please include as much detail as possible:

  • Your name
  • The café’s name
  • Address
  • Website (if available)
  • Amenities
  • What makes it special

The more information you provide, the easier it is for us to review and potentially feature the café in the directory.

Are You The Owner Instead?

If you own a specialty café in NYC, please use our dedicated owner submission page so we can collect full business details.

👉 Add Your Café to the NYC Coffee Directory →