At Intelligentsia, each cup of coffee is brewed precisely to order.
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Baristas have to get to work at 6 a.m. at Intelligentisa to pick the day’s brew — and brew method.
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At the Noho La Colombe, you can grab a cup of Joe made with the Steampunk Brewing System, a $15,000 coffeemaker!
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La Colombe’s Todd Carmichael created a special coffee blend for bud Leonardo DiCaprio.
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On HBO’s “Girls,” Lena Dunham’s character Hannah works at the Greenpoint outpost of Cafe Grumpy. The show is shot on location at the Brooklyn coffee shop.
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Grumpy’s own bakery cooks up elaborate custom sweets.
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Stumptown’s baristas dress in elegant, old-time attire, the better to match their elegant wood-paneled cafe.
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Birch Coffee’s Paul Schlader (far left) and Jeremy Lyman are known for their rich, chocolatey cold brew.
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Blue Bottle offers five brew methods, including siphon.
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The pour-over technique is a classic brewing technique used by NYC coffee shop Blue Bottle.
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The nel filter is just one of five brew methods offered at Blue Bottle.
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