More of the same menu of pastries, pour-over coffee and sandwiches.
The new Kaffe 1668 shop is located on 401 Greenwich Street at Beach Street
Kaffe 1668 opens another shop in the same neighborhood as their first Tribeca location
A Coffee Lover’s Perfect Gift: Handpresso, the portable espresso machine
Although only 5% percent of New Yorkers claim to drink a straight shot of espresso, the Handpresso is a great idea for any coffee aficionado. The French manufactured device easily plugs into the cigarette lighter socket in your car with the help of a coffee pod.
Check out the viral video for this new product
Alessi and Scavolini presents Italy Comes Alive: A very special series of culinary events centering around Italian style

Italy Comes Alive
The next event will take place on Saturday, March 31st from 11 am – 1 pm in the Scavolini Soho Gallery and will include a tea and coffee demonstration from Tarallucci & Vino. RSVP by
Wednesday, March 28th.
Scavolini Soho Gallery is located at 29 W. Broadway (between Prince and Spring). Email RSVP confirmations to italycomesalive@bdeonline.biz
Starbucks sees energy in the energy drink market with planned launch of Starbucks Refreshers in April

Starbucks Refreshers
While being known for coffee beverage and their recent dive into the juicing revolution, Starbucks now wants to explore the world of energy drinks which had a good year in sales– being up by
16% in 2011.
The new energy drink will be sold at national grocers and Starbucks stores
Ninth Street Espresso expands into old Life Cafe space
Life Cafe is closing up shop after a dispute about repairs with the landlord. Ninth Street Espresso’s small “annex” cafe is looking to move into half of space since patrons have been requesting the need for an expanded coffee bar. The 500 sq. ft. shop, located at 341 E. 10th Street, plans to
expand to 900 sq. ft.
With the expansion, Ninth Street Espresso will acquire the backyard garden once owned by
Life Cafe
It’s not just in Williamsburg anymore- Blue Bottle Coffee opens third New York location at Rockefeller Center (second in Manhattan)
On the concourse level next to ‘Wichcraft, there will be more brewing going on. The roaster-retailer opened yesterday to a light crowd built for the Midtown rush. The Rockefeller Center opening comes on the heels of last month’s opening in Chelsea– their 1st Manhattan location.
Blue Bottle is located at Rockefeller Center, Concourse Level (entrance location: 14 West 49th Street)
Seattle’s Caffé Vita opens their 1st New York location in the Lower East Side on Monday, March 12th
With the use of a Gothot roaster, which roasts beans in small batches, the new roaster-retailer also has their eye on Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Caffè Vita will be located on 124 Ludlow Street between Delancey and Rivington Street
Blue Bottle opening up it’s 7th location, first in Manhattan (Chelsea), on Saturday, February 18th
New York City Blue Bottle coffee lovers will have another location besides Williamsburg to dive into their morning espresso. The second Blue Bottle opening in New York will have two floors. The first floor will be dedicated to pour-over, cold brews, and a Strada espresso machine while the second floor gets a bit more “magical” with made-to-order coffee using a nel drip or a halogen burner-powered siphon machine.
Chelsea’s Blue Bottle will be located on 450 West 15th Street between 9th and 10th Avenue
CaffèBene is now open in The Midtown West
If you’ve never had South Korean-style coffee, then you’re in for a treat. The new coffee shop promises to “soothe, heal and revive” while offering gelato, smoothies and more.
CaffèBene is located on 1611 Broadway at the corner of W 49th Street
Blue Bottle’s steady growth has the company looking to sell bottled coffee in grocery stores very soon
Blue Bottle Coffee’s revenue has increased annually by 50% since starting operations in 2002 and is looking for more ways to further the positive production.
The Wall Street Journal reports