A Unique Local Flavor: Who doesn’t love freshly-roasted coffee and a quirky, cute mug?
Café Grumpy is a certified woman-owned independent coffee shop that has substantially grown since its Brooklyn-based launch in 2005. Daily, Café Grumpy serves coffee to thousands of New Yorkers from nine different New York City locations—ranging from Greenpoint to Manhattan West. By and large, the café receives positive reviews for its coffee and customer service. If, on occasion, one stumbles across a grumpy Cafe Grumpy barista, consider the grumpiness on brand!
If you can’t visit one of Grumpy’s local cafes to order a flat white, latte, or espresso to enjoy with a locally-sourced pastry, you can always visit Café Grumpy’s website to check out the coffee and Cafe Grumpy’s coffee matching guide and home brewing guide. Because choosing the right grind for one’s brewing method is important, I love that I can specify if I want whole bean, course grind, medium grind, or a fine grind version of my selected coffee.
Quirky Gifts and Made In the US Grumpy Mugs
On its website, Cafe Grumpy offers Cafe Grumpy mugs and quirky novelty gifts. Since I am fussy about my drinking mugs, I happily sip Grumpy coffee from my Grumpy coffee mug because it is 100 percent sourced in the USA, unlike deceptive imported mugs claiming “Made in the US,” although they are only decorated in the US.
David versus Goliath: The Save Café Grumpy Campaign
Unfortunately, due to rising rents and the ubiquitous emergence of massive chains, NYC has lost far too many of the independent stores and cafes that make NYC special. At the moment, Café Grumpy’s Grand Central Station location is in danger of closing because its lease is up for bidding. To learn more and to sign a petition to help Café Grumpy remain in its Grand Central Station location, visit.
