Darned Good Coffee, Cute Mugs: A Beloved Café Faces Displacement

 

A unique local flavor: Who doesn’t love freshly-roasted coffee and a quirky, cute mug? 

Café Grumpy,  a certified woman-owned independent coffee shop, has substantially grown since its Brooklyn-based launch in 2005. 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. 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 Mugs

On its website, Cafe Grumpy offers Cafe Grumpy mugs and quirky novelty gifts.   I happily sip Grumpy coffee from my Grumpy mug 100 percent sourced in the USA, unlike  imported mugs claiming “Made in the US,” although they are only decorated in the US.

David Versus Goliath: The Save Café Grumpy Campaign

 Due to rising rents and the emergence of massive chains, NYC has lost far too many of the independent stores and cafes that make NYC special.  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.

Rachelle Nones

Staff Lifestyle and Wellness Writer

Rachelle is a New York–born lifestyle writer specializing in beauty, food, fashion and accessories, wine and spirits, and home and garden trending news and reviews. An English literature honors graduate, she brings a sharp editorial voice and storytelling sensibility to every project. Beyond journalism, she writes short fiction and 15-minute mysteries. Her novella The Morse Code Murderer has twice ranked on Amazon’s Top 100 in the Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads category, reflecting her flair for suspenseful, tightly crafted narratives. Before establishing her writing career, Rachelle worked at diverse gigs, including high-end textile color approval (colorist) and wholesale fashion accessory marketer/public relations associate in NYC's fashion district.