Wonderful coffee and bagels. This location has a spacious open airy seating area with great outside light. Nice service. The mother and daughter business ownership, commitments to gender equity, plus the local roaster in Queens are all pretty great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alfred Weiss
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roy Ward
The beverages (coffee and tea) I normally purchase are fine but it's the upkeep - or lack of it - of the premises that takes this place way down.When Bean & Bean first opened around 2017/2018, it was a clean, inviting, unique coffee oasis in NYC with a well thought out open design and a cool vibe. So much so that it was always a challenge to find a seat. When a person walked in, there was the aroma of roasted coffee beans, and sacks of coffee beans on display and stored behind the counter.Now the place looks neglected, shabby and simply run down. Windows haven't been cleaned as evidenced by fingerprints. Tape holds up plastic signs on various walls, there's a visually unattractive and out-of-place display case holding food items, a cooler that previously held creamer and milk for customers to use is boarded up. Metal running boards at base of windows are dirty. The wooden communal tables could use a good sanding and even some type of coating that would preserve them better and allow for cleaning. And the bathroom - especially the walls - need a good scrubbing and sanitizing. In a nutshell, the place looks unkempt!!I'm guessing new ownership and management has taken over as there's a marked difference in the overall presentation and upkeep.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Christopher Sanders
I like this place for getting coffee and tea drinks and doing some work first an hour or chatting with friends.My primary issue with it is they dont have food items that are listed on their menu and the homeless are aggressive and angry and stink out the place. Bean and bean just not as sanitary as i’d like it to be.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 5
Krzysztof Schmude
One of worst cappuccinos ever - milk burnt, not frothed properly, finished
Food: 1
Andy Z
Good cafe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Kang
this worker scammed me with the bagel sandwich. I specifically asked for smoked salmon bagel sandwich, and yet the sandwich didn’t have salmon and i still got charged extra. No one will pay for a bagel with cream cheese for $15.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Josue Martinez
Great place for coffee, comfortable, relaxing ambience for reading a book or work on a laptop.Vegetarian options: Almond and Oatmilk
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Organic Coffee
Camila Pineda
I never leave reviews for places but I wanted to do one for this one. I used to come here every morning before work to buy my coffee. Every time I order the same and somehow one day is a price and the other day is another. The customer service is very bad. The pastry is cold and frozen specially in the mornings and when you ask if they could warm it they act like they do but they give you the same cold pastry. Recently another coffee shop open closer to FIT and they have such a great customer service and good quality food and coffee. I hope you guys can work in this little issues so we can still enjoy of bean bean, otherwise there is more coffee shops around with better service.
The best tasting decaf I’ve found in nyc! Surprisingly sweet and caramely! The people here were so nice too—props to them for running such a busy place so kindly! They also have an awesome variety of treats with many gluten free and dairy free options. I got a gf/vegan oatmeal cookie!
Dino Rodriguez
Reduced my rating from 4 stars to 1 star (and to be fair I'm leaving my original review below).Be careful when buying your coffee at this business, they've been helping themselves to their own $1 tip at the point of sale and doing so for a long time.At the date and time of this review, a small cup of coffee is (and had been for as long as I can remember) $3.25, but for a long while, my small coffee has been priced a dollar higher (without me leaving a tip). This has to be illegal and if it isn't, it's very unfortunate that this coffee shop will have this on their reputation.Is this tactic being asked from management? Or, was this an isolated practice by a couple of the barristers there? We don't know (several of us in my office noticed this practice and began keeping an eye open for this practice). What is certain, is that we work one block from this coffee shop, we visit almost every morning, but this morning may be my last.~~~~~Very good coffee at a relatively good price. Coffee is also sound by the pound and is ground in-house. The atmosphere is great and the interior is ideal for looking out into the Chelsea sights.There is plenty of seating but, you'll be fortunate to find a place to sit. Plenty of work space with a good amount of outlets if that's what you look for while sipping your coffee. Excellent location, worth a visit if you're into sitting down and relaxing or working with coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Armani Brown
i love to go here with a cup a coffee or hot chocolate. Great vibes while i’m reading a script or doing some computer work.?
Great espresso and friendly staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful coffee and bagels. This location has a spacious open airy seating area with great outside light. Nice service. The mother and daughter business ownership, commitments to gender equity, plus the local roaster in Queens are all pretty great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The beverages (coffee and tea) I normally purchase are fine but it's the upkeep - or lack of it - of the premises that takes this place way down.When Bean & Bean first opened around 2017/2018, it was a clean, inviting, unique coffee oasis in NYC with a well thought out open design and a cool vibe. So much so that it was always a challenge to find a seat. When a person walked in, there was the aroma of roasted coffee beans, and sacks of coffee beans on display and stored behind the counter.Now the place looks neglected, shabby and simply run down. Windows haven't been cleaned as evidenced by fingerprints. Tape holds up plastic signs on various walls, there's a visually unattractive and out-of-place display case holding food items, a cooler that previously held creamer and milk for customers to use is boarded up. Metal running boards at base of windows are dirty. The wooden communal tables could use a good sanding and even some type of coating that would preserve them better and allow for cleaning. And the bathroom - especially the walls - need a good scrubbing and sanitizing. In a nutshell, the place looks unkempt!!I'm guessing new ownership and management has taken over as there's a marked difference in the overall presentation and upkeep.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
I like this place for getting coffee and tea drinks and doing some work first an hour or chatting with friends.My primary issue with it is they dont have food items that are listed on their menu and the homeless are aggressive and angry and stink out the place. Bean and bean just not as sanitary as i’d like it to be.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 5
One of worst cappuccinos ever - milk burnt, not frothed properly, finished
Food: 1
Good cafe.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
this worker scammed me with the bagel sandwich. I specifically asked for smoked salmon bagel sandwich, and yet the sandwich didn’t have salmon and i still got charged extra. No one will pay for a bagel with cream cheese for $15.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great place for coffee, comfortable, relaxing ambience for reading a book or work on a laptop.Vegetarian options: Almond and Oatmilk
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Organic Coffee
I never leave reviews for places but I wanted to do one for this one. I used to come here every morning before work to buy my coffee. Every time I order the same and somehow one day is a price and the other day is another. The customer service is very bad. The pastry is cold and frozen specially in the mornings and when you ask if they could warm it they act like they do but they give you the same cold pastry. Recently another coffee shop open closer to FIT and they have such a great customer service and good quality food and coffee. I hope you guys can work in this little issues so we can still enjoy of bean bean, otherwise there is more coffee shops around with better service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
The best tasting decaf I’ve found in nyc! Surprisingly sweet and caramely! The people here were so nice too—props to them for running such a busy place so kindly! They also have an awesome variety of treats with many gluten free and dairy free options. I got a gf/vegan oatmeal cookie!
Reduced my rating from 4 stars to 1 star (and to be fair I'm leaving my original review below).Be careful when buying your coffee at this business, they've been helping themselves to their own $1 tip at the point of sale and doing so for a long time.At the date and time of this review, a small cup of coffee is (and had been for as long as I can remember) $3.25, but for a long while, my small coffee has been priced a dollar higher (without me leaving a tip). This has to be illegal and if it isn't, it's very unfortunate that this coffee shop will have this on their reputation.Is this tactic being asked from management? Or, was this an isolated practice by a couple of the barristers there? We don't know (several of us in my office noticed this practice and began keeping an eye open for this practice). What is certain, is that we work one block from this coffee shop, we visit almost every morning, but this morning may be my last.~~~~~Very good coffee at a relatively good price. Coffee is also sound by the pound and is ground in-house. The atmosphere is great and the interior is ideal for looking out into the Chelsea sights.There is plenty of seating but, you'll be fortunate to find a place to sit. Plenty of work space with a good amount of outlets if that's what you look for while sipping your coffee. Excellent location, worth a visit if you're into sitting down and relaxing or working with coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
i love to go here with a cup a coffee or hot chocolate. Great vibes while i’m reading a script or doing some computer work.?
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coffee and Tea
Worst cup of coffee I
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
The coffee tastes okay, but the bean aroma is not
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3