I Like It Black

409 W 125th St, New York
(929) 532-2253

Recent Reviews

Char I.

Cute little coffee shop on the corner of 125. I ordered the French toast muffin and it was bomb I highly recommend. It's the perfect blend of maple flavoring with a crisp outer and soft inner. The latte was perfect, I looove chicory in coffee so obviously when I saw it I had to order it. It did not disappoint! Check this place out!

Janet S.

After being shoved outside at Sea and Sea with our fish sandwich we needed a place to sit and rest. It's a lovely little bougie coffee shop. The boys provided great friendly service. It is adjoining a bakery and we were able to take our tea through and relax, purchase a cupcake for our already full tummys.

Serenity Hart

I came here to meet a friend and loved my matcha. The shop was closing up early but the barista was nice enough to still make a couple of drinks for us. I sat at the bakery next door to enjoy my beverage and cinnamon roll.NOTE: there is no restroom

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Francisco B.

Dude at the front was friendly. Ordered a sandwich but it took about 20 minutes. The barista had to go and get the person from next door make it. As she was coming in to do so, she claimed out loud "I don't make sandwiches". Ordered a cappuccino with whole milk. The milk tasted expired. I ended up tossing both sandwich and drink and went to Starbucks a couple blocks away. Disappointed since the reviews made me want to come here. Needless to say, never setting foot in there again.

Debbie A.

Cute little spot for a quick caffeine fix with great friendly service. There was also a lot of cute wall art as well. I wish it was a bit bigger because I would love to come here to work from time to time!

dan gilsdorf

A wonderful little spot! The owner is friendly and charming, she remembered me from one previous visit a while back. (Believe me when I say I’m not overly memorable) The breakfast sandwich is the best I’ve had. This will be my regular spot when I’m in the neighborhood!Dietary restrictions: They use canola oil and butter in the kitchen so if you have an issue with soy (as I do) you won’t have to worry! The owner was very conscientious about food allergies.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Croissant

Weilu H.

Tried the matcha latte with oat milk. While i did not have high expectations to begin with since its not a specialty shop, the matcha was still disappointing. The color of the latte was a decent green but the taste was...off... the matcha has floral almost herbal after tastes that really threw me off. nothing like the earthy or even astringent matcha ive had before. this is probably due to it being a lower quality mactha blend or not the right kind for lattes. if i do come back, would rather stick with trying a coffee

Rob T.

We loved this wonderful place. Great coffee and service, plus they make cake in a jar.

Timothy Torres

I give it a 5 stars for staff friendliness, coffee shop charm. The barista was v personable and let me stay past closing time. I don’t drink coffee so I got a chai latte and it was a 4/5. They use a boxed chai but wasn’t my favorite flavor. The pricing is fair. Would come back again and try their matcha and the baked shop next door.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Lucas

The coffee is delicious, also I liked the croissant, very buttery and

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Croissant

Jill Shepard

Really great place to visit if you’re in Harlem! tThere’s a bakery next-door, which is awesome and the cappuccino was perfect! Super inviting

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dianne C

Amazing coffee and service! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Morningside Sandwich

Julia Hsia

I stopped by to grab a cappuccino, cinnamon bun, and a muffin. Limited space, more like a to-go place.☕️Cappuccino was great. Creamy and balanced taste.Cinnamon bun was delicious as well. Moist and doughy texture. Rich one.Muffin was slightly dry for me.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Malekha G.

I've worked in the neighborhood for over 3 years and it was my 1st visit here. Definitely 5/5 stars for me. Not only is the service impeccable, but the server, Sierra, and owner, Aliyah are so kind and knowledgeable on the different types of coffee, the origin, etc. Impressive!!! You definitely feel the warmth as soon as you walk through the door. I will be back again!

Rachel Ramos

Great coffee shop in Harlem with tasty food and pretty good lattes. They’re connected to a bakery next door which was cute to look into, but I didn’t buy anything. The atmosphere was nice, I would go back to just grab a drink and maybe read a little. They don’t have a bathroom, that’s my only con and why I give it 4 stars.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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