The Monkey Cup

This was my favorite morning place to visit. Until they banned dogs. I've never met a good person, who didn't like animals. Not sure if this was the cafe decision or the criminal mayor's dept of sanitation, but dumb move.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fruity Monkey

This place is only getting worse and worse in service. And no dogs allowed anymore? Not sure if you’re aware more and more people are getting dogs instead of having kids. Good luck surviving these next years.

Affordable , nice staff. I liked the pastries. No wifi, I was really disappointed because I came from the Bronx , only to find out I couldn’t work there unless I had a hotspot.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Beautiful space! Homey, warm atmosphere, friendly bartenders, lots of books to read. When asking the barista for a recommendation on a warm, sweet coffee drink, he recommended the monkey-ccino. This drink was not sweet but was very tasty for those who prefer a more black coffee flavor. Their chocolate almond croissants are good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Monkeyccino

Very strange service twice that I’ve gone. Staff tries toohard to have this soho hipster dry service. This spot is located in Harlem though, so the sense of warmth and welcome is always strange. The ppl are strange! You won’t find any actual New Yorkers at this coffee house, just a bunch of rude transplants. There’s mad other coffee shops in the neighborhood- if you’re actually from New York, you may want to skip this spot.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

I went in the morning. The coffee was not bad, I liked it, but the pastries did not impress me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

The hot coffee drinks are made with a lot of love here. The monkey face in the cups are just a nice finishing touch. Not as fun if you take your drink to go, unfortunately 😕
I had a hot mocha and cheese Danish... the coffee was good, the Danish was mid at best. My friend really enjoyed her coffee drink as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great coffee spot in south harlem, cheers from

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the shredded chicken and avocado arepa and a mocha. They were very busy but they handled the crowd flow really well (and it’s fun to be able to see them making the arepas out front). Super fun decor and awesome flavors!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shredded Chicken

Excellent coffee, lovely spot.

Very nice place, nice ambiance, but be warned — no WiFi. This is a place to disconnect from internet, unless you have a hotspot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fruity Monkey

Great cosy place. The food is simple and delicious and the drip coffee was great. Thank you :-)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Arepa with Prosciutto and Cheese, Arepa De Pavo & Queso, Avocado and Mayo

The best coffee shop in town! My NY favourite. Great service, excellent barista, very welcoming atmosphere. I love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great spot to relax after a long morning.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Arepa with Prosciutto and Cheese

Decent coffee if you are in the area ..or close to the north side of Central

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5