StreetLevel: 4th Avenue In Clover
Here’s some wildly thrilling news for coffee dorks: The $11,000 machine that Slate posits could “broaden the way we think about coffee” is coming to 4th Avenue. 3B, the soon-to-open cafe on Carroll and 4th (nee “Brooklyn Bean”), will have a Clover coffee maker. The luxe machine makes cups one at a time and is…
Here’s some wildly thrilling news for coffee dorks: The $11,000 machine that Slate posits could “broaden the way we think about coffee” is coming to 4th Avenue. 3B, the soon-to-open cafe on Carroll and 4th (nee “Brooklyn Bean”), will have a Clover coffee maker. The luxe machine makes cups one at a time and is a rare lil’ caffeinated bird. A story in the Times a couple months ago said there are only about 200 of them in shops across the world, though their cult status is quickly becoming more mainstream (there are a few already in NYC). 3B’s espresso machine is no slouch, either, and its owners say they spent months selecting the beans they’re going to use. The business, which’ll also serve some light food, should be up and running in about a week and a half.
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Espresso is the only ‘real’ coffee and 11K for one of those machines is mid-range
You can get methadone at the Novo quicker and cheaper…
4:30.
they bought 498 of them.
“Have you seen the river of people heading to the Union St. station in the mornings? I’d expect that to be the main target.”
Have fun standing in line as that thing cranks out one cup at a time.
The place on Bedford and North 8th (used to be the Read) has one of these, I hear. Think I’ll stick with La Villita.
There could also be 498 dialysis clinics, 498 taxi stands, 498 methadone clinics and we still wouldn’t buy in the Novo.
A comeback? Did we miss the first go round?
there could be 498 coffee shops on 4th avenue and you all still wouldn’t realize it’s making a comeback.
idiots.
Didn’t you know there’s only 498 coffee shops throughout Europe?