StreetLevel: At the Lyceum, Coffee But no Klatsch
There hasn’t been much buzz about El Cafetin, the coffee shop at the Brooklyn Lyceum, despite the fact that it’s been open for a few months now. The café traffics in a standard assortment of brews, espresso drinks, and snacks, and it’s outfitted with a ragtag assortment of furniture (see photo on jump). Even though…
There hasn’t been much buzz about El Cafetin, the coffee shop at the Brooklyn Lyceum, despite the fact that it’s been open for a few months now. The café traffics in a standard assortment of brews, espresso drinks, and snacks, and it’s outfitted with a ragtag assortment of furniture (see photo on jump). Even though the space gets great natural light and has free wi-fi, it’s often deserted after the morning crush—surprising for a stretch with a not-so-small army of freelancers and very few coffee shop options. El Cafetin’s owner says he’s looking to raise the business’s profile by offering to-be-determined classes in the coming months. Think that’s the jolt this java joint needs? GMAP
Red Sox fans- seriously? Nail in the coffin. I went in once to be sent out because they didn’t have food or weren’t ready to “play” business or whatever. But Sox fans? Seriously f-u. The Soxs can kiss my pinstriped ass.
Say what you will, the guy owns the building, he is not some big time developer, he is a pioneer, though eccentric in his thinking. But he invested on his own on 4th avenue, and now you see other coffee shops, some crazy hotel that thinks it can charge $500 a night.
Why don’t you hire an architect for him? The place has been put together all of his own hard work. I watched it from the beginning.
Now you want to insult the guy because he doesn’t want to do things the way you see everything else done? Move to the burbs then.
What about the bird shit on the steps? Even Starbucks cleans that up.
Um…It’s a dump?
Look, if someone is going to plunk down their hard earned dollars on something like coffee the person getting plunked needs to attach some branding to that purchase.
Also, insinuating that your potential customers don’t get the joke isn’t going to cut it.
Why not pass out some free coffee in the mornings and on the weekends. Get some of that amazing talent that the Lyceum has tucked away to do some pro bono work. I’d buy my coffee from a trapeze artist in a second!
Also, see above about the dump part. The idea that you can’t have a good multi use space is insane. Hire an architect, hire an industrial designer, hire a f’ing decorator for all I care but there are people who do this stuff for a living.
I don’t remember much about the coffee at CC, so maybe you’re right. But Peet’s is really good.
Peet’s coffee is delish.
i vote for caribou coffee also!!!
Caribou Coffee and Peet’s should make inroads in Brooklyn!
anyway you slice it, starbucks is gross.