Bushwick
Sey Coffee
18 Bogart St, Brooklyn, NY
Sey is the quietest coffee shop in New York, and they want it that way. The room is one long white box with a concrete floor, a single shared table, and a bar staffed by people who would prefer to talk about filter coffee than make you a flat white. They steam milk reluctantly. The filter flight — three small glasses of single-origin coffee, no milk in sight — is the menu's mission statement. You will leave knowing more about coffee than when you arrived, whether you wanted to or not.
Outlets
3
Workable seats
14
Price
$$$
Noise
2/5
Wifi
70 Mbps
Calls
Avoid
Solo
Yes
Groups
—
Ambience
White walls, concrete floor, one long table.
When to go
Mid-morning on a weekday. Saturday turns into a tasting-room crowd.
Where to sit
The long shared table along the south wall. The window seats are too sunny to focus.
What to order first time
The filter flight. If you only do this once, do this.
What I'd skip
Anything they make reluctantly. Cappuccinos exist on the menu and are correctly made; you can do better with the filter.
Notable to order
- · filter flight
- · pour-over
- · oat milk cortado