2024: Queens Voted Café 1 of a Kind Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
Café 1 of a Kind
255-13 Northern Blvd, Little Neck
(347) 408-4780 – cafe1ofakindny.com
When working from home gets old, and working from the office still seems like a slog, the right café can be the difference between a productive day and a miserable one. In Queens, the best bet is Café 1 of a Kind, winner of Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done in the Best of the Boro competition. Plow through that to-do list with a delicious matcha latte in hand, or make everyone else on the Zoom jealous of your picture-perfect avocado toast. A day spent at Café 1 of a kind feels less like work and more like a brunch date with your laptop. (Just wait until after you clock out to sample their beer and wines.)
2023: Queens Voted Sweetleaf Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
Sweetleaf
4615 Center Blvd, Long Island City
(347) 527-1038 – sweetleafcoffee.com
If you are seeking a great coffee shop where you can get work done, visit Sweetleaf of Long Island City. Established in 2008, the Sweetleaf location has tripled in size. Located a mere ten minutes from midtown Manhattan, Sweetleaf is a popular stop for early morning commuters. Located in a 19-century building that has original tin ceilings and walls that date back to the late-1800s, Sweetleaf is a memorable venue to visit. Patrons are also welcome to visit the record room in the back of the eatery where the walls are adorned with vintage rock band posters and hundreds of vinyl records are available to explore. Whether you’re into punk, rock n roll, or jazz, you will probably find something of interest at Sweetleaf.
2022: Queens Voted Giovanna’s Kitchen Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
Giovanna’s Kitchen
12-40 Clintonville St, Whitestone
(718) 767-4444
Giovanna’s is the kind of food and coffee establishment where you will want to settle in with your laptop to tackle a project. It’s the best place in the neighborhood for Italian sweets, homemade Italian food, and sandwiches. Customers rave about the outstanding eat-in or take-out fare and love the coffee and Italian sweets you might start your day with if you plan to stay awhile. The like-working-at-home vibe may be due to the genial staff that greets you at the counter. The aroma of homemade Sicilian-inspired food like chicken parm or rice prepared in the kitchen under the guidance of Giovanna LaPuma will wake up your appetite if you stay long enough. Indulge in lunch and enjoy this neighborhood eatery where you can relax comfortably while you concentrate.
2021: Queens Voted Kinship Coffee Cooperative Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
Kinship Coffee Cooperative
30-05 Steinway St, Astoria
(646) 468-7149
Calling all writers, photographers, graphic designers and other freelancers! Tired of working from home and desperately need a change in scenery? Head on over to Astoria’s Kinship Coffee Cooperative on Steinway Street where you’ll be able to get your work done while sipping on a cup of one of their many caffeinated options from drip coffee to lattes to cold brew. They say there’s a calmness when there’s coffee, and it’s true. That calmness is aided with its warm atmosphere and quietness that can only boost productivity and have you consider Kinship Coffee Cooperative as your “new and improved” office space for the foreseeable future.
Paris Baguette (National Winner)
156-24 Northern Blvd, Flushing
(718) 961-0404 – parisbaguetteusa.com
Are you tired of working from home, or looking to set up a work meeting off the premises and desperately need a change in scenery? Preferably, a scenery of the Parisian kind? Be your most productive self at Paris Baguette where the coffee is fresh and the atmosphere is quiet. Since 1988, Queens locals have enjoyed Paris Baguette’s French-inspired breads, pastries, sandwiches and salads. Whether you’re ordering one of their signature coffees or need a much-needed smoke sausage bread to help you power through that important project, Paris Baguette has everything you need to start and finish off your day on the right foot!
2020: Queens Voted COFFEED Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
COFFEED
37-18 Northern Blvd, Long Island City
(718) 606-1299 – coffeednyc.com
COFFEED is a New York City-based, locally-sourced, charity-minded café and specialty coffee company. Their mission is to provide superior products at competitive prices while keeping charitable giving at the forefront of all they do. They roast our own coffee, bake our own pastries, and through our partnership with the Brooklyn Grange, source much of our produce from the acre-sized roof of our flagship location in Long Island City. Each COFFEED location donates a significant percentage (up to 10%) of its gross revenue to worthy local charities. They are driven to become one of the most charitable companies in the world and one of the most profitable as well.
2019: Queens Voted COFFEED Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
COFFEED
MULTIPLE QUEENS LOCATIONS
(718)-606-1299 – www.coffeednyc.com
COFFEED is a New York City-based, locally-sourced, charity-minded café and specialty coffee company. Our mission is to provide superior products at competitive prices, while keeping charitable giving at the forefront of all we do. We roast our own coffee, bake our own pastries, and through our partnership with the Brooklyn Grange, source much of our produce from the acre-sized roof of our flagship location in Long Island City, Queens. Each COFFEED location donates a significant percentage (up to 10%) of its gross revenue to worthy local charities. We are driven to become one of the most charitable companies in the world and one of the most profitable as well.
2018: Queens Voted COFFEED Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
COFFEED
MULTIPLE QUEENS LOCATIONS
coffeednyc.com
COFFEED is a New York City-based, locally-sourced, charity-minded café and specialty coffee company. Our mission is to provide superior products at competitive prices, while keeping charitable giving at the forefront of all we do. We roast our own coffee, bake our own pastries, and through our partnership with the Brooklyn Grange, source much of our produce from the acre-sized roof of our flagship location in Long Island City, Queens. Each COFFEED location donates a significant percentage (up to 10%) of its gross revenue to worthy local charities. We are driven to become one of the most charitable companies in the world and one of the most profitable as well.
2017: Queens Voted Sweetleaf Best Coffee Shop for Getting Work Done!
Sweetleaf
10-93 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. 917-832-6726
Lauded by The New York Times as “one of the most civilized things in Long Island City,” Sweetleaf serves as a home away from home – and an office away from office – for a number of Queens residents. Since its opening in 2008, the Jackson Avenue bar has had one simple goal: to be the best espresso bar possible, and to keep getting better. It must be doing something right since this sweet little coffee shop was voted best coffee shop for getting work done. At first a 300-square-foot shop, the original Sweetleaf was expanded to triple its size in 2010 and has since become a comfortable work station for natives and newcomers alike. According to its owners, “it’s where old world charm meets state-of-the- art machinery to create something special and unique.” And Queens agrees.
