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Café Grumpy

4.0 (297 reviews)
ModerateCoffee & Tea
Closed 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Quiet
Outdoor seating
Good for working

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Great working cafe with lots of outlets and space. There's tables right when you enter and further back. There's also a bathroom. The honey oat latte was decent; it didn't taste too different than anything I've already had. If you like sweet things, you'll enjoy it.

Cold Brew - Lemon Loaf Gluten-Free
Carly C.

Pricey... one size $4.25 Cold Brew, $4 pre-bottled. But worth it! LONG-lasting caffeine fix. Many of the pastries are gluten free and/or vegan and still moist af. Sometimes they're not labeled (esp for the weekday early birds coming in at 7:01am), so ask and be mindful of the contamination notice on the glass. Review of gf pastries RANKED-- Lemon Loaf $4 - Best deal. Can't go wrong. Like cake Citrus Olive Oil Bundt $5 - Smaller but more filling than the Lemon Loaf because it's suuper saturated with olive oil. ~~Read: moiiisssttt~~ Banana Walnut Muffin $3.50 - Great and also vegan! But lacking the VIP "muffin top" =(

Mishaa L.

Underwhelming. For a $4-5 coffee drink, the cappuccino looked and tasted similar to what I'd expect to get at a gas station. This is only an issue with this particular grumpy location - the others are great. I suspect the barista wasn't trained or didn't know how to make espresso drinks, but given that grumpy's differentiation with, say, dunkin donuts, is coffee quality, this was really disappointing. Won't come here again, and if you find yourself in greenpoint is suggest you go to odd fox or homecoming instead. Excellent coffee shops with talented baristas.

All price and no size makes Jack a grumpy boy. - A cold coffee beverage in a clear plastic cup with a lid, featuring a hand-drawn face and the text 'Café Grumpy'.
M. A. W.

Ordered iced mocha that was approaching $7 and maybe maxed out at 12 ounces. For the rest of the day I was grumpy. Ah, ha, I get it now.

Joshua Y.

Cafe Grumpy is very spacious with lots of seating although it's pretty packed occasionally. My iced latte was good but a bit expensive at $5.25 (there's an up charge for it being iced instead of hot). Overall it was a good experience

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The coffee is good but the service is great. My favorite is Ralph. So sweet. Absolutely gem.

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Good coffee, quiet spot,. Really basic small coffee shop menu.

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Cafe grumpy is for sure... definitely lives up to the name. No smile, subtle jabs at us ordering and coffee was yikes

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ALL the pastries sell out before noon! The capitalist agenda has taken over! New York's night scene is dead!!!

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Incredible coffee. Smells so good and tastes even better. They are nice people too. Quick service to boot.

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