Astor Place

New York City’s penchant for circumscribing parks within its street grid inspired our Astor Place cafe, where one wall aligns with Broadway and the opposite runs parallel to Astor Place. Just as welcoming as a public green—but much warmer in the winter months—our East Village cafe offers guests repose from the bustle outside, or a pit stop before venturing into the neighborhood. We love visiting Tony Rosenthal’s giant black sculpture, Alamo, known colloquially as “the Cube.” Go with a friend, pour-over coffee and breakfast sandwiches in tow, and people-watch as art students from Cooper Union, old-timers from the Village, and tourists pass you by.