Best Cold Brew in New York
11 certified shops · Updated September 2026
New York has more coffee shops than anyone could reasonably audit. These are the eleven we've certified so far, spread across the West Village, Hell's Kitchen, SoHo, Chinatown and a few points in between.

2Banter NYC
New York, NY
Great brunch spot with cold brew done the Australian way: big, bold and delicious.
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3Frisson Espresso
New York, NY
A surprise addition up and around Hell's Kitchen -- notably down to earth franchised shops with a solid CB.
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4Simpl Coffee
New York, NY
Midtown East's cold brew of choice, according to this blog. Tiny but effective, with shockingly reasonable pricing.
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5Silence Please
New York, NY
Unique listening room + specialty coffee haven with a delicious cherry-caramel CB. A little hard to find, harder to leave. Go when you're feeling extra cool, and don't you dare bring your laptop on the weekend.
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6Luckin
New York, NY
Although they force you to use one of China's worst innovations (requiring all orders to be mobile based), the cold brew is certifiable and extraordinarily cheap. The menu is somewhat confusing but they do indeed serve a real, more-than-quaffable CB.
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7WatchHouse 5th Ave
New York, NY
What an exquisite shop. Everything about this is high end -- from the decor, the precision of the staff, the projected menue on the wall...and yes, an excellent light cold brew with notes of peach iced tea and caramel.
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8Blue Dove Coffee
New York, NY
Great spot on Canal in the thick of Chinatown. Blue Dove's got a modern-but-not-sterile aesthetic, good tunes and a might fine cold brew. I envision a future involving more time here.
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9Deploy Coffee
New York, NY
We love Asian-inspired cold brews, and the Kyoto Cold Brew at Deploy checks off every box. Will be returning to try the regular working-man cold brew, which we can safely assume will also be quite good.
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10The Green Room by Blank Street
New York, NY
A pleasant little surprise to come across the Green Room in SoHo. I'm not sure what it means or its relationship to Blank, it may be matcha, but we come for cold brew, and we left quite satisfied. Floral with smooth caramel and a hint of honeysuckle. Approved.
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11Manjul
New York, NY
Manjul is a tasteful shop in SoHo with a punchy, caramely cold brew. Serene on the inside, powerful on the inside.
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