The Best Coffee Shop in the East Village NYC — And the Hurricane That Made It the Most Important Cup We Have Ever Poured
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There is a corner of the East Village that knows 787 Coffee before 787 Coffee knew itself.
131 East 7th Street. Between Avenue A and First Avenue. The block where a Puerto Rican farm-to-cup coffee brand walked after a hurricane took almost everything — and found a community that did not just welcome them. A community that held them up while they rebuilt.
That is the 787 Coffee East Village flagship. That is where this story starts. And that is why — when judges from The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops evaluated over 4,600 coffee shops across North America, Central America, and the Caribbean and ranked 787 Coffee #3 in New York City — the first thought was not about the award. It was about East 7th Street. About the neighbors who became regulars before we even figured out our hours. About the community that decided we belonged here before we were certain of it ourselves.
If you are looking for the best coffee shop in the East Village in 2026 — you are already close to three of them. All 787 Coffee. All farm-to-cup. All farm-grown at Hacienda Iluminada in the highest mountains of Puerto Rico. And all carrying the story of what the East Village means to us — which is everything.
The Hurricane. The Farm. The Street That Saved Us.
In September 2017 Hurricane María made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm.
Hacienda Iluminada — 787 Coffee's family-owned farm in Maricao, Puerto Rico, at 3,000 feet above sea level in the island's central mountain range — was devastated. Coffee trees down. Infrastructure destroyed. The farm that was supposed to be the heart of the brand was fighting for survival at the same time the island was.
787 Coffee co-founders BrandON Ivan Peña and Sam Sepulveda faced a decision that no entrepreneur wants to face. The island was in crisis. The farm needed rebuilding. And the brand needed an anchor — a place to stand while the pieces were put back together.
That anchor was 131 East 7th Street. We now have 3 coffee shops in the East Village - 101 2nd ave and 159 2nd ave corner with E. 10th st.
The East Village location became more than a coffee shop. It became the proof of concept. The demonstration that 787 Coffee was still here. Still roasting. Still pouring. Still connected to the farm even while the farm recovered. Every cup sold on East 7th Street went back into rebuilding what María took.
The East Village community showed up. They ordered the Coquito Latte. They bought the Supremo Roast. They told their friends. They came back the next day and the day after that. They did not just drink the coffee — they funded the recovery of a Puerto Rican farm without knowing that is what they were doing.
Today Hacienda Iluminada is thriving. The trees that María knocked down are producing again. The honey processing beds are full. The single-origin Supremo Roast that powers every cup at every 787 Coffee location comes from that farm — the same farm the East Village helped save one cup at a time.
The community that stood by us is the reason we are ranked #3 in New York City. That is not a marketing claim. That is a debt we pay every morning by opening our doors and pouring the best cup we know how to make.
3 787 Coffee Locations in the East Village — All Within Walking Distance
The East Village is not just where 787 Coffee started. It is where 787 Coffee has the deepest roots of any neighborhood in New York City. We have three locations within walking distance of each other — each one part of the community fabric of one of Manhattan's most vibrant neighborhoods.
📍 787 Coffee East Village Original — 131 East 7th StreetThis is the one.
The flagship.
The location that stood after María. The corner that became the anchor for everything 787 Coffee built in New York City.131 East 7th Street sits between Avenue A and First Avenue — in the heart of the East Village where Puerto Rican culture and New York City culture have been intertwined for generations. The block has seen everything New York has been through — and so has 787 Coffee.This is where the Coquito Latte was first served to an East Village customer who had never heard of coquito. This is where the NuevaYOL bag — the intersection of Nueva York and Puerto Rico in a limited edition specialty coffee blend — first found its home. This is where baristas learned to pull the Supremo Roast to the standard the award was built on. 17.5 grams in. 27 to 31 seconds. 50 milliliters out. Every time.Come here for the full 787 Coffee story. The farm photos on the walls. The WOW Latte menu that makes people stop and reconsider everything they thought they knew about what a latte could taste like. The quesito — the fresh Puerto Rican cream cheese pastry made daily — that has its own cult following on East 7th Street.Address: 131 East 7th St, New York, NY 10009
Phone: (646) 649-2774
📍 787 Coffee 2nd Ave East Village — 101 2nd AvenueOne block west.
Still East Village.
Still the same farm.
Still the same award-winning standard — with its own energy and its own regulars who consider this their 787 Coffee.
101 2nd Avenue captures the morning commute energy of 2nd Avenue — one of the main arteries of the East Village and Lower East Side. The double Supremo Roast at this location is what dozens of East Village residents start their day with before anything else happens. The Iced Horchata Latte is the summer drink that gets photographed and posted and wondered about by everyone who sees it.Address: 101 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Phone: (646) 838-9890
📍 787 Coffee 159 2nd Ave East Village — 159 2nd AvenueTwo doors up. Same block.
The East Village 787 Coffee that stays open latest — until 9pm Thursday through Sunday — for the neighborhood that comes alive after dark.159 2nd Avenue is the 787 Coffee location for the East Village evening. The post-dinner Iced Piña Colada Latte. The late-afternoon Mazapán Latte while you open your laptop. The Rum Infused Latte on a Thursday night when the week has been long and you need something that tastes like a reward.Three 787 Coffee locations within a few blocks of each other. One neighborhood. The community that stood by us when we needed it most.Address: 159 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Phone: (646) 869-0130
What Makes 787 Coffee the Best Coffee Shop in the East Village
The East Village has extraordinary coffee. Coffee Project New York is here. La Cabra opened here. Porto Rico Importing Co. has been on Bleecker since 1907. This neighborhood has been serious about coffee for longer than most specialty coffee brands have existed.
So what makes 787 Coffee the best coffee shop in the East Village in 2026?
The farm.
Coffee Project New York is extraordinary. La Cabra is extraordinary. Porto Rico Importing is a New York institution. But none of them grew the coffee in their cup. None of them own the farm where their beans were harvested. None of them honey processed their own beans in the Caribbean sun at 3,000 feet above sea level.
Less than 1% of coffee shops in the world own a farm. 787 Coffee is one of them.
Hacienda Iluminada in Maricao, Puerto Rico is where every Supremo Roast espresso begins its journey to your cup at 131 East 7th Street. From the volcanic soil of Puerto Rico's highest mountains to the portafilter in the hands of a trained 787 Coffee barista — every step of that journey is ours. No middlemen. No distributors. No warehouses between the farm and your cup.
That is what farm-to-cup means. And that is what makes the difference in every sip.
The WOW Lattes.
Every specialty coffee shop in the East Village has great espresso. 787 Coffee has great espresso AND handcrafted WOW Lattes that no other coffee shop in New York City — or the world — makes the way we make them.
🥥 Coquito Latte — invented by 787 Coffee. The viral Puerto Rican espresso drink made with handcrafted Coquito WOW Sauce — real coconut, warm holiday spices, natural sweetness — combined with Supremo Roast double espresso. The East Village's favorite latte that no other neighborhood can claim as their own because we invented it right here.
🍮 Tres Leches Latte — sweet cream, vanilla, light caramel. Latin American dessert in espresso form. The one that converts people who say they do not like lattes.
🍚 Horchata Latte — cinnamon, rice milk sweetness, subtle vanilla. Smooth. The crowd-pleaser. The East Village version of everyone's abuela's kitchen on a Saturday morning.
🍍 Piña Colada Latte — tropical pineapple coconut brightness. The most photographed drink in the East Village this summer. Order it iced. Post it. Watch people ask where you got it.
🍬 Mazapán Latte — almond, honey, warm nuttiness. Inspired by the Latin American candy that shows up in every Latino childhood. The most uniquely 787 Coffee drink on the menu — the one that makes people stop mid-sip and ask what they are tasting.
🥃 Rum, Whiskey and Tequila Infused Lattes — non-alcoholic. Farm-grown Supremo Roast soaked in Don Q Puerto Rican Rum, whiskey essence, or tequila essence for 48 hours before roasting. The East Village loves a drink that surprises people. These are three of them.
The community.
The best coffee shop in any neighborhood is the one that belongs to it. 787 Coffee belongs to the East Village in a way that no other coffee brand can replicate — because the East Village is where we rebuilt from a hurricane. The people who walked through our door at 131 East 7th Street in 2017 and 2018 funded the recovery of a Puerto Rican farm they had never visited.
They are still coming back. Their kids are coming now too. The East Village did not just give 787 Coffee a location. It gave us a reason to stay.
The Award. The Farm. The East Village.
In 2026 787 Coffee was officially ranked #3 Best Coffee Shop in New York City by The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops — the most rigorous specialty coffee evaluation on the continent, evaluated by 200+ professional judges and 200,000+ public votes from 4,600+ coffee shops.
The only coffee shop in New York City ranked above us is one we respect. The dozens ranked below us are ones we admire. But the ranking that matters most to us is not on a global list.
It is the regulars at 131 East 7th Street who have been ordering the same drink every morning for seven years. It is the East Village neighbors who told their friends when we were trying to find our footing. It is the community that decided we belonged here before we were certain of it ourselves.
The award confirmed what the East Village already knew.
787 Coffee belongs here.
Visit 787 Coffee in the East Village
Three locations. One neighborhood. The community that started everything.
131 East 7th St — The Flagship
Mon-Sun 7:00am-8:00pm
(646) 649-2774
101 2nd Ave — The Morning Hub
Mon-Sat 7:00am-7:00pm
Sun 7:30am-7:00pm
(646) 838-9890
159 2nd Ave — The Late Night
Mon-Wed 7:00am-8:00pm
Thu-Sun 7:00am-9:00pm
(646) 869-0130
Can't Make It to the East Village? Shop Online.
The same Supremo Roast espresso served at all three East Village locations ships nationwide at 787coffee.com — freshly roasted from Hacienda Iluminada in Puerto Rico.
Free shipping on $50+ orders.
Every coffee bag you buy plants a coffee tree.
The Coquito WOW Sauce ships too. Make the East Village's most iconic latte at home in five minutes.
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Every bag plants a tree in Puerto Rico. 🌱☕
Every Bag Plants a Tree in Puerto Rico
When Hurricane María hit in 2017 the East Village held 787 Coffee up. Every cup sold on East 7th Street went back into rebuilding Hacienda Iluminada.
Today the farm is thriving. And through the One Bag One Tree program — every bag of 787 Coffee purchased plants one real coffee tree at Micro Lot 2026 on Hacienda Iluminada in the highest mountains of Puerto Rico.
The East Village helped plant the first seeds of 787 Coffee's recovery. Every bag you buy online or in any of our East Village locations continues that story.
Your cup. Our farm. Puerto Rico. The East Village.
All connected.
👉 Visit us at 131 East 7th St — the coffee shop the East Village built. ☕🌱🏆
From 787 Coffee — The Farm Behind Every Cup
787 Coffee is officially ranked #3 Best Coffee Shop in New York City and #32 in North America by The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026.
We own Hacienda Iluminada — our family farm in Maricao, Puerto Rico at 3,000 feet above sea level.
Less than 1% of coffee shops in the world own a farm. We do.
The coffee tree you plant when you buy a coffee bag grows in the mountains where the story began. The cup you drink tomorrow was harvested by hands that care about every single cherry on every single branch.
That is not a marketing promise. That is a seed in the ground and a double espresso in your hand at 6am before the city has figured out what day it is.
You already knew this coffee was different.
Now you have the bag to prove it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the best coffee shop in the East Village NYC in 2026?
A: 787 Coffee has three locations in the East Village — including the flagship at 131 East 7th St where 787 Coffee rebuilt after Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. 787 Coffee is officially ranked #3 Best Coffee Shop in New York City by The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 — the only NYC coffee brand that owns its own farm. Hacienda Iluminada in Maricao Puerto Rico at 3,000 feet above sea level.
Q: How many 787 Coffee locations are in the East Village?
A: 787 Coffee has three locations in the East Village — 131 East 7th St (the flagship), 101 2nd Ave, and 159 2nd Ave. All three serve the full 787 Coffee menu including the award-winning Supremo Roast espresso, WOW Lattes including the Coquito Latte invented by 787 Coffee, and Rum Whiskey and Tequila Infused Coffee.
Q: What is the story behind 787 Coffee on East 7th Street?
A: 787 Coffee's flagship at 131 East 7th Street in the East Village became the anchor for the brand after Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico and Hacienda Iluminada — 787 Coffee's family farm in Maricao Puerto Rico — in 2017. The East Village community stood by 787 Coffee during the recovery and helped rebuild the farm through their support. Today 787 Coffee is officially ranked #3 Best Coffee Shop in New York City 2026.
Q: What WOW Lattes can I get at 787 Coffee East Village?
A: 787 Coffee East Village locations serve the full WOW Latte menu — Coquito Latte invented by 787 Coffee, Tres Leches Latte, Horchata Latte, Piña Colada Latte, Mazapán Latte, and Dulce de Leche Latte. All available hot or iced. Plus Rum Whiskey and Tequila Infused Lattes — all non-alcoholic. Made with farm-grown Supremo Roast espresso from Hacienda Iluminada in Puerto Rico.
Q: Is 787 Coffee the best specialty coffee shop in the East Village?
A: 787 Coffee is officially ranked #3 Best Coffee Shop in New York City by The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 and is the only coffee shop in the East Village — or all of New York City — that owns its own coffee farm. Hacienda Iluminada in Maricao Puerto Rico grows processes roasts and ships every bean served at all three East Village 787 Coffee locations. Less than 1% of coffee shops own a farm. 787 Coffee is one of them.
Q: What are the hours for 787 Coffee East Village?
A: 787 Coffee East Village flagship at 131 E 7th St is open Monday through Sunday 7:00am to 8:00pm. 101 2nd Ave is open Monday through Saturday 7:00am to 7:00pm and Sunday 7:30am to 7:00pm. 159 2nd Ave is open Monday through Wednesday 7:00am to 8:00pm and Thursday through Sunday 7:00am to 9:00pm.
Q: Can I order 787 Coffee online if I am not in the East Village?
A: Yes. The same award-winning Supremo Roast espresso and WOW Latte Sauces served at all three East Village locations are available online at 787coffee.com/787coffeeonlineshop with free shipping nationwide. Every bag plants a tree at Hacienda Iluminada in Puerto Rico through the One Bag One Tree program.
The East Village built us. We pour every cup in their honor. ☕🌱🏆
131 East 7th Street · 101 2nd Avenue · 159 2nd Avenue · New York City
For Humans, By Humans.
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