Kitten Coffee

Delicious!!! Their beans make amazingly delicious coffee and espresso and the owner is super friendly and knowledgeable. The first time I went in there, the owner gave me some very helpful tips on how to make a perfect cup of espresso. On another visit, he actually showed me on google maps where the beans came from. This friendly service is in addition to their wonderful coffee beans. The flavor is perfect. It is my favorite coffee that I have tried — and I’ve tried a lot of different types! The people at Kitten coffee are artisans. They take pride in their product and are very friendly and informative.

Excellent coffee. Bought 3 lbs of beans to try – coffee is strong and has good body. Worth seeking out these guys they are super friendly too.

The best coffee you can possibly get in Bedstuy. No. Brooklyn. No, the USA. actually the world!!!

On a recent ride all the way from Bushwick to Ft Greene, I had some extra time on my hands, and this fine spot was right at the top of my coffee list. Why not stop by?
Dekalb has a nice bicycle lane most of the way so it’s comfortable, and fairly safe riding. Heading into the neighborhood of Pratt, I turn onto Skillman. Not avenue like in East Williamsburg, but Street as in Bed Stuy.
Here you have rough blocks with warehouses & liquor stores, then shining brownstone blocks that remind you of those gorgeous little corners of new york. Skillman has a bit of both, with a couple of new buildings to boot. Riding down the street I see nothing in the way of a café. I cross Willoughby, still nothing. I back track, and zero in on the building number. Still no sign of a café. Perhaps I have the wrong boro or the wrong street, or number. I check all these, and confirm this is the real spot. Still nothing. I look at the garage door, and see what looks like it might be a kitten stenciled on there, and think, well perhaps they’re not open today.
I try the door, and what do I find it’s open. I peer in and ask if they’re open. Sure the guy says. Ummm… are you a café? Oh no, we’re a roastery. But you’re welcome to come in and have a cup of coffee!
So thus begins my introduction to this fine new roastery in Brooklyn. Rowen proceeds to grind some, while we talk about New York coffee. I tell him on a recent trip to Malaysia I found all the good coffeeshops were run by Aussies and Kiwis. Yep, he said, you’ll find the same in London too. He explained that what we call the third wave coffee phenomenon hit down under about 15 or more years ago. Wow, that explains it.
The shot he pulled was 100% crema, I felt like I had found the place where coffee was created. As I sipped at the shot, I marveled at the taste, and asked him, I’d almost say that there’s a taste of chocolate in there. Yep, that’s what we do!
Turns out they teach barristas here, how to pull a shot of espresso, and all the ins and outs of coffee made to order. Cool, I think I’ll come back for one of those classes even though I have never barristad before.
These guys are super friendly, and very welcoming. If you want to know about coffee, here’s a very very good place to start. We’re lucky to have them in Brooklyn!

Kitten Coffee is far and away the best bean in New York City. Don’t be suckered by the PR machines of corporations like Intelligentsia or Stumptown. They pale in comparison. There is simply no love in those beans. Kitten Coffee is pure love, pure quality. My only complaint is that their beans aren’t more easily available.
I hope people in New York become better educated to coffee. It’s a shame that lesser quality beans, sold too long after they’re time for too high a price are allowed to pass for high quality product. In a city that demands nothing but «the best» in so many aspects of culture, it is time for us to demand that our coffee (and the person making our coffee) is of the highest quality, too. Kitten Coffee is the standard bearer.

Wow! Let me just say that I am a bigtime coffee freak, and this is some of the BEST coffee I’ve EVER had. I had the pleasure of trying it again yesterday, and it is soooo velvety smooth and rich. YUM! I will be buying more of this stuff. oh yes!

I took Rowan’s 3 hour coffee food course and have nothing but great things to say! He is super cool, very knowledgeable and running an awesome business. Their coffee is fantastic and I can’t wait to be a customer. Thanks!

Took a barista class here the other day and it was flippin’ awesome. The owner guy, Rowen, was extremely laid back and informative. He has a cool little space in Bedstuy with a mock kitchen set up and teaches you all you need to know to be the best around. I learned all kinds of shit, not to mention had some of the best espresso I’ve ever had.
You wanna learn how to make the good stuff or just have a cup of the good stuff, get involved with the Kitten.
Yep.

This company’s products are as good as it gets. The owner is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his product. He understands business and knows what it takes to please a customer. Oh! did I mention the coffee and espresso? Delish!!!

I’m generally not a coffee drinker, but Kitten is so rich, it almost tastes like chocolate! When I make it with my french press, it’s almost creamy and a little frothy — I don’t even add milk! (Usually my coffee is just a vehicle for the milk.)
I work for a theatre and we started serving Kitten to our donors. The compliments keep rolling in.
The bottom line: Brooklyn pride! Being a locavore tastes great!
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