NYC Part 2: Café Grumpy

Posted August 11th, 2011 by Meg

After visiting the MOMA, we headed to Chelsea for coffee at Café Grumpy. I had never been to a Grumpy before, but with a name and logo like that, how could I not? The Chelsea Grumpy is cute and tiny. Parking was not a problem and the location is a few doors down from the NYPD #10th Precinct. Also, it is the first coffee shop that I have ever been in that has a laptop ban.

I ultimately decided on a coffee flight to give three out of the four caffeinated choices a try.

• Top: Nicaragua - Santa Teresa
• Bottom Left: Kenya - Gethumbwini
• Bottom Right: Colombia - Desarrollo Co-op.

Thorough descriptions here. All were pleasant, but I enjoyed the Gethumbwini the most.

After the coffee, I naively decided that I wanted to walk the half mile to Chelsea Market.

I say naively because it was excruciatingly hot outside. I usually do not have a problem with heat and humidity, but I regretted drinking the hot coffee and wearing pants. Inside the Chelsea Market, I immediately wandered into the Chelsea Wine Vault where they were having a free wine tasting. Although I did not care for the free wine offered, I did enjoy the rest of the establishment and purchased some Whistle Pig Rye Whiskey for my brother. Whistle Pig is 100% Rye Whiskey which was released in 2010. Apparently, PA does not sell any brand of 100% rye whiskey. Unfortunately, this is not too surprising considering the existence of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.