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Cafés in Bushwick & Ridgewood

SEY's skylit roastery café on Grattan Street, Variety on Wyckoff Avenue, La Cabra's roastery on Willoughby, and German bakeries across the line in Ridgewood.

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Bushwick was a German brewing district: by 1890 Brewer's Row held 14 breweries in 14 blocks, and the last two, Schaefer and Rheingold, closed in 1976.1 Its Broadway shopping strip was looted and burned in the 1977 blackout, and today Bushwick has the largest concentration of Hispanic residents in Brooklyn, mostly from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.1 Its warehouses and factory lofts now hold roasters and cafés.

Ridgewood, across the Queens line, was also settled by Germans, and Gottscheers from present-day Slovenia followed after World War I; its rows of brick houses are protected in ten national historic districts listed in 1983 and four city landmark districts.2 The M train runs through it on Myrtle Avenue, with stops at Seneca Avenue, Forest Avenue and Fresh Pond Road.2

Local tip: SEY's Grattan Street café and La Cabra's Willoughby Avenue roastery both close by 18:00; for coffee after dark, Dayglow on Wilson Avenue serves until 23:00 and House Party at 1178 Bushwick Avenue until midnight.

At a glance

128Cafés listed
54With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Sunrise Sunset, from 00:00 (Mon–Fri 08:00–00:00 · Sat–Sun 00:00–01:00, 08:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: Skytown, until 04:00 (Daily 12:00–04:00).
  • Most listed streets: Wyckoff Avenue (10), Broadway (9), Wyckoff Ave (6).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (25%), vegetarian options (16%), takeaway (15%).

Cafe Plein Air

  • 68-38 Forest Avenue
  • Tue–Wed 08:00–17:00 · Thu–Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 08:00–17:00
  • +1-917-522-6133
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  • 447 Central Avenue
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat 09:00–21:00 · Sun 09:00–20:00
  • +1-718-484-4806
  • Wi-Fi
  • Takeaway
  • Air-con
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
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Coffee chains in Bushwick & Ridgewood

Roasters in the old industrial blocks

Lance Schnorenberg and Tobin Polk roasted in a nearby loft as Lofted Coffee, renamed the company SEY in 2017 after a dispute with a San Diego roaster, and opened their café at 18 Grattan Street, under three skylights, in August 2017.3 It opens 07:00–17:00 on weekdays and from 08:00 at weekends.

La Cabra, the Danish roaster, does its North American roasting at 1329 Willoughby Avenue, Loveless roasts on a Loring at 86 Central Avenue, and Three-Legged Cat at 142 Waterbury Street opened in 2024 as a no-tipping café.4 Dayglow opened in 2023 in a former auto-welding shop at 8 Wilson Avenue and runs a distillery and brewery, Niteglow, alongside.4 It serves coffee daily 07:00–23:00. Two smaller roasters sit nearby: Obscure Coffee Roasters at 259 Melrose Street and City of Saints at 297 Meserole Street.

Wyckoff Avenue and Jefferson Street

Wyckoff Avenue is the main café street. Variety Coffee Roasters at No. 146 opens daily 07:00–21:00 with Wi-Fi, Wyckoff Starr at No. 30 opens at 07:00 on weekdays, and Good Morning Brooklyn at No. 31 serves until 22:00. Cultiva at 9-19 Wyckoff Avenue opens at 06:00 every day, Hala Coffee & Kitchen and The Bad Bagel share No. 40, and Trans Am Cafe at No. 915 has Wi-Fi and serves daily 08:00–19:00.

Maria Hernandez Park, the 6.87-acre former Bushwick Park between Knickerbocker and Irving avenues, sits by the L train's Jefferson Street station.1 Nook at 45 Irving Avenue stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and Kings Kolache bakes at 321 Starr Street from Tuesday to Sunday.

Ridgewood: Seneca, Forest and Onderdonk avenues

The Onderdonk House, built in 1709, is the only Dutch farmhouse known to survive in Ridgewood and became a city landmark in 1995.2 Nearby, Onderdonk Cafe at 353 Onderdonk Avenue opens Wednesday to Sunday. Rudy's Pastry Shop at 905 Seneca Avenue opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday, and Milk & Pull at No. 778 and Cafe M Seneca at No. 709 open at 07:00 and 06:30.

On Forest Avenue, L'aroma Dei Cafe at 62-54 opens daily 06:00–22:00, and Nomad Cafe and Eatery at 67-14 has Wi-Fi. Norma's Corner Shoppe at 59-02 Catalpa Avenue bakes daily 07:00–20:00, and Cypress Inn Cafe at 17-02 Cypress Avenue opens at 07:00 on weekdays.

Sources

  1. Bushwick, Brooklyn, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Ridgewood, Queens, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Sey Coffee opens in Bushwick (Mike Wolf, August 31, 2017), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
  4. The Sprudge guide to coffee in North Brooklyn (Liz Clayton, February 3, 2025), Sprudge, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bushwick & Ridgewood cafés: questions

When did SEY Coffee open on Grattan Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn?

SEY Coffee opened its café at 18 Grattan Street in August 2017. Its owners, Lance Schnorenberg and Tobin Polk, had roasted in a nearby loft as Lofted Coffee before renaming the company SEY that year. The café has three skylights and opens 07:00–17:00 on weekdays and from 08:00 at weekends.

Which roasters have cafés in Bushwick, Brooklyn?

SEY Coffee is at 18 Grattan Street, La Cabra does its North American roasting at 1329 Willoughby Avenue, and Loveless roasts on a Loring at 86 Central Avenue. Variety Coffee Roasters has a café at 146 Wyckoff Avenue, open daily 07:00–21:00, and Dayglow at 8 Wilson Avenue, opened in 2023, serves until 23:00.

Where can you get coffee early in Ridgewood, Queens, near Bushwick?

Rudy's Pastry Shop at 905 Seneca Avenue opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday, and L'aroma Dei Cafe at 62-54 Forest Avenue at 06:00 every day. Cafe M Seneca at 709 Seneca Avenue opens at 06:30 on weekdays. The M train stops at Seneca Avenue, Forest Avenue and Fresh Pond Road.

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