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New York · Upper East Side
Cafés in Upper East Side
Viennese cafés on Museum Mile, roasters on Lexington Avenue and East 75th Street, and Yorkville bagel counters that open at 05:30.
Photo: Charles Parker, Pexels License
Yorkville, the Upper East Side's eastern half from East 79th to 96th Street between Third Avenue and the East River, drew German immigrants from about 1880, and more moved uptown from Kleindeutschland after the General Slocum disaster of 1904.1 In 1926 the New York Times called it the "exclusive domain of Czechoslovaks, Hungarians and Germans", and the blocks from 79th to 83rd Street are still known as Little Hungary.1
On the western side, Museum Mile runs up Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 110th Street, past the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 82nd, the Neue Galerie at 86th, the Guggenheim at 88th and the Jewish Museum at 92nd.2 The Q train's Second Avenue Subway, opened on January 1, 2017, stops at 72nd, 86th and 96th streets.3
Local tip: Café Sabarsky closes on Tuesdays and takes no bookings for breakfast or lunch: arrive before 16:00 for a full meal, or later for coffee and cake, which walk-ins can still order.
At a glance
96Cafés listed
33With opening hours
05:30Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: H&H Midtown Bagels East, from 05:30 (Daily 05:30–21:00).
- Closes latest: Hex & Co, until 00:00 (Mon–Thu 10:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–00:00 · Sun 10:00–23:00).
- Most listed streets: Lexington Avenue (7), Lexington Ave (6), York Avenue (3).
- Most common features: takeaway (15%), bakery café (15%), wheelchair access (9%).
Bread N Wine
- Takeaway
- Open late
Café Bilboquet
Cafè Blériot
Caroline's Donuts
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Bakery café
Chez les Frenchies
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair access
Coffee Inn
- Open by 6am
Corrado Bread And Pastry
Crumbly Cafe & Bakery
- Takeaway
- Bakery café
Da Adriano
- Vegetarian options
Dän Bakery
E.A.T.
- Takeaway
- Air-con
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
H&H Midtown Bagels East
- Bakery café
- Open by 6am
Hex & Co
Isle of Us
Java Girl
JJ Brown Cup
- Takeaway
- Wheelchair access
- Specialty
Le Petit Parisienne
- Takeaway
le Réveil
- Vegetarian options
Madame Bontè Café
Madame Bonté Café
Marathon Coffee
- Takeaway
Mellow Yellow Coffee & Vibes
- Takeaway
- Specialty
Modern Bread and Bagel
- Takeaway
- Bakery café
Poppi
The SisterYard
Yura On East End
B&B Bagels
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Wheelchair access
- Bakery café
- Open by 6am
Burp Bowl Cafe
Go Cups
- Takeaway
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
- Open late
Increpeable
- Wheelchair access
Noglu
Padoca Bakery
American Wing Café
- Card payment
Beanocchio Cafe
Bel Ami
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Coffee chains in Upper East Side
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Starbucks
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- 1077 3rd Avenue
- 1095 Lexington Avenue
- 1102 1st AvenueMon–Fri 05:30–21:30 · Sat 06:00–22:00 · Sun 06:30–21:30
- 1128 3rd AvenueMon–Fri 04:45–22:30 · Sat–Sun 05:30–22:00
- 1142 Madison AvenueMon–Fri 05:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 06:00–20:00
- 1261 Lexington AvenueMon–Fri 05:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 05:30–20:30
- 1281 1st AvenueMon–Sat 05:00–23:00 · Sun 05:30–22:00
- 1328 York Ave
- 1378 Madison AvenueDaily 05:00–21:30
- 1445 1st AvenueMon–Fri 05:00–22:00 · Sat 05:30–23:00 · Sun 05:30–22:00
- 1449 Second Avenue
- 1488 3rd AvenueMon–Fri 06:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 06:30–18:30
- 1491 Lexington AvenueMon–Fri 05:00–21:30 · Sat–Sun 06:00–20:30
- 1515 York Avenue
- 1542 3rd AvenueMon–Fri 05:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 06:00–20:30
- 1559 2nd AvenueMon–Thu 05:30–22:00 · Fri 05:30–23:00 · Sat 06:00–23:00 · Sun 05:45–22:00
- 1631 1st AvenueDaily 06:00–22:00
- 221 E 71st St
- 245 East 93rd StreetMon–Fri 05:30–20:30 · Sat–Sun 05:30–19:30
- 400 East 90th StreetDaily 05:30–20:30
- 822 Lexington AvenueMon–Sat 05:30–21:00 · Sun 06:00–20:00
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Blank Street Coffee
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Matto Espresso
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- 1144 Lexington Ave
- 1205 2nd Ave
- 1353 2nd Avenue
- 1466 Lexington AvenueMon–Fri 06:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–18:00
- 359 East 68th Street
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Gregorys Coffee
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Bluestone Lane
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Joe & The Juice
- 177 East 75th Street
- 801 Lexington AvenueDaily 07:00–20:00
- 993 Lexington Avenue
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Joe Coffee Company
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Le Pain Quotidien
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- 1270 1st AvenueMon–Fri 07:00–19:30 · Sat–Sun 07:30–19:30
- 1309 Lexington AvenueMon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 07:30–19:00
- 1535 3rd AvenueMon–Fri 06:30–19:00 · Sat–Sun 07:30–19:00
- 1592 1st AvenueMon–Fri 07:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 07:30–17:00
- 861 Lexington Avenue
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787 Coffee Co.
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Maman
- 1424 3rd AvenueMon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
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Birch Coffee
- 134 1/2 East 62nd StreetDaily 07:30–16:00
- 171 East 88th StreetDaily 07:30–16:00
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Variety Coffee Roasters
- 1269 Lexington AvenueDaily 07:00–21:00
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Oslo Coffee Roasters
- 422 East 75th StreetMon–Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
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Picky Barista
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Black Star Bakery & Cafe
- 1597 York AvenueMon–Fri 07:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–17:00
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Sant Ambroeus
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Timothy's Coffees of the World
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Winfield Street Coffee
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Ralph's Coffee
Café Sabarsky and the Museum Mile cafés
The Neue Galerie at 1048 Fifth Avenue opened in November 2001, founded by Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky. Café Sabarsky, named for him and modeled on the great Viennese cafés, has lighting by Josef Hoffmann, furniture by Adolf Loos, banquettes in a 1912 Otto Wagner fabric and a Bösendorfer piano; Café Fledermaus is the museum's second café.4
Café Sabarsky opens 09:00–18:00 on Mondays and 09:00–21:00 from Wednesday to Sunday, and closes on Tuesdays. Breakfast and lunch are first come, first served; from 16:00 tables go to dinner bookings, but walk-ins can still come for dessert and drinks.5 Four blocks south, the Met at 1000 Fifth Avenue has the Petrie Court Café and the American Wing Café.
On the Museum Mile Festival, held on the second Tuesday of June since 1979, Fifth Avenue closes to traffic and the museums open free from 18:00 to 21:00.2
Lexington, Madison and Park avenues
Variety Coffee Roasters at 1269 Lexington Avenue opens daily 07:00–21:00 with Wi-Fi and outdoor seats, and Bread N Wine at No. 1417 stays open until 23:00. Corrado Bread and Pastry bakes at 960 Lexington. Birch Coffee has two cafés, at 134½ East 62nd Street and 171 East 88th Street, both open daily 07:30–16:00.
West of Lexington are Sant Ambroeus at 540 Park Avenue, Via Quadronno at 1228 Madison and Café Bilboquet at 26 East 60th Street, open 07:00–20:00 on weekdays. Poppi at 20 East 69th Street has Wi-Fi, and Padoca Bakery at 210 East 67th Street opens at 07:30 on weekdays.
Yorkville: Second, First and York avenues
Yorkville has the earliest starts on the East Side. H&H Midtown Bagels East at 1551 Second Avenue opens daily 05:30–21:00, and Coffee Inn at 1314 First Avenue and B&B Bagels at No. 1370 at 06:00. Hex & Co. at 1462 First Avenue, a board-game café, stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
For espresso, Oslo Coffee Roasters is at 422 East 75th Street, Marathon Coffee at 1592 Third Avenue and Café Blériot at 226 East 83rd Street. Dän Bakery at 1431 York Avenue opens until 20:00. Carl Schurz Park lines the East River on Yorkville's far side, and Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence, is in the neighborhood.1
Sources
- Yorkville, Manhattan, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Museum Mile, New York City, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Second Avenue Subway, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Neue Galerie New York, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Café Sabarsky: hours and reservations, Neue Galerie New York, accessed October 2026
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FAQ
Upper East Side cafés: questions
What are the opening hours of Café Sabarsky on the Upper East Side of New York?
Café Sabarsky, in the Neue Galerie at 1048 Fifth Avenue and 86th Street, opens 09:00–18:00 on Mondays and 09:00–21:00 from Wednesday to Sunday; it is closed on Tuesdays. Breakfast and lunch are first come, first served. From 16:00 tables go to dinner reservations, but walk-ins are welcome for dessert and drinks.
Where can you get coffee on Museum Mile on the Upper East Side of New York?
Museum Mile runs along Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 110th Street. The Metropolitan Museum of Art at 1000 Fifth Avenue has the Petrie Court Café and the American Wing Café, and the Neue Galerie at 86th Street has two Viennese cafés, Café Sabarsky and Café Fledermaus.
Which cafés on the Upper East Side of New York open earliest?
H&H Midtown Bagels East at 1551 Second Avenue opens at 05:30. Coffee Inn at 1314 First Avenue and B&B Bagels at 1370 First Avenue follow at 06:00, and Variety Coffee Roasters on Lexington Avenue opens at 07:00.
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