Beanocchio Cafe
“With a majority of costumers being French, especially when the French school lets out for the day, I can sit around and pretend Im in Paris.”
“Hanging plants, fun signage, decorations hanging from the ceiling, plenty of seating, friendly staff.”
“I've tried most on the Upper East Side from 72nd to 86th between 2nd and York – that whole area.”
Beanocchio Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Great warm feeling cafe that is a frequent goto spot for quick coffees, snacks, breakfasts or take out dinners.
Great selection of pastries, sandwiches and pre packaged food items (quiche, a fave) as well as an expanded number of dinner items – both entrees and healthy sides and salads.
Looking for dinner options, the employee suggested an entree and two sides for $9 or $10; great idea, will take two!
We both had the beef brisket with sides of mixed veggies, rice, quinoa and lentils – all fabulous especially the brisket… except the quinoa which I felt was under flavored.
The negatives:
– hours: they close too early (8pm), earlier (at least certain days) summer.
– occasionally employees while hard working forget paying customers are the ultimate reason they are there, over prep work. I've seen this several times when the often present owner is not there and twice this week alone. Earlier in the week, an employee hanging faux spring flowers from the ceiling needed to move his ladder in front of me and the dinner display counters where I was deciding on dinner options. He continued trying to maneuver the ladder in front of me even after I said I'm deciding what I would like; seriously, he wanted me to stop looking and move while ordering so he could get on his ladder and hang faux flowers – I asked can you please wait for two minutes until I decide what to order? He actually rolled his eyes like I was an inconvenience so I added a reminder that even at a flower shop they would take care of their paying customers before working on their displays …
Another morning at 7am I was one of the only people there, only person at the counter as the two guys worked on their prep work .. After a minute of standing there, I said excuse me, may I please get a coffee? The one guy told me to wait a minute… (As he was preparing other coffee pots.) I glanced around to see a guy at a table who saw the situation, read my bewildered expression and laughed, shrugged. A minute or so later the employee finished his coffee pot organizing task as the other continued tending to the salad bar – and attended to me, the paying customer. Some of the employees need a little reminder that when the owner is not around, they need to put customers over prep and faux flower work.
Regardless, highly recommend as a breakfast, lunch or coffee spot, and even wonderful takeout food for dinner.
Beanocchio is a neighborhood standby. My wife loves their iced tea, and she's quite the tea critic. You could probably figure out from the name, that it's a coffeehouse type spot. The decorations hanging from the ceiling are cute, but are pushing gaudy. One tip – there's a pretty full menu of food available, and a lot of it is quite good.
Ever since I moved to the UES this summer I have been searching high and low for a replacement to my "Bean" on 3rd and 2nd. It was the perfect mix of delicious coffee concoctions, fresh food, and plenty of study/reading space. Over the past few months I have tried Le Pain Quotidien, but didn't have the patience (or budget) for their table ordering system… I tried Oslo Coffee Roasters but there was only ONE bench seat and couldn't really get into my book with my knees blocking the entrance… I tried Cafe Noi but other than the front 2 seats it feels like a cave in there. But then this past Friday on my walk to the gym, brainstorming ways to put off my workout, I stumbled upon the Goldie Locks of all coffee shops in the UES: Beanocchio!! It has a very downtown feel planted in an uptown location. The menu was intense and had lots of good looking options from baked goods to premade salads and even a salad bar. I would say its focus is more on the food than coffee. There was ample seating, some adults taking advantage of the free wifi and lots of students doing homework and eating cookies. I will most certainly be back!
Came here to meet up with a friend on a weekday
Pros:
– Cute quirky place – loved the Christmas decorations inside; just a really nice place to catch up with a friend(s) because they have small and large tables; great ambiance
– Chai Latte was okay ($4)
Cons:
– We were sitting in the corner chatting so we didn't notice the staff cleaning up and closing. I checked the hours before I got there and it was supposed to close at 8PM but by 6PM my friend asked them if they were closing and they said that they were already closed – so that was unfortunate
Such a cute and cozy little coffee shop with some sweet treats. I like the decor. Free wifi. Staff was friendly.
The cutest of cafes on the Upper East!
Beanocchio is the perfect, quaint spot for breakfast or lunch. The interior is clean and adorably decorated, while the staff is very accomodating. There is a fair amount of seating.
Start your day with their iced coffee. With or without syrup, we agreed that it's one of the smoothest coffees we've had, and at a good price point! Also, be sure to try one of their gourmet muffins – the double chocolate chip was so delicious.
Although I can't speak for it, the salad bar with all of the fixings looks fresh, as do their homemade soups and sandwiches.
Will be back for another coffee and sweet fix!
I visited here on a late Sunday afternoon for breakfast. Our stay was brief but just what we needed. Decently priced and offering an extensive menu made this one of the better early morning options around. I opted for the huevos rancheros as I am a junkie for them. I hate to base my review off this one item but it's really all I had to go off of. To be honest, I would not recommend or order them again. I made this choice based on the cashier's recommendation which is usually a risk free option. I was wrong however, the store bought tortilla chips were stale and the rest of the dish left a lot to be desired. My wife enjoyed a delicious bagel and with all the options available I would recommended giving those a try. Thanks!
Sometimes an informal cafe does the trick on the weekend instead of a more formal sit down brunch. This is also helpful if your boyfriend doesn't like breakfast foods (unbelievable, I know!). I had a goat cheese egg-white omelet with the seven-grain toast. Delivious. My bofriend got the chicken with sundried tomato pita, which he enjoyed.
TIPS:
-They only give one slice of toast (cut in 2 small triangles) with the omelets, so just order an extra for 50 cents. This is America, who gives one slice of toast with an omelet? The toast is delicious though– oats, seed and crannies.
-They have complimentary lemon water in the back if you don't feel like paying for a drink. Although there was Nutella hot chocolate on the menu, which I am dying to try!