The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
“I love their red velvet hot chocolate when I am having a greedy moment and want to drink my calories.”
“They have free wi-fi that's pretty fast and reliable, and I've never not been able to get a seat.”
“After growing up at Coffee Bean in its original town, Los Angeles, I come here almost every day to get a taste from home.”
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Inexpensive
8 reviews
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I'm camping out in a sweet loungey chair enjoying the parade of villagers at the corner of this busy intersection of Bleecker and Macdougal. With my hot chocolate, soy with whipped cream. Mmm. Tastes like winter.
The staff are super friendly.
Awesome iced chai tea latte! Plus they made extra so I got a free size upgrade! 😀
Love the large windows, very nice place to drink your tea and chill.
I can not tell a lie
I needed a bathroom and I needed it quick
being in Manhattan as many know is not so bathroom friendly …
PTL I find a parking spot right by the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
I have been to only one other of this chain and that one is in Jerusalem Israel
ps there is no yelp there but that coffee spot is fab (almost the same menu too)
ok back to my story
just as I walk in the door a guy runs into the bathroom
maybe he had the same problem as me?
I see a sign says the code for the bathroom is on your receipt
ok so I order a hot tea and a toasted bagel
I have a plan I am stuffed from dinner and heading to a cupcake place
CB&TL was not on my agenda for the evening
the guy who helped me was super nice and friendly
helping me decide my tea choice
lucky fast service and empty bathroom now
I really bought the items for the use of the bathroom
but I will say this …I had such a good memory over come me
sitting with Meir in Jerusalem on Jaffa sipping coffee and eating their apple pie
I handed my food and drink to a possibly homeless guy around the corner
its all good
really it is
had it been a different day I would have sat and sipped
thank you CB&TL for being there
I ordered a small iced caramel latte which tasted amazing. Paid $4 for a tiny cup that was filled 3/4 with ice. Not worth paying that much for a small if its mostly ice .Inside was nice, had comfy chairs and tables to lounge, free wifi too. Its a okay coffee joint but similar to Starbucks.
WELL…..
I came here the other day and I was not pleased with my experience. First are foremost I do not understand why there was only ONE person working Monday morning…I guess coffee isn't something people drink in the morning?
Anywho, the barista was not pleasant. No hello, no good morning, just – "what did you want." It was my first time in this establishment and i was already turned off. I ordered a caramel latte and a cinnamon raison bagel w cream cheese and a water. Everything was like 12 dollars, a little pricey. The small cup of cream cheese was a dollar; really???? I can get a large one for like 2-3 dollars. OK.
I ordered around 8:42. I know this because I had a bar prep class at 9am. I was in a rush but when i ordered I was the only one there. Because he was the only one there I understand he wanted to get everyone in and out; except me.
Five orders later he finally decided to steam my milk for my latte. Are you kidding? I asked him around 8:53 how much longer – he said almost ready. Then he starts to prepare the rest of the drink. Had i not interrupted him I don't think i would have been out of there on time.
Then I saw him put vanilla in the drink and i tried to ask to make sure it was mine because I ordered caramel. He gave me a weird look, had a nasty attitude and was like yea it gets vanilla. There was nothing on the description that stated that. I ordered caramel I am unsure where I would have known vanilla comes in the drink. Thank god I'm not allergic to it.
Overall the latte was VERY good, but the service turned me off entirely. Maybe ill try a different location but here, NEVER again. The drink itself deserves 4 or 5 stars, but this spot…nope.
In my opinion this is the best coffee shop in Greenwich Village. A popular hangout for the NYU crowd, its usually pretty packed. The white chocolate latte is among the best Ive ever had. Their PS4 vs Xbox1 tip jars are unique and the staff is very outgoing and fun. They have a wide variety of pastries and bagels, but since im not a breakfast guy its typically just grab a coffee and sit and people watch type of spot. Their drinks are spectacular and you could literally find something different you'd like each day of the week.
Party of two came here to prepare our respective writing pieces prior to attending a poetry open-mic event nearby. New York City has too many coffee houses/ shops (including Starbucks) but this one has tables and chairs. Their teas are from Harvey & Sons. The Coffee Bean carries my default and favorite hot tea: Jasmine Green Tea. Their Macaron cookie selection is small with limited flavors but gets the job done for $2.75 each. One cappuccino for $4.45. Pastries are also available. Table seating is minimal available and there is one unisex restroom facility. Service is mediocre.
Pumpkin chai ice blended is the bomb. It tastes just like a pumpkin pie but in an iced drink. Delishh.
Jasmine Dragon Pheonix Pearl Tea Latte is also really yummy. but what a long name it is right? I assure you it is soo worth ordering this long name of a drink though, because the jasmine tea really stands out.