Oren's Daily Roast

Midtown
Grand Central Market
Lexington Ave. at E. 43rd St.

P: 212.338.0014

Upper West Side
2882 Broadway
between W. 112th/W. 113th Sts.

P: 212.749.8779

Midtown
1440 Broadway
Main Concourse
between W. 41st/42nd Sts.

P: 646.291.2090

Upper East Side
985 Lexington Ave.
at E. 71st St.

P: 212.717.3907

Upper East Side
1144 Lexington Ave.
between E. 79th/E. 80th Sts.

P: 212.472.6830

Greenwich Village
29 Waverly Pl.
between Greene St./University Pl.

P: 212.420.5958

Upper East Side
1574 First Ave.
between E. 81st/E. 82nd Sts.

P: 212.737.2690

This is a chain of coffee stores but that doesn't diminish their quality.  Each has a solid selection, offering the most popular beans and roasts.  Some are more take-out than retailer but all sell beans.

What's great:
The stores sell coffee beans, bagged and loose teas, filter papers including for Chemex coffee makers, tea pots, mugs, thermoses, and various coffee-making accessories.  They also sell excellent coffee and tea for take-out, plus first-rate sweets and baked goods to go with them.

What to know:
The company supports literacy and education programs in Ethiopia, a major source of coffee beans.