New York Coffee Festival: Review and Pictures (2019)

Last updated: July 29, 2020

Coffee is a drug. The best strategy for a coffee festival is: pace yourself.

Today I went to the New York Coffee Festival. I paid $30 for my ticket. It was hosted on 18th Street just a few blocks from my apartment. I’m glad I went!

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1 My Favorite Coffees

2 New Coffee Hardware

3 More Pictures

My Favorite Coffees

Hand holding a cup in front of descriptive sign — Sweetleaf Rocket Fuel was my favorite! It was cold brew with Vermont maple syrup and oat milk.

Cans of coffee and little servings — I liked this iced coffee! Snapchilled Coffee in a can

New Coffee Hardware

I saw these tools and kit that were pretty neat:

Hand and coffee cups with Lithium batteries — Ember battery-powered coffee cup keeps your brew warm

Leverpresso at New York Coffee Festival — Handheld device (Leverpresso) generates pressure for espresso

Holding the FrankOne box coffee maker at New York Coffee Festival — FrankOne says it is “The fastest cold brew and hot coffee maker on the market” because it uses a vacuum seal.

More Pictures

Man holding two yellow water jugs — The water challenge! I tried and could only hold one of these for about two minutes.

You can see that I’m wearing my Yang Gang sweatshirt – represent!

Woman with pink hair representing Dandelion Chocolate — Dandelion Chocolate from San Francisco had a booth, I like this company!

Me standing in front of Rishi Tea sign — I love Rishi Tea and drink their Japanese kukicha tea almost every day

Me standing in front of balloons — This is a California-based non-profit that is bringing whole foods to the under-served

Venue

Finger pointing at the outside entrance — This is Metropolitan Pavilion on West 18th Street near 6th Avenue. They are hosting the festival all weekend.

Man standing in front of sign — I bought my ticket to the New York Coffee Festival.

Map showing the New York Coffee Festival 2019 — Here’s the floorplan. It was spread over four levels.

Inside the New York Coffee Festival, hardwood floors, showing one of the booths — Inside on the Ground Floor was pretty crazy and wild! It was crowded and busy.

Concrete floors inside the Manhattan Pavillion on West 18th Street — Upstairs was more chill.

Conclusion

It was good. I liked being able to learn about coffee, see new kit, and try many different types of coffees.

Thanks for reading my post!

Me standing in front of a mirror getting ready to leave — I’m heading out now. Bye and thanks for reading!

p.s. If you’re in New York City and you got some coffee, why not go drink it in Central Park? I can tell you that the best spot for a picnic in Central Park is Sheep Meadow.