"Open from early in the morning until late in the evening, Hudson Hill is equal parts coffeehouse and cocktail bar, and it flaunts its day-to-night style with aplomb. Owner Jake Soffes' hand-built lever machine does justice to the locally roasted, single-origin coffee beans, pulling cappuccinos that come in gold-rimmed cups and saucers, spot-on cortados, and other classics. But before you settle for the usual, you should ask about the daily special—it might be a Thai tea spritz flavored with pineapple and lavender or a proprietary chai-spiced mocha. You might even ask yourself whether you don’t deserve a cold brew spiked with gin and Campari, Negroni-style." - Ruth Tobias