La Cabra
Coffee shop · SoHo
284 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
Highlights
Cardamom buns, expertly made coffee, minimalist Scandinavian style
Cardamom buns, expertly made coffee, minimalist Scandinavian style
"Even on a random weekday with bad weather, there’s going to be a line at La Cabra in the East Village. However, the wait isn't atrociously long. The speciality here is cardamom buns, and these sticky, airy, delicately-spiced knots of dough are second to none. Anything you order from the pastry case will be excellent, but you should also order a loaf (or two) of dark, dense bread and take it home to slather with your finest salty butter. La Cabra has two other locations—one in Soho and the other in Bushwick." - willa moore, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah
"The pastry case at La Cabra in the East Village is chock-full of cardamom buns, plain and specialty croissants, and danishes, with more layers than a style influencer’s get-ready-with-me TikTok in winter. The lighter-than-air pastry gives you a millisecond of blissfully crunchy resistance when you bite through it, then disintegrates into a buttered cloud. The cross-section looks like a Fibonacci spiral, and there’s a light note of browned butter that nicely differentiates this one." - willa moore, bryan kim, sonal shah, will hartman
"The lines at the original location in the East Village snake out the door during rush hour and, truth is, it’s worth it. This Danish import has excellent coffee, exquisite pastries, table service, and an appealing Scandinavian style. If only every day could start with a perfect cappuccino in an earthenware cup and a cardamom bun. There’s a second location in Soho and the roastery in Bushwick." - Melissa McCart
"La Cabra’s general manager, Ian Walla confirms that their shops have raised prices this year, too." - Melissa McCart
"La Cabra, a Nordic coffee roaster known for its coffee and cardamom buns, has opened a new location in Manhattan, with a grand opening set for May 26." - Emma Orlow
