Intelligentsia Coffee

Great coffee with a great outdoor sitting area. Great place to catch up with friends and enjoy a morning coffee.

Great barista and coffee selection.

Intelligentsia Coffee — Highline Hotel
Excellent coffee and pastries although it’s a bit on the expensive side and as a professional coffee drinker I think the serving is on the shy side. Also, please stay open a little longer for those of us who can’t make it back in time from work.
PRO TIP: excellent brownies

Long morning walk along the Hudson from the Upper West placed me on 23^rd St. Quick Unilocal search for nearby espresso directed me to two places: a small shop on 22^nd/​10^th that I won’t name and — a block further down 10^th — Intelligentsia’s truck inside the High Line Hotel’s front courtyard. Even though I just did a 3 mile trek, I’m still a lazy bastard deep in my soul. So i went to the place 1 block away instead of Intelligentsia 2 blocks away.
Ordered a Macchiato and it was terrible. Couldn’t drink it. Threw the $ 3.50 brew into the garbage can on the street corner and decided to walk a block further to Intelligentsia. Shoulda gone there first. Their Macchiato was fuggin fantastic. Staff was really nice too. Also picked up a bag of their limited Brazilian release ‘Agua Preta.’

Wes Anderson’s wet dream come true. This is a gorgeous coffee shop in the lobby of the Highline Hotel that serves the finest Intelligencia coffee, has plenty of outdoor (and some cozy indoor) seating. There’s even a vintage typwriter you can play with or type a message to a long lost lover who’s sailed away to the Indies on a spice mission.

Ordered an Americano and Cold-​brew coffee. Very limited seating indoors, so we sat at the patio to enjoy them, but beware of pigeon poop-​dotted cushions. The Americano ($ 4.50) was tiny! It’s served in a Demitasse cup (4oz). The flavor was pleasantly strong and concentrated, unsurprisingly. Not what we were used to. The cold brew was pretty unique in that it had virtually zero bitterness (huge applause). It was delightfully pleasant and we sipped on it for a long while after leaving. I would go back to try their other espresso/​coffee drinks but their prices will only allow me to go there on very special occasions. They sell whole beans too but in limited variety.

Love this place. The cold brew or iced coffee are all I ever get. It’s the perfect spot to grab a coffee while you wait for your table to be called at Cookshop! :D

Nifty little coffee shop located in the High Line Hotel.
Tasty iced mocha drinks, friendly service, and wonderful outside seating in the backyard and front area lit up by old school gas lamps. Free WiFi too.
It’s basically also right across some guest rooms and the main lobby check in area. Just a few steps down the hall is a clean public bathroom if needed for hotel guests and coffee shop patrons.
Dropped the kids off at the pool then went outside to enjoy my drink in pleasure! I think I dropped a weight class here!

Great coffee, no surprise there. But I’m not in love with the space — the hotel is cute, but seating is limited, unlike the Stumptown in Ace hotel with its library-​esque feel. The location is also a bit out of the way — I would stop by after gallery hopping in Chelsea, but it definitely isn’t a café I’d head to if I wanted a place to sit down and be productive for a few hours.

this is my friend’s favorite place, hence I went with her once.
I can see why people like it, definitely knowledgable baristas, good and full menu and nice interior.
just way too small inside and the dessert don’t live up to the expectation.
maybe in the summer it would be nicer, sitting outside.

This place is so adorable! It’s located in a larger boutique hotel, but you have to enter through this quaint café. It has an older, antique feeling to it, with deer heads on the wall and old art, along with large chairs and antique-​looking sofas. It’s pretty dark in here, but I did see some folks reading.
They have a wide array of teas, specialty coffee drinks, and sweets. There was a giant donut covered in almond slices that looked absolutely amazing, but I was too full for it. I opted instead for a «Red tea», which had a great berry taste to it. I got it to go, but I would have loved to sit here for a while. My visit in Februray left me a little chilly but outside has an adorable patio.

The idea of locating Intelligentsia Coffee here is exactly what you will encounter at Stumpton coffee roaster in midtown.
Both are newly, great coffee brand.
Both are inside in high end hotels
Both need you to be patient about waiting for coffees

This high-​end coffee chain has a nice look as its embedded inside the lobby of The High Line hotel. This is a nice spot to catch up with a friend over espresso. There is seating outside in the courtyard area as well as inside the lobby. I LOVE their cups! They have really neat art on their cups that makes the pricy cup of joe worth it!
I wouldn’t trek across the city for this cup of joe but if passing through Chelsea, it’s a nice pick-​me-​up. They have a couple pastries and other milk beverages available. Coffee shops like this are nice because it’s a more personal experience with the person making your beverage. It’s the art of coffee and the baristas that take pride in their job.

Locate inside the high line hotel lobby so seating can be limited since hotel guests are also hanging around to check out of the hotel and what not
cute lobby décor, esp the typewriter at the coffee table we were sitting at
–cold brew coffee: MMm glad i gave intelligentsia a second chance! the first time i tried it in LA i remember thinking it was too bitter but MAN has my palette changed since 6 years ago!
the hot coffee to stay is served in a little mug PLUS more in a carafe on a wooden tray, cute presentation!

A beautiful and lovely café spot with lots of space to lounge and relax, indoors and outdoors. Very stylish atmosphere in the lobby of the Highline Hotel filled with dark leather couches and wooden tables. The outdoor area has even more tables and chairs if you find yourself here during on warm days.
Iced latte is always my go-​to at cafes because I realize lots of cafes don’t know how to make a decent latte! Intelligentsia’s latte ended up being super milky, I could barely taste the espresso. Maybe I’ll go for something else next time, but the overall atmosphere here will keep me coming back.

Intelligentsia coffee is good, but hanging out at the High Line Hotel is the real reason I love coming here; it’s good for working (free wifi), hanging out with friends, and people watching. There are three separate areas, each with its own atmosphere; the front courtyard, the hotel lobby, and the back patio. When the weather is nice enough (and sometimes even when it isn’t), I’m sitting outside in the courtyard or patio.
The courtyard’s trees, loose gravel, and water feature make me feel like I’m hanging out in a park. The tables have comfortable cushioned benches and are umbrella covered on one side of the courtyard and tree covered on the other. A cool looking refurbished van serves as an outdoor coffee bar until 4 on weekdays. I’ve never had trouble getting a table and have stayed for long stretches of time either pecking away at a laptop or lounging around with friends.
The back is where I go when I want a little more quiet – hardly anybody is ever back there and its high walls make it feel more private. There isn’t much coverage, so on sunny days it gets bright and hot.
The lobby is where the main Intelligentsia coffee bar lives – the baristas are all friendly and approachable and you can’t go wrong ordering any of the coffees, teas, or pastries. There’s a decent amount of couch and chair seating, and even if it looks full, it’s not hard to snag a spot. Working, antique telescopes and typewriters are hanging out around the room, and every once in a while you’ll hear a typewriter strike or two while surrounded by people on laptops and iPhones. Old mixed with new is a common theme at The High Line Hotel.

Stopped here for a coffee after a stroll on the High Line on a sunny weekday afternoon. I was immediately drawn by the cute outdoor patio and the little green truck out of which the coffee was served.
My friend and I managed to snag a seat under a shaded umbrella. She had an iced coffee and I had a cold brew mint tea — both were very refreshing. The seating was comfortable (almost too comfortable and conducive to napping) and the spot was perfect for people watching.

I dig what the Highline Hotel is doing. Between their outdoor bar in the front serving up frozen negronis and the Intelligenstia coffee bar (that becomes an actual bar after 6:00pm), they’ve created a really cool vibe for a hang on the west side of Manhattan.
As for Intelligenstia, it’s always been one of my favorite coffees. Here it’ll run you a pretty penny for a pour over drip (north of $ 5), but I look at it as a cover charge since I’m typically here to suck up wifi and hang for a while. The coffee is great, and while the seating is somewhat limited, if you’re able to snag a spot on the rounded couch, you probably won’t be getting up for hours.
It can get a little chaotic at times with the coffee bar being confused as the check in desk for the actual hotel (it’s a slightly odd set up). But with time you’ll find yourself steering uninformed travelers away from the coffee bar and towards a hotel employee standing near a computer. At least in my experiences this has become the norm.
Kick your feet up and hang a while, it’s a hip hang and the java is up there with the best in the city.

I didn’t even notice that there was indoor seating because I was drawn to the pretty outdoor seating area immediately after stepping in. Tucked in the High Line hotel, this place is easy to miss, but now you know!
It’s a nice place to avoid the crowd and relax while sipping on a cup of high quality coffee after exploring the High Line.

Two reasons to go here – Pour Overs and Doughnut Plant! Intelligentsia’s coffee is excellent and we were so happy to stumble upon it on our way to High Line Park. This shop is located inside the beautiful and historic botique hotel, The High Line Hotel. We’ve been to Intelligentsia before in Chicago, and have bought their single origin whole beans from specialty coffee shops in the Bay Area, so we knew what to expect. We just had to stop here and have some more coffee, even though we’ve had coffee already at our hotel earlier.
I am a coffee purist and I LOVE the taste of black coffee– no cream, no sugar – so naturally I ordered the cold brew. It was delicious. No bitterness, just that rich coffee flavor. My husband had a pour over and he drank it black as well.
My sister and I both ordered Doughnut Plant donuts to go with our beverages. OMG! I got the yeasty glazed donut and it was just perfect – light, airy, not too sweet and a little chewy. My only complaint was that I had to share it with my husband. Even though it was a fairly large donut, it was so light that I could have easily eaten two of them! My sister had the strawberry one and she loved it too. Unfortunately, she also ended up sharing with her boyfriend.
The café area inside the hotel is not a very large area and has low ceilings. It was a bit dark in there as well. We took our coffee outside to their garden where they have several small bistro tables for patrons. There is also a fountain outside. They have a small truck located at one end of the garden that they call the Minibar, but it wasn’t operating that day. It looks like it hasn’t opened for the season. Next time we’re in NY, we will definitely return here. Great coffee in a beautiful setting!