Caffe Reggio, Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Caffe Reggio is classic New York City. It's one of the oldest cafés in the city. Pre-Starbucks it was one of the few places you get a decent latte. They opened in 1927! Talk about history! Oh if the walls could talk and we could hear all the famous people who frequented Caffe Reggio!
The interior is very small and the tables are close together! And there are many relics from the past that might feel like you're time traveling. According to Wikipedia, "Italian cappuccino was introduced in America by the founder of Caffe Reggio, Domenico Parisi, in the early 1920s.[1] Inside the cafe, against the back wall, there is still the original espresso machine, made in 1902, that Domenico Parisi bought with his savings when he opened the cafe in 1927."
I should also mention that The Godfather Part II and the Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis featured Caffe Reggio and if that's not enough "In 1959, presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy made a speech outside the coffee shop." In typical style of the old school businesses in New York City, they don't have a website!
Caffe Reggio 119 Macdougal St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan.
