Culture Espresso

"In every neighborhood, it’s important to have a go-to coffee shop where you know you’ll never have to worry about your coffee being under-extracted or burned. Around Bryant Park, that coffee shop is Culture Espresso, which has a flawless cortado and one of the city’s best chocolate chip cookies. There’s a fair amount of seating here, but no wifi, so it’s better for a break or a no-laptops chat with a coworker than a place to get work done." - bryan kim, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah

"Culture Espresso is a Garment District coffee shop that makes some of the most excellent espresso drinks in Manhattan, but they also have really, really good cookies. Chocolate chip is the most popular, but the oatmeal cranberry variation is the one that keeps us coming back. This is a slightly chunkier cookie, with a thicker, chewier middle that gives way to thinner, crispier edges. It’s quite buttery, in a good way." - carina finn koeppicus, neha talreja

"A go-to spot for chocolate chip cookies, recommended by Megan Hilty's castmates." - Edward Barsamian

"It’s not so often that a New Yorker will suggest that anyone should willingly head to Midtown, but Culture Espresso’s three locations, all within a few blocks of one another, are a great choice if you’re out and about touring in NYC. Cookies and coffees are what they’re good at; plenty of flavors to choose from include their Zebra flavor, filled with chocolate and white chocolate chips, their oatmeal cranberry cookie, and even a corn flavored cookie. These are the quintessential ooey-gooey cookies, served warm (eat in-store!) in their messy delight." - Emily Adler

"It’s not so often that a New Yorker will suggest that anyone should willingly head to Midtown, but Culture Espresso’s three locations, all within a few blocks of one another, are a great choice if you’re out and about touring in NYC. Cookies and coffees are what they’re good at; plenty of flavors to choose from include their Zebra flavor, filled with chocolate and white chocolate chips, their oatmeal cranberry cookie, and even a corn flavored cookie. These are the quintessential ooey-gooey cookies, served warm (eat in-store!) in their messy delight." - Emily Adler