New coffee shop and cafe openings on Long Island

The Barn, Long Island’s big, red dessert-coffee drive-thru, continues its creative reinvention of long-shuttered Dairy Barns with a new Ronkonkoma location that opened in January on Hawkins Avenue. Featuring For Five Coffee, The Barn sells coffee beverages, lattes and iced coffees ($6.99 for 24 ounces), as well as iced teas, lemonades and hot chocolates. But it’s the hot and iced specialty drinks — $7.99 — like the rainbow cookie latte topped with requisite rainbow cookies, and the Powdered Donut, sprinkled with cinnamon and crowned with an actual doughnut, that stand out. New for this season: Drinks that emphasize lighter ingredients and protein boosts to optimize the new year. The Barn is also located in Huntington, East Northport, Patchogue, Center Moriches and is owned by Irena Angeliades. Next up for relaunch: Massapequa and Seaford. Open daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Named for the owner's 8-year-old Labrador mix, Brody, owner Vincent Greco opened this cafe with Long Island's four-legged friends in mind. Greco opened Brody's Coffee, a pet-friendly coffee shop, on Main Street on Memorial Day. Brody’s has 10 syrups and four signature lattes: a banana bread latte with a banana cream cold foam, cookie butter latte, pistachio cream latte with pistachio cream cold foam. and a honey lavender matcha or espresso. He works with a couple of bakers to offer croissants, cookies and macarons. On the weekends, a baker makes rotating flavors of sourdough bread, offering plain loaves, Italian-herb or Cheddar and jalapeño. The patio attached to neighboring Westhampton Beach Brewing Company, co-owned by Greco’s father, for Brody’s patrons from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The coffee vendor opened at the historic Bayport’s People’s Pub in May, serving signature lattes like the maple brown sugar cinnamon ($8 for hot) and the Earl Grey blueberry ($10 for iced). The menu also includes coffee and tea, such as lavender mint tea ($5) or the cortado ($5), and pastries from Long Island’s Pat’s Bakehouse, like the Earl Grey cookie ($5) or the blood orange and black sesame muffin ($5). "We’re just operating right on their bar," owner Jake Leone said. "We’re completely transitioning their space into coffee for daily operations until we have time to look at what a full build-out would look like for a coffee space in there." Cement Coffee Company beans are sourced from Medford-based roaster ACE Coffee Outpost. ACE Coffee Outpost owner Brian Lentini wants to help make the spot a destination for what he refers to as "coffee tourists," or drop-in visitors. Cement Coffee Company is also expected to open at 480 Main St., in Islip midsummer, Leone said. The People’s Pub outpost and Islip’s Main Street location will operate simultaneously. Open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Find a full line of coffees and teas plus oats and bowls, wraps, salads, sandwiches and pastries that take customers from breakfast through lunch and afternoon snacks. Avocado toasts ($11 to $15) are big business here, from the DH classic (avocado, arugula, tomatoes, pickled onions, everything seasoning and microgreens) to the burrata (pesto, spring greens and balsamic glaze) to the egg salad-maple bacon (self explanatory, garnished with paprika and fresh dill). The first location opened in 2023 along the Sunrise Highway service road in Sayville. Port Jefferson followed this past winter. Open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

What was once a home decor store in Sea Cliff, Restoration Oak, was transformed into a dessert and coffee shop collaboration in 2023 — Dessertino and The Crafty Spoon. In June, the two brands have evolved into Dolcino Caffé, a similar idea, with the addition of savory toasts and breakfast sandwiches. Plus, a second location has opened in Farmingdale off Hempstead Turnpike. There are coffee drinks, from simple cups — drips ($3.49+), dirty chais ($4.99+), lattes ($4.49+) — to elaborate clouds ($5.99, topped with foam) and signature lattes ($4.99+) like Nutella, Biscoff and pistachio. For non-java drinkers, try the frubas ($6.99), Taiwanese boba teas made with fruit, or refreshers ($5.49+) like guava mango lemonades and Arnold Palmers. Additionally, there are juice-based smoothies ($9.99) and ice cream shakes ($9.99). Open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Partners Regina Smith, a former yoga studio owner, and Alicia Zarou Scanlon, a former restaurateur and art dealer, opened an outpost of their Locust Valley coffee spot in Oyster Bay, on Pine Hollow Road, last fall. Their Wired and Inspired blend, made exclusively for Karmic Grind, is a medium roast with chocolate, vanilla, raspberry and almond notes. Have it in espresso, latte, macchiato or cortado, among other classic drinks, which cost between $3.75 and $5.75. Devoción's cold brew is on tap ($5), and the organic teas include chai and matcha, as well as hot and iced teas. Additionally, there’s a growing food menu, including decadent grilled bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches on Bread Alone sourdough ($12), avocado toast, fresh bagels from Glen Cove Bagel Cafe, muffins and pastries from King Street Bakery (from $4.50) and doughnuts from Doughnut Plant ($5.75). They've expanded the in-house food offered at the Oyster Bay cafe to include lunch salads and sandwiches. "We’re in the process of soft-launching that menu, figuring out who's coming through and what they want." Zarou Scanlon said. Open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Low Tide Bean opened in the former South Swell Taco location Memorial Day weekend. The outdoor dining space features tables long the dock with a waterfront view. The menu includes classic deli breakfast favorites, such as bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, acai bowls, overnight oats and bagels. There are also muffins and cookies for those who prefer a sweet treat. Lunch options include a double patty smashburger with fries ($15.95), pickle brine wings ($11.50) and chicken tenders and fries ($10.95). A "late night drinks" menu for boozy drinks to go includes the coco cold brew ($13) with vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur and honey foam and cinnamon. Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Mokafé offers a full menu of espresso drinks as well as halal food items like honeycomb bread, pastrami sandwiches and avocado toast. The Astoria, Queens- and Paterson, New Jersey-based chain differentiates by asking each customer whether they prefer Guatemalan or Yemeni coffee for each drink. Shops have a plush, contemporary look. The chain has expanded rapidly to include 10 locations, including one in Times Square. Melville opened last fall, with Hicksville following in July. Open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Moksha Cafe, which nods to the Sanskrit word for liberation, is a lovingly refurbished coffee shop by day that transitions to a wine bar at night. It opened this past winter. Coffee, which is from Farmingdale-based Flux Coffee, comes in all the usual formats: Cappuccino ($5), espresso ($3.75), latte ($5) and mocha. Tea is from SerendipiTea. The menu, which runs all day (save for a last call on eggs at 3 p.m.) is full of obvious cafe goodies like avocado toast ($14) and fresh pastries. There are simple sandwiches — turkey, pesto, arugula, tomato, mozzarella, balsamic ($16), for example — charcuterie boards (from $35), and flatbreads (from $16). For dessert, there are ice cream-topped sticky buns. After hours, the space is a wine bar, with a twist. Open Monday to Wednesday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Friday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The small storefront with a large, loungey adjacent seating area begs a visit for its coffee, but also its wholly vegan menu of sweets and muffins. It opened last fall. 

Growing up in Lindenhurst in the '80s, owner Hugo Fitzgerald has been drinking coffee since he was 8 years old. He recalls sneaking sips from his nightly visit to the local Friendly Deli, where he got his mom her post-dinner coffee.

"Eventually she started, you know, giving me an extra, back in those days — 50 cents probably — to get myself a small one," he said. Contrary to its name, Nautilus doesn’t roast its own coffee (although they have a roaster and hope to in the future), but highlights exclusive blends and single origins "from a couple of different roasters." Within its subway-tiled white storefront, Fitzgerald is sticking to coffee basics like lattes ($5), iced coffee ($4) and cold brew ($5), as well as fall specials like maple and pumpkin creme lattes ($8). There’s raspberry hibiscus tea ($4), and something called the Jackie Daytona ($5), which is raspberry tea mixed with a cold brew that "tastes like a rainbow cookie." 

Patchogue’s Record Cafe blends records and coffee. It opened last fall and has about 2,000 vinyls for sale alongside Italian-style coffees made by owner Yofry Perez-Drebin. Drinks include lattes ($5.50 for a large), macchiatos ($3.99) and iced cappuccinos ($6.99) made with coffee imported from Italy (think brands such as Caffè Borbone and Lavazza). There are teas both hot and cold ($3.99-$4.50), peppermint hot chocolate ($6.50 for a large) and dirty sodas. There is no food menu, but there are pre-packaged grab and go snacks like cookies. The cozy seating area has half a dozen spots to sit with a drink and jam out to a record of your choice. An outdoor seating area is planned for warmer weather months. Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Dotted with beach-themed photos from the East End and back issues of Montauk's Whalebone magazine, owners Alexis and Joe Jensen wanted the space to embody "Long Island summer energy all year-round." Alexis grew up in Roslyn and spent much time in Greenport as a kid; Joe grew up in Bayside, Queens. The easy-drinking opening coffee is an exclusive medium to dark blend for Sweet Harbor from Shared Roasting, a wholesaler in Brooklyn. "We're trying to keep it simple, with classic espresso drinks and a few specialties," Alexis said. Iced lattes ($6) are clearly top sellers, with the seasonal special — a maple sea salt latte ($6.50) — being the most requested; on a recent day, one party ordered eight of them. The other current special is a dirty cardamom rose chai ($7.25) that the Jensens plan to make a regular menu item. Espresso starts at $3.75, cappuccinos at $5.25, and non-coffee drinks include hot and iced tea ($4), hot chocolate ($4.50) and matcha lattes ($6.50).