"Founded on a Greenpoint corner and roasted next door, Grumpy has grown to eight locations scattered around town. Frowny-face name and strict laptop-deterrent policies aside, baristas tend to be affab…

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"We’re still independently owned and operated, so we have to think really carefully about our growth—we put the money we make at the stores back into growing the business. With opening a store in Miam…

"The company has just opened its eighth New York location since its founding in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood in 2005, and Café Grumpy co-founder Caroline Bell told Daily Coffee News that the com…

"The inclusion of Café Grumpy came straight out of Dunham's personal experience in Greenpoint. It also helped that the coffee shop is located right next to Broadway Stages, a production studio where "…

"We spoke with Joe Monett, a barista at New York City’s Cafe Grumpy, to learn more about the brewing the perfect cup of coffee based on your specific likes and preferences. He explains the strength of…

"Café Grumpy, another local mini chain, is even more hard-core. It banned laptops in several of its eight locations.“People were camping out at tables. People couldn’t chat with their friends,” says c…

"Brooklyn-Made is a wonderful recognition of quality that rewards businesses for making substantive contributions to their local economies and communities," said BCC board Chair Denise Arbesu. "The wi…

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"If you see grumpy coffee connoisseurs entering a coffee shop on W 20th Street and come out smiling and all caffeinated, you’ve just discovered Café Grumpy – Chelsea. They’ve got custom-drip whizzes t…

"Cafe Grumpy aka Grumpy/Grumpy's is anything but, unless you try to use a laptop; there is a strictly enforced "No Laptops," rule at least in Chelsea (I've never been to any others). Although Grumpy c…