Williamsburg coffee joints: Cafe Grumpy, Gimmel, the Oslo Coffee Company deemed best by New York Times’ article. Comments?

Drinks at these shops are in a style that took root in the 1990’s in
Seattle cafes like Espresso Vivace Roasteria and Hine’s Public Market.
While the cafes thrived in the Northwest, New York was seen as a
backwater among coffee geeks, a label proudly adopted by the scene’s
premier Web site, www.coffeegeek.com.

Ninth
Street Espresso in the East Village earned the first ripple of
recognition for New York’s coffee scene when it opened in 2000. Since
then a handful of other top-flight shops have opened, including three
in northwestern Brooklyn: Gimme!; the Oslo Coffee Company, also in
Williamsburg; and, most recently, Café Grumpy. Oslo opened a second
Williamsburg branch last month; Café Grumpy is building a second
location in Manhattan, in Chelsea. Baristas like Dan Griffin, who
recently left the celebrated coffee spot Albino Press in Portland,
Ore., will be setting up shop soon in the West Village.