Yohevet Coffee Shop Brooklyn

Yohevet Coffee Shop is on Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn. It's kosher and serves 100% Ethiopian coffee. Owner Alexander (Alex) was a longtime Brooklyn florist before this, and he hands out free samples and loves talking about coffee origins. Inside, it feels like a little garden, and there are a few tables outside. On very hot days he's been known to invite outdoor customers in.

The Ethiopian spiced coffee is the drink to get. There's Ethiopian tea, matcha and chai too. Cheesecake and sponge cake go with the coffee. For something heartier, there's a bagel with lox, a Green Goddess smoothie and an açaí power bowl.

City Tech students stop in between classes, and people come from further away for the kosher menu. Ask Alex what he'd pour for you.