The first African Coffee shop - B. Koffie - opens its doors in New York City.

370 W 51 st (between 8 & 9)
(646) 330-5515
7:00 am - 8:00 pm


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A new sensation hit the Hell's Kitchen area of New York City this week - The first African coffee shop of its kind, probably anywhere in the world. The proprietors of the very first South African Winebar to hit the United States, also opened the very first South African Restaurant in the city, both businesses being very well received during a hard-hitting recession. They have done it again with B. Koffie, making sure that all their coffee beans are sauced directly from the coffee producing African countries, featuring such heavy sensations as Yirgacheffe from the worlds oldest coffee nation - Ethiopia.


"We are just so happy that our neighbors have welcomed us with such open arms," says Tanya Hira, who is the driving force behind this new venture. "When I was introduced to South Africa a few years ago, I had no idea that I would get so addicted." Hira is of Indian origin, born in Seattle, WA and is a desinger by trade. Along with her restaurateur partner, Roberto Passon, a 2002 James Beard award recipient, who recently left his name sake restaurant to open up a new eatery in lower Manhattan- Hira plans to make B. Koffie part of the new coffee craze, making ancient beans like Yirgacheffe popular with coffeecionados.
  

What's even more impressive is that B. Koffie will be using the very first take away French Press designed SmartCup's Jeff Baccetti.

Spotting the much coveted FAEMA E61 espresso maker, which first came out in 1961 and became the basis for much of ther espresso making technology, Roberto Passon, Tanya Hira, and Reshma Hira have created a New York space that is sure to be copied in major cities throughout the world.

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