Love this place best Coffee ever

Great service. Will come again!

Excellent! Will go back. Thanks.

Love it ! Especially the carrot cake

Very nice good coffee and znacks

Great Americano. Pleasant.

Love this near watef

Great options

My favorite place, awesome staff, atmosphere like home. Definitely the best coffee in this area!

Great, friendly service. Bagels were 👌🏼 - they gave us the heads up that the fresh batch was coming in and made sure we got them.

Pretty and clean place, great strong espresso, they even have oatley milk!!!! Juices and small sweet and savory bites.

Pretty solid coffee, clean and well lit place with space for a brief sit.

Good place for a morning coffee... great vibe and nice outdoor seating.

The best coffee around and super friendly people. Love this place.

Had a nice half decaf Americano and a chocolate chip scone. Both were delicious.

Nice, quiet location with covered outdoor seating that is pretty well distanced from other seating.

Very cute place, they have good tea and coffee selection

Very nice spot for a quick coffee and pastry.

When i visited this location it was great and i feel like i was home Great experience

Good coffee, nice small patio on the street!

I absolutely loved my Green Tea Latte! I am a tea-fanatic and their Tavalon teas are top-notch. (1) There are plenty of windows and you get to see the Hudson. (2) Friendly and knowledgeable staff (3) Airy space with great ventilation. OMG. I have been in too many coffee shops, and this is especially true in Starbucks, where it is stuffy. Definitely doesn't get too crowded, but has a steady pace of stop-and-go customers. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU ARE PASSING BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD! A GREAT REPRIEVE FROM THE HORDES OF PEOPLE FROM LINCOLN CENTER AND COLUMBUS CIRCLE!!!

Really nice people working here, delicious food (get the aloud croissant heated up), and beautiful tall windows!

This café will let you spend a relaxing afternoon.

Beautiful space and very clean. The coffee and snacks are great. I highly recommend this place

Renovated w inside seating a plus but no gluten free items. Owner replied quickly and I am happy to revise my review! Thx!

This is a clean, bright, friendly cafe. The barista brought my friend and I water while we waited. Nice clientele and roomy space with newspapers to read. I will be back in when in the area again!

Cool little coffee shop attached to a real estate office where you can look at 7-figure homes as you sip a cold brew that constitutes a third of your own hourly wage. (Their prices are pretty good, I’m just broke 😿)

I love Blue Café! I get my morning coffee every day and the service is always great 🤍 I love that they remember my order and how friendly is the staff!

Always friendly staff. A bit on the pricey side due to the location, but otherwise, great coffee and a good selection of snacks, sandwiches and pastries.

was part of my weekly routine for 3 years and everyone/everything is great, this place truly makes me feel at home and comfortable.

Great experience all around! I stopped by the coffee shop and was really impressed great coffee, welcoming atmosphere, and friendly service. You can tell they take pride in what they do. I also love that the same ownership runs one of the best real estate brokerages in the area. It’s rare to see the same level of professionalism and quality in both hospitality and real estate. Absolutely recommend!

I’m rarely if ever on Riverside Blvd. it’s a residential area with tall buildings and doorman. Way over my pay scale. Nestled within this community is the Blu Café. Business brought me over here today, and it’s a really nice place to have a meeting. Theirs ample parking during the day also. On sunny warm days the park is but a few steps away. I got a latte and it was wonderfully perfect. Theirs a nice selection of pastries but the cinnamon coffee cake is awesome. I bought two slices. It was really yummy. Theirs soft music playing in the background and it won’t distract you with whatever task you’re doing or just relaxing. The baristas, Gio and Rahim are friendly and attentive. Nice people. I’ll definitely have more meetings here in the future. #kingofcoffeenyc #kingofmarijuananyc #sankofatafari #lionofthebx #nyccoffee #nyc #riversideblvd

Great coffee place near the Riverside Park. Very very friendly staff and good variety of bakery products and sandwiches. Recommended!!

Baristas were very friendly and kind. So my mocha tasted extra good.🙏💗

It's a good place to start the day with a delicious pastry and coffee. The employees are always nice and smiling.

great customer service, the Best cafe in upper west side NYC, a great place to have coffee to hang out next to the river 👌💯

Avi Golan

Great experience all around! I stopped by the coffee shop and was really impressed great coffee, welcoming atmosphere, and friendly service. You can tell they take pride in what they do. I also love that the same ownership runs one of the best real estate brokerages in the area. It’s rare to see the same level of professionalism and quality in both hospitality and real estate. Absolutely recommend!

Sankofa Tafari NYC

I’m rarely if ever on Riverside Blvd. it’s a residential area with tall buildings and doorman. Way over my pay scale. Nestled within this community is the Blu Café. Business brought me over here today, and it’s a really nice place to have a meeting. Theirs ample parking during the day also. On sunny warm days the park is but a few steps away. I got a latte and it was wonderfully perfect. Theirs a nice selection of pastries but the cinnamon coffee cake is awesome. I bought two slices. It was really yummy. Theirs soft music playing in the background and it won’t distract you with whatever task you’re doing or just relaxing. The baristas, Gio and Rahim are friendly and attentive. Nice people. I’ll definitely have more meetings here in the future. #kingofcoffeenyc #kingofmarijuananyc #sankofatafari #lionofthebx #nyccoffee #nyc #riversideblvd

Dora G

Great coffee place near the Riverside Park. Very very friendly staff and good variety of bakery products and sandwiches. Recommended!!

Jung Oh

Baristas were very friendly and kind. So my mocha tasted extra good.🙏💗

Ilona Miko

It's a good place to start the day with a delicious pastry and coffee. The employees are always nice and smiling.

Tamir Gershovitz

great customer service, the Best cafe in upper west side NYC, a great place to have coffee to hang out next to the river 👌💯

Such a nice vibe in this place and the staff is super friendly and accommodating. I love their cold brew - it’s very smooth with a nice flavor. I like that it gives a more residential vibe too which makes it feel off the beaten path but still nice and taken care of. There is decent seating inside and outside and they have a nice pastry case.

I can't believe I've lived in the area for a few years but only stopped by Blu Café yesterday! I had THE BEST bacon egg + cheese on a croissant - I believe Howard made it. Gio, the manager, was awesome and the entire staff was incredibly fun and kind spirited. I'm looking forward to coming back!

Great coffee, Great selection of pastries. Prices are reasonable. I wished they had more sandwiches on Sundays since they are close to the park.

Best coffee ever!!! And GREAT service. I felt so calm the entire time - you do need to wait a little bit, so be patient - take in the environment and enjoy the slow morning!

Blu Cafe is by far the best cafe I’ve been to. I’m a regular there and I normally get an iced chai tea late (try it) and all the workers know me by name and everything. The service is fast, reliable, and easy to order and the workers are friendly and now I know most of them personally. They are one of the first cafes to open during COVID-19 and they made an amazing outdoor experience with games and seating with good views of The Hudson River. I’m a local on Riverside and this is the only place to get a small snack or a drink so it’s pretty popular. Many people say that the coffee is undrinkable but that is not true, the coffee can be customized the way you want no matter how you want it. Although you might just want to get their signature drink, Blu Latte, you should also try the iced chocolate (iced hot chocolate), a caramel coffee, or as I said before; a chai latte.

Lia Arakelian

Such a nice vibe in this place and the staff is super friendly and accommodating. I love their cold brew - it’s very smooth with a nice flavor. I like that it gives a more residential vibe too which makes it feel off the beaten path but still nice and taken care of. There is decent seating inside and outside and they have a nice pastry case.

Anja Samsom

Really nice people working here, delicious food (get the aloud croissant heated up), and beautiful tall windows!

Amine Zouiten

Great coffee, Great selection of pastries. Prices are reasonable. I wished they had more sandwiches on Sundays since they are close to the park.

Maddison Kokkinos

Best coffee ever!!! And GREAT service. I felt so calm the entire time - you do need to wait a little bit, so be patient - take in the environment and enjoy the slow morning!

MC Curran

I can't believe I've lived in the area for a few years but only stopped by Blu Café yesterday! I had THE BEST bacon egg + cheese on a croissant - I believe Howard made it. Gio, the manager, was awesome and the entire staff was incredibly fun and kind spirited. I'm looking forward to coming back!

Sophia Wallis

Blu Cafe is by far the best cafe I’ve been to. I’m a regular there and I normally get an iced chai tea late (try it) and all the workers know me by name and everything. The service is fast, reliable, and easy to order and the workers are friendly and now I know most of them personally. They are one of the first cafes to open during COVID-19 and they made an amazing outdoor experience with games and seating with good views of The Hudson River. I’m a local on Riverside and this is the only place to get a small snack or a drink so it’s pretty popular. Many people say that the coffee is undrinkable but that is not true, the coffee can be customized the way you want no matter how you want it. Although you might just want to get their signature drink, Blu Latte, you should also try the iced chocolate (iced hot chocolate), a caramel coffee, or as I said before; a chai latte.

good coffee

It look nice but i never eat inside .

Great food but it is very small

Good coffee and pasteries from Eli's.

Nice outdoor seating for COVID

Good fast mocha

Love this place so much.

Pretty good food, coffee quite good. They rang us up wrong and overcharged us for our food

Excellent area to go in a Sunday's morning 🌄. The coffee was delicious and my omelet.

Shiny, out-of-the-way, and quite good. Drinks are not anything to write home about, but the location is peaceful.

Neighborhood coffee spot, nearest one for quite a walk. Nice place to stop for a snack if you're nearby.

Pretty cool place. Its especially nice when you can see the river and the beautiful view.

Good coffee but I think this is actually a real estate office.

Convenient location - Coffee was good Service was at best average. Update: I have gone back there a few times since my first visit and services was actually great.

The only cafe in the area. They are heavy on the teas but do carry cold brew coffee and sandwiches. The service is ok but it is highly convenient because of the location.

A neighborhood coffee shop with style - decent food menu for a small space and good coffee. Covered outdoor space with 3 TVs each showing something different for different audiences (kids, sports, news)

Yehuda Kirschenbaum

A neighborhood coffee shop with style - decent food menu for a small space and good coffee. Covered outdoor space with 3 TVs each showing something different for different audiences (kids, sports, news)

Convenient spot for local residents. Their coffee used to be sub par, but now have made an improvement. Keep it up!

Nice little neighborhood gem of a coffee place. Very convenient for residents. In the warmer months, could be a nice diversion with a great river view without leaving the river. In the colder months, could be a safe haven from the freeze with a great view.

Suzy Pauline

Convenient spot for local residents. Their coffee used to be sub par, but now have made an improvement. Keep it up!

Agapito Garcia

Nice little neighborhood gem of a coffee place. Very convenient for residents. In the warmer months, could be a nice diversion with a great river view without leaving the river. In the colder months, could be a safe haven from the freeze with a great view.

decent cup of coffee. dont like the lids.

Ok coffee. Stale croissants

Coffee is so so.

Heads up, doesn’t really open at 7.

This is the only cafe in the area. They are heavy on the teas but do carry cold brew coffee and sandwiches. The service is ok but it is highly convenient because of the location.

It's an ok cafe that wouldn't do well if it wasn't the only option in the neighborhood.

Good coffee and good food. But they need to update the information or at least put a sign outside with the schedule. Because i just went for a coffee at 5 pm and they told me they were closed for the day. Its not the first time this has happened. Yesterday I went at 5.30 and they were open.

Matcha all ready very sweet 😠, the staff just correct. They don’t have any menu or plate to tell what drinks they have, you need look on the web. Don’t have inside sitting. But outside is nice to spend time in the shade and not so comfy sitting area.

Sonia Givray

Matcha all ready very sweet 😠, the staff just correct. They don’t have any menu or plate to tell what drinks they have, you need look on the web. Don’t have inside sitting. But outside is nice to spend time in the shade and not so comfy sitting area.

Great location for residents as only cafe here. small but quiet store. Other places to get better bubble tea. Good pastries and other items like ice cream and flowers. Child friendly. Get a point card if frequent customer. Lady servers are nice. Older man who is usually there can smile more and remember customers for a better experience. Once I had to ask hot drink to be re-made a few times. It was watery once then very cold another. Good place for locals in the area or to kill time.

Not much of a lunch place. Primarily just a coffee shop. Already made sub sandwiches had more bread than anything else. Mustard was like 1 teaspoon which was saturated by the bread. Coffee is good. Coffee Crumbcake was awesome.

H. S.

Great location for residents as only cafe here. small but quiet store. Other places to get better bubble tea. Good pastries and other items like ice cream and flowers. Child friendly. Get a point card if frequent customer. Lady servers are nice. Older man who is usually there can smile more and remember customers for a better experience. Once I had to ask hot drink to be re-made a few times. It was watery once then very cold another. Good place for locals in the area or to kill time.

sadly it's your only option in the area for coffee

The place is small with oversize tables and the place was unkempt.

We ordered a hot chocolate and a chai latte. Both were pretty mediocre but theres nothing else on the avenue so they have the convenience market cornered

The latte they served consisted of milk mixed with coffee - no foam what's

Nice decor and vibe, service attitude is terrible........ coffee is meh

The seating and general common areas are noticeably dirty and the food options are packaged convenience store-like items requiring heating. There is no bathroom and the service was below average. The coffee (Americano) was good, however.

For the prices you'd think they'd know how to make the standard drinks..... I'm not even sure they make espresso ( or they are the fastest barristas in the world. But yeah they don't know the basics. If you mention the general ingredients to remind them they literally just randomly put in a cup.....it is tragic and so utterally stupid you'll be stunned into ..... Yeah just coffee in the future or go down the block to Starbucks where they actually train their barristas. Why'd they get 3 starts up top but 2 over all Their pastries are pretty good They server was very nice but clueless. The location is quite pleasant But the drink was a 0. Horrible.

Mister BigGiggles

For the prices you'd think they'd know how to make the standard drinks..... I'm not even sure they make espresso ( or they are the fastest barristas in the world. But yeah they don't know the basics. If you mention the general ingredients to remind them they literally just randomly put in a cup.....it is tragic and so utterally stupid you'll be stunned into ..... Yeah just coffee in the future or go down the block to Starbucks where they actually train their barristas. Why'd they get 3 starts up top but 2 over all Their pastries are pretty good They server was very nice but clueless. The location is quite pleasant But the drink was a 0. Horrible.

Burnt tasting coffee

Expensive for what it is..

Never been

The short boy with the curly hair is rather insecure and has a short temper with the clients. It’s a classic yet severe case of a Napoleon complex. That combined with life as a minimum wage barista has really impeded on his ability to be pleasant.

Cafe closed pretty early then google timings

Exceptionally rude to customers.

I arrived at 6:10 and they had already closed despite it saying on their Google page that they close at 7. They should update their hours to avoid confusion.

There's no positive about this place other than it's convenient location for residents of Riverside Blvd. Coffee is undrinkable.

Time of closing is 7pm but they closed at 6pm. Waste of time to go there

At first, I appreciated the Cafe as it seemed community oriented. However, they have now made that whole area unsafe by stationing seating areas so that no pedestrian can walk by, safely. There is no way to maintain physical distance from people who are unmasked and talking while seated (whether or not they are actually eating or drinking). This has forced pedestrians to try to jockey for space in the street, causing a dangerous situation for cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians. They could have just used one side for their outdoor seating, but, no, they have to use both sides. When it is crowded, they also have lots of people standing in the middle of the sidewalk waiting to order or pick up their order. It is just chaos. Yes, these are unprecedented times and businesses need help but, not at the expense of public safety.

The people who work here are lovely. The food is abysmal. I will never come back after the soggy, sloppy, nothing (ONE slice of cheese) sandwich I paid $9 for!

Matcha latte was watery and lots of foams on top, not even hot enough. The pastries low quality and not fresh either. Very disappointed.

Not very good espresso, beans tasted a little burnt. The large iced americano is $5.75 and it’s only 2 shots. Not sure what the point of getting a large is, when it’s just more water

We’ve been going here every weekend morning for their everything croissant and coffee. We love them. The morning staff have been really wonderful. We had a snowy day out and went on the Sunday afternoon for a change. There was only one staff member and the whole time he was only fussed about our toddler having picked up a Christmas tree bauble. Just a regular red tree decoration that had fallen from the tree. He told us 4 times that ‚ma‘am it’s not a toy‘ and I may or may not agree with that. And I’d love to see him try to take away something like that from a toddler before they’ve had their curiosity fill. But really 4 times in 10 minutes? For a place that’s in a resident real estate office with two schools and day care centres next door, that was such an oddly unwelcoming thing to latch on to… a toddler holding a Christmas tree bauble. This server needs to move to some land with no kids. And he probably emerged a fully grown lad at 18 never having been a kid at all.

Nikita Kaushal

We’ve been going here every weekend morning for their everything croissant and coffee. We love them. The morning staff have been really wonderful. We had a snowy day out and went on the Sunday afternoon for a change. There was only one staff member and the whole time he was only fussed about our toddler having picked up a Christmas tree bauble. Just a regular red tree decoration that had fallen from the tree. He told us 4 times that ‚ma‘am it’s not a toy‘ and I may or may not agree with that. And I’d love to see him try to take away something like that from a toddler before they’ve had their curiosity fill. But really 4 times in 10 minutes? For a place that’s in a resident real estate office with two schools and day care centres next door, that was such an oddly unwelcoming thing to latch on to… a toddler holding a Christmas tree bauble. This server needs to move to some land with no kids. And he probably emerged a fully grown lad at 18 never having been a kid at all.

Nicholas

Not very good espresso, beans tasted a little burnt. The large iced americano is $5.75 and it’s only 2 shots. Not sure what the point of getting a large is, when it’s just more water