The best coffee cocktails in NYC

This bar program from century-old roastery Kobrick makes coffee cocktails cool again. Its Marin Boulevardier is a smooth union of bourbon, Campari and vermouth with rich single-origin Kenya AA dripped through a sleek Yama brew tower.

This West Village fusion spot melds Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian flavors into one original cuisine. The Koko Cold Brew is a fusion too, mixing cold brew coffee-infused Bacardi rum chaken with pineapple, cilantro and coconut sugar.

Long Island City’s first specialty coffee shop serves direct-trade coffee, homemade pastries and artisan espresso (complete with latte art) in a cubbyhole-sized space. Its Long Island City Special is a stirring concoction of Blackstrap rum, agave, lime juice, soda water and a house-brewed coffee liqueur.

Danny Meyer’s tribute to Rome isn’t all about pasta: bartender Ryan Clur’s straightforward fizz celebrates coffee. It’s a mix of medium-light espresso, chilled tonic water and orange bitters, with an orange twist.

At this a colorful nook conceived by Ravi DeRossi (Death & Company, Cienfuegos) and Bittermens, a small-batch bitters producer based in Red Hook, curious drinkers can find plenty of ways to mix edification and inebriation. The focus here is on amari and other bitters, whose flavor profiles pair perfectly with strong coffee. Each Sunday afternoon, the bar celebrates that pairing with its “Double Buzz” program, offering smart cocktails like the Flamingo (Ethiopian Guji coffee, tequila, cocchi rosso, apple bitters) and the Jungle Bird (Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee, light and dark rums, Campari and Angostura bitters).