Blue Bottle Brew Bar in Manhattan

This place sounds excellent.  They’re pulling some of Japan’s coffee culture to the US: syphon and nel drip (cotton cloth pourover, essentially) served at a solid marble bar.  It’s personal and unique.  They’ll also have a typical coffee bar serving up traditional drinks of course.  There’s clearly a big enough market for something this niche to survive in New York.  Perhaps someday in Cincy.

http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/locations/chelsea/

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/blue-bottle-coffee-arrives-in-manhattan-with-a-dramatic-new-brew/?scp=1&sq=blue%20bottle&st=cse