Culture Espresso
42 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/FoodNYC, r/AskNYC30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 17 threads.
What people say, in short
Culture Espresso draws strong recommendations across its Midtown locations, especially for chocolate chip cookies. Several cookie fans rank it among their favorites, and two say the cookies justify a walk. Coffee opinions are more mixed: a visitor praises it, while another likes the cookies but finds the coffee disappointing. One commenter recommends the 36th Street branch for less waiting and reports longer queues at the pinned 38th Street location near Sixth Avenue.
Address
Culture Espresso, 72 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Best for
- Desserts
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Forgemasterblaster in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Suggests Culture Espresso as a better pick than Chip City.
- Recommendsu/Salty_Simmer_Sauce in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025
Names Culture Espresso as the answer to the best-cookie question.
- Recommendsu/denvercococolorado in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026taste
Says Culture Espresso is close enough, and its cookies justify the walk.
- Recommendsu/abrokebroker in r/FoodNYC · Nov 2024
Includes it in a list of recommended spots for this request.
- Recommendsu/garlic-chair in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2025taste
Named its cookie as the afternoon snack pick.
- Recommendsu/88r0b1nh00d88 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2025taste
Calls the cookie there their regular go-to treat.
- Recommendsu/riddled_with_bourbon in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Calls Culture Espresso a popular favorite.
- Recommendsu/qwerty12341991 in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Gives a +1 backing Culture Espresso.
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- Recommendsu/TerriblyRare in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025taste
Ranks Culture Espresso first for chocolate chip cookies.
- Recommendsu/Rare_Regular in r/AskNYC · Oct 2024
Lists it among favorites; the group leans toward lighter-roast coffee.
- Recommendsu/Pbpopcorn in r/AskNYC · Feb 2024taste
Recommends this spot's chocolate chip cookies as the cookie pick.
- Recommendsu/lostsofquestions in r/FoodNYC · Feb 2026taste
Ranks Culture Espresso's chocolate chip cookie as the city's best.
- Recommendsu/BoredGuy2007 in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2026
Names Culture Espresso as a suggestion.
- Recommendsu/carrieJJ in r/AskNYC · Feb 2024taste
Calls Culture Espresso's chocolate chip cookies a citywide favorite.
- Caveatu/Temporary-Daikon2411 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026wait time
Prefers the 36th Street branch for shorter cookie queues and reports the longest waits at the 38th Street cafe near Sixth Avenue.
- Recommendsu/JKaye57 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026taste
Agrees the cookies there are superb and worth any amount of walking.
- Recommendsu/blackjacked644 in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Says Culture Coffee is up among the best.
- Recommendsu/lexbarks in r/FoodNYC · Jan 2026taste
Thinks its cookies beat Red Gate's.
- Recommendsu/colinmd90 in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025taste
Backs Culture Espresso and praises the cookies.
- Recommendsu/getfitny in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025
Adds support for Culture Espresso.
- Recommendsu/quakefist in r/FoodNYC · Dec 2024taste
Notes it's a bit off Rockefeller and praises its cookies too.
- Recommendsu/smh120585 in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Lists Culture Espresso among the tops.
- Recommendsu/BRDPerson in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Agrees with the Culture Espresso pick.
- Recommendsu/ENVLogic in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2025taste
Recommends its chocolate chip cookie.
- Recommendsu/Infinite_Carpenter in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025taste
Lists Culture Espresso among places that make great cookies.
- Recommendsu/BusyBurdee in r/AskNYC · Feb 2025
Lists culture coffee among its picks.
- Recommendsu/chargeorge in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Gives a simple yes to the Culture Espresso pick.
- Recommendsu/stuckandoutofluck in r/FoodNYC · Jun 2024
Says Culture Espresso wins by a wide margin.
- Recommendsu/MikeCam in r/AskNYC · Dec 2023taste
Mentions the Culture Espresso cookie as a pick.
- Mixedu/jubbing in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026taste
Finds the cookies good but the coffee disappointing.
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