Chelsea café selling only single-origin coffee, roasted in Brooklyn.
Artem Markov opened Monoblend at 142 West 23rd Street, where every coffee comes from one farm, one region and one harvest. Nothing is blended, and the Brooklyn roast is done in small batches the week the coffee is sold. A tasting puts three origins on the table side by side.
A hammered metal canopy hung with looping white neon tubes sits over a white L-shaped counter in the middle of the room. Slatted wood baffles cover the ceiling, and floor-to-ceiling windows face West 23rd Street.
