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Rachel began her professional pursuit of coffee at Gimme! Coffee in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2006. In 2007, she decided to translate her love of coffee into a job at a commodities fund in Greenwich, CT. After about six months of the brutal reverse commute, she and her husband Will decided to leave Manhattan and move to the ‘burbs– Rowayton, CT. Alas, they had been spoiled by the then up-and-coming coffee scene in New York and were disappointed to find that there weren’t similar coffee spots in Connecticut. Rachel dreamed about opening up her own shop. Then she met someone who shared that dream. In late 2008, the two began to talk seriously about creating a coffee bar Darien. The rest is history. Espresso NEAT opened in late August 2009.
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I visited the shop while in construction and Ii so the pictures that been posted in this web site. My second short visit was today, and I was astonished, I love the set of the bar and the design.
Good luck! Tijani Asjaa
send us some coffee to Hong Kong. people here are coffee crazy. maybe you’ll open up a branch!
Finally — a REAL cafe that knows the art of coffee! No matter how far out of the way you guys may be — I’m there. Thank you.
Fantastic! I absolutely love love NY coffee and I can’t wait to stop by!
5 Year old son gives Espresso Neat “2 thumbs up” for food, laps around the fountain, kid-friendly service, and a caffeinated mom = a makes a happy mom.
Only just discovered of your existence a few days ago by reading a glowing review on Starre Vartan’s facebook page. I guess our spies have not been as vigilant as they once were. But we immediately rectified the omission, and gave you a link in the business section of our website under Java & Eats. Looking forward to a visit very soon…
That Kyle Bellinger guy that just competed in the Barista Competition was really good. I think they mentioned that he worked here, so I figured I’d let you all know that he might be worth keeping around.