The official coffee tier list of Columbia University

Unfortunately, since the time of this list's creation I have graduated from Columbia. Despite that fact I believe this list stands as the authority on coffee shops into the indeterminate future. If nothing else, it will stand as a testament to the coffee shops of yesteryear.

The List

S
City Coffee Bar
Dear Mama
Sipsteria
Peaky Barista
A
Joe Coffee
Hungarian Pastry Shop
Kuro Kama
Oren's
Amrita
Charlotte Cafe
Blue Bottle Coffee
B
Nous (in Philosophy Hall)
Liz's Place (in Diana)
Variety Coffee (in Lerner)
Silver Moon Bakery
Super Nice Coffee and Bakery
Plowshares Coffee Bloomingdale
Demitasse Coffee & Tea
I Like It Black
Birch Coffee
Wu and Nussbaum
Zelma's Cafe
Dunkin
C
Strokos Gourmet Deli
Niko Cafe
Starbucks
Hex & Company
Fillup Coffee
Village Creperie (but great sandwiches)
McDonalds
D
Pret a Manger

Non-Coffee Shop Coffee

B
Community Food and Juice
Broadway Diner (closed — RIP)
C
Metro Diner
Tom's
D
Columbia Dining Hall
Westwide Market
Halal cart
F
109 Gourmet Deli

To Be Determined