11. Record Room | Coffee Shop: Sweetleaf
An Untapped reader recently nominated Long Island City’s Sweetleaf for our list. Housed inside a 19th century building with original tin walls, the shop opened back in 2008 and has since tripled in size. “It’s where old world charm meets state of the art machinery to create something special and unique,” the Sweetleaf website writes about the space, which is decorated with antiques brought over from Paris.
In addition to the cafe, there’s a laptop room and a quiet nook in the back where patrons can find a record player and a selection of record and LP’s. Address: 10-93 Jackson Ave.
