3. Caffe Cino
Caffe Cino was one of six LGBTQ+ landmarks that were designated in 2019. Located at 31 Cornelia Street in Greenwich Village, the site is considered to be the birthplace of Off Off Broadway. In 1958, Buffalo transplant Joseph Cino opened the coffee house and began presenting plays at his Cornelia Street “on a whim,” while also displaying his friends’ artwork in the space and hosting poetry readings. Notable playwrights and artists like Edward Albee, Sam Shepard, Bette Midler, Al Pacino, and Bernadette Peters often hung out at the cafe.
Greenwich Village Coffee Tour
A year after Cino tragically committed suicide in 1967, the cafe closed. Located on the first floor of a tenement building, the former cafe has been various types of businesses since then. You can visit this location on Untapped New York’s Greenwich Village Coffee Tasting Tour!