Ralph's Coffee opens in Americana Manhasset
Iced cold brew and a walnut brownie at the new Ralph's Coffee in the Americana Manhasset shopping center. Credit: Newsday/Marie Elena Martinez
Memorial Day weekend saw an eagerly awaited opening in Nassau — the first Ralph’s Coffee on Long Island, inside the Ralph Lauren Home Store at the Americana Manhasset. Started in 2014, Ralph Lauren’s coffee chain has built a global following with locations in New York City, Chicago, London, Munich, Japan and China.
The new cafe serves the usual selection of coffee shop drinks, including lattes, espresso and teas, along with unique creations like Ralph’s Espresso Tonic — iced coffee with three shots of espresso, tonic water and orange slices over ice — and seasonal iced teas poured over muddled fruit. Ralph’s special blends, which include roast, decaf and espresso, are all made from organically grown beans from Central and South America and Africa, roasted and packaged by La Colombe. The shop also offers a selection of sweets from blueberry and carrot muffins to croissants, oversized chocolate chip cookies and jumbo walnut brownies. Most coffee drinks range from $3 to $6, bakery items from $5 to $8.
On a recent afternoon, the line snaked around a display of RL tableware and out the door. Inside, a palette of white paneled walls, dark wood floors and hunter green accents greeted those needing a jolt of swanky caffeine. Marble countertops and cafe tables with brass hardware offset a store-length upholstered green banquette fitted with striped RL throw pillows. Life-size teddy bear mannequins in Ralph’s Coffee aprons will delight little ones.
A look inside the new Ralph's Coffee in the Americana Manhasset shopping center. Credit: Newsday/Marie Elena Martinez
If you’re a fan of RL's brand of caffeine, there’s plenty of swag to proclaim your allegiance, including T-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, oversized coffee cups, serving platters, home accessories, plus, of course, coffee beans.
Ralph’s Coffee Americana Manhasset, 2060 Northern Blvd., Manhasset; Open Monday-Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 516-365-9595, ralphlauren.com
A global freelancer who has checked her suitcase to raise her young daughter on her native Long Island, Marie Elena will always make time for good mezcal, even better tacos and killer conversation. Preferably, in a corner bar seat. She can be found on Instagram at @mariesworldeats.
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