America's Caffeine Capital.

How many cups of coffee are consumed by New Yorkers every day? No one really knows, but it's a delicious number to contemplate. Start with more than eight million residents, add hundreds of thousands of commuters pouring into Manhattan each morning, then factor in tourists who quickly discover that sightseeing is best done with a hot cup in hand. Some New Yorkers nurse a single cup all morning; others seem to treat coffee as a competitive sport, stopping at the neighborhood bodega, grabbing another before a meeting, and finishing the day with an espresso after dinner. Conservative estimates would put the city's daily coffee consumption well into the tens of millions of cups, and somehow that still feels too low for the city that proudly wears the title of America's caffeine capital.

Whatever the true number, one image has become inseparable from New York's coffee ritual: the blue-and-white Anthora paper cup. Since the 1960s, emblazoned with its cheerful declaration, "We Are Happy to Serve You," it has accompanied hurried commutes, construction breaks, conversations on stoops, and countless walks through Central Park. Long before branded cups became the norm, the Anthora quietly became a symbol of the city itself—recognized around the world in films, television shows, and photographs. If New York's millions of daily cups of coffee had an official uniform, it would almost certainly be the humble Anthora, an enduring icon that proves sometimes the cup is nearly as famous as what it holds.

Dedicated to preserving the legacy of the iconic Anthora coffee cup – a true symbol of New York City’s street culture, corner delis, and daily rituals – NY Coffee Cup celebrates its enduring design, cultural significance, and place in coffee history, both in NYC and beyond.