A Love Letter to the Anthora Cup.

You never noticed it because you never had to. The Anthora cup was simply there, warm in your hand on a cold morning, folded slightly at the rim, doing honest work without asking for attention. No slogans, no lifestyle promises, no glossy branding trying to tell you who you were supposed to be. It didn’t need to. In a city obsessed with motion, the cup understood its role: hold the coffee, take the heat, and keep moving. It showed up at dawn at corner diners, newsstands, construction sites, and bodegas, quietly stitching itself into the daily rhythm of New York City.

That’s what made it luxurious in the only way New York ever really respected—by being useful. The Anthora cup was the anti-status symbol, equally at home in the hands of cab drivers, artists, executives, and night-shift workers heading home. It asked nothing of you except to walk with it. And somehow, in never trying to be iconic, it became exactly that. A small, blue-and-white constant in a city that never promised comfort, only warmth, briefly, between your palms.

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.