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Est. 2019 — Brooklyn, New York

Coffee,held
like light.

A minimal coffee atelier for signature espresso, slow-bar filter, and a room built for lingering — reserve a table or order ahead in under a minute.

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Warm, considered café interior with plants and soft light

6

years sourcing direct-trade beans from four countries

About the atelier

A quiet room, built around unhurried coffee.

Aura started as a single slow-bar counter and a shared belief: that coffee, made with patience, tastes like the people who grew it. Today we roast weekly, source direct from four origins, and design every room to hold a conversation as well as it holds a cup.

How we work

From origin to cup, in four deliberate steps.

Step 01

Source

We buy direct from co-ops in Ethiopia, Colombia, and Brazil — above Fairtrade minimums, every single season.

Step 02

Roast

Small 12kg batches, roasted twice weekly in-house, profiled separately for slow-bar filter and signature espresso.

Step 03

Brew

Dialed in fresh every morning by hand — water chemistry, grind micrometer, and extraction ratio checked cup by cup.

Step 04

Serve

To your table, your cup to go, or delivered to your door on your schedule — always within days of roasting.

The menu

Guest favorites, this season.

Aurora Latte
Popular

Aurora Latte

$6.50

Our signature pour — double ristretto, steamed oat milk, a thread of violet-butterfly-pea syrup that blooms like the northern lights.

floral · cocoa · soft citrus

Single-Origin Espresso
Popular

Single-Origin Espresso

$4.00

A rotating single estate lot, pulled short to let the origin speak for itself.

jasmine · bergamot · black tea

Kyoto-Style Slow Drip
Popular

Kyoto-Style Slow Drip

$7.50

8-hour cold drip tower, brewed to order. Impossibly smooth, almost sweet.

dark cherry · brown sugar

Ceremonial Matcha
Popular

Ceremonial Matcha

$6.25

Stone-ground first-harvest matcha, whisked to order, choice of milk.

umami · grass · sweet cream

Inside the room

A space designed to be quiet.

Warm, plant-filled café interior
Latte art, top-down view
Barista pouring latte art
Cozy booth seating, warm lighting
Loved locally

What the neighborhood is saying.

The Aurora Latte ruined every other coffee shop for me. It's the first place that's felt worth building a morning routine around.

Naomi Reyes

Naomi Reyes

Regular, since 2023

I work from here three days a week. Fast wifi, an outlet at every table, and nobody's ever rushed me out.

Theo Marchetti

Theo Marchetti

Remote worker

I've hosted five tastings here now. The team treats the beans — and the guests — with the same care.

Ines Kovac

Ines Kovac

Event host, monthly cupping

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