Six people around café tables with plants at a Timeleft coffee

Coffee meetups in NYC

A Timeleft coffee in NYC, Wednesdays and Saturdays, at a café we pick, with a small group put together for you. It's a lighter way to meet people than a full evening out, and all you do is show up.

Next date

Sat, Oct 24, 3:00 pm

then Wed, Oct 28, 10:00 am

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Upcoming coffee meetups in NYC

At a New York deli or bodega, a "regular" coffee usually means milk and sugar, so say black if you want it black. The next dates in NYC. Pick one, create your account and book it in the app. In September, 249 people took part in coffee meetups in NYC, 71 of them at their first Timeleft event.

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All times are NYC time.

Where coffee meetups happen in NYC

We pick the places and book the tables, from the West Village to Midtown.

We choose the place for each event, and the app shows you where to go before it starts.

  • West Village
  • East Village
  • Midtown
Four dogs on leads waiting by Christopher Park in the West Village, New York

Some of the places we book in NYC

  • Modern American Google rating4.8(622 reviews)

    Lindens

    Arlo SoHo

    15 Timeleft coffees

  • Coffee Google rating4.7(439 reviews)

    Travelers Poets & Friends

    7 Timeleft coffees

  • Coffee Google rating4.5(286 reviews)

    Old Fashion Café

    8 Timeleft coffees

  • Coffee Google rating4.9(620 reviews)

    Isla & Co

    7 Timeleft coffees

  • Coffee Google rating4.7(2,080 reviews)

    Petite Boucherie

    3 Timeleft coffees

A coffee in NYC, step by step

Three people talking over coffee and cake on a café banquette

  1. When you book

    Pick a day

    Choose your city, a date and the language you'd like to speak. Booking stays open until 13 hours before.

  2. Before the coffee

    We put the group together

    A small group, chosen from your quiz answers, age band and language, at a café we pick. The app shows where to go and a bit about who's coming.

  3. The start

    Coffee in daylight

    You meet a few people around one café table. It's an easy way to see what Timeleft is like before you sit down to a whole dinner.

  4. Afterwards

    Keep in touch

    The group chat stays open, so you can make plans with anyone you got on with.

Safety

Is it safe?

Every event is at a public venue we've vetted, and there's no one-to-one messaging before you meet. If you report someone, you're never placed with them again.

99%

Over 99% of Timeleft experiences happen without any safety incident, according to the safety framework we published in June 2026.

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What members say

Two people chatting over coffee and cake in a stone-walled café

  • The concept of putting a bunch of strangers at a dinner table is brilliant. I wnt to my first one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and every single person was an individual with their own special personality. We exchanged numbers and plan on getting together soon! I will do this again, soon!

    NYC member · App Store review, October 2025

  • I have gone to six of these dinners in NYC. Most of them have been great.

    NYC member · App Store review, June 2026

  • I was at a birthday dinner and asked a girl how she met my friend. She said at a Timeleft dinner! I had never heard of the app, but I decided to give it a go. I have been to two dinners so far and plan to go to more…

    Anna B.

    Trustpilot review

Questions about coffee meetups

When are coffee meetups in NYC?
Coffee, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Booking closes 13 hours before each one, or at midnight the night before if that would fall between midnight and 8:00 am. The dates above are the next ones you can still book.
Where in NYC do they happen?
The next ones include West Village and Midtown. We pick the café, and the app shows you where to go before the coffee.
Do I have to order coffee?
No. Order tea, juice or whatever the café does well. You pay the café for what you order.
Can I go on my own?
Yes. You book on your own and we put the group together, so you don't need to bring anyone.
What does it cost?
Booking takes a Timeleft membership, and the app shows its price in your country before you pay anything.

As many coffee meetups as you like during your plan. The same membership covers the other formats in your city too.

Your own food and drinks. You order what you like and pay the venue yourself.

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7,800+ people went to coffee meetups in September.

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