
18/07/2025
Meet Derby Cup Coffee (), Chinatown’s new warm and inviting café where horse racing passion meets downtown cool.
Founder Yasmin Kaytmaz (), part artist, part lifelong horse enthusiast, created a cozy, art-filled space inspired by a jockey’s tack room—dark cherry wood, vintage details, and bold local artwork. With no-nonsense coffee and crave-worthy croissants, Derby Cup is a fresh take on NYC café culture.
“In New York, there’s this trend of very clean lines, a Copenhagen kind of feeling. And we’ve lost that draw to hang out and to comfort,” Kaytmaz says.
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