Stepping Stone Café

Cozy cafe on the Long Island City waterfront with delicious drinks and bites

Located at 2-20 Malt Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101, Stepping Stone Café operates as a coffee shop serving Long Island City in New York. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it.

In Long Island City, coffee shops cluster around downtown offices, college campuses and the main commercial streets of residential neighborhoods, and the independents usually close by mid-afternoon while chains stay open into the evening. Across New York, drive-thru coffee stands and kiosks fill the gap in suburbs and along highways, and roasters often sell bags and brewing gear at the counter. Check the listing for hours, whether the cafe takes mobile orders, and its Google rating and recent reviews; parking is easiest at suburban locations, while downtown shops rely on street meters or nearby garages. Loyalty programs are common and worth joining if you are a regular.

The business lists hours on 7 days of the week. The most common schedule is 7:30 am–4 pm. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. The listed phone number is (718) 392-5831. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is steppingstone.cafe, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.5 out of 5 on Google across 77 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded coffee shops in Long Island City.

Long Island City is in New York, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and Long Island City follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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