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The Moonbean Cafe - Love at First Sip - 10510

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I love the Moonbean Cafe.  

Located in a charming little house with a fabulous front porch in the middle of Briarcliff Manor, New York, The Moonbean Cafe is one of my favorite neighborhood haunts.  I love to sit quietly and read or do work (there is free wi-fi of course) or, to meet  up with a friend for some quiet conversation.  

Owner Abby Wallace and her staff are always welcoming and cheerful and they know exactly what I want as soon as I walk in.  Their iced coffees are particularly delicious and one of my favorites is Hawaiian Coconut - add some half and half and believe me, it's just like dessert!  And when I want my sugar fix, her lemon coconut bars are absolutely scrumptious.  Do you see a theme here? Yes, whenever I go to the Moonbbean I feel like I'm on a tropical vacation.

But one of the best things about the Moonbean Cafe is that puppies are allowed.  In good weather, the neighborhood doggies congregate on the front porch with their owners in tow.  Trust me, they play nicely with each other and one is more adorable than the next! And when the weather is cold, they sit quietly inside, vacuuming the floor whenever a crumb drops.

Located at 1123 Pleasantville Road in Briarcliff Manor, the Moonbean Cafe is a morning ritual for me, after a visit to the post office and the bank.  I love taking my iced coffee on the road when I'm in a rush or, decompressing with something warm in the mid-afternoon.  Sometimes I'll buy a pound of her delicious beans to bring as a gift to a special client - there is a grinder for every type of coffee maker!

Trust me, at the Moonbean Cafe it is love at first sip!

 

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Patricia Feager
Referral Specialist - DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Licensed to April 2027

Hi Joanna,

We have some quaint, cute coffee shops near-by that are charming but none allow dogs inside. This sounds wonderful! It must really be a joy to sit and relax with a good cup of coffee while the dogs enjoy themselves too! What a happy post!

Dec 16, 2014 10:12 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Good evening Patricia Feager, MBA, GRI, Cert Negotiations Expert, Military Relo Prof my dear, you are so right.  It is so much fun getting to know all the doggies in the neighborhood!

Dec 16, 2014 10:44 AM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Joanna. Sounds like a neat place and what a great time. You painted a romantic picture for sure.

Dec 16, 2014 05:41 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Joanna. Sounds like a wonderful escape from the world. 

Dec 16, 2014 10:26 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Joanna - I have met with people there several times.  The first time I heard about meeting there i missed it but very nice inside.

Dec 17, 2014 02:24 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Joanna,

Sounds like the perfect title for a quaint out of the way coffee house!

Dec 17, 2014 07:17 AM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi Joe PetrowskyGrant Schneider , Sheila Anderson, and Dorie Dillard - it is a wonderful and charming place and the owner's husband runs a food-coop so you can order produce there and buy very fresh eggs too!

Dec 17, 2014 10:54 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I am in love just from reading about this place, we will have to meet here if I am ever in your neighborhood.

Dec 17, 2014 05:12 PM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hey Bob Crane so when are you going to come to New York? I am only 35 minutes out of the city and we can meet at the Moonbean!

Dec 17, 2014 09:39 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Hi there Joanna, the Moonbeam Cafe sounds so perfect. And, they love DOGS? You know I'd be there with "you know who" quite often for a good cup of coffee. ( A morning Cappuccino is my beverage of choice) 

Dec 17, 2014 09:55 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your experience at the Moonbean Cafe. All of us should support the local businesses that add much to the quality of life in our communities. 

Dec 17, 2014 10:38 PM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi back at you Debb Janes and welcome back from Bend.  Would love it if you could bring Mac and I could bring Diesel and they could get to know each other over a bowl of water and a little morning nosh (a piece of bagel?) and we could have cappuccino together!

I so agree Roy Kelley and always support local businesses first, before I look elsewhere!

Dec 18, 2014 05:09 AM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Sounds like the Moonbeam knows how to make people feel welcome...and tickle their tastebuds at the same time.

Dec 19, 2014 09:14 PM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Hi Sally K. & David L. Hanson you are so right.  And you can even buy fresh eggs there, right from the chicken!

Dec 19, 2014 09:38 PM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Joanna

Sounds like The Moonbean Cafe is a great to enjoy an cup of coffee.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Dec 21, 2014 01:33 PM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Thanks for stopping by Lou Ludwig and wishing you a happy holiday season with a good cup of Joe!

Dec 21, 2014 01:41 PM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I too love places like this and furthermore would love to share a cup of coffee there with my AR friend Joanna Cohlan.. Maybe one day. 

Dec 22, 2014 02:40 AM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

I wish we had a cafe like this nearby.  It sounds heavenly and so relaxing.

Dec 23, 2014 08:00 AM
Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

Joanna - god morning, and what a nice shout out for this great Moonbeam Cafe!

Jan 04, 2015 08:37 PM
Joanna Cohlan
Fresh Eyes For Your Home - Chappaqua, NY
Designing, Decorating & Staging Westchester Homes

Good morning Debbie Reynolds - I love the Moonbean and it would be my pleasure to meet you there and have a cup of coffee.  When can you come?

Hey Toni Weidman maybe you and Craig can have a second business - and open one up.  If not, come up here and we can talk over coffee!

Good morning Dagny Eason now for you, this is absolutely realistic.  I am sure you have something similar in Wilton - but if not, we can have coffee at Moonbean!

 

Jan 04, 2015 09:57 PM