Rey Sol Coffee

Amazing cafe—delicious coffee with multiple gluten free options, nice staff and atmosphere, with beautiful citrus water

For starters, the atmosphere here is so nice and the baristas are very sweet! I’m so happy that there are so many gluten-free options. The sweet wafflebono, salads, and toasts taste absolutely amazing. However, as a coffee enthusiast, I have to say that the coffee is just not good. The cold brew is UNDRINKABLE. I usually order black and cold brew should taste smooth even without added sugar or milk, but the cold brew here tastes sour - not to be confused with bitter (I love unsweetened/bitter). Rather, the cold brew has a sour aftertaste that almost makes me think it is stale. I have ordered cold brew 3x just to give it the benefit of the doubt, but all 3 times resulted in dumping $5 into the sink (even after adding oat milk/coconut milk to try to improve the taste). I once ordered an iced matcha latte and this, too, was undrinkable. It was extremely grainy, which means that they used way too much matcha to water in their ratio. I might give them another try down the line, but for now, as far as coffee is concerned, I’ll stick to my own coffees and other coffee shops in Ridgewood.