You should go to this compact coffee hideaway before the influx of badly dressed tourists make it intolerable. Right now the lines consist mostly of young start-up lemmings who already the caffeine is well treated here. The irony is that this closet of a kiosk is located on Maiden Lane between Kearny and Grant, the heart of the tourist congestion zone presuming it has a heart. The young Dutch barista was quite friendly, and there are a dozen hot beverages offered including the $3.25 Cafe Au Lait I ordered which was brewed from Ritual coffee beans (photo: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2r8g8nG&amp;s=89bc0b0722e29eed4eae9d93438f9140d814ca6827e80501799215c25b72fed2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bit.ly/2r8g8nG</a>). While others took their drinks to go and it was too wet outside to take advantage of their makeshift patio, I sat along the narrow wooden counter where I looked at the vintage cocktail lounge as the staff was preparing to open for the evening (photo: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2JHEMCv&amp;s=4b4add245c9e1bb38978738df5bb57b4e17b5df77e5fd7b0fc979dcde2d39f94" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bit.ly/2JHEMCv</a>). Take advantage of its low profile while you still can.COFFEE - 4 stars...quite smooth as it is Ritual after allAMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...tight inside though hardly anyone sits and drinks their beverage thereSERVICE - 4 stars...friendly and unhurriedTOTAL - 4 stars...a hole in the wall worth exploring