Brody's Coffee opens in Westhampton Beach
The honey lavender espresso and a croissant from Brody's Coffee in Westhampton Beach. Credit: Newsday/Melissa Azofeifa
Most pet owners show their furry best friends love with treats and playtime, but Vincent Greco went the extra mile — he named his new Westhampton Beach cafe after his beloved 8-year-old black Labrador mix, Brody.
"I was going to school to be a veterinarian, so I loved the idea of anything with animals," Greco said. "Everyone brings their dog with them everywhere they go, so I wanted to be that dog-friendly place where people can come sit outside with their dog or stop in with their dog and get a drink and head out."
Greco opened Brody's Coffee on Main Street on Memorial Day. He traveled to Wisconsin and other states in search of the perfect roast. He wound up going with Druthers coffee shop near Stony Brook University, which he used to frequent as a student there.
"It was a while of just finding a product that I was passionate about and finding something that I personally like," Greco said. "I didn’t want to sell something if I didn’t like it."
Brody’s has 10 syrups and four signature lattes: a banana bread latte with a banana cream cold foam, cookie butter latte, pistachio cream latte with pistachio cream cold foam. and a honey lavender matcha or espresso.
He works with a couple of bakers to offer croissants, cookies and macarons. On the weekends, a baker makes rotating flavors of sourdough bread, offering plain loaves, Italian-herb or Cheddar and jalapeño.
The indoor decor is a nod to Greco’s love of gardening. There’s a lot of foliage livening up the space. There is also a bulletin board where community members and patrons can hang up photos of their four-legged companions. The patio attached to neighboring Westhampton Beach Brewing Company, co-owned by Greco’s father, for Brody’s patrons from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Brody's Coffee, 115 Main St., Westhampton Beach. Instagram: @brodyscoffee. Open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Melissa Azofeifa is a restaurants reporter with Newsday's FeedMe team. Having grown up on Long Island, she loves talking about food and its impact on culture. A graduate of Stony Brook University, she joined Newsday in the fall of 2024.
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