Just down the hall from where Starner works, sits Mr. Java, a coffee machine that knows if you like latte or expresso.

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Chris Polley(ph), the owner of Jungle Vino, says his wine bar and adjoining coffee house, Java Jungle, cater to a new group of residents that live in and around downtown.

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Specialty coffee shops, most java aficionados agree, debuted in New York in 2001 with Ken Nye's Ninth Street Espresso in Alphabet City.

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