New York Greek Coffee Cup Ceramic

Once a staple of every corner deli the easily recognized blue and white greek motif is quickly disappearing from city streets.

New york greek coffee cup ceramic. And best of all you can use it every day. New york then you ve probably caught a glimpse of the paper version of one of these being purchased from a sidewalk food cart by your favorite detective or perhaps littering the dashboard of a stakeout vehicle. New york greek ceramic coffee cup set of 2. Each cup is presented in a gift box.

The cup is. 228 park ave south 11190 new york ny 10003 united states. With sustainability in mind exceptionlab made what was once ephemeral and disposable into something more permanent and earth friendly. Anyone who s ever gone to a new york city diner or street vendor knows this greek inspired design.

If you ve ever seen an episode of generic cop drama. In 1963 to appeal to greek owned coffee shops in new york city and was later much copied by other companies. The cup known as the anthora first became an icon of new york city in 1963 when leslie buck a czech american immigrant designed the to go cup to appeal to greek owned coffee shops. This ceramic new york coffee cup and espresso cup was designed by graham hill.

They re the folks who make the disposable version of the iconic new york city coffee cup. Finally a classy useful gift for yourself or your loved ones. Light coffee two sugars. The original anthora depicts an image of an ancient greek amphora a greek key.

In 1963 the sherri cup company set out to produce a to go coffee cup that would appeal to the greek vendors. The new york city greek diner coffee cup is an icon. The classic new york coffee cup is immortalized in infinitely reusable ceramic with this distinctive creation. Its name is a play on the word amphora.

Faithful to the original down to the smallest detail the ceramic greek coffee cup is exclusively licensed from the sweetheart cup company. Your search is over. Why we chose this. Faithful to the original down to the smallest detail.

When greek immigrants arrived in new york in the early part of the last century they brought their coffee culture along with them giving birth to the city s ubiquitous greek diners and sidewalk pushcarts. The anthora is a paper coffee cup design that has become iconic of new york city daily life. At this price you can present the entire city of new york or at least all your friends family with a gift they will love. The cup was originally designed by leslie buck of the sherri cup co.