Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
A new coffee shop recently debuted at 528 E. 11th St., between Avenue A and Avenue B.
The storefront is now home to Gnihton, a brick-lined café serving coffee drinks, pastries, and sandwiches, run by Mariami Emukhvari (below), along with her business partner, Murtaz “Muro” Buskadze, and barista Giorgi “JK” Gagua. All three are originally from the country of Georgia.
We recently stopped by and spoke with Emukhvari about the shop’s unusual name and her plans…