Ahead of its opening, Lazy Bulldog brings Turkish coffee to this 6th Street stoop

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

Before the doors even open, Dmitrii Zhurbenko is already introducing the East Village to his coffee. 

In recent weeks, Zhurbenko has been setting up a portable station outside 206 E. Sixth St., near Cooper Square, serving Turkish/Arabic/Greek-style coffee brewed the traditional way — slowly, over heated sand. 

It's a preview of what's coming soon inside the space, where Lazy Bulldog Coffeeshop is expected to open in the next couple of weeks. 

Here, the finely milled coffee is prepared to order and can be customized with add-ins like cardamom, black pepper, ginger, chili, or lavender, served sweet, black, or with milk. 

Along with sand-brewed coffee, Lazy Bulldog plans to offer chai, brewed tea ("real tea, no stuff from tea bags!"), matcha and pastries.

Zhurbenko, who was born in Tajikistan and is of Serbian descent, previously sold this style of coffee from a cart in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. 

While finishing the Sixth Street space, he decided to bring the coffee outside his entrance as a way to introduce himself and the concept to the neighborhood. 

The portable setup is $5 per cup, with hours that depend on when he's out front. (Updates are often posted on Instagram at @lazybulldog_coffee.)