Vesuvio Bakery | Barista

Vesuvio Bakery | New York

Vesuvio Bakery is a long-standing New York institution, first opened in 1920 in the heart of SoHo. Known for its iconic lime green storefront and deep neighborhood roots, Vesuvio continues to honor more than 100 years of history through fresh Italian pastries, breads, cookies, soft serve gelato, and thoughtfully crafted coffee.

Today, Vesuvio’s reimagined cafes celebrate the spirit of old New York while delivering a warm, polished, and memorable guest experience across Vesuvio SoHo, and Vesuvio Moynihan Train Hall.

The Role

The Barista represents Vesuvio with warmth, generosity, precision, and pride in every guest and team interaction. Reporting to the Café Manager, this role is ideal for a hospitality professional who thrives in a fast-paced café environment, brings strong technical coffee skills, and understands how to make everyday service feel personal and memorable.

This is a hands-on position within a close-knit team where no task is too big or too small. The successful candidate will bring energy, consistency, product knowledge, and genuine hospitality to every shift while helping uphold the quality, pace, and charm that defines the Vesuvio experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver warm, polished, and engaging service to locals, commuters, tourists, and regular guests.
• Prepare and serve high-quality espresso, drip coffee, tea, and specialty beverages with consistency, speed, and attention to detail.
• Execute luxury coffee service standards, including precise espresso extraction, milk steaming, drink finishing, presentation, and guest customization.
• Maintain strong knowledge of Vesuvio’s coffee program, pastries, breads, gelato, and seasonal offerings to confidently guide guests.
• Support a memorable order of service through accuracy, efficiency, thoughtful pacing, and genuine hospitality.
• Build rapport with regular guests and create an inviting café experience rooted in warmth, recognition, and care.
• Set up, maintain, and break down the coffee station to Vesuvio standards across daily, weekly, and monthly routines.
• Maintain impeccable cleanliness, organization, restocking, and operational readiness throughout service.
• Operate the POS accurately for ordering, billing, cash handling, and guest transactions.
• Support pastry, bakery, retail, and café service as needed to protect the flow and integrity of operations.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with management and team members during all service periods.
• Handle guest questions or concerns with grace, urgency, and a solutions-oriented mindset.

Requirements

• 3+ years of barista experience in fast-paced, high-volume hospitality, café, bakery or restaurant environments.
• Must be an early starter! Available for early morning shifts, including 5:00am, 5:30am, and 6:00am start times.
• Availability to work across both locations in SoHo and Moynihan Train Hall a plus.
• Strong espresso bar skills, including dial-in awareness, milk texture, drink builds, speed, cleanliness, and consistency.
• A naturally warm, positive, and guest-focused presence with excellent communication skills.
• Highly attentive to detail, cleanliness, presentation, and the small moments that elevate service.
• Comfortable working early mornings, weekends, and high-traffic service periods with urgency and composure.
• Team-oriented, flexible, and willing to support wherever needed to ensure a seamless guest experience.
• Able to balance hospitality, speed, accuracy, and product quality in a busy café environment.
• Must be able to lift and move up to 25 lbs, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 lbs.
• Must possess, or be willing to obtain, a valid Food Handler certificate.

Part Time and Full Time Opportunities available

Hourly Rate: $18.00 p/h + Tips

30% Discount on Vesuvio Bakery F&B

Vesuvio is committed to equitable and competitive compensation and benefits packages for our team and will consider many factors when extending offers of employment. Some of the factors we consider may include: qualifications of individual applicants against the position and business needs, years of relevant experience in role or industry, specific or unique skills, certifications or professional accreditations specific to the role, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the role. The anticipated range for compensation shared here does not include any other components or benefits that may available.