Ambition Coffee & Eatery, Inc.
About
Ambition Bistro is a coffee house and sandwich spot in Schenectady, run by Marc Renson since 1997 with build-your-own sandwiches, breakfast combos, muffins, and funky specialty sandwiches.
What to know
- The building on Jay Street dates to around 1870 and was rumored to house a brothel and gambling parlor.
- Asbury B. Christian laid the Greek tile floor in 1908 and ran Twentieth Century Lunch there.
- From 1944 to 2000 it was Jay Tavern, a Schenectady landmark.
- Marc appeared on The Good Dish preparing his Land Shark Beer Battered Chicken with Key Lime Mayo.
- Celebrity visitors have included Ryan Gosling, Kristin Chenoweth, Alton Brown, and Bethenny Frankel.
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