Hinge reply when she says she recently moved and still doesn't know the good coffee shops

Her line about not knowing the good coffee shops is an invitation with a low stake. She has not asked you out. She has said she's new, which tells you she's probably looking for people to get to know and possibly a local guide. Read it as curiosity about you, delivered through a practical problem. The most useful thing you can do is show you have a real answer, a particular place with a particular reason, because that tells her you're someone who actually lives here and has opinions.

Pay attention to what she chose to mention. She picked coffee, not bars or restaurants. That suggests she's a daytime or quiet-hours person, or she's just starting with the most ordinary thing. Matching that register, a relaxed weekday spot rather than a loud weekend place, reads as attentive. It also keeps the stakes of a first meet low, which is what someone new to a city usually wants.

The reply that works best is usually a single named spot with one concrete reason attached. The reason matters more than the name. Something like the place you go when you need to get work done, or the one with the good seats by the window, or the one that's quiet before ten. That reason gives her something to picture and something to react to. A name with no reason is just a pin on a map.

Then leave her room. A good reply should end in a place she can answer easily, either by telling you whether she's been, or by saying she'll try it, or by asking what kind of coffee she likes. Do not end on a closed question about meeting. That comes later, once she's engaged with the coffee talk. A reply shaped like one recommendation, one reason, and one open thread is what you're aiming for.

Once she's answered, the move is to convert the conversation into a plan without making the plan the whole point. If she replies warmly and asks about your place or follows up on the recommendation, that's the moment to suggest going together, framed around the coffee itself. Keep it to a specific day and a specific time, and make it easy to say yes or push back. Something tied to the place you recommended works well because it turns her question into a real outing.

If she replies only with a thumbs up or a one-line answer and nothing more, don't read it as a rejection. Move on to something else on the profile or let it sit. A new arrival may simply be busy settling in, and pushing a date at that point reads as pressure rather than interest.