This neighborhood coffee shop with a mission (it raises money for Bethel Family House, a faith-based addiction recovery center), is currently serving its kolaches — nola-ches — pastries, breakfast sandwiches, frappes, and coffee drinks — as a major bonus, it’s open late.

Park Island Brew is one of the most exciting new shops in New Orleans, opened in November 2020 on Gentilly Boulevard by Kevin Davis and business partner Chachera Brantley. The lovely corner building has become a neighborhood gathering place for its intricate espresso drinks — like the new rosemary lavender shakerato — and sweet treats. There’s indoor and outdoor seating, and online ordering is available here.

The Bean Gallery is a longtime Mid City favorite serving Turkish coffee and specialty teas, outlasting many of the shops that have come and gone and over the years. It’s open early and closes late, and there’s lots of seating indoor and out to enjoy drinks and the relatively large food menu of paninis, bagel sandwiches, avocado toast, and sweets.

Church Alley is a charming community-driven cafe in Mid City, one that’s consistently stepped up in a big way throughout the pandemic and prior for its neighborhood. It’s also vastly expanded its food offerings, which include beet and apple salad, tahini avocado toast, and smoked ham and cheddar scones, as well as monthly drink specials.

This Mid City newcomer was founded by local couple Christopher and Adam Ford during the pandemic as a coffee brand. Now up and running as a coffee shop, breakfast, and brunch spot on Canal Street, it’s dazzling Mid City with its New Orleans-style breakfasts, but has stayed close to its roots with an emphasis on excellent coffee.

St. Claude Avenue is grateful for the return of St. Coffee, which closed its prior location last year to move to a larger space across the street. Now, the shop inhabits a large, spacious lot perfect for socially-distanced camping out while enjoying espresso drinks, cold brew, breakfast burritos, and a slew of excellent soups. As a bonus, it’s hosting occasional flea markets and food trucks.

This Uptown shop had to close its Magazine Street shop during the pandemic, but the beloved coffee outlet also has a home on the Lafitte Greenway — and it’s open late (til 8 p.m., a rarity in New Orleans). Hey! expertly roasts and brews coffee manually, boasting a “temperature profiling system,” and serves bagels, pastries,  and breakfast tacos.  

Treme Coffeehouse is a gem; bright, cheery, full of local art, free wifi, tasty savories and sweets, excellent java (yes, including cold brew) small and community minded — all reasons to visit again and again.

This lovely new coffee shop and cafe on a quaint corner in Bywater has quickly become a popular destination for its excellent coffee, fresh pastries, and great European-style sandwiches. Open until 6 p.m., Petite Clouet’s sidewalk tables are usually occupied with friends chatting or people working.

New Orleans coffee vet Tom Oliver opened Coffee Science on S. Broad near the courthouse at the beginning of 2018, joining a growing number of new businesses in the area. While primarily about world-class coffee, the shop also serves pastries, sandwiches, and salads, as well as a revival of a few of Kaldi’s most popular iced coffee drinks.

Backatown serves up beans from one of the country's only black-owned coffee roaster, Bean Fruit in Pearl, Mississippi, and has opened up in the city's colorful and historic former Storyville. Enjoy espresso coffee drinks as well as soup, paninis, and house-made sweet potato pie (a family recipe of the owner) daily.

Congregation Coffee is the brainchild of a New Orleans native and a Seattle transplant who met while working at Cochon Butcher. One of the newest roasteries in town, it’s cafe and retail shop in Algiers Point is currently serving espresso drinks daily and hosting weekend brunch pop ups.

This sunny Warehouse District spot boasts a Seraphim in-counter brewing system with automated pour overs and more specialty drinks featuring Michigan-based Madcap Coffee. Open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

With three locations (Magazine St., Freret St., and inside the Saint Hotel on Canal), plus a successful foray into roasting, this LGD shop is still innovating in the New Orleans coffee world. Check out the coffee "mocktails" like the Espresso Gimlet, with double shot of espresso layered on top of a combination of lemon, lime, and simple syrup. Visit any of Mojo’s locations for a wide variety of locally-roasted signature beans, a four pack of 32-ounce cold brews, and even milked oats.

This LGD coffee shop is a great spot to do work with an array of breakfast/lunch items (including vegan and gluten-free). Everything — drinks and a substantial food menu — is made fresh to order. Plus, it may be the most stylish coffee shop around with its art deco design and mid-century decor.

Coast Roast Coffee, first started in St. Roch Market, has a lovely outpost Uptown on Magazine Street, open for pleasant patio seating and takeout as well as dine-in. Find exceptionally creative drinks, fun breakfast pop-ups on the weekend, and a vast menu grab-and-go food items at all times.