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    New Wave Coffee

    3.3 (679 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Hipster
    Moderate noise
    Good for working
    Outdoor seating

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    Amy C.

    I go to a lot of coffee shops and it is hard to find a barista who knows how to make a proper latte or flat white. But they know how to do it here. My experience at New Wave has been great. Perfectly foamed milk with a nice latte art on top. I also love there turkey sandwiches. The Publican sour dough bread they use really makes the sandwhich. This is quickly becoming my go-to for morning coffee in Logan Square. A nice spot to sit and warm up or hang out with a laptop.

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    Steve A.

    Good old favorite Logan Square coffee shop where the coffee is more like an afterthought. It's big, spacious, and brings in a diverse group. New Wave is a great place for doing work. Always plenty of room and outlets for laptops and devices. The coffee itself is about the least interesting thing about it. A coffee shop is more than about coffee. It's also about the comfort and feel. This is such a place that has these. For sure the coffee isn't the best around but it's not bad. Serious, it can even be pretty good, but it seems people care more about the coffee shop itself than the coffee products. It's about $3.50 a cup. There's oat milk and raw sugar you can pour in yourself. A nice touch. Get however much you want instead of a barista giving a dribble of milk or whatever. Almost no food, but about $1 for apples. There's also a few pastries like donuts and muffins. Chill place to get stuff finished. It has plenty of outlets. The furniture is worn out but comfortable, though I wouldn't sleep on these things.

    Lico J.

    Came during the farmers market and waited in line for 15 mins to order and another 6 mins to get the drinks. Very busy coffee shop. Service was good. Coffee was ok. The cortado was finished beautifully even though there were so many orders (really appreciated the baristas' attention to detail) and tasted smooth but we didn't like the espresso base that tasted a bit over-extracted. The cold brew was nothing special and on the lighter taste side.

    Iced coffee
    Ankita P.

    Came here to pick up coffee during the farmers market. Got an iced coffee with almond milk and honestly it was just OK. They make you get the larger size if u want iced coffee and they charge for alternative milk. This was $5.26 which to me wasn't worth it. Overall pretty mid.

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    Rebecca H.

    A bit disappointed in this one. They need to update all media. The no longer sell sandwiches. They did have donuts and bagels. I ordered a vanilla latte. It was okay, but I couldn't really taste the vanilla. I would stop for a coffee when in the area, but that's about it. Nothing to write home about.

    Roasted Unroasted C.

    Roasted: highly disappointing. I can get over the decor and the coffee shop not being clean - those things I can forgive but what I can't forgive is bad coffee. The latte I ordered (which they did have sugar free options) was not drinkable. The espresso was horrible - it was extremely tart and sour - my guess is it was wildly under extracted causing it to ruin the latte. I can't remember the last time I was unable to even drink a latte I ordered. The sign by the bar said today's espresso was dollap - which I've had before and enjoyed. Beautiful latte art and for here mugs gives this a 2 Star. Unfortunately this will not be a place I return. Unroasted: this place reminds me of walking in to your friends basement apartment unannounced. It's has cheap linoleum old side of the road furniture. It's dingy grudge and sells coffee. I ordered my usual latte and received it in a mug with fantastic art! The staff was friendly and plenty of seating. Now the bad my coffee was not good at all. Undrinkable! One of the worst I've had. I have no idea how it got so bad but no thanks. I swear I was drinking the bottom of a vanilla mcd milkshake. Sorry new wave no amount of sugar can help me drink this.

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