Newport Coffee House — Restaurant in Evanston Township

I was there on last Saturday. The medium coffee was good... maybe it was a large. I think you only have two sizes. They warmed up my croissant for me. I'd spent $14 on newspaper so far that day, 6 for the NYT, and 4 each for the Washington post and the Chicago Tribune. So I met this guy and he told me a story about airplanes that I really appreciated.

I have been working at the airport for 5 years and I am only just beginning to appreciate aviation philately. On a recent trip to Chicago I met an aviator in a coffee shop that told me about 3 flights that meant a lot to him. He and his Dad were pilots and they flew a 4-seat Beechcraft Bonanza from California to Lima. On the way they stopped at airports where they were serviced with gas out of barrels. When they landed in Lima they boarded a Super Constellation for a flight to Cuzco. It is good to fly in a plane that flies at a high altitude, to get over the mountains, to get to Cuzco. Their little Bonanza cruises a long at just 3,000 feet. Aboard the Super Constellation there was no door separating the cockpit from the passengers so they sat up front just behind the pilots and chatted the whole way. The Captain asked if he could have my guys' charts. He had his own charts but he knew a younger pilot that did not have any. Then they started their descent into the wrong valley! Weeks later that same aircraft on that same route crashed with 49 people on board. That's a sad story!!! Not the kind aviators like to tell. The third flight this guy told me about occurred aboard a navy ship where he was serving... he really really wanted to ride in a plane that was catapulted from the ship, so he arranged to be a passenger on a Grumman S-1 Tracer that scanned the ocean for submarines. He sat in the very back for take off and felt the dip when the aircraft reached the end of the deck. It we every bit as thrilling as he thought it would be.

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i’ve been coming here for a few years and this morning it’s just a little weird there’s a line there’s like five people. There’s one girl who’s working I think she kinda knows what she’s doing. She was really sweet, but there’s three people in the kitchen and I don’t know what happened to any of the other workers or I don’t know who the managers are there was that one guy who was managing this place? I don’t know what happened to him plus the coffee is like OK but they also switched their coffee cups to like a really bad quality cup and it’s ugly for one and two it drips everywhere like today. It was dripping all over me like the lid just attracts all the drip coffee and it drips down the side and it was all over me and no matter what I did it just didn’t stop so now like the cup quality and the lids just also bad.

also, what happened to the smoothie menu like they used to have like the big menu on the side of the wall and now they changed it just a smoothie 995 I guess maybe they’re trying to get rid of smoothies which is fine because it’s a coffee shop, but I really enjoyed the smoothies and they don’t actually tell you what’s in any of the specialty drinks if there is even a menu for it anymore I don’t know what’s happening to this place . they changed where the food was to like a different part of the area and they added cream for the coffee but not any other milks or anything this morning. I clearly asked for coffee with milk and was served a black coffee which OK that happens I’m just saying like there’s little attention to detail. It’s being miss lately and I’m not the only one on here saying something‘s been happening like this is one of the best coffee shops in town so keep up the quality don’t let...

Newport Cafe is my Happy place! Ever since I've been visiting Evanston I love relaxing here and getting a garlic knot pastry and hot or cold beverage on a daily basis.

This cafe has greatly improved my mental wellbeing just because of the truly kind hearted and welcoming staff that make this cafe so enjoyable for their guests.

I've loved every drink I've purchased here whether it's the green smoothie, iced chai, lavender lattes, or iced chai.

The barristas here really know how to create a truly delicious coffee or smoothie and the quiche, pastries and cookies are all made her homemade daily on the premises. I highly recommend the ham and cheese croissants and savory garlic knots.

Being here is addictive. I see the same group of happy repeat guests here weekly and the ambiance here is always creative and cheerful.

Today Ella and Lex were here to listen intently to my stories and spread their wisdom ✨️

If you're visiting Evanston or live here permanently you need to try this cute and extremely cheerful coffee ☕️ house and cafe. The croissants are super buttery 🧈 and it's good to know they prepare everything here for...