Analog Coffee Bar — Restaurant in Newport

Update (2024): I have been visiting Analog for many years. Aside from special events, it has always possible to just walk up and order a drink. I tried to visit recently and had a very poor experience: when I attempted to order, my order was refused and I was told I would need to "book a reservation" which required waiting over 45 minutes to order one cup of coffee (???). I cannot imagine any person in their right mind that would be willing to do that. The customer service here used to be good...

Asking people to "make a reservation" to order one cup of coffee approach is just absurd... there is no other coffee bar in the city that acts so self-important. It's such a bizarre thing to do for a business to turn away customers while the barista is standing there idle.

I saw this happened to multiple other confused customers while I was there too. Analog used to be so fun and exciting — instead, this newfound pretentiousness is annoying and exhausting. I won't recommend it to people like I used to after this experience. It's sad to watch something that was once so fun start to act like it's suddenly a Michelin Star restaurant... it's a cup of coffee, it's not that serious... a barista can easily make more than 6 drinks per hour...

Previous rating...

Only legit coffee bar I've found in the Cincinnati area. It's just like it sounds. They will make you custom drinks, give flights of espresso shots, whatever you want.

They are super friendly to all whether you know nothing about espresso or a whole lot.

Seasonal mixed drinks, 3 types of pour overs, chocolate bar rexommdations to pair with your drink, it's all there!

It is the same business as Carabello Coffee and shared the same building, but is a whole different experience! You gotta check it out.

There is one electrical outlet on the ground if you sit at the right end. Bathroom is gender neutral and clean. Tons of natural light at the bar. Curated music from a record player while the Analog coffee...

This is the best coffee shop/bar we’ve ever been to! We wandered in here this weekend looking for a regular coffee to go and were greeted by the “slow bar” barista and given a totally different experience! Analog uses some amazing locally sourced ingredients and the barista working the bar is so hospitable and informative about what he’s serving you. We had two of their seasonal drinks as well as a sample of their nitro cold brew and they...