NOA Cafe

86 Congress Street, Portsmouth
(603) 373-8132

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Eric Robinson

Amazing coffee and breakfast toasties!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephen Priest

I remember when the cafe was under construction 🚧. I finally had a chance to visit and I am glad I did!
Very friendly service. I had the Upstream with an Asiago bagel 🥯 with smoked salmon, pickled onion 🧅, avocado 🥑 and chive cream cheese. Delicious 😋!
The service really shined when I asked if they had chocolate 🥐 croissants. I was offered a Nutella Croissant which is a croissant sliced with Nutella in the center. Strawberries 🍓 are sliced and placed with it. Also delicious!
The medium roast drip coffee ☕ was really good!
Both my orders were brought to where I was sitting. The inside is nice 👍 with window 🪟 and couch 🛋️ seating.
Update: August 2025; The Cable Asiago Bagel 🥯 Sandwich was delicious 😋! I am not a fan of blueberry 🫐 muffins but the one I had was heated and served with a tasty butter 🧈. It washed down my coffee ☕ rather well!
I was told they are on their third 🥉 year. Congratulations 🎉!
I am going to recommend this cafe!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jenna Chestnut

I have only ordered delivery so far but they have the absolute best gluten free bagel breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had. Literally feels like chewy bread. 10/10

Edit: Have visited in person and it’s such a vibe! Love the outdoor seating!

Food: 5

Ethan Barnes

So my wife and I went here expecting a good coffee, left asking ourselves how we can move two states north to come here every day for the rest of our lives.

Spoiler, iced late was amazing, but the smoked toasty stole the show. That micro green, oil laced, avocado base, chive cream cheese topped salmon piece of heaven deserves an award. (The bagel version I got was also divine).

Please never stop serving that menu item. Protect it all costs. We will be back… hopefully soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ariel Goldfarb

This review is about the coffee only: while the espresso itself was pretty balanced, the baristas need better training on how to steam microfoam (or put another way, better to train to Blue Bottle standards than to Starbucks…). Otherwise the people, space and food were great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Colby Wilson

I have no idea why this place doesn’t have 5 stars. The atmosphere is relaxed and bright with a good amount of seating and large, clean windows. Perfect for doing a little work or just having breakfast and people watching.

The lattes were made perfectly, which is always impressive. The food was SO GOOD — we got both smoked salmon options and loved them.

The staff was friendly and quick. We will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nancy Dansereau

Very cute and plenty of seats; inside and out. Prices are very good! Stopped for a Maple Hazelnut iced coffee that was so delicious it didn’t even need milk!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

c v (Christina)

The aloha signature decaf latte should not be missed!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katarina Milojević

One of the best coffees I had while I was in US! Also, their passionfruit tea is amazing! It is such a cozy place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yixin Chen

This is a beautiful cafe. I ordered the latte and overnight oat and they were both very good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Xnewsgal

Do not order iced coffee or an iced latte at this place. A lady in line ahead of me ordered her iced coffee and said it was the worst she ever had. When I received my iced latte, I agreed. It was extremely watered down and bland.
A Cup of Joe nearby is better.

Sanjiv Talwar

Recommended by someone and we have to thank the friend. It was amazing what a bagel and open sandwich can taste. First with the bagel pirates choice. Chose an Asiago bagel. Here is the filling sprouts, yes sprouts, hummus, cucumbers and tomatoes. And healthy amounts too. Simple melt in the mouth - never had a bagel taste like this. Other open sandwich was the avocado toast. Now everyone is serving avocado toasts these days but the toast was toasted to perfection, avocado fresh and the sunflower seeds were drenched in some
Sort of dressing which made this just disappear in a an instant. If you want a snack or a breakfast or a light meal and in the area NOA should be one of the options for you. Nearly forgot to mention great seating and service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Raymond DeRaymond

Coffee! Just what I needed after a late night after the fireworks. Nice, bright atmosphere and plenty of smiles from the staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Dustin Wight

Great space with fun beach vibes, but not a good coffee experience. Long wait for drip coffee, only to see that the barista was filling cups while the coffee was still brewing, meaning some people would get a rich under-extracted coffee and others would get a weak coffee. I'd rather wait for good coffee.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 2

Stacie Rihl

Cute beach-y cafe with unique flavors!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

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