Simple Merchant Coffee

Wow, what a great coffee place. Super cool. Must visit

Great coffee shop and environment. First time in town and we had to try it.

Without a doubt the best coffee in Newport. If you're reading this, just go get one. You cannot go wrong with anything on the menu, but I can't stop drinking their espresso tonic or their salted caramel latte (which is perfectly sweetened and the only caramel latte I've ever enjoyed).

My 'old fashioned' was a unique take on coffee but hoped for more. While they were great about it, they had to make my wife's 3 times. I'd give them another shot because they seemed like good people.

Put simply: if you like modern light roast coffee, you need to come here.

Cool building with a nice patio out front and some work/study space in the inside at the back. Nicely laid out.

Great menu of drinks - spied a shakerato and an aerocano (first time I've ever seen either of those on a cafe menu!)
They source beans from many roasters. I asked how funky the rotating espresso was (it was a natural and the description looked a bit funky), which kicked off a great conversation with the owner, Jordan. He's passionate about coffee and helped me land on a washed Ethiopian instead, and a lavender aerocano to go. Yum.

After my drinks, I bought a bunch of La Cabra beans and a few others, as well as some tasty donuts. They also had a bunch of great equipment on the shelves, if you're looking to upgrade your gear and buy local!

They even opened early on Sunday, so I was able to get my fix a second time before the Folk Fest. Much appreciated. This time, I tried the batch brew; found it well dialed in, and a quite generous serving. (BTW, I ended up caving to curiosity and trying the funky natural - yeah, Jordan, you were right - it's funky!!)

Looking forward to coming back here in the fall.

Hands down the best coffee I've had in the New England area! Was in the area for a wedding and was surprised to find a true specialty coffee shop. Being a coffee obsessive we spoke of espresso ratios and yields and its great to see how passionate they are about their coffee!

I wish them all the success and will definitely be stopping by if I'm ever in the Newport area again!

Artist of coffee. Beautiful carpentry work everywhere by the owner. Go here!!

I travel a lot and always look for local coffee shops on my journeys. I loved the logo and the coffee trike idea that I saw online. So I went. It was such a comfortable place. Happy feelings and very engaging owner. The coffee was wonderful and I felt so welcome and comfortable. Nice job in carving your niche in the many coffee shops around the U.S.A. I will return!

Amazing Salted Caramel Latte, delicious egg burrito and the owners are the sweetest couple!

Great espresso. Interesting environment. Super friendly staff