Drip Cafe
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Drip Cafe

60 N College Ave, Newark, DE

★★★★4.4(352 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Tucked into Newark's college-town fabric, this cozy cafe has built a loyal following for exceptional coffee and generously loaded breakfast sandwiches that keep people coming back despite occasional crowding during peak hours. The staff genuinely cares—they're friendly and accommodating with modifications, whether you're vegan or just particular about your order—and the intimate atmosphere makes it equally suited for solo laptop work or catching up with friends over a Florentine with avocado. Just arrive early if you can, as word has clearly gotten out about their stellar coffee and thoughtfully prepared food.

What to expect

Family friendlySlow sitPastriesLight foodSpecialty drinksTraditional drinksFull breakfastMeetingsLaptop friendly

Google Reviews

James
★★★★2 months ago

Wasn't a fan of the food. But, the coffee was great, the service was great (and friendly), the vibe was great, etc. This place gets quite crowded due to the popularity so l recommend getting there early if you want to just enjoy the company of strangers. The seating is a bit awkward but just kind of works. Highly recommend checking this place out!

Tristan Fowler
★★★★3 months ago

This is one of my favorite spots — the breakfast sandwiches are consistently delicious, and I’ll keep coming back. But I’ve got to call out something that really bugs me: the cost of adding avocado, and WAY too much seasoning on the home fries. I'll start with the home fries cuz that's pretty simple. I order the burrito bowl frequently and typically it is so overpowering and spicy that I can't finish it this morning. Wiped and scraped off all the salt and pepper seasoning on the home fries, going through four full paper towels and have at least a tablespoon worth of salt and pepper. Please cool it on the seasoning shaker. Per the avocado: I paid $4 extra to add avocado to my $7.50 sandwich — over 50% of the base price — and what I got was maybe a quarter of a single avocado. A whole avocado at the grocery store costs between $0.70 and $0.99, which means the actual avocado used on my sandwich cost the restaurant about 25 cents. So I paid $4 for something that costs under a quarter — that’s a 1,500% markup!!! I get that restaurants need to make a profit, but this feels less like a fair upcharge and more like price gouging. I’d happily pay $1 or $1.50 — even $2 if I get a satisfying mouthful of avo. But $4 for a quarter of an avocado? That just leaves a bad taste in my mouth (and not from the food). Please reconsider the pricing on this (same could be said for adding bacon or any other add on really). Loyal customers like me want to feel good about every part of the experience — not like we got avocado-robbed.

On Off
★★★★★4 months ago

Cool college town coffee shop. Food options are excellent and willing to make modifications for vegans. Coffee is amazing! Non-dairy with Soy milk included.

Mike Johnson
★★★★★11 months ago

Absolutely love this place. A lot of staff with good customer service, clean seating, a nice intimate atmosphere. We ordered the following: Floretine w/ avocado: 9/10 she said it was very goood One pancake: 9/10 crispy edges The cali: 10/10 loved the basil aoli Tropical mango smoothie: 8/10 very banana forward Large latte with salted caramel skim milk 7/10 wanted a little more sweet. Good quality coffee

Beverly Rice
★★★★a year ago

Cute cafe, in UD's campus area. The place was clean, quaint, with nice staff. The caramel apple pancakes were delicious (ordered without bacon), the stuffed french toast was pretty good, but the middle was uncooked, mushy. The lavender honey latte was really good. I wish they had a vegetarian bacon or sausage, that would have made my meal. Our fries came long after our meal, they were ok. We will definitely return, maybe try lunch.

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