Neutral Ground Coffee House

Laid back coffee house and intimate music venue with live music nightly. Staff is an awesome group of volunteers that are totally invested in its success. Tips are not mandatory but appreciated. It serves no alcohol so the family and student vibe gives the place incredible charm. The motif is very urban Bohemia and rustic. A true New Orleans hip spot in uptown.Full range of coffee drinks, teas, and some soft drinks.Seating is everything from Couches and love-seats to barstools, benches, and oversized pillows. Pet and kid friendly.

A pot of tea and some live music on a Sunday night, such a vibe. been here a few times with friends and we love it. even if the music that night isn't amazing there's still cool art, fun boardgames, and interesting characters all around :)

Cool little venue for coffee/tea and music. It's something you have to see though - it's more of an experience. I was told this place opened in the 70's, and from the looks of it, hasn't been vacuumed since then either. No, it's not clean - but they don't serve food, only drinks - of the non-alcoholic variety.It IS a great place to sit and listen to come music in, say, comfortable furniture (but please don't eat off of it, lest you pick up something undesirable). I had a FABULOUS iced tea, with great flavor - very happy with it. I like that they have all kinds of instruments strewn about, I hear the owner likes to sit and jam with bands.

I'm giving this odd little coffee house 4 stars because I love odd little coffee houses. I wish I had on in my neighborhood.The latte was done old school, handmade it was potent and grand.The atmosphere is what you would expect from a place tucked away far from any other commercial establishment. The decor being early flea market hand-me-downs. But very comfy cozy.Now for the bad news...the night we happened by there was live music Yay! Not so much :-(! A young man and his band, who sang about his very sad love life...badly. It's okay as long as you are easy going and don't let this ruin a cute place. It was free so...

This is a pretty cute little coffee joint. No alcohol here, sorry folks, but that enables musicians of all ages to take the stage and their adorable underage friends and family usually come to observe. I've only been here for a show, ages ago! But I remember thinking that Neutral Ground was definitely an adorably quaint type of cafe. It has an old-time feeling and just really homey and kind of eclectic. The latte I had was reasonably good and at that time, I wasn't really into coffees, so that says a lot!I imagine that when there's not music going on, this place can be a suitably nice place to settle down and get some studying done. I would have no problem coming here again if the chance ever arose!

Let me start talking a little about myself. I am a Puerto Rican (one of the real ones not the ones that come from the NYC or the MIA) and for the last 3 years I have become accustomed to feeling a little out of place in most of the places I go (even in the Latin places). I am too white to be deemed a latino and my accent gives me away every time (to what people call a "European kind of sounding accent). This is why I was extremely weirded out when I came in to the "Neutral Ground Coffee House" and felt more out of place than I have ever felt in the city.This place has a weird crowd -to say the least- and a weirder atmosphere. It's like the 60's stood still in this place and while doing so, they took a couple of hippies that swore to keep this place fighting the power all the way to the 21th century. As a result, the place and the people are warm, welcoming and a little high (and this is all good with me), the have poetry readings, open mics, and a little seating room for reflection.Don't come for the coffee, its not their strong point. Come for a good time and get out and fight the man, cause the man is keeping us all down.

This is a quaint little coffee shop located in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. This is more of a review of the atmosphere than the coffee, since I didn't try any of the coffee.I stopped in here to check out a friend's band on a Tuesday night. Neutral Ground hosts small music shows in a nice corner of their shop. I like this idea, because the shows are early and fairly short and the perfect thing for "night out" during the week. The coffee shop itself has a living room type of feel with assorted tables and sofas. They seem to offer all of the basics: coffee, tea and milk and a small assortment of snacks, especially pastries.Cash only.

Laid back atmosphere, comfy chairs and sofas. Pretty good lattes. no alcohol and no decaf beverages. There's a small, groovy room with pillows on the floor and hanging beads at the entrance. It was raining the night I was there and the ceiling was leaking but I didn't get wet.

Do you like late night coffee, local indie musicians, eclectic local art, dimly lit rooms with random couches? If so, then you'll probably love this cozy little coffee house. I don't know what took me so long to find my way to this place.I can't say that the coffee was anything special. However, it is clear to me that people are here for the music events rather than the coffee. That said, even without the music, I would still come here for the atmosphere. This coffee shop would be great for sitting around with friends and playing games or working on some school work.The open mic night is a lot of fun. I could tell that the people participating seemed to be really comfortable with each other, and it created a very relaxed atmosphere. At some point a bunch of the musicians just started jamming with each other and that was a lot of fun to watch. To me, this place just feels like an extension of my living room. I'm sure I will be back to visit on a regular basis.. .

Live music, board games and a vibe like no other makes this the sui generis coffee shop of New Orleans.