# CR Coffee Shop

> CR Coffee Shop serves Coast Roast Coffee roasted on antique 1910s Royal No. 6 drum roasters across four New Orleans locations. Locally owned and operated by Kevin Pedeaux since 2015.

## About
CR Coffee Shop was founded in 2015 inside St. Roch Market in New Orleans. Coast Roast Coffee, the roasting company, was co-founded in 2009 by Kevin Pedeaux and Shawn Montella on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. All coffee is roasted on antique 1910s Royal No. 6 drum roasters sourced from estate sales. Green beans are sourced through local importers at the Port of New Orleans, the second-largest coffee port in the United States.

## Locations
- Magazine Street (Flagship): 3618 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115. Daily 6am-7pm. Phone: (504) 354-9422. Features courtyard seating, fireplace, retail wall, and The Crescent Room private event space.
- St. Roch Market (Original): 2381 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117. Daily 7am-7pm. The first CR Coffee location, open since 2015.
- Old Metairie: 603½ Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA 70005. Mon-Fri 6am-6pm, Sat-Sun 7am-6pm. Open since 2023.
- MSY Airport: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, LA 70062. Hours vary by terminal.

## Coffee Blends
- Streetcar Blend: Medium roast. House coffee served at all locations. Full-bodied, smooth, light acidity.
- French Roast: Dark roast. Smoked cocoa, dark caramel, hint of charred cedar. Roasted with tighter airflow on Royal drum roasters.
- St. Roch Blend: Coffee and chicory. Cocoa body, caramelized chicory sweetness, balanced finish. Born at St. Roch Market.
- Cold Brew Blend: Designed for cold brew. Smooth cocoa body, dark caramel, clean finish. One 12oz bag makes a full quart of concentrate.
- CR Espresso Blend: Northern-Italian-inspired. Bittersweet cocoa, dark caramel, stone fruit, velvety finish. 100% Arabica.

## Iced Tea
- Lagniappe Iced Tea blend: Founder Kevin Pedeaux's own iced tea recipe, judged on deep amber color and mouthfeel. Always brewing at all four CR Coffee locations and available at many places that sell Coast Roast coffee.

## Rewards Program (CR Coffee Rewards)
Loyalty program powered by Square Loyalty. Earn 1 Bean per $1 spent at the Magazine Street and Old Metairie locations, in person or online. 100 Beans = free drink (up to $7). 200 Beans = free bag of coffee. Shot Tiers: Single Shot (1x, starting tier), Double Shot (1.2x at 200 Beans), Triple Shot (1.33x at 500 Beans). No app required — just name or phone number at the register.

## Home Brewing Gear Recommendations
Kevin's personal product recommendations for home coffee brewing. Includes: Baratza Virtuoso+ Grinder (authorized dealer), Moccamaster Technivorm coffee pot, Clever Coffee brewer for single cups, Chemex pour over brewer, and maintenance products (descaler, Cafiza). All Amazon affiliate links included.

## The Crescent Room
Private meeting and event space at Magazine Street location. Seats up to 12. Conference table, wall-mounted presentation TV, high-speed WiFi, complimentary coffee service. Book online at https://coffeeshop.creativecorerail.com/book/cr (rentals from $75, paid at booking through Square).

## Wholesale
Coast Roast Coffee available wholesale for restaurants, offices, and retailers. Custom blends available. Contact coastroastcoffeestroch@gmail.com for pricing.

## Online Ordering
- Pickup orders: Available at Magazine Street and Old Metairie via Square Online, and at the St. Roch Market stall via its own store: https://cr-coffee-shop-st-roch.square.site/
- Ship nationwide: Coffee beans, merchandise, and gift cards
- Delivery: Available via DoorDash and Uber Eats at Magazine Street

## Social Media
- Instagram: @crcoffeeshop
- Facebook: CRCoffeeShop
- TikTok: @crcoffeeshop
- YouTube: Coffee with Kevin (130+ episodes)

## Latest News
- July 2026: The Bayou Beast Made the News — Axios New Orleans reporter Chelsea Brasted profiled the Bayou Beast, CR Coffee's pandan iced latte, on July 31. The story covers the drink's origin as a cold answer to fall menus landing in hot New Orleans Augusts, its rise to most-popular-drink status, and the Muses shoe decorated in its honor and gifted to the Magazine Street shop. The Bayou Beast pours at all three shops through October 31
- July 2026: The Bayou Beast is back. CR Coffee's signature seasonal drink is a pandan iced latte topped with warm fall spices. Iced on purpose: it's too hot in New Orleans for a hot pumpkin spice latte in September, so the Beast is the cold answer with just enough autumn to hint the heat won't last. Pandan is a Southeast Asian leaf, sort of the vanilla of that part of the world (sweet, grassy, a little coconut), and it gives the drink its swamp-green color. Sold at all three CR Coffee shops (Magazine St, Old Metairie, and the St. Roch Market stall); online pickup ordering at all three (St. Roch orders through its own store at https://cr-coffee-shop-st-roch.square.site/). Runs mid-July through Halloween, then gone until next year. Details: https://crcoffeenola.com/bayou-beast. Full story: https://crcoffeenola.com/news/bayou-beast-returns-2026. Order: https://square.link/u/p3fnkbVz
- July 2026: Make Our Cold Brew at Home This Summer — CR Coffee's cold brew kit, sold as the Miir Cold Brew System for $75.95, packages a 32 ounce MiiR insulated bottle printed with a New Orleans streetcar, a stainless steel filter insert, and a 12 oz bag of St. Roch Blend (dark roast with caramel chicory). Method: coffee in the filter, room temperature water poured over the grounds (in a New Orleans summer, tap water runs warm, so add an ice cube or two to bring it to true room temperature), water kept below the top of the filter, then brewed on the counter rather than the fridge for 18 to 24 hours. Longer steep makes stronger concentrate. Pull the filter, top off with water, refrigerate, serve over ice black or with milk. One bag makes about four bottles of concentrate; concentrate keeps about a week
- July 2026: CR Coffee in the Fox 8 Kitchen — Kevin joined Fox 8 morning anchor Rob Krieger on July 9 to demo four rules for better home coffee: fresh roasted coffee (buy from CR or check roast dates at the store), a burr grinder instead of pre-ground or blade grinders, water hot enough to brew properly (the Clever Coffee Dripper with a four-minute steep), and the same rules for full-pot brewing. All the gear is linked on the site's Gear page
- July 2026: "It Tastes Like Morning": Coffee With Philip, Age Seven — Kevin has coffee at Magazine Street with his middle son Philip, who reviews the Streetcar Blend the family brews at home every morning. Philip's tasting notes: it tastes like morning, hot and just a tiny bit cold, and a little milk makes it colder and a tidy bit better. Lighthearted family piece, not health advice
- July 2026: Black Coffee, Iced Tea, Red Wine. In That Order. — Kevin introduces his sleeper product, the Lagniappe Iced Tea blend. His own recipe, judged on deep amber color and mouthfeel, always brewing at all four CR Coffee locations and available at lots of places that sell Coast Roast coffee
- June 2026: Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself: Meet Kevin — a founder reintroduction from Kevin Pedeaux, owner of CR Coffee Shop. CR Coffee Shop is named in homage to Coast Roast Coffee, the wholesale roaster Kevin co-founded in 2009 in Long Beach, Mississippi, which still roasts there and supplies shops across the metro. Coast Roast tailors different coffees for different businesses; for CR it produces the thick, rich, low-acidity New Orleans-heavy style, including a cold brew billed as the thickest in the city. First CR shop opened in St. Roch Market in 2015; four metro locations today
- June 2026: Kevin appeared on WWL Louisiana discussing Magazine Street's changing landscape as national brands like Le Labo, Tecovas, and Hill House move in and local staples Coquette and Feet First close. Kevin's message: local shops are here for the long haul, so shop small
- May 2026: A Timor single origin replaces the usual Sumatra in CR's lineup after Cyclone Senyar devastated the November 2025 Indonesian harvest. Hybrido de Timor varietal from Cooperativa Cafe Timor (CCT), 100% organic and Fairtrade, grown 750-1,500m elevation. Earthy, cocoa-forward, low acid, with a distinct spice note. Available now at all locations while supplies last
- May 2026: CR Coffee served affogatos at Saturday's Magazine Street Champagne Stroll — espresso poured over vanilla ice cream, only offered on the rare nights the Magazine Street shop stays open late
- April 2026: Strawberry Chai: A Louisiana Summer in a Cup — barista Emma Lincoln created a new limited time drink with house made chai, fresh strawberry puree, cold foam, and cinnamon. On the menu through July at Magazine Street, Old Metairie, and St. Roch Market
- April 2026: A CR Coffee Mother's Day Gift Guide — Kevin's picks for the coffee-drinking moms in your life: Streetcar Blend, St. Roch Blend, Venezuelan single origin, Cold Brew Blend, the Baratza Virtuoso+ grinder, and a morning on the Magazine Street porch
- April 2026: Venezuelan coffee returns to CR Coffee for the first time in twenty years — 100% Arabica from the Sanare region, roasted on antique 1910s drum roasters
- April 2026: Two decades in New Orleans coffee — founder Kevin Pedeaux on twenty years of sourcing, blending, and roasting
- April 2026: CR Coffee Rewards launch — earn a Bean for every dollar, unlock Shot Tiers, and redeem for free drinks and bags of coffee
- March 2026: Cherry Blossom Matcha hits the spring menu — hand-whisked matcha over cherry blossom milk imported from Japan
- March 2025: Behind the scenes at a CR Coffee cupping session — Kevin evaluates new green coffee samples including Venezuelan and Colombian lots, building the next round of blends
- October 2025: CR Coffee featured in The Wall Street Journal discussing rising coffee prices and tariffs
- 2024: Featured in The Scout Guide New Orleans
- 2023: Magazine Street renovation recognized by Preservation Resource Center

## Drink Menu
Full drink menu at https://crcoffeenola.com/drinks. Signature drinks include the Cold Brew Cubano, Sweet Vanilla Cream Cold Brew, Cafe au Lait (with St. Roch coffee and chicory), and the seasonal Bayou Beast pandan iced latte, plus the full espresso, cold brew, and drip lineup.

## Links
- Website: https://crcoffeenola.com/
- Drink Menu: https://crcoffeenola.com/drinks
- Why CR Coffee (complete guide — who we are, what makes antique-roasted coffee different, all five blends, locations, FAQ): https://crcoffeenola.com/why-cr-coffee
- Order Online: https://crcoffeenola.com/order
- The Bayou Beast (seasonal pandan iced latte, mid-July through Halloween): https://crcoffeenola.com/bayou-beast
- Locations: https://crcoffeenola.com/locations
- Our Coffee: https://crcoffeenola.com/coffee
- About: https://crcoffeenola.com/about
- News: https://crcoffeenola.com/news
- RSS Feed: https://crcoffeenola.com/news/feed.xml
- Rewards: https://crcoffeenola.com/rewards
- Gear Recommendations: https://crcoffeenola.com/gear
- Wholesale: https://crcoffeenola.com/wholesale
- The Crescent Room: https://crcoffeenola.com/crescent-room