Our Protein Cold Brew Has 24 Grams of Protein. I Drink It Workout or Not.

By Kevin Pedeaux

CR Coffee Shop's Protein Cold Brew has 24 grams of protein in every cup. That's about what you'd get from four eggs, in a drink you can finish on the walk to the car. It has been on the menu since August 2025, and you can get it at all three of our shops: Magazine Street, Metairie Road, and St. Roch Market.

It starts with our cold brew, which steeps for 18 hours and comes out smooth with no bitter edge. We add whey protein, which turns it thick and creamy, closer to a milkshake than an iced coffee, but it's still coffee first.

I drink one before I work out. I also drink one on the days I don't work out, which is more of them than I'd like to admit. Either way it's a good way to start the morning: caffeine and protein in one cup.

So if you've been grabbing a protein shake on the way to the gym and a coffee on the way to work, this is both. It comes in regular and large. Ask for one at any of our shops.

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