Nice and centrally located coffee shop. Not a huge selection of bakery items but all tasty. I had an Americano and it tasted great. Nice staff. Recommended.

Cute place with baked goods, bagels, teas,and other treats. I had latte and my husband got a vanilla biscotti. This is located in a quaint college Town. Nice area to hang out.

Wow! Great customer service & friendly staff - shoutout to Meg & Madison that make my coffee every morning & are so sweet. I’m not a morning person but these girls are energized & personable! I walk out every morning with my coffee in hand & a big smile!

Not the best coffee in the town. I ordered a latte couple of times, and it doesnt taste that good. Also, they dont maintain their opening hours posted on Google map.

Wonderful place to get a great cup of coffee while you study or socialize. The lattes are excellent. Plus, the big windows in the front provide a nice vantage point to people watch.

❤💙❤💚💜💙 there coffee! Wish portsmouth location never closed😔 but when Im close to Durham I will stop for the best coffee around and cheap to for quality coffee!!!!!!

My friend and I ordered a Mocha and Cafe au Lait. Both were watery and the coffee tasted old. I loved coming to here and the Portsmouth location 10 years ago for great coffee. Since then, the Portsmouth location is gone and this location appears to have lessened in quality.

The drinks are pretty good, however I prefer their baked goods.

Great beverages and very nice people working there!!

The coffee has gone down hill a lot in the last few years

Good atmosphere and good coffee. Mask compliance isnt looking too great lately and I worry about vectors of exposure when staff prepare orders, move about the bar, and interact with staff and customers without masks. I look forward to patronizing BnG again after the pandemic.

Definitely a Durham staple. I love going here. The blended coffees are my favorite, and they make great pastries/cookies. Plus they roast their own coffee so my family always gets our coffee beans from here.

Good place to study or hang out with people. The seating became a bit uncomfortable but nice atmosphere.

They roast their own beans and actually do it well. Their espresso roast is the rare one that isnt burnt. The employees actually make a good cappuccino. This place is what most small coffee shops want to be.

Great community coffee shop. Cozy and comfortable, a lovely spot to meet up with friends old and new! Not to mention their drinks are quite yummy. 😊

Coffee is fine. not very comfortable. lots of flies. two stars because its the only coffee shop in town. edit - flies are gross... down to 1 star

I go there for my coffee beans and their Guatemalan is the best.

Great coffee, lots of daily flavors, easy in and out (post-covid)

Best coffee ever! Staff is always friendly.

Wonderful intimate authentic roasted beansIf your looking for the real cup of coffee, this is the place!

Very polite and friendly service. I ordered a medium latte and the taste was sooo good! Nothing like fresh coffee. Theres parking right outside, its free for 1 hr.

Almond croissants to die for. Good selection of decent coffee.

Excellent little coffee shop with roasted on site coffee beans. Excellent fresh made muffins that are still warm if you get there around 7am. Some students study here but its not over run with the..

My favorite coffee shop in Durham -- I become an iced coffee addict in the summer, and Breaking New Grounds is a great place to get my coffee fix (dont worry -- they also have decaf iced coffee, so you can stay cool without bouncing off the walls).Locally owned, fair prices, great coffee, delicious bagels, vegan baked goods, friendly staff, name that involves a pun -- what more could you ask for?Be aware that you WILL run into someone you know there -- its just that kind of place ❤️.

BNG is a staple of UNH. Going here is a must for anyone looking for a good coffee or Tea as they visit UNH

So great to have a small local coffee shop with delicious coffee!!

Great flavored coffee without the flavor shot. Terrific raspberry scone.

It was here, more than 15 years ago I fell in love with coffee. The ambiance, the coffee and the service are still as fantastic as always. Enjoy!

Great local chain with great coffee roasted in house. Nice patio seating for summer and cozy indoor seating for winter. Also have nice selection of sweets.

Locally owned, really good coffee and muffins a good place to sit and enjoy Durham.

Im so happy that the Breaking New Grounds location in Durham, NH is still open! I was so sad when the location in downtown Portsmouth, NH closed. BNG has the best coffee in NH. I tried the bunny hop latte which was a coconut and chocolate latte and it was delicious!

Service was warm coffee was not very warm.

The barrista made a spectacular almond milk latte... florished with some latte art...which is definitely hard to do with almond milk. This place is not just another coffee shop... Theyre a cafe staffed with coffee professionals. Skip dunkins, go here if you can!

BNG is always our favorite! Delicious drinks every time. We also used to get the coffee beans for birthdays or Christmas, but have gotten so spoiled by how good they are we wont even buy coffee anywhere else anymore!! ☕

Best place to curl up with your beverage of choice and people watch in Portsmouth.

Favorite place to go for flavored coffee!

I gave bng a 4star review last year because despite loving the coffee, the place had a terrible broken couch and a gross bathroom. No longer! Bathroom was renovated and looks awesome. Coffee is still amazing. New couch makes me want to move in. Great local place; part of the UNH experience.

Staff were lovely and the coffee was great. They also sell aluminium reusable straws which as an environmentally conscious customer I was pleased to see.

Average coffee shop not bad but nothing to wright home about.

Did not think you could mess up coffee this bad...no joke tasted so off I thought it may have expired? Never getting coffee here again.

My husband and I stopped here for a cup of coffee after dropping it daughter off at college. It was a cozy little place and my coffee was very good.

Great coffee!! Have to put in the cream and sugar yourself though

Great coffee. Bring your own mug!

Average coffee shop. Decent coffee. Nothing out of the ordinary

The coconut coffee here is amazing! I love the atmosphere, and the Cran Orange muffin is awesome! The gelato is perfect after a nice walk on a warm day

Friendly staff and great coffee. Also has some seriously comfy seating in the back

Everyone loves BNG but its always a hit or miss with the baristas. Sometimes the customer service is great, sometimes theyll burn your bagel to a lump of coal and look at you like deal with it, loser.

Great place! Fantastic drinks and a nice quite atmosphere.

Great calm atmosphere to caffinate and recharge

Very nice atmosphere and good selection of brews.

College hangout with good coffee. Better wifi then the Portsmouth location ;)

Not as good as the original in Portsmouth, NH. It Still has good food and coffee.

Expensive drinks for average taste. Food is better than the drinks which stinks for being a coffee shop.

Great atmosphere, good variety of drinks & snacks, and friendly staff.

Best cafe in Durham. So many good memories.

Best coffee in Durham. Great homemade muffins too!

I learned to love coffee here. Cheers BNG!

Great coffee, I guess this is the only place in Durham to offer nice selection of delicious coffee drinks.

A Durham and Portsmouth mainstay. Love them.

Great locally owned coffee shop.

Excellent local coffee, great crew.

Great coffee, snacks and staff.

Love the taste of their coffee.

Nice little place by UNH

Best pastries in town.

Friendly but I didnt like the machiato

Great coffee drinks and welcoming

Amazing coffee and gelato.

Make more vegan cookies already..

Great coffee, fresh roasted

Java

It was decent

Delicious and fresh

Meh... hipsters

Great coffee

Amazing ☕

Best coffee house in town!!!!!!

Best coffee in town