Pavement Coffeehouse

Tried two of their coffees. Nothing to rave abt.
Their pistachio muffin was really good thou.
The place is packed with students, hard to get a table.
Wifi limited to 2 hrs, which sucks.

Absolutely shitty dubstep for hours. Can’t even hear my own headphones and everyone’s yelling at each other. Awful hipster staff dgaf. BYE!

Such a hipster coffee shop and I love it! It is a rainy day in Boston and this is the perfect place to spend a bit of it! We ordered the cortado (mix between espresso and capuccino) and an aeropress (drip coffee). Lots of people were working on their computers but it was so nice to stay warm and dry in a cute place. Highly recommend!

The worst pavement around… poor hygienic standards. People who work there are really haphazard with their stuff… just go to a different coffee place or different pavement

Somehow the space doesn’t do it for me. The layout of the seating is awkwardly spacious and gives the place a kind of empty feeling. I also find that the seating itself isn’t that comfy, even the «plushier» booths. On the flip-​side, the coffee is good and I like the sandwiches quite a bit. I find it fine to meet a friend here to chat, and often have because of the location near the theatre, but haven’t liked working here when alone.

Pavement has been my longtime near-​campus coffeeshop home — studying, reading, professional meetups, casual convos — you can accomplish most of what you need here. Back in the day I’d give this Pavement location 4 or 5 stars, as the drinks were made with a lil’ more love and care. The food offerings have been consistent and always delectable. When they offer soups, get them! Fun flavors that will delight your taste buds and warm your tum. Their bagels and spreads (and/​or bagel sandwiches) are a reliable option, with the bagels being quite phenomenal and made from scratch at their bakery location. Pastries and baked goods at this location are scrumptious as well! If you like food alongside your beverage (s), their sweet & savory options will definitely meet your needs.
The past two times I’ve been at Pavement they seemed rather understaffed and not as efficient as they typically are. I have also been turned off by the amount of (visibly) sick, sniffly, and coughing employees they allow to work there. I’m no germaphobe, but basic cleanliness and respect for the health of others goes a long way in a food establishment…

The plus: Their coffee is good and their service is mostly friendly. I can usually (eventually) find a place to sit to do work, although I come in at odd hours. Their cinnamon fig latte is quite good.
The negative: I don’t understand why they’re supposed to have good food or bagels. I’ve tried several variations of their bagels and the bagels are always hardly toasted and very meh. (Tastes like an untoasted cold bagel.)
And their bathrooms smell terrible. Like, I haven’t been in such a terrible smelling bathroom in the United States since that basement dive bar in undergrad. It’s an odd contrast to the relatively well appointed shop.

They should add that breakfast is all day to their menu, as we did not see it anywhere and had to ask.
I had an everything bagel made as a vegan sunrise which was pretty good and really tall after adding everything. It was bland and a bit dry – if I got it again I’d un-​veganise it and add cream cheese.
I also got a chocolate chip cookie which was hard as a rock.
The last time I was here was a few years ago, so maybe it’s changed, or maybe it was an off day, but I’ll go back to give them another shot.

Love the atmosphere, though the choice of music is sometimes questionable. The coffee is very good, if not very very strong (especially iced.) The food is mediocre and has definitely decreased in taste with a transition of the menu in the past year.

Pavement Coffeehouse has been on my Boston Unilocal List since my arrival. I had hesitated to go since I had heard and read that would get very busy, without enough sitting area and outlets.
Today was the day that I finally got to visit. I came in to grab coffee with a friend. Unfortunately today wasn’t the day for coffee. After having an absurd commute, I was not in the mood for coffee. I instead went for their batch of black iced tea. My friend ordered the cin fig iced latte, we both enjoyed our iced drink for the sunny and 75 weather.
The barista was attentive and pleasant. We were fortunate enough to actually find an open table for two and enjoy our drinks and conversation. My friend did his undergrad at NU and mentioned the sandwiches being amazing here. I will have to be the judge of that!
*This review will be updated after a signature drink and sandwich/​pastry is ordered

Was excited to order a croissant until I saw fruit flies crawling on them :(Pavement, please improve your fly control or keep pastries covered!
Still a solid place to enjoy a drink (nice tea selection). Gets busy on the weekends.

nice workers. decent, pretty cosy place to study near Northeastern campus.

It turns out that finding a spacious coffee-​shop with a chill, rustic but clean vibe and enough space to focus isn’t easy. This is one of the best vibes I’ve found — music not too loud, lots of places for individual study and plenty of group tables. LOTS of outlets. I had the blueberry iced tea which was refreshing for this scorcher of a day, and the banana bread, and the cashier offered me cream cheese! What a discovery! I will DEFINITELY be returning. And upgrading to 5 stars if I try and like the coffee…

This is my go-​to coffee spot in Boston. Good drinks, good people, good place. The iced mocha is richer and chocolatey-​er than average, and the spanish latte is great. Top choice. Food: the bagels are a little bland but good for Boston. Bagels and lox is great as is tequila sunrise. Lunch is a little lacking but solid for a coffeeshop. Good cookies, but stored on the counter and I’ve spied a bug or two land on them on occasion.
Solid music choices. When it isn’t crowded, a great place to work. Varying staff, but usually good people who are on top of their drinks. Best thing: I stop for food and tea, and bring my own tea bags, and they don’t mind giving my a cup of hot water. That keeps my loyalty. Keep being real, Pavement

A $ 3 cold brew is the only iced coffee options d it comes in a 3 sip small plastic solo cup.

Oh Pavement, you understand my indescribable and unrelenting desire for coffee. All of the Pavement Coffeehouses are great, but I especially like this one as it has the cutest booths and has a large open area that makes it feel less crowded. The sandwiches are satiating and flavorful, the Spanish Latte is unforgettable, but my favorite has to be the Death Crème. I don’t think I’ve seen it advertised for awhile, but the baristas always mix one up for me, and it always turns my day around. Thanks, Pavement!

Thanks for getting back to me!
The mulitgrain everything bagels are pretty tasty, if not quite as good as the whole wheat everything. And there’s an even newer revision to the sandwich menu since my last review. The turkey BLT is tasty!
I should also say: as reflected in the review below, the restaurant staff are great (and very friendly)!
Still the best coffeehouse in the area.

Cozy, loft-​like coffee house. Friendly staff, good coffee. Good place to go with a study group, but not if you want a quiet corner to yourself. Good selection could be better.

Coming from Brooklyn (NY) — with its dense concentration of hipster cafes — I was very happy to spend hours writing a thesis here. Had plans at Museum of Fine Arts and this was the best thing I could find on Unilocal closeby.
–Tons of outlets, spacious enough to find silence
— Very good tea (I had the ginger mate) and fancy teapots
— Lox & capers on everything bagel was loaded and delicious
— Lots of windows & natural lighting + couches for long convos.
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— prices are comparable to NY. Which I assume is too high.
— wifi is free for 1^st hour only, which is smart on their part.
— beware the radiators by your feet under windows! I absently rested my foot on one while thinking, and it melted the bottom of my shoe. LOL
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Very cute and clean. Dare I say it, this is what BK cafes try to achieve. But that is not a negative cut to brooklyn cafes, it just seems that everything in Boston is just a bit more spacious and cleaner than NYC.

This is my first time visiting this Pavement location after visiting the location on Boylston yesterday.
This location is pretty spacious with lots of seating, which is rather necessary since it is quite a busy place. The atmosphere here is people in their 20s and 30s hanging out on their laptops doing work or sometimes also talking with friends. Northeastern University is very close by, so I’m guessing many people here may be either affiliated with Northeastern in some way and/​or live in the area.
They had good music playing when I came in, which added to the chill vibe rather than distracted from it. I did notice that the food and drinks were not as good at this location compared to Boylston, but I like the atmosphere slightly better here, so they are both 4 stars in my book.
Let me still give some details though about why my food and drink were not as good here. My Spanish Latte was served lukewarm which sort of disappointed me since I knew it should of been served hotter and I grabbed it right off the counter after my name was called. My Veggie Sunrise breakfast bagel also did not have the cheddar melted on it and you could tell that someone just stuck a cold slice of cheese on it.
I would come back here if I was in the area and needed some place to chill for an hour or two.

A few weeks ago, I was able to go visit my sister in Boston! We didn’t explore too many famous food and coffee joints, but some notable stops include Flour Bakery and this place: Pavement Coffeehouse.
From the brick walls to the punny cat wall décor, Pavement certainly embodies what I consider to be the «rustic modern» look. Tall ceilings? Check. Cute chalk art? Check. Trendy lighting fixtures? Check. And for a late Monday morning, it was quite busy.
I ordered a latté, as is my routine at new coffee shops. Delicious as expected, and a wonderful treat to carry around while walking around Boston. My sister was pretty pleased with her mocha as well. Fairly standard hipster coffee shop, which is certainly my cup of coffee.

Study grind again! I like coming here because it’s close to the gym so it’s easy to study then work out after! I’m having there chai tea latte today and it’s one of my favorites, not too sweet and just the right amount of chai flavor, the only thing is I wish it was a little hotter!
The atmosphere itself is great! AC isn’t blasting and the music isn’t over bearing, makes it a sweet place to sit relax and study. Only downfall is the wifi here is free for only the first hour as a trial and then you gotta pay 5 $ a day — so if you need wifi pavement is not the place for you. Otherwise it’s the perfect spot to study. Enjoy!

Great study spot and café for delicious bagels.
Food:
1. Vegan tequila sunrise on a sesame bagel. Served hot and includes tempeh bacon and a lightly battered eggplant. It was delicious and served hot. Unfortunately they stopped serving jalapeño bagels entirely and also ran out of everything bagels that day. The options I was left with were sesame or plain.
Customer service: nice and friendly although it may help to be more knowledgable of menu matters. I ordered and as I waited for my order I was quickly called back to change my order since the cashier didn’t realize they ran out of everything bagels.
Ambience: great place to catch up on some work. Lots of table space and chairs.
Overall I would recommend since the food is good and it’s a great place to be productive.

If you are cool waiting 10 minutes for your Americano, this is your spot. If you have anywhere to go and like the idea of a «to go» cup of coffee, go elsewhere.
Plus side: staff is extremely friendly and the place is clean.

I came here on a Saturday morning to have some personal reading/​journaling time. At around 11 AM, it was already relatively packed and the only seat I could find was a couch on the side of the place with a wood stump table. (hipsters.haha)
I ordered a spanish latte after all the tips recommended it, and also a lox bagel. The prices were pretty reasonable from what I remember — and the food was pretty good. The smoked salmon tasted of good quality and they didn’t skimp out on the portion, which a lot of other places I’ve been to do. The spanish latte is basically a regular latte, but instead of frothed milk, they use condensed milk so it’s sweet. If you’ve never tried it, definitely do!
Keep in mind that this place is close to a couple of colleges so there are a bunch of students basically living here but it’s still a nice place to work. The overall environment is really rustic and hip (lack of better words, sorry) and it’s a pretty decent place for breakfast/​lunch & coffee.

Hey, Unilocal app. Is there coffee in the neighborhood? Is there something that isn’t Starbucks? Yes, yes, there is.
Pavement has that instant «coffeehouse vibe» when you walk in the door. Ecclectic furniture that looks like it fell off a truck and some of it looks like it got run over by a truck, too! But the seats are comfortable and most of them have power outlets nearby.
As for the wifi, it’s free for the first little while. And then you have to pay for it. Interestingly, there are some other «free» signals nearby that you might be able to glom on to. Or change your MAC address if you know how.
Oh yeah. The coffee! My latte was perfectly smooth and tasty. The plain croissant was nice and buttery and flaky. They did have a reasonable selection of other bakery items and some breakfast and sandwiches.

Bagels=no bueno
Yerba Mate=bueno