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Freelance Coffee Project

4.6 ★★★★★ 161 Google reviews · Coffee roastery · Bakery · Cafe

Roasts in-house Single OriginEspressoCold Brew cold brew on tapfresh pastriesfriendly baristas

Casual, plant-filled, airy space for coffee and tea drinks, with croissants and other pastries.

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882 Production Pl
Newport Beach, CA 92663

+1 949-877-8862

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Hours

Monday 7:30 am–5 pm
Tuesday 7:30 am–5 pm
Wednesday 7:30 am–5 pm
Thursday 7:30 am–5 pm
Friday 7:30 am–5 pm
Saturday 7:30 am–5 pm
Sunday 7:30 am–5 pm

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What's in the cup

What Freelance Coffee Project is pouring and bagging — straight from customers' own reviews, not our guesswork.

🌍 Single Origin

“This was a 25-30 minute drive for me, I made my choice by searching for single origin, self roasted ground and extracted with well known equipment which is rare to find.”

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Espresso 5 mentions

“However, I deducted one star due to limited parking caused by a running club event and additionally, the flat white's espresso seemed slightly over-extracted, impacting its flavor.”

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🧊 Cold Brew 3 mentions

“I ordered a cortado to sit and a cold brew to go.”

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What regulars say again and again

The things that keep coming up across 161 Google reviews — with a reviewer's own words as proof.

🧊 cold brew on tap 3 mentions

“I ordered a cortado to sit and a cold brew to go.”

🥐 fresh pastries 4 mentions

“The pastries were a delightful treat, adding to the overall enjoyment.”

😊 friendly baristas 3 mentions

“The staff was nice and fast with their services I ordered the Pistachio Latte which was rich, smooth, and creamy”

What customers say

My friend and I were in Newport Beach, far from Hollywood, where I call home. After a quick early errand we were in dire need of caffeine. Freelance was highly recommended so we checked it out. You go down an industrial looking street to the almost last building. This one was covered in greenery.

★★★★★ — Anaiah, 2025-01

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Freelance Coffee. The ambience was exceptional, creating a cozy atmosphere. The pastries were a delightful treat, adding to the overall enjoyment.

★★★★☆ — Lawrence, 2023-11

A "working" business in a warehouse beautifully converted to a well decorated coffee shop, where large amounts of green coffee are brought in, roasted to their specs, packaged then brewed into their ideal cup of coffee.

★★★★★ — Peter, 2026-04

I wanted to try some coffee that wasn’t near a bunch of tourist locations and this was a pleasant 10 min drive from Newport Beach. I ordered a cortado to sit and a cold brew to go. My cortado was just amazing. Real good espresso. I ordered some coffee for some family members and they agreed it was very good coffee.

★★★★★ — Alejandro, 2026-04

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