New Brew Cafe

good coffee doesn't always announce itself from the obvious corners of a city. new brew cafe sits on watt avenue in north highlands, the kind of stretch where you're more likely to be running errands than hunting for a quality cup, and that's part of why it works. the locals who've found it tend to stay found. if you're coming from sacramento proper, the drive north on watt is short enough to be worth it, and the reputation this place has built in the surrounding area suggests it isn't coasting. north highlands doesn't have an oversaturated specialty scene, so when something holds up here, it actually means something. plan around a morning visit and bring a reason to linger on watt avenue longer than you expected.