Our café offers a delightful selection of humanely raised, naturally cured meats with no added hormones or antibiotics; Breakfast & Lunch Sandwiches on traditional boil-and-bake bagels or artisan breads; Fresh salads; Hearty soups; Real fruit or veggie Smoothies & Rainforest Alliance Coffee. Thoughtfully sourced; local when possible. Catering also available.
Local counter-serve cafe chain offering breakfast & artisan sandwiches, plus coffee & smoothies Based on 446 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Address:
9 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 431-4434
Website:
Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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6 AM–5 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
6 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday |
6 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday |
6 AM–5 PM |
| Friday |
6 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday |
6 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday |
6 AM–5 PM |
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Reviews
Travel Chut (Vietnamese girl)
I am travel around US. I have been staying a month in NH. And i Just had bagels at The Works Cafe in Portsmouth ! Super friendly, extremely helpful, and Bagels were delicious! Iced Latte was ok. They have a ton of different Bagels . Highly recommended this coffee shop.
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Felicia Lee
Elevated Panera! Got the sunrise breakfast burrito (sweet potato, quinoa, avocado, caramelized onions, bacon) and the ingredients were fresh. The wrap was the best part, thin and crispy! Came out hot. Will say the dine in area was chilly. Also got a large chocolate p’nut butter smoothie and it was delicious with a great price
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Inna Z
We stopped for a sandwich and a bagel. They have plenty of tables inside. I had sesame bagel with cream cheese. Bagel was delicious and toasted nicely. My daughter liked her BLT. It came on a nice sourdough bread. Everyone was friendly. We would definitely come back.
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Ella Williams
I ordered one of their cold sandwiches and was specified to not be warm. Particularly the one Blonde worker could care less to offer and fix sandwhich. I work in the restaurant business myself, and I understand a hard day but you don’t roll your eyes at a customer and walk away. This used to be one of my favorite places. If you’re looking for a place with good customer service, this is not the place to go to.
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Lindsey Carrick
Got the avocado quinoa breakfast wrap. It was fast to come out and delicious. Their chai tea was pretty good as well.
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Alissa Shulman
If you’re in Portsmouth, The Works cafe is a must! Located in the center of the quintessential town, The Works offers the freshest bagels and cream cheese. The bagels are light and fluffy and you can tell they were made only hours before being sold. The cafe is small and gets busy so be prepared to wait in a line and take your sandwich to go. Regardless, the bagels are so good that it’s worth the wait!
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Ricky Alan
Vacationing in New Hampshire (Portsmouth). Downtown Portsmouth is awesome with many eating and shopping businesses (all entrepreneurs). ‘The Works’ was by far my favorite dining mostly due to their healthy dishes as well as healthy smoothies. The organic bowl ‘Chicken Pesto’ was truly one of the tastiest, freshest bowls i have eaten. Highly recommend and prices are in-line with competition.
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Morgan “Moogz” Tomé
Soooo delicious!! I wish I lived here so I could try more items on the menu!! I ordered the southwest chicken burrito and it had sweet potato inside! How unique! You gotta get the pico de gallo on the side to complete the taste!
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Janelle B
I got a triple americano and a smoked salmon bagel that tasted amazing. The café itself is nice decorated and the ambiance was nice.
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kelly o’connell
Thoughtful staff!!
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