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Charlotte

North Carolina

Specialty-only coffee shops in Charlotte, hand-picked for the coffee first and the room second.

15 approved shops

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15 shops

Backyard Brew

Family-owned Dilworth café whose co-owner roasts the coffee, known for Turkish coffee and Jordanian-style pancakes.

Dilworth · Charlotte, NC

Community Matters Café

Third Ward social-enterprise café of the Charlotte Rescue Mission, roasting its beans on site and training program graduates behind the bar.

Third Ward (Uptown) · Charlotte, NC

Community

Enderly Coffee Co.

Enderly Park roastery café that supplies coffee across Charlotte and roasts fresh in-house, with cinnamon-roll Saturdays.

Enderly Park · Charlotte, NC

Community

HEX Coffee Roasters

HEX Coffee, Kitchen & Natural Wines

Flagship café of provenance-driven Charlotte roaster HEX at Camp North End, pairing its coffees with a small kitchen and natural wines.

Camp North End · Charlotte, NC

Night Swim Coffee

Night Swim's first café, a bright Oakhurst space built for working, with outlets at most tables and outdoor seating.

Oakhurst · Charlotte, NC

Work-friendly

Night Swim Coffee

Optimist Park Night Swim at The Joinery, pairing the roaster's coffee with a bagel and sandwich menu.

Optimist Park · Charlotte, NC

Night Swim Coffee

Night Swim café at the Queensbridge Collective in South End, serving coffee from its own roastery.

Queensbridge (South End) · Charlotte, NC

Night Swim Coffee

Night Swim Coffee (Roastery & Café)

Night Swim's roastery and café in lower South End, where the Charlotte group roasts coffees sourced from Central America, Africa and Asia.

LoSo · Charlotte, NC

Night Swim Coffee

Not Just Coffee

Atherton Mill bar of Not Just Coffee, Charlotte's pour-over pioneer since 2010, now serving sister roaster Night Swim's coffee and hosting cuppings and classes.

Atherton Mill (South End) · Charlotte, NC

Provided Coffee

NoDa flagship of Provided, which grew from a 2021 coffee cart, known for a full espresso lineup and homemade seasonal syrups.

NoDa · Charlotte, NC

Smelly Cat Coffee

Smelly Cat Coffeehouse & Roastery

NoDa landmark and one of Charlotte's longest-running local coffeehouses, roasting its own award-winning beans in-house.

NoDa · Charlotte, NC

Community

The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters

Plaza Midwood home of the Giddy Goat, serving house-roasted coffee and nitro cold brew alongside handmade empanadas.

Plaza Midwood · Charlotte, NC

The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters

South End Giddy Goat café pouring the roaster's house coffee with empanadas and breakfast burritos.

South End · Charlotte, NC

Night Swim Coffee

Undercurrent Coffee

Plaza Midwood café in a cedar-shingle building with a visible coffee lab and public classes, serving sister roaster Night Swim's coffee.

Plaza Midwood · Charlotte, NC

Verb Coffee

Verb Coffee – Concord

Concord coffee shop of Verb Coffee, which roasts its coffee in-house.

Concord, NC