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Raleigh–Durham

North Carolina

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

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24 shops

Larry's Coffee

42 & Lawrence

Downtown café from Raleigh roaster Larry's Coffee near Moore Square, brewing drinks to order behind floor-to-ceiling windows.

Downtown (Moore Square) · Raleigh, NC

Black & White Coffee Roasters

Black & White's downtown Raleigh café inside the Videri Chocolate Factory, serving the local roaster's seasonal coffees.

Warehouse District (at Videri Chocolate Factory) · Raleigh, NC

Black & White Coffee Roasters

Wake Forest café of Black & White, the Raleigh roaster known for bright, seasonal coffees.

Downtown Wake Forest · Wake Forest, NC

Carrboro Coffee Roasters

Caffè Driade

Northern Italian-style Chapel Hill espresso bar and Carrboro Coffee Roasters flagship, with outdoor patios, live music and wine.

East Franklin · Chapel Hill, NC

Larry's Coffee

Cloche Coffee

Broad Street café serving Raleigh B-Corp roaster Larry's Coffee alongside pastries, snacks and plants for sale.

Broad Street · Durham, NC

Little Waves Coffee Roasters

Cocoa Cinnamon

Lakewood café attached to the Little Waves roastery, serving its coffees in a full café space.

Lakewood · Durham, NC

Little Waves Coffee Roasters

Cocoa Cinnamon

Original Cocoa Cinnamon in Old North Durham, known for signature drinks made with coffee from sister roaster Little Waves.

Old North Durham · Durham, NC

Little Waves Coffee Roasters

Cocoa Cinnamon

Old West Durham Cocoa Cinnamon, pouring Little Waves coffee and seasonal signature drinks with indoor and outdoor seating.

Old West Durham · Durham, NC

Crema Coffee Roaster

Crema Coffee Roaster & Bakery

West Cary roaster and bakery serving house-roasted coffee with a broad pastry case.

West Cary · Cary, NC

Front Porch Cafe

Front Porch Cafe – Fuquay-Varina

Fuquay-Varina café of Outer Banks roaster Front Porch Cafe.

Fuquay-Varina, NC

Gray Squirrel Coffee Co.

Carrboro roastery café, just expanded with a slow bar for manual brewing and cuppings, roasting on Probat machines and running a no-tipping policy.

Downtown Carrboro · Carrboro, NC

Joe Van Gogh

Broad Street café of Joe Van Gogh, the Triangle roaster with more than 30 years of roasting, known for a pastry program that rivals its coffee.

Broad Street · Durham, NC

Joe Van Gogh

Joe Van Gogh's Raleigh café at Cedar West, pouring the Hillsborough-based roaster's coffees.

Cedar West · Raleigh, NC

Joe Van Gogh

Joe Van Gogh café at SouthCourt in Durham, pouring the long-running local roaster's coffees.

SouthCourt · Durham, NC

Joe Van Gogh

Chapel Hill's Joe Van Gogh café in Timberlyne, serving the Triangle roaster's own coffees and pastries.

Timberlyne · Chapel Hill, NC

Joe Van Gogh

South Durham Joe Van Gogh café with a full kitchen, serving the roaster's own coffee.

Woodcroft · Durham, NC

Jubala Coffee

Jubala's downtown Raleigh café, serving its house-roasted coffee by day before the space turns into its Bar Marigold in the evening.

Downtown · Raleigh, NC

Jubala Coffee

North Raleigh Jubala café pouring coffee roasted at its North Hills shop, alongside scratch biscuits and waffles.

Lafayette Village (North Raleigh) · Raleigh, NC

Jubala Coffee

Jubala's North Hills roasting café, where the Raleigh brand roasts its coffee and serves it with scratch biscuits and Liège waffles.

North Hills · Raleigh, NC

Left Hook Coffee

Small East Raleigh coffee bar roasting its beans in small batches in Raleigh and brewing them as drip, pour-over, cold brew and espresso.

East Raleigh · Raleigh, NC

Omie's Coffee

Omie's Coffee Shop and Roastery

North Durham coffee shop named after the owner's grandmother, roasting in-house and pairing its coffee with local baked goods.

North Durham · Durham, NC

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Carrboro Coffee Roasters

Open Eye Café

Carrboro institution since 1999 and flagship café of Carrboro Coffee Roasters, serving its coffee with local baked goods, beer and wine.

Downtown Carrboro · Carrboro, NC

Community

Pine State Coffee

East Raleigh roastery café that sources green coffee and roasts and brews it in the same shop, with indoor and outdoor seating.

East Raleigh · Raleigh, NC

The Muse Coffee Company

The Muse Coffee Company – Garner

Garner café of The Muse, which roasts small-batch coffee in-house; this location also houses the company's roastery.

Garner, NC