Coffee, Teas & Breakfast

Bean Traders

116 West Barbee Chapel Rd (Meadowmont Village)
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

phone (919) 968-9292

Open Mon-Fri, 6:30am-10pm; Sat, 7am-10pm; Sun, 7:30am-8pm.

This outlet has more of an ‘express feel’ with a featured selection and limited seating. It roasts its own coffee and serves an assortment of pastries.

Caffé Driade

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1215-A East Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 942-2333

Open Mon-Thu, 7am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 7am-midn; Sun, 7:30am-11pm.

Since 1995, this national award-winning espresso bar, teahouse and wine bar has been serving espresso and coffee roasted fresh everyday by the Carrboro Coffee Company. Specializes in traditional espresso-based drinks, coffee, whole-leaf tea, juice, smoothies and shakes, plus baked goods and sandwiches. Cigar humidor. Featured on The Food Network (Rachael Ray’s ‘$40 a Day’). Beautiful woods, gardens and patios let patrons relax, unwind, concentrate or ponder. Outdoor dining. Displays art for sale, changed monthly. Beer and wine only. Free parking. Entertainment: Live music (May-Oct), Wed, Fri-Sat.

Caribou Coffee Company

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110 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

phone (919) 933-5404

Open Sun-Thu, 6am-midn; Fri-Sat, 6am-11pm.

Serves fresh-roast coffee, specialty coffee drinks, teas, pastries and a whole line of coffee merchandise (beans for the home or office and more).

Caribou Coffee Company

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1408 East Franklin St (at Estes Dr)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 968-3735

Open Sun-Thu, 6am-midn; Fri-Sat, 6am-11pm.

Serves fresh-roast coffee, specialty coffee drinks, smoothies, coffee coolers, teas, pastries and a whole line of merchandise (coffeemaking equipment, coffee beans, mugs and gift items). Free parking.

Carolina Coffee Shop

138 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 942-6875

Open Tue, 11:30am-2am; Wed-Sat, 9am-2am; Sun, 9am-2pm.

The oldest original restaurant in Chapel Hill (a student post office and soda shop before 1922). Daily chef specials, steaks, seafood, delicate pastas, homemade soups and sandwiches, espresso, cappuccino and coffee drinks. Breakfast every day till 2pm. Upscale dinner menu served till 10pm. All ABC permits. Entertainment: Live music till 2am.

Carolina Crossroads

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211 Pittsboro St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

phone (919) 918-2777

Open daily for breakfast, 6:30-11am; for lunch, 11:30am-2pm (including Sun brunch); for dinner, 5:30-10pm.

Located on the UNC campus, this Mobil Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond restaurant features elegant American cuisine that melds world-class cooking with North Carolina seasonal specialties. Award-winning wine list. All ABC permits. Free parking (or valet). Outdoor dining.
• Afternoon tea service Mon-Sat, 3-5pm. Teas are served in a collection of vintage china teacups and saucers with a classical offering of loose teas from Taylors of Harrogate and A Southern Season. Accompaniments include an array of delectable sandwiches and house-baked sweets. Reservations required.

Chill Bubble Tea

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145 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 338-2472

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Offered a wide choice of flavored teas (classic, fresh fruit, chilled, seasonal and regional)—in traditional and unexpected flavors (like cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberry shortcake, cotton candy, bubble gum and others).

Chocolaterie Stam

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1820 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Chapel Hill North)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 967-9373

Open Mon-Sat, 8am-9:30pm; Sun, 11am-9:30pm.

Upscale chocolate store and café featuring chocolates and other candies, 50 flavors of bon-bons, truffles, and gourmet coffee, hot chocolate (of course), cold drinks, pastries and other treats.

Cup-A-Joe

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1129 Weaver Dairy Rd (Timberlyne)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 967-2002

Open Sun, 7:30am-9:30pm; Mon-Thu, 6:30am-9:30pm; Fri, 6:30am-11:30pm; Sat, 7am-11:30pm.

Coffee roasted on premises, plus espresso, cappuccino and latte drinks, smoothies and baked goods. Free parking. Outdoor seating. Smoke-free.

Cup-A-Joe

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120 West King St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 732-8056

Open Mon-Sat, 7am-6pm; Sun, 8am-6pm.

Roasts all its coffee locally and features a menu selection of lattes, cappuccinos, single-origin espresso, organic, fair-trade coffees, plus a variety of specialty coffee drinks and an assortment of baked goods. Free Wi-Fi. Credit cards. Outdoor seating.