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    Friends Cafe

    4.5 (11 reviews)
    InexpensiveCoffee & Tea
    Closed 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

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    Always a good cup of coffee. Pretty busy in the morning but not too bad during the afternoons.

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    Friends is convenient because it's on UNC campus and just a walk away from almost any campus building and Franklin St.

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    Coco Bistro & Bar

    4.3(134 reviews)
    1.6 mi
    $$

    I had a great experience eating at Coco with my 2-year old. We went in right before noon. We chose…read moreour own table. This is a very clean restaurants. Everything is vegan. I had a burger with breakfast potatoes. The burger itself was good but the top bun was a bit hard to chew on. I needed up removing the top bun to finish the burger. My daughter had pancakes with - fruit cup, I wouldn't advise to get the fruit cup for $5, it only had 1 strawberry, a few good blueberries and grapes. We had a warm chocolate chip cookie. Now that was delicious. My daughter really enjoyed her pancake. Our server was attentive and service was great overall. I will be back.

    Lovely! They have a nice, open floor plan with lots of light, and one wall which can open entirely…read moreto the outside (which a screen to prevent bugs coming inside, nice). All plant-based! Got their shaken espresso, which was yummy! Service is speedy and polite. We had a newer server, but she was nice and got help when she needed it. This is the second time I've come here, just for the sunny side up egg :) I got it on the breakfast burger. Really hit the breakfast sandwich spot! Potatoes which come on the side are well seasoned and pretty good. They have a lot of other things to offer, so excited to return and try their desserts and cocktails!

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    Jalapeño & Beer Cheese Plant-Based Burger

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    Overnight Oats with Added Fruit

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    Caffe Driade - Ginger Soda Cold Brew!

    Caffe Driade

    4.2(463 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    Obsessed! I need this in the Chicago area!…read more I was meeting up with a friend while in Chapel Hill and told her I'd love to grab coffee and take a walk. And she knew just the place... She brought me to Caffe Driade where we grabbed coffee (ice latte with almond milk for me) and then made our way down to trails where we enjoyed our coffee walking in this amazing wooded area. It was a hot June day, but between the shade and it being morning it wasn't too bad. There's also some tables up top by the cafe, but I personally prefer the walk/hike. The coffee was fine, but the hiking/atmosphere was amazing. If i make it back to the Triangle area I'll be here every morning!

    I have driven by Caffe Driade so many times and never knew it was there because it's tucked away…read morebehind the trees off of a main road in Chapel Hill. This is an interesting place to have coffee at any time with friends and enjoy nature. There's so many places to sit amongst the trees and to relax it's quite enjoyable. They have a pretty decent selection of coffee and they offered some food items as well. I really enjoyed my time here. I just wish they had more comfortable chairs. The metal small chairs are not comfortable so we weren't here as long as we would've liked to have been. I tried something completely new out of my comfort zone, a golden milk latte. This was absolutely delicious and I would get this again. I was able to add honey as my sweetener and really enjoyed this different cup of coffee.

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    Taking the hot cocoa on the trail

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    Sitting area outdoors

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    Joe Van Gogh

    3.8(121 reviews)
    4.0 mi
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    DRIP COFFEE is great. I am a coffee snob and likey coffee black and plain so I can taste the…read morecoffee. Their drip is a single origin the roast, where they had Ethiopian Sidamo roast when I visited. It had the vharacteristic blueberry note as normal for the region. Way less expensive and much better quality than the big Star chain! The menu offers pour over coffee, which got me really excited. However the barista told me the pour over machine was broke. Machine? Pour over is literally just pouring water over the coffee in a filter. Weird. Apparently not real baristas. The BACON, EGG AND CHEESE BISQUIT was good. The bacon was thick, good quality piece of pork The place is clean, however the ambulance was felt a little like a cafeteria, and not as cozy as some coffee shops. They have many small tables, with some near power outlets for those that plan to plugin and work. The barista seemed depressed. They were definitely not greeting customers with a happy persona. I hope he is ok. Didn't feel welcomed. Overall, I would come back, but I didn't leave being wow'd.

    Good morning. It's coffee time and the barista at Joe Van Gogh was able to make a perfect cortado…read morefor me today. It went well with the fig and goat cheese scone. Yes, a strange combination but it worked really well. A very comfortable spot that was just what we needed as we started to warm up to our first coffee of the day. Lots of seating, a very clean restroom and a laid back vibe. And great coffee! [Review 75 of 2025 - 4050 in North Carolina - 23643 overall]

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