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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Raleigh Magazine, Eater Carolinas, The News & Observer, and Durham Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Cocoa Cinnamon · Durham
Cocoa Cinnamon serves coffee from its Little Waves roasting program in Durham. The Geer Street location is one of the group’s neighborhood coffee rooms.
NoRa Cafe · North Raleigh
NoRa Cafe is a North Raleigh coffeehouse serving espresso and seasonal drinks. Its Strickland Road room offers a place to settle in over a latte.
Caffè Driade · Chapel Hill
Caffè Driade sits in a wooded garden off East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. The outdoor setting gives a coffee stop a slower pace.
Jubala Coffee · North Raleigh
Raleigh Magazine's coffee-shop guide lists Jubala at all three of its addresses, including the Honeycutt Road shop in Lafayette Village that this entry ships. Eater Carolinas writes about the turkey avocado sandwich on Boulted bread and the tomato jam sandwich with mozzarella. The biscuits are the order the magazine singles out, sweet with blueberry compote or savory.
Bean Traders · South Durham
Bean Traders has served South Durham from its Highway 54 shop for more than two decades. The cafe roasts its own beans and serves coffee with baked goods.