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Best cafés in Chapel Hill

34 independent cafés and coffee spots in Chapel Hill.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Best cafés in Chapel Hill

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    Caffe Driade

    Off-campus coffee shop set back in the woods. If coming by foot or by bike, take the Bolin Creek Trail.

    Mon–Thu 7AM–11PM, Fri Sat 7AM–midnight, Sun 8AM–11PMOutdoor seating

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    Open Eye Cafe

    101 South Greensboro Street

    Open now · closes 11 pmWi-Fi · Outdoor seating

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    Friend's Cafe

    335 S Columbia St

    Open now · closes 4 pmWi-Fi

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    Root Cellar

    750 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard

    Open now · closes 3 pmWi-Fi

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    The Meantime Coffee Co.

    180 East Cameron Avenue

    Open now · closes 3 pmWi-Fi

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    Oasis In Carr Mill

    200 North Greensboro Street

    Open now · closes 7 pmWi-Fi

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    Lanza’s Cafe

    601 W Main St C

    Open now · closes 8 pm

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    Cha House

    318 W Franklin St

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    1922

    140 East Franklin Street

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    Beach Cafe

    160 Medical Dr

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    Drift Cafe Village Plaza

    111 S Elliott Rd

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    Gray Squirrel Coffee Company

    360 E Main St #100

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    Looking Glass Cafe & Boutique

    601 W Main St

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    Saladelia Cafe

    301 Pittsboro Street

    Closed · opens 8 am tomorrowOutdoor seating · Wi-Fi

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    Saladelia Cafe

    125 Mason Farm Road

    Open now · closes 3 pmVegan options · Wi-Fi

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    Carrboro Coffee Roasters

    101 S Greensboro St

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    The Grounds

    462 W Franklin St

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    Tin Cup Joe

    104B N Graham St

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    Open Eye Cafe

    101 S Greensboro St

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    Playmaker Coffee

    1506 E Franklin St

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    Port City Java

    104 Ridge Rd

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    Stone & Leaf Cafe

    207 South Rd

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    Cafe Carrboro

    401 E Main St

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    Market Street Coffee

    227 S Elliott Rd

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    Vinyl Perk

    709 W Rosemary St

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    Cat Tales Cat Café

    431 West Franklin Street

    Hours unclear (Specified as open end. Closing time was guessed.)

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    Perennial

    401 W Franklin St

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    Cafe 1789

    104 Ridge Road

    Wi-Fi

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    Genomic Cafe

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    Market Street Coffee & Ice Cream

    100 East Weaver Street

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    Atrium Cafe

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    Saturni

    431 West Franklin Street

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    Tar Heel Coffee

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    The Kind Cafe

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Chapel Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.