where's the best coffee and coffee house coffee in the Triangle (Raleigh: shops, street)

[sass-sqawtch]

Need coffee on a daily basis. So where's the best. Please, don't make it Starbucks!

[MaimounaKande]

Cafe Driade in my opinion. Chapel Hill.

[MrsSteel]

I second the rec for Caffe Driade.
http://www.caffedriade.com/
But it isn't the sort of place where you can just run in for a cup & run out again. It is a place to linger.

I've also heard good things about 3 Cups (on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill), and Blue Coffee Co. (in downtown Durham).

Here's a list of coffee shops in the Triangle.
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Din...&searchPhrase=

If you're interested in making your coffee at home, A Southern Season in Chapel Hill has a fabulous selection of beans.
http://www.southernseason.com/

[MaimounaKande]

Very true. I must admit I go to Caribou Coffee when I just want to grab a cup on the go.

[linkbr]

where do you live? I can't imagine you'd drive from Raleigh to Chapel Hill over a cup of coffee.

[lamishra]

Cup a Joe in Raleigh, Java Jive in Cary on Chatham street and Carolina coffee in Chapel Hill.

[Bull City Rising]

Best Durham options: Broad Street Cafe, Alivia's, Bean Traders.

I'm a sucker for Caribou, too.

[procfreq]

I'll second Bean Trader's in Durham. I also tend to frequent Foster's in Durham for coffee as well as the Wellspring cafe in Whole Foods.

[DebbieF]

Chapel Hill- Bean and Barrel
Cary- Java Jive
Raleigh- Perculator

[deuterdu]

The coffee out here sucks. Starbucks sucks but at least they are consistently mediocre. When they get a Pete's coffee out here then there will be good coffee.