Coffee & cafés in Charlotte
Charlotte has 181 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (13), Bubble Tea (9), Pastries (3). The coffee scene spans 128 Coffee Shops, 42 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 10 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (13), Vegetarian cafés (11), Gluten-free cafés (4). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés, Upscale coffee houses. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Charlotte, United States, has 178 coffee venues and 1 specialty-coffee venue. The city has a population of 911,311. About 75% of these venues are independent. The most common serves are breakfast, bubble tea, and sandwiches.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in CharlotteRecently addedCharlotte center city (10)Third Ward (9)Fourth Ward (7)Dilworth (6)Elizabeth (6)North Charlotte (6)Wilmore (6)Commonwealth (5)York Road (5)Belmont (3)Optimist Park (3)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Charlotte | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 11% of 181 venues | 4.5% (median of 985 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 82% of 181 venues | 79% (median of 985 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 134 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 974 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 54% of 97 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 894 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 45% of 97 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 894 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 1% of 97 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 894 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 20% of 147 venues with listed hours | 19% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 80% of 147 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 70% of 147 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 984 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (23 venues), Outdoor Seating (10), Chai (7) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Charlotte on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Black Cat Coffee Company, LLC
4000 Monroe Rd #150, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 5.0 (59)$1–10
Green Cafe
★ 5.0 (58)$10–20
Commonwealth Coffee
1110 Morningside Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 5.0 (34)
Dyad Coffee
2121 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 5.0 (31)
White Veil Coffee @ Pure on The Plaza
2838 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 5.0 (17)
Ted’s Coffee Shop
1415 Mainline Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 5.0 (11)
Cafe Audire
4090 Raleigh St #143, Charlotte, NC 28206
★ 5.0 (9)£
Roaming Spirits Cafe
1444 Harding Pl, Charlotte, NC 28204
★ 5.0 (2)
The Daily Sips
Norwood Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208
★ 5.0 (1)
Qahwah House Coffee - Charlotte
1318 Pecan Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 4.9 (746)
Daily Mews Cat Cafe
3748 Monroe Road, Charlotte
★ 4.9 (304)$10–20
Archive CLT
2023 Beatties Ford Rd #500, Charlotte, NC 28216, United States
★ 4.9 (294)$1–10
The Pauline Tea-bar Apothecary
2326 Arty Avenue, Charlotte
★ 4.9 (278)
Outdoor seating
Kanna Collective Lounge & Coffee Bar
207 W Worthington Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.9 (166)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Al Ramleh Roastery // محمص الرمله
9510 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28213, United States
★ 4.9 (146)$10–20
CHNO Coffee Co
4612 Gilead St
★ 4.9 (126)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Redeemed Coffee
200 S College St suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.9 (88)£
Change Please
932 Seigle Avenue
★ 4.9 (66)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Cakeable Cafe
401 North Tryon Street, Charlotte
★ 4.9 (56)
Changebaker place
4405 Central Avenue, Charlotte
★ 4.9 (40)$1–20
Simpli City Cafe
3216 South Blvd #101, Charlotte, NC 28209
★ 4.9 (7)
The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters
1217 The Plaza, Charlotte
★ 4.8 (1288)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Mac Tabby Cat Cafe - Charlotte
3204 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205
★ 4.8 (1198)$10–20
Backyard Brew
1218 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 4.8 (633)£
Outdoor seating
TSAOCAA 朝茶 Tea Cafe
1204 Central Ave #102, Charlotte, NC 28204
★ 4.8 (631)
Enderly Coffee Co. Cafe & Coffee Roaster
2620 Tuckaseegee Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208
★ 4.8 (620)
Rosie's Coffee & Wine Garden
940 North Davidson Street, Charlotte
★ 4.8 (597)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Vicente
2520 South Boulevard
★ 4.8 (473)£
Outdoor seating
Toastique
1120 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.8 (348)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Summit Coffee On the Plaza
2501 The Plaza Suite 6, Charlotte, NC 28205
★ 4.8 (295)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Gotcha Matcha & Espresso
200 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28204
★ 4.8 (268)$1–10
Central Tea House
3000 Central Ave #6, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 4.8 (252)
Coffee Cone Cafe
★ 4.8 (235)
Outdoor seating
Roasted Tinto Coffee & Bakery
4554 N Tryon St #28213, Charlotte, NC 28213
★ 4.8 (167)£
Pet Wants: The Urban Feed Store
1700 Camden Rd #102, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 4.8 (149)
SipCha
2041 South Boulevard, Charlotte
★ 4.8 (117)
VisArt Cafe
3102 Eastway Drive, Charlotte
★ 4.8 (66)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Pertinacious Coffee - THE CLUB
1200 S Graham St, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.8 (63)$1–10
The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters Dowd YMCA
400 E Morehead St, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.8 (51)£
Outdoor seating
Beans Coffee Truck
235 Verbena St, Charlotte, NC 28217, United States
★ 4.8 (32)$1–10
Neighborhood Coffee Roasters
3646 Central Avenue, Charlotte
★ 4.8 (24)
Vavela Cafe
440 East McCullough Drive
★ 4.7 (1646)$10–20
Outdoor seating
The Hobbyist
2100 North Davidson Street, Charlotte
★ 4.7 (667)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Mugs Coffee
5126 Park Road, Charlotte
★ 4.7 (630)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Platform Coffee + Kitchen
919 Berryhill Rd #104, Charlotte, NC 28208
★ 4.7 (554)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co.
★ 4.7 (485)
Astoria Cafe
★ 4.7 (459)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Haraz Coffee House
3441 South Boulevard, Charlotte
★ 4.7 (303)
Vibe Cafe And Wine Bar
1315 East Blvd Unit 110, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 4.7 (302)$10–50
Outdoor seating
Stable Hand
125 Remount Road, Charlotte
★ 4.7 (254)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Haraz Coffee House University
8320 University Executive Park Dr B, Charlotte, NC 28262, United States
★ 4.7 (239)
Madison Perk Coffee Bar
5033 South Boulevard, Charlotte
★ 4.7 (176)$1–10
Outdoor seating
My Story Cafe
120 Brevard Court Ste A, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.7 (176)£
Wooden Robot Coffee Bar
1440 South Tryon Street, Charlotte
★ 4.7 (139)$1–10
Outdoor seating
The Everyday Market - Lower Southend
3541 Dewitt Ln a, Charlotte, NC 28217, United States
★ 4.7 (131)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Daily Ritual Coffee
917 Central Ave Unit b, Charlotte, NC 28204
★ 4.7 (83)£
Night Swim Coffee - One Wells Fargo
301 S College St Ste 2810, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.7 (46)£
Port Coffee Co
1700 Camden Rd STE 101, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.7 (44)
Caffeena Coffee House
3101 Griffith St, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 4.7 (27)
Amelie’s French Bakery and Cafe
136 East 36th Street, Charlotte
★ 4.6 (7234)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Haraz Coffee House
★ 4.6 (1054)$10–20
Sumaq Coffee Bakery
6259 South Boulevard
★ 4.6 (849)
Roasts on-siteOutdoor seatingLaptop friendly
HEX Coffee, Kitchen & Natural Wines
201 Camp Rd Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28206
★ 4.6 (625)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Thousand Hills Coffee
★ 4.6 (616)$1–10
Outdoor seating
CupLux Coffee Drive-Thru
★ 4.6 (468)
Lottie’s Cafe
210 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.6 (339)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Burr & Berry Coffee
4209 South Boulevard, Charlotte
★ 4.6 (281)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Night Swim Coffee Roastery & Cafe
4500 Old Pineville Road, Charlotte
★ 4.6 (265)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Milk Cha-Cha
1750 Camden Road, Charlotte
★ 4.6 (170)
Summit Coffee South Park
4625 Piedmont Row Dr Unit 115C, Charlotte, NC 28210, United States
★ 4.6 (153)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Caffeto Specialty Coffee
3012 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205
★ 4.6 (129)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Halfpenny’s Cafe
301 S Tryon St #30, Charlotte, NC 28282
★ 4.6 (48)£
Glowgirl Café
222 West Blvd Ste S112, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 4.6 (30)$1–10
Higher Grounds by Manolo's
1501 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207, United States
★ 4.6 (28)
Starbucks Coffee Company
330 W Tremont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 4.6 (28)
KokoMo's Coffeehouse IV, LLC
100 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216
★ 4.6 (10)£
Amélie's Uptown
380 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.5 (4871)$10–20
Flying Biscuit Cafe
4241 Park Road, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (2418)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Villani's Bakery
901 Pecan Avenue, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (1459)moderate
Outdoor seating
Smelly Cat Coffee House & Roastery
514 East 36th Street, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (1047)
Outdoor seating
Tea Fusion Cafe
440 East McCullough Drive, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (1006)
Outdoor seating
Central Coffee
719 Louise Avenue
★ 4.5 (976)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Queen City Grounds
1213 W Morehead St, Charlotte, NC 28208
★ 4.5 (763)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Undercurrent Coffee
2012 Commonwealth Avenue, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (609)$1–10
Crown Station
★ 4.5 (542)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Not Just Coffee
224 East 7th Street, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (435)$1–10
Milk Cha-Cha
4620 Piedmont Row Drive, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (403)
Not Just Coffee
1026 Jay Street, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (362)$10–20
Night Swim Coffee Oakhurst
1620 Oakhurst Commons Dr Ste 306, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 4.5 (284)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Kung Fu Tea
★ 4.5 (277)
Summit Coffee Noda
416 E 36th St, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
★ 4.5 (154)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Wildroots Coffee
500 E Morehead St #160, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.5 (142)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Coffee Republic Trade Street
500 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.5 (134)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Indigo Tea & Coffee
644 N Church St, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.5 (129)$10–20
Ricko’s Churro Bar
★ 4.5 (129)
Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters
3001 Griffith Street, Charlotte
★ 4.5 (103)
Caribou Coffee
★ 4.5 (91)moderate
Night Swim Coffee
★ 4.5 (81)$1–10
London D's Catering LLC/ London D’s Cafe
832 E 4th St Ste 1352, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.5 (76)£
COOL IDIOT COFFEE
1327 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.5 (33)
Knowledge Perk Coffee Company
320 S Tryon St #116, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.5 (15)£
Coco and the Director
100 West Trade Street, Charlotte
★ 4.4 (1190)$10–20
ROOTS Cafe
2135 Southend Dr #109, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 4.4 (630)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Not Just Coffee
★ 4.4 (355)moderate
Not Just Coffee
★ 4.4 (351)inexpensive
Starbucks Coffee Company
545 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207
★ 4.4 (322)moderate
Maman
2000 South Blvd Ste 300, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.4 (203)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Summit Coffee Eastover
343 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207, United States
★ 4.4 (150)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Undercurrent Coffee
★ 4.4 (148)moderate
Not Just Coffee
★ 4.4 (83)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Sugar & Sip Coffee and Workshop
725 W 5th St Ste. 725, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.4 (53)$1–10
Dunx Coffee at Blackhawk Hardware
4225 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209, United States
★ 4.4 (36)
Waterbean Coffee
300 South Tryon Street, Charlotte
★ 4.4 (34)
Summit Coffee Wilmore
536 W Tremont Ave #102, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.4 (30)
Suarez Bakery
4245 Park Road, Charlotte
★ 4.3 (511)$10–20
Starbucks Coffee Company
Duke Energy Center, 135 Levine Avenue of the Arts, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 4.3 (461)moderate
Starbucks
1961 East 7th Street, Charlotte
★ 4.3 (432)
Park Road Soda Shoppe
4121 Park Road, Charlotte
★ 4.3 (383)$10–20
Babaloo Coffee Club
1425 Winnifred Street, Charlotte
★ 4.3 (279)£
Outdoor seating
Waterbean Coffee
★ 4.3 (214)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Gong Cha
601 South Kings Drive, Charlotte
★ 4.3 (211)
Ocha Time
★ 4.3 (188)
Waterbean Coffee
★ 4.3 (150)
maman
523 Fenton Pl, Charlotte, NC 28207, United States
★ 4.3 (58)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
800 West Trade Street, Charlotte
★ 4.2 (304)$10–20
Laptop friendly
Crunch Bistro
★ 4.2 (169)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
9335 North Tryon Street, Charlotte
★ 4.1 (1309)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Starbucks
7819 Forest Pine Drive, Charlotte
★ 4.1 (856)
Maman
★ 4.1 (420)$20–30
Night Swim Coffee
1824 North Brevard Street, Charlotte
★ 4.1 (89)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Killer Coffee
★ 4.1 (13)
Starbucks
★ 4.0 (390)
Waterbean Coffee
1111 Metropolitan Avenue, Charlotte
★ 4.0 (255)
Waterbean Coffee
423 East 36th Street, Charlotte
★ 4.0 (34)
Starbucks Coffee Company
101 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28246
★ 4.0 (27)
Garden Co Coffee
2217 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
★ 4.0 (1)
Starbucks
8420 University City Boulevard, Charlotte
★ 3.9 (207)
IKEA Café
★ 3.9 (144)$10–20
77&Belle
1720 Pegram St, Charlotte, NC 28205
★ 3.9 (45)$10–20
Starbucks In Grand Bohemian
201 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 3.9 (27)££
Starbucks
6925 University City Boulevard, Charlotte
★ 3.8 (955)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Starbucks Coffee Company
101 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28280
★ 3.7 (80)moderate
& Coffee
★ 3.7 (53)$1–10
Cardinal Coffeehouse by Westin
601 S College St, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 3.6 (7)
Istanbul Hookah Lounge
138 Brevard Court, Charlotte, NC 28202
★ 3.5 (223)£
The Market Café
Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
★ 3.2 (9)
Jamba
4400 sharon road, charlotte
★ 3.1 (23)$10–20
Starbucks
1401 East Boulevard, Charlotte
★ 3.1 (14)
Commonspace
★ 2.9 (87)$1–10
Starbucks
5501 RC Josh Birmingham Parkway, Charlotte
★ 2.6 (7)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Beatrix Market
★ 2.3 (91)
Starbucks
5502 Josh Birmingham Parkway, Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport
★ 2.3 (8)
Laptop friendly
Starbucks
5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway, Charlotte
★ 2.1 (52)$10–20
Laptop friendly
Dunkin' Express
★ 1.8 (60)$10–20
Cafe Lot
821 W 1st St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Community Cafe
Charlotte, NC 28202
Haraz Coffee House
8320 University Executive Park Drive
Julia's Café & Books
1133 North Wendover Road, Charlotte
Outdoor seating
Love in Action Cafe
4419 Tuckaseegee Road Charlotte, NC 28208
Mac Tabby
3204 North Davidson Street, Charlotte
Milkbread
525 South Tryon Street, Charlotte
Night Swim Coffee
Ninteys Ice Cream and Sandwiches
9009 J M Keynes Drive, Charlotte
Outdoor seating
Provided Coffee
Qahwah House
1318 Pecan Avenue, Charlotte
Queen City Grounds
644 North Church Street
Starbucks
501 South College Street, Charlotte
Starbucks
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
3935 East Independence Boulevard, Charlotte
Starbucks
4400 sharon road, charlotte
Starbucks
5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway, Charlotte
Starbucks
4450 Randolph Road, Charlotte
Starbucks
4425 Park Road, Charlotte
Starbucks
2717 South Boulevard, Charlotte
Starbucks
5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway, Host Marriott/Starbucks Coffee
Starbucks
4805 Sharon Road, Charlotte
Starbucks
436 Tyvola Road, charlotte
Summit Coffee
Summit Coffee
536 West Tremont Avenue, Charlotte
Outdoor seating
Sweet July Cafe
201 E Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Tsaôcaa
Zion Coffee Shop
1110 Morningside Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
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Charlotte coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Charlotte?
There are 181 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Charlotte on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Charlotte?
Top-rated coffee shops in Charlotte include Amelie’s French Bakery and Cafe, Amélie's Uptown, Flying Biscuit Cafe. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Charlotte.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Charlotte?
57 venues in Charlotte have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.