Best Coffee Shops and Cafes in Burlington

"Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Restaurant is around the corner from our friends place, so was a recommendation we heard often from them. It was wonderful to finally sit down and eat. The cafe has a good selection of sandwiches and entrees made from local and seasonal ingredients and prepared with a contemporary southern German Twist."

"One word comes to mind when I think of breakfast at Guglhupf…FRESH!. You can tell by the photos and yes, it tasted as good as it looks. A German-style bakery serving up breads, pastries, and desserts, they’re an award-winning local favorite."

"Looking for a hidden gem in Durham featuring food for vegetarians and meat lovers?. Then Guglhupf is a great place to start. The food is fresh and service is quick."

"Generations of local families have come to Foster’s Market for classic, comforting, homestyle cooking. This counter-service spot offers breakfast and lunch all day, with seating available both inside and outside multiple covered patios. Biscuit sandwiches, breakfast wraps, and a daily omelet special are just a few of the offerings, as in an extensive lunch menu heavy on sandwiches and wraps."

"Foster’s is a Durham staple that is known for their scratch-made soups, salads, sandwiches, and casseroles. What I love about Foster’s Market is how convenient everything is. They make the simplest dishes extravagant and treat you like old-time friends."

"Beyu Caffe opened downtown in 2009 and has been offering an affordable breakfast/brunch menu ever since. The Beyu breakfast is the restaurant’s take on the classic eggs-meat-grain combo, while the Breakfast Wrangler Sandwich comes with pastrami, grilled onions, fried egg, and sliced avocado topped with pepper jack cheese on open face pretzel bread. The Jazzy Shrimp and Grits (grilled jumbo shrimp and Italian sausage over polenta grits with a lobster cream sauce, topped with parmesan shavings) is an ode to the cafe’s frequent live music nights."

"341 W Main Street | (919) 683-1058 | MenuCurrently offering: takeout, delivery + curbside pickupHow to order: call in or order online. View this post on Instagram"

"I always find something so very ‘Durham’ here and a greeting card that makes me laugh out loud. This is the perfect place for an afternoon pick-me-up. They have a beautiful, large, shaded outdoor seating area."

"Check out Parker & Otis, which has earned four stars out of 495 reviews on Yelp. You can find the specialty food and breakfast and brunch spot, which offers sandwiches and more, at 112 S."

"The Refectory Café is an award-winning restaurant that serves local farm-to-table fare with a variety of vegetarians, vegan, plant-based and gluten-free options. The one-of-a-kind eatery prides itself on providing delicious, satisfying, and nutrient-dense cuisine for all taste and diets, while practicing environmental and social sustainability. The culinary team uses locally sourced and organic ingredients from regional farmers to create dishes like coconut curry tofu, miso-ginger marinated kale, garlic shrimp risotto, and chicken roulade."

"Established in 2005, the original goal of the Refectory Café was to be a one-of-a-kind farm-to-table restaurant where every diet classification could delight in delicious, satisfying, creative food from a common menu. Let them cater your event or join them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner outside on their lovely outdoor patio. View this post on Instagram"

"The food was delicious (the blueberry mimosas are magnificent), service was fast, and the fresh flowers on each table are much appreciated."

"For healthy delivery, check out the menu at Vitality Bowls and First Watch and see if they have something that fits your takeout wants and needs."

"Cloche Coffee is one of the latest coffee shops to arrive in the Ninth Street district. The beautiful tranquil interior full of greenery and plants is the perfect place to work, catch up with friends, or recharge, and they serve organic, ethically sourced coffee from Larry’s Coffee. Take your brew onto the patio, or spread out across the street on the grass at Duke's East Campus."

"Stumbled upon this while riding around and had the strawberry rose with cold brew and almond milk and I swear it's one of the best coffee I've ..."

"I tried the rose and cardamom oat milk latte and it was SO delicious. I also enjoyed the gouda and spinac..."

"Located in the Woodcroft Shopping Center, Yamazushi Japanese Restaurant is a high-end Japanese restaurant that serves traditional seasonally changing kaiseki set menus in a refined space. Featuring stylish décor and furnishings, artisanal pottery for sale, and soft lighting, the restaurant offers Kaiseki-inspired multi-course dining, styled after the ancient Japanese tradition using local fish and the freshest seasonal ingredients directly from the chef's organic garden. This style of dining is an intricate and ornate culinary event that includes vegetables, fish, and meat cooked to enhance the flavors of the fresh ingredients that are selected by season."

"Traditional kaiseki-style (coursed) Japanese dining and intimate tea ceremonies are the hallmark of this Woodcroft mainstay. Consistently ranked one of the best Japanese restaurants in the state, Yamazushi has had to transition to takeout during the pandemic, however be on the lookout for when they reopen the dining. Serviced by the husband-and-wife team of George and Mayumi Yamazawa, dinner at Yamazushi is a truly special experience."

"Open since 1986, Yamazushi Japanese Fine Dining is a tiny traditional Japanese venue in the heart of Durham, where the past is gently brought into the present. The ritual atmosphere of Japanese tea ceremonies is echoed at Yamazushi by featuring Kaiseki multi-course meals. This is an eight-course special line of small-portioned traditional dishes, served in strictly timed intervals over 2.5 hours."

"These were bland, flavorless and missing many of the usual items in drunken noodles. The protein I ordered was shrimp and the sh..."

"Established in 1987, the University Club is a premier private dining club located on the 17th-floor penthouse of the University Tower that offers gourmet dining experiences. Spanning 11,000 square feet, the elegant dining establishment features plush décor and furnishings, crystal chandeliers, and magnificent panoramic views through expansive floor-to-ceiling windows. The Club has six finely appointed private rooms which cater for romantic dinners for two or special celebrations with friends, and a full-service bar that serves a wide selection of globally-inspired wines, craft, and classic cocktails, craft beers on tap and by the bottle, and imported spirits."

"Located on the campus of Duke University, Fairview Dining Room is part of the multiple-award-winning, exclusive Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club. Fairview Dining Room is acclaimed as being the area’s most celebrated high-class venue, whose name needs no introduction to either hungry guests or well-known food critics. The restaurant features neo-American cuisine, and has a contemporary and seasonally changing menu, offering such innovative creations as Blue Devil Breakfast and the jumbo lump Chesapeake crabcake."

"The next point in our list of things to do in Greensboro for couples is a visit to Greensboro History Museum. If you love learning something new and experiencing new things, this museum has its doors open Tuesday – Sunday to 5 p.m for you. The museum will tell you the story of Greensboro from the American Revolution to modern days."

"The Greensboro History Museum rests in downtown Greensboro in a building that was once the city’s First Presbyterian Church. Spanning 17,000 square feet and more, its gorgeous Romanesque Revival architecture shows you classic beauty from 1892 the moment you arrive. It’s clearly one of the city’s best tourist attractions!"

"Step inside the Duke family home, preserved in much the same way that it was in the 1800s, when Washington Duke started his tobacco empire forever changing the Durham landscape and the U.S. tobacco industry. Walk through the homestead and see the buildings on the Duke family farm, tobacco barns, and the original factory. The Duke family was one of the wealthiest families in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century."

"Once the home of the Duke family, this estate also doubles as a tobacco museum. You can take a 45-minute guided tour or explore on your own. The Duke family made their fortune with tobacco manufacturing."