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More Than Just Coffee
Every cup we serve is a small moment of joy, carefully crafted by passionate baristas who care about your experience.
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- Cozy Seating
- Pet Friendly
- Local Roasters
Welcome to NoRa Cafe, the best Coffee shop in Raleigh, NC. Customers rate us 4.80 out of 5 based on 1396 reviews. NoRa Cafe offers Fast service, Great coffee, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty, Breakfast.
Our Story
Every cup we serve is a small moment of joy, carefully crafted by passionate baristas who care about your experience.
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From our beloved regulars
Definitely check them out! Always a nice time. Friendly staff, yummy coffee, tasty food/bakery, and lots of seating (they get busy and fill up on the weekends however). Lots of different individuals from students studying to remote workers working to book clubs ... clubbing?😅 Regardless it's worth a trip to check it out, it might become your favorite local spot!
Ugh Nora is the best. One of Raleigh’s best coffee shops. They have so many seasonal lattes and other specialty lattes year round. My favorite place to visit on a Saturday. I’ve heard the food is good as well but have not tried it. They have a small little library in the back and often do events. There’s plenty of outside seating which is great when it’s warm outside.
Vibe is real simple but clean and cozy. My lil sammy was actually fire. I wasn’t expecting too much but it was so good. The coffee was yummy and came out fairly quickly. Staff was friendly too
A Raleigh coffee and biscuit cafe with gluten free biscuits. They have a lovely outdoor patio to enjoy a coffee and relax under some shade. The biscuit of choice, a bacon, egg and pimento cheese biscuit. One of my favorites and NoRa Cafe did a great job. The cinnamon honey coffee was also great!
It was amazing! Loved the food and coffee was so yummy. Great options, dog friendly and great service.
Nora cafe is one of our absolute favorite coffee shops in Raleigh. My partner and I go on coffee dates here and it is always packed! With good reason; friendly baristas, a family filled atmosphere, wonderful coffee, and even better pastries. I’m so thankful we live down the road! Today I accidentally ordered the wrong pastry and the barista (they had short black hair) let me keep the wrong pastry AND gave me the one I wanted. I felt so bad for asking and they were sooo kind about it and made me feel like I wasn’t inconveniencing the shop at all. Being treated with respect by such kindhearted people is one of the big reasons I keep coming back. Thank you to all the staff at Nora for doing a 20/10 job every time we come in. Bonus: a plethora of $3 books to peruse and buy!
LOVE NoRa!!! best cafe in town and the most friendly people that make such delicious coffee!! so welcoming great environment plenty of seating options but they do get busy so make sure you’re nice to our neighborhoods favorite baristas❤️
We decided to check this place out after learning dog-eared, one of our favorite bookstores is owned by the same people. This place had lots of seating and would be a wonderful place to study or hang out. We didn’t get any food so I can’t speak to that. The latte we ordered was good. They have so many unique flavors. The books are a nice touch but people go here for the coffee and space more than for books.
My daughter and I decided to stop here upon the suggestion of someone we met at another coffee shop last week. This place is awesome!! They have a huge menu, including coffee, tea, beer, pastries, full lunch menu and who knows what else. When we stopped by the place was hopping, which was a very good sign. Since I'm a PITA and a challenge by having Celiac and being Vegan, I've found it very helpful to just ask for the barista's opinion when I'm at a new place. This one was great! She gave me quite a few different options and even let me read the ingredients in a few of the products (thank you very much for that since I know exactly what I'm looking for and it generally saves a lot of time). I ended up getting the Spicy Mocha with oat milk and my daughter got the Milky Way with oat milk. She also got a piece of their house made coffee cake and I got the Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip Ball (since it was the only GF & V option). Everything was delicious! 5 stars all the way around. As a bigger bonus, they carry Armored Cow beer in their cooler and had some of the gluten free options by them... including my favorite (even though it's off season right now): Pumpkin Spice Ale. I had to grab 2 of them for another time. Very cool! Overall, this was a fantastic recommendation and I'm very glad that we decided to check it out while we were in that area of town.
It was busy when I visited in a Sunday morning, but the line moved fast. They have so many drink and pastry options that it’s almost overwhelming, but in a good way! I loved that their pastries come from different local bakeries, and they even list where each one is from. The staff recommended the Golden Hour Latte, and it did not disappoint, smooth, unique, and unlike any other flavor I’ve tried. They even warmed up my scone. There’s tons of seating both indoors and outdoors, so even though it was crowded, it never felt hectic. Service was quick, friendly, and efficient.
Common questions about NoRa Cafe
NoRa Cafe is located at 12333 Strickland Rd Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27613, United States, Raleigh, NC, United States.
You can reach NoRa Cafe by calling +1 919-322-2202.
NoRa Cafe has a rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 1396 customer reviews.
NoRa Cafe features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
NoRa Cafe features the following service options: Outdoor seating, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in, Delivery.
NoRa Cafe features the following highlights: Fast service, Great coffee, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty.
NoRa Cafe features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Solo dining, Good for working on laptop.
NoRa Cafe features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Coffee, Comfort food, Quick bite, Vegan options, Vegetarian options, Wine.
NoRa Cafe features the following dining options: Breakfast, Lunch, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
NoRa Cafe features the following amenities: Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
NoRa Cafe features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Trendy.
NoRa Cafe features the following crowd: Groups.
NoRa Cafe features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
NoRa Cafe features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
NoRa Cafe features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
NoRa Cafe features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid parking lot, Plenty of parking.
NoRa Cafe features the following pets: Dogs allowed inside, Dogs allowed outside.
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