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Wake up and smell the morning coffee. In Cup A Joe, Chapel Hill. Motivated by a raw passion to concoct the most authentic flavours of coffee and make them available to discerning palates, this coffee shop remains true to its calling - beginning with the freshly roasted coffee beans from Joe Van Gogh Roastery in Hillsborough, NC, to the baristas who have the intuitive capacity apart from in-depth training to add signature touches to every cup of espresso drink. A close rapport with farmers ensures a menu of high-quality coffees from around the world. The sunrise, gold rush and Ethiopian decaf are among the best-selling coffees, but a host of other equally tantalizing options make your choice rather difficult. Custom whole bean orders are also available with a selection of organic, fair trade and shade grown coffees.

The coffee shop comes with a full-fledged espresso bar and serves delectable pastries and other goodies sourced locally, along with coffees. Writers and creative people looking for an inspiring space will love Cup A Joe as much for its free wireless internet facility as for the superb coffees.

Weaver Street Market is a community owned commercial center that has successfully built a close relationship with the locality, responding to its needs, and keeping profits within the local economy.

Carrboro Café helps seek local food that is produced in a sustainable fashion and provides a fair return to producers. The hot bar, salad bar and grab-and-go selections offer healthy, fresh, organic dishes to customers. You could sample a buffet of international cuisines, sit and eat, or grab your meal and continue your visit to the market.

The baker's breakfast selection could include assorted fresh pastries and cakes; at mealtimes appetizers of fresh vegetables are served with dips; cheese with seasonal fruit, and a generous helping of roasted red pepper hummus comes to the table with toasted pita wedges. There are sandwiches of roasted or smoked turkey, chicken salad, tuna, and ham and Swiss as well as sushi rolls and cooked dishes such as Korean barbeque beef, Japanese shrimp curry, and Vietnamese spring rolls.

By enjoying the food customers support small producers and local farms.