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Raleigh / United States
Black & White Coffee Roasters roasts single-origin coffees and blends in Raleigh, North Carolina, and sells them through an online shop alongside two North Carolina cafes, including one located inside the Videri Chocolate Factory in downtown Raleigh. The company roasts four days a week and ships fresh-roasted orders nationwide.
Best for Single-origin roasts from Raleigh, including a cafe inside the Videri Chocolate Factory
Raleigh / United States
Smithsonian Bird Friendly coffee from Honduran family farms, roasted at Holly Springs and stocked by more than fifty retailers across North Carolina. The Mountain Water decaf took a Golden Bean North America gold in 2022, according to Five Star.
Best for Five Star roasts Smithsonian Bird Friendly coffee from Honduran family farms
Five Star Coffee Roasters built its reputation partly on a category most specialty roasters treat as an afterthought: decaf. The Holly Springs roastery, just outside Raleigh, won the Golden Bean North America award for its decaffeinated coffee, using the Mountain Water process — a chemical-free method that strips caffeine using only water, temperature, and time rather than solvents. That decaf program grew directly out of the pandemic, when the company expanded its offerings and put real roasting attention into a segment normally treated as a compromise rather than a coffee in its own right. The rest of the lineup runs on direct relationships with family farms in Honduras, including named lots like Santa Lucia and Spotlight: Mira Flores, roasted as both single-origin and blended coffees using washed and natural processing. Beans are certified organic and Smithsonian Bird Friendly, a habitat-conscious certification tied to shade-grown farming practices. Customers can order through the company's online shop with free roastery pickup, or find the coffee already stocked at more than 50 retail locations spread across North Carolina — a reach that goes well beyond a single café counter.
Raleigh / United States
Olde Raleigh Distillery is a small-batch bourbon distillery founded by master blender Brandon McCraney, who opened its tasting room in downtown Zebulon just outside Raleigh in January 2021 after being named Best Micro Distillery in the US in 2023. The distillery sells its bourbons through an online shop and welcomes visitors for tours and tastings at its Zebulon location.
Best for Master blender Brandon McCraney's small-batch bourbon
Raleigh / United States
Quail Ridge Books is an independent bookstore in Raleigh's North Hills neighborhood that hosts frequent author events alongside a full retail floor of new releases, staff picks and signed editions. Customers can shop in person or order online with free media mail shipping on orders over $75.
Best for New releases, staff picks, signed books and author events
Raleigh / United States
Videri Chocolate Factory makes bean-to-bar chocolate at its Raleigh factory, where visitors can take a free self-guided tour with complimentary tastings or book a guided tour led by the chocolate-making staff. The factory shop sells bonbons, bars and drinkables both on site and through its online store.
Best for Bean-to-bar bonbons, bars, and drinkables, with free self-guided factory tours in Raleigh
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