Rare Bird Emporium

Rare Bird is easily the best coffee shop in Cherokee county. They offer fresh donuts, good bagels, and excellent coffee well prepared. They also have a cool large emporium area with gifts and knickknacks - and a very comfortable indoor seating spot in the back. If the weather is nice you can sit outside, but there's a fair bit of road noise. Highly recommended - this is my go-to coffee shop in Western North Carolina.

Such a unique and fun place! I especially love the silo drive thru for coffee. I recently bought locally handmade cards for thank you notes and had people calling me to thank me for the beautiful thank you note. Such a great addition to Murphy! Adore the owner, such a lovely person.

Met a friend for some business planning and brainstorming. We had coffee and muffins. Although I didn't shop this trip, I did walk around. The store has a lot to offer and is truly amazing. Recommend it for both shopping and coffee.

Amazing coffee, I had no idea this place was a coffee shop, I think the word Emporium always gave me the idea it was an art shop or something, plus for how good their coffee is, it seems their advertising is more focused on selling material items as opposed to the 2 lonely 1-word pariahs in the far corner of the last(or first) window that is the only indication of the shops edible side and the amazing "coffee","donuts", and espresso beverages they've been hiding inside all along. I love it. The design is very neat and completely original. Shops like this make me feel like every business would be more successful if they incorporated a coffee shop and a place for customers to sit and let the coffee wash away your animosity and negative stand off feelings that have built up and as the coffee breaks down your walls the next thing you know, you're at the counter checking out with the jazz album they are playing over the speakers and the pre-built picket fencing on display despite the fact you have no yard to fence in, the coffee had you convinced you might have a shot at fencing off the parallel parking spots at your home and/or work you find ideal, you'll need to pick up the lock&key set and the locking components for the gate as well off the wall of featured items that compliment the display.. Who needs salesmen when you have coffee.. If car lots were coffee shops where you could sit in the cars, read, think, and listen to a soft ambience of music cars would sell themselves, no need for con-men and test drives here at the Rare Bird Emporium, if the world cant sell it, coffee will find the Rare Bird who didn't even know they were looking for it all along.

This was the second time I visited this business but at a new call location... loved it!

It was really nice to see the owner doing so well!
Love the building! Congratulations!!!

The Coffee Crimson Cup (my favorite) & the Cup of Shame powdered Donuts was so good that I crave it!

That evening and wish I had more! Lol :-)

Great coffee and service. Gift shop area is perfect.

This is the cutest shop!!! A must-see if you're going through Murphy, NC!!!

This is a cute new coffee shop in Murphy North Carolina but the price is what is going to keep me out of there. Great environment to just go and hang out and have a conversation with friends and locals buncles but be careful what you order and pay attention to the price tag.

Lots of neat gifts, nice people, great coffee!

I was at Lowe’s and asked Google Maps to find me a nearby coffee stop. I am so glad it directed me here; I liked it so much I came again the next day. Not only is this a coffee shop, it’s also a gift shop. I was able to buy several locally crafted gifts, and the workers were so kind to package each gift separately for me. The drive-through is also a pleasant experience - it’s easy to use.