Real Coffee Club
Coffee shopCoffee shop

1922

★★★★☆ 4.4/5 (21 reviews)
140 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Reviews (21)

Lily g
Lily g
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Their drip coffee tastes like butt. Don’t get it. But their cold brew is a solid 7.5/10 so recommend that. Better than epilogue for sure

Konstantin Valuiskii
Konstantin Valuiskii
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

It is a bit disappointing: Crispy chicken sandwich is a burger, there’s a pile of beautiful mugs, but you get you coffee in plastic. And the coffee is almost cold.

Nicholas Clarke
Nicholas Clarke
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

On a recent trip to Chapel Hill, I had a hot chocolate and cookie in here, staff were friendly and I was very happy with my order.

Blanca Arantxa
Blanca Arantxa
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Matcha is delicious. Friendly staff. There was a long delay with my food order but the staff was nice and rectified it

Gloria Gao
Gloria Gao
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

I’m not really into coffee, but the ambiance was elegant and fun. They had free water! The snacks were expensive.

Wilson Rauch
Wilson Rauch
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

the staff is friendly & the beverages/food are good! What more can you ask for?

Annika Shi
Annika Shi
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Came here under hurricane, had a warm drip coffee and pumpkin bar The pumpkin bar is my thing! Not too sweet! And has cinnamon inside! Will come here next time!(music is too loud for studying tho

Alex
Alex
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great coffee and cute place!

April Williams
April Williams
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great coffee shop. Coffee is made with freshly ground local coffee. My husband and I tried iced coffee on this hot muggy day and it was delicious and refreshing. We also tried the banana chocolate gluten free cookie - - YUM! For a gluten free cookie the texture and moisture were great. Considering banana was used the balance of flavors was on point. The staff was friendly and helpful. The decor is a mix of old and new. Love the ceiling tiles and the old wood floor. Definitely should visit!

Ellen Qian
Ellen Qian
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Personally, I prefer their coffee drinks to Epilogue across the street, though a bit pricy. I have tried mocha, oat milk latte and cortado, and all taste great. They also have decent pastries, but they run out fast. I took one star off because of the background music is too loud and uncleaned tables (sometimes). Hope these can be improved in the near future.

Bonnie Bevan
Bonnie Bevan
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Site said closed at 8pm on Sundays. Arrived at 7:45 pm. Closed sign already up. Employees still inside no chairs up on tables yet. The hours had been confirmed by phone a couple of weeks before!

Megan (IG: magnoliamegan)
Megan (IG: magnoliamegan)
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

There is a good variety of coffee drinks to order and pastries to choose from. The pastries we tried were really good and I love that there is a lot of seating to choose from!

Sarah Chittenden
Sarah Chittenden
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Nice place with good seating choices inside and outside. The coffee was tasty and the pastry was fresh. A nice addition to the carolina coffee shop next door.

Jocelyn C
Jocelyn C
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

I just had to try the Lavender Mocha. So unique! Enjoyable! Friendly service! The ceiling tiles are cool. I recommend getting it to go. There was such an awful sewer smell here when we walked in that I was compelled to ask if they were serving egg salad. I was told they have plumbing issues. That being said, I would grab a coffee here again in a heartbeat.

Ruth W
Ruth W
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

awesome coffee! the cashier and baristas are friendly and so nice. they provide great service too. i had a caramel cafe au lait which was nice. it's a comfortable cafe to chill in and observe the passers-by walking down Franklin Street. it's a cafe i would wanna return to!

Stane Biju
Stane Biju
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Great cafe but the music is way too loud

Jamie Wilson
Jamie Wilson
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Good coffee, good pastries, great location. Overall really enjoy studying here. Took off one star because every time I've been, the music is ridiculously loud. Makes it hard to study, even with headphones in listening to something else, or chat with friends. Music needs to be much calmer and quieter. Besides that, great cafe.

Simon Beery
Simon Beery
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The best place to get coffee on franklin hands down! The employee's are amazing! The food and drink's are great. And the atmosphere is just what you need to finish whatever you've been procrastinating on. It'd be a crime not to come visit!

Paige S
Paige S
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Maybe the best cinnamon bun and pumpkin muffins we’ve ever had. Service and coffee were great too!

Nare Ghaltakhchyan
Nare Ghaltakhchyan
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

So happy that they opened this coffeeshop! Franklin street definitely needs more places like this. They have really good looking pastry items (haven’t tried them so not sure about the taste). Coffee is pretty good if you know what good coffee tastes like. They can also serve it in ceramic mugs if you request it. The prices seem decent but if you add a lot of extra stuff to your coffee it can get a little pricey. They do have some unique specialties that might be worth trying. The atmosphere is really nice and the location is great!